Individuals marked with a red dot are direct ancestors of [Living] Merritt

Merritt, Benjamin (Vansant?) (b. 6 OCT 1779, d. 17 MAR 1833)

Event: Type: EstateDist
Date: 6 DEC 1836

Occupation: minster

Event: Type: Military
Date: BET 1775 AND 1778

Occupation: Sherrif of Kent County
Date: 1778/79
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: was leasing 30 a. from John Burgan
Type: LandDeal
Date: 1766
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: purchased "Angel's Lott" and "Spring Garden" (487 a.) from Thomas Little
Type: LandDeal
Date: 3 NOV 1768
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: purchased "Invingo" 105 a. from James Burgan
Type: LandDeal
Date: 6 SEP 1769
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: purchased 243 1/2 a. from James Hynson, son of Thomas Hynson
Type: LandDeal
Date: 1 SEP 1769
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: purchased part of a tract called "Castle Carey"
Type: LandDeal
Date: 23 NOV 1778
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: sold "Castle Carey" to Thomas Shahan
Type: LandDeal
Date: 27 SEP 1783
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: Possibly the same William whose estate was in Chancery Court
Type: Court
Date: 23 MAY 1793

Event: Type: Military
Date: BET 1862 AND 1865
Place: the Federal (Union) Army

Occupation: "Celebrated" peach grower
Place: Kent Co., MD

Occupation: U. S. Collector of the Port of Baltimore
Date: 1876
Place: Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD

Occupation: Judge of Orphans Court

Occupation: State Senator
Date: 1858

Event: Witness to Arthur Miller Merritt's will (later m. his sister)
Type: Misc
Date: 21 AUG 1847
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: purchased 312 a. of Tilghman's Farm from James Mansfield
Type: LandDeal
Date: 1860
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: purchased large amounts of Godlington known as Riverside from the Merritts
Type: LandDeal
Date: 1848
Place: Quaker Neck, Kent Co., MD

Event: gifted 312 a. of Tilghman's Farm to dau. Juliana & her husband
Type: LandDeal
Date: BET 1860 AND 1866
Place: Quaker Neck, Kent Co., MD

Event: sued Merritts over estate of Samuel Merritt
Type: Court
Date: 24 JUL 1848

Event: sued Merritts over estate of Joseph T. Merritt
Type: Court
Date: 17 JAN 1849
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: 31 DEC 1878

Event: Mifflin
Type: AKA

Event: inherited Riverside from his father
Type: Misc
Date: 1878
Place: Quaker Neck, Kent Co., MD

Event: owned "old homestead"
Type: LandDeal

Event: Chestertown, MD from his farm
Type: MovedSolo
Date: 1895

Event: Inherited £12 from grandfather Edward Beck
Type: Misc
Date: 23 AUG 1740

Event: Inherited portion of Neeves Choice from grandfather Edward Beck
Type: LandDeal

Will: Date: 17 JAN 1707

Event: by execs. Rosamund Burgan and Sutton Burgan.
Type: EstateDist
Date: 30 MAY 1710

Event: by the wife of Matthew Howard.
Type: EstateDist
Date: 27 JUN 1715

Event: by Edward Blay and Abraham Redgrave
Type: EstateAppraisal
Date: 2 AUG 1709

Event: Inherited Becks Addition from father Edward Beck
Type: LandDeal
Date: 23 AUG 1684

Event: Edward Beck, Jr. When Sr. passed, Jr. became Sr. and III became Jr.
Type: AKA

Event: Found guilty of fornication
Type: Misc
Date: 10 JUN 1732
Place: Kent Co., MD

Event: found guilty of fornication
Type: Misc
Date: 1731
Place: Kent Co., MD