Dale County AlArchives News.....Rev. War Descendants Sought (John Merrick) October 8 1997
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The Southern Star
The Southern Star, Oct. 8, 1997

  Revolutionary War Descendants Sought

  Descendants of Revolutionary War patriot John Merrick are being sought. 
Merrick started the first business in Ozark after moving to the area in 1822 
and building a home near where the First United Methodist Church now stands.
  Members of the Tri-State Chapter, Alabama Society, Sons of the American 
Revolution, will dedicate a bronze marker at the patriot's grave in city 
cemetery during a program beginning at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12. Mayor Bob Bunt-
ing will be the main speaker. "If we can locate any of Patriot Merrick's 
descendants, we would like to have them attend as honored guests," said Chapter
President Edward Irwin.
  All members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Children of the 
American Revolution, and area SAR chapters will be among special guests, Irwin 
said.
  "The event is open to the public, but we are especially appreciative of what 
the members of the three organizations have done to bring greater focus on 
patriotism to Southeast Alabama," he said.
 John Marick (an earlier spelling of his surname) was listed among the 
residents of Frederick County, Maryland, in a census taken during August 1776, 
according
to "Maryland Records," Vol. I by Dr. G. Marcus Brumbaugh.
  He was born in 1758 in the "Sugar Lands" of Maryland and was living in 
Frederick County when he enlisted in the Virginia Continental Line.
  "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files," abstracted by 
Virgil D. White, reports the patriot applied for a pension on Nov. 23, 1833,
from Dale County where he had lived with his family for 11 years.
  He had lived in South Carolina and Georgia as well after the war ended, 
and "The Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers and Patriots in Alabama," prepared 
for the DAR by Louise Milam Julich, states he moved to Dale County in 1822 from 
Louisville after acquiring a reputation as an Indian fighter.
  He was the first to enter a parcel of land within the present city limits and 
he and his son. Col. John Merrick Jr., and wife were listed as members of 
Claybank Church.
  At the time of his death, one-half of his pension was paid to his son and the 
other half was reserved for daughter Harriet Minzey of "parts unknown."
  Irwin said any descendant of Patriot John Merrick may call Jerome Richardson, 
chapter vice president, at 774-2170, or Richard A. Kemp II, Alabama Society
genealogist, at 774-9965, to participate.


  * John Merrick, died Mar. 28, 1845, aged about 96 years, 1758-1845. buried 
Union Cemetery, U.S. Army, Rev. War.
  * Elizabeth Merrick, died May 3, 1843, aged about 80 years.
  Source: Cemeteries of Dale County.



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