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A Merrill Memorial by Samuel Merrill 1928, reprinted in 1983. Well known as the definitive source for Merrill family history, this book is highly sought after since there were very few published and republished. The Acrobat copy below is a total of about 28Mb in total size (734 pages) but is only a graphic version and not a textual, searchable version. Visit also sections in the book on Merrill heraldry and Wherstead, England.

     Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 5 in Acrobat format.

    Partial text through the fourth generation online HTML version reproduced by Steve Merrill

A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury from 1635 to 1845 by Joshua Coffin in 1845. An excellent source of information on this early history of Massachusetts encompassing not only the Merrill family but also most of the allied families.

Able Men of Suffolk 1638 Charles I, vol. 411 942.64/ M21b - FHL in Salt Lake

    This is a 2nd generation Victorian transcription of the original draft-lists of able bodied men who were not currently trained and serving in the military. The draft age was 16-60 They are in groups called 100's. Wherstead and Belstead appear in the Samfor group. The date on the sheet is January 1638. Only 1 Merrill, William appears and 2 Birds. They are in Belstead. Wherstead has only 46 total draftable men. Belstead has 86. There are a few random Gildersleeve and Wolterton in the Samford lists but the other clothmaking names have vanished. See also Able Men of Suffolk gleanings.

Captain Benjamin Merrill and the Merrill Family of North Carolina, by William E. Merrill 1935, reprinted in 1986. This family descends from Capt. Benjamin & Jemima (Smith) Merrill, of the Jersey Settlements; making the dangerous & weary trip to N.C. sometime between the years 1751-1756, settling in Rowan Co., now Davidson Co. This family also has descendants in Jennings, Ripley, Washington & Howard Cos., Indiana. Soft. from Selby Publishing.

Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of Newbury by the Historical Society of Newbury in 1885 (165 pages). Commemoration of the settlement of Newbury with the first century held in 1735, the citizens of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury set to creating a process of celebrating this anniversary.

County of Suffolk (England), It's History as Disclosed by Existing Records and Other Documents, being Materials for the History of Suffolk by W.A. Copinger, 1904, Acrobat format - 20Mb

Descendants of Henry Travers of London, England and Newbury, Massachusetts, USA by Nathan Hagar Daniels in 1903 (172 pages). An account of the Travers family and the early settling of Newbury with surrounding families.

Genealogy of the Early Generations of the Coffin Family in New England by New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for 1870 (27 pages). A genealogical accounting of the Coffin family as found in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register dated 1870.

History of Essex County, Massachusetts with biographical sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men., Vol 1, D. Hamilton Hurd, 1888 (700 pages). "The work has been compiled from authenticated and original sources, and no effort spared to produce a history which should prove in every respect worthy of the County represented."

History of Ipswich 1500 years of Triumph and Disaster 1995 ed. p. 70 "The Golden Fleece" chapter by Peter Bishop 942.64/ I2 Hwbp - FHL in Salt Lake

    This as a secondary source combines on the ground originals but seldom names the original source. Bishop states that the outlying areas to Ipswich got hit much harder than the port town did. He quotes a direct source, probably a tax list " in 1622 the merchants had 2 years of unsold inventory on their shelves" for dyed and undyed woolen yardage. He describes all the illegal activity in Ipswich as their merchants vie against the London cartels. He says the outlying populace moved to Holland.

History of Newbury, Mass. 1635-1902 by John J. Currier in 1902 (407 pages). An excellent source of information on the early Merrills in Newbury from a well respected authority of genealogical data of this area of Massachusetts.

History of Newburyport From the earliest settlement of the country to the present time by Mrs. Euphemia Vale Smith in 1854 (456 pages). The title page says, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by E. Vale Smith, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts." Entails much more than Mr. Cushings book shorter period of time of 1764-1826.

History of Newburyport, Mass. 1764-1905 by John J. Currier in 1906 (774 pages). Many references to the Merrill family with great details and a respected validity to the history of Newbury.

History of the Old Township of Dunstable: Nashua, Nashville, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, and Merrimac, NH. - Charles J. Fox, 1846 (310 pages). A graduate of Yale, the author had a great amount of research accomplished but due to his untimely death before this books publication, the town put to effort the publication of his work.

Merrill Genealogy - Relating to the ancestry of Roy Merrill Bridgham & Pauline (Sarver) Bridgham, a 23-page document on the Merrill ancestral line leading to Iona Merrill of Minnesota in Acrobat format with photographs and a few documents.

Merrill Genealogy - Descendants of Barzilla Merrill - at a Merrill reunion in 1905 it was decided to create a genealogical record of Barzilla Merrill.

Old Newburyport Houses - by Albert Hale, 1912. The houses, taken collectively, make a better appearance than those of any other town in New England. Many of them are particularly handsome. Their appendages, also, are unusually neat. Indeed, an air of wealth, taste and elegance is spread over this beautiful spot with a cheerfulness and brilliancy to which I know no rival.

Ould Newbury, Historical and Biographical Sketches by John J. Currier in 1896 (749 pages). A very difficult book to find until it was digitized and made available from Google.  I personally was able to find two originals if case you have any questions.

Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian by Sarah Anna Emery in 1879 (364 pages). Recollections of the author's mother as well as the other members of her family and several other aged people still living at the time about Newburyport and Newbury.

Roman Pottery Manufacture at Bourne Hill, Wherstead: East Anglian Archaeology Suffolk County Council, Occasional Paper No. 9, 2001,ISBN 0 86055 262 4. 

    In 1989, late Iron Age and Roman ditches were found at a small gravel extraction site on Bourne Hill. These ditches probably enclosed a settlement. In and next to ditches, archaeologists found two twin-flued Roman pottery kilns, which were in use somewhere between AD 50 and 70. "This is one of the few sites in Britain with good evidence for the production of cups and platters stamped with a maker's mark." Among the finds were pottery (including sherds of late Neolithic Grooved Ware), Iron Age and Roman copper alloy coins, brooches and Saxon strap ends. Some of the products found were of "types unique to Wherstead, including copies of glass bowls, apparently an example of local experimentation stimulated by new Roman material."

The First Century of Dummer Academy by Nehemiah Cleaveland in 1865 (132 pages). A prominent family near Newbury with good information on several of the earliest family members.

The History and Present State of the Town of Newburyport by Caleb Cushing in 1826 (140 pages). An early Newburyport recording of the distinguished inhabitants, civil history, topography, religious societies, education, militia, statistics and more.

The Story of Byfield A New England Parish by John Lewis Ewell, D.D. in 1904 (458 pages). What started out as an article for a publication turned into the results of four years of research and the writing this book.

Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1 - Births by The Essex Institute in 1911 (572 pages). Births kept by the town clerks, church records, cemetary inscriptions and many private records found in family Bibles.

Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2 - Marriages by The Essex Institute in 1911 (532 pages). Marriages kept by the town clerks, church records, cemetary inscriptions and many private records found in family Bibles.

Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2 - Deaths by The Essex Institute in 1911 (227 pages). Death information kept by the town clerks, church records, cemetary inscriptions and many private records found in family Bibles.

Vital Records of Newburyport Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1 - Births by The Essex Institute in 1911 (692 pages). Births kept by the town clerks, church records, cemetary inscriptions and many private records found in family Bibles.

Vital Records of Newburyport Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2 - Marriages by The Essex Institute in 1911 (526 pages). Marriages kept by the town clerks, church records, cemetary inscriptions and many private records found in family Bibles.

Vital Records of Newburyport Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2 - Deaths by The Essex Institute in 1911 (311 pages). Deaths kept by the town clerks, church records, cemetary inscriptions and many private records found in family Bibles.

See also a list of free downloadable Acrobat formated ebooks for Newbury, MA and Newburyport, MA. You will also find ebooks pertaining to Wherstead, England at www.Wherstead.com.