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Notes - Regarding Rebecca Bush Merritt

John M. McDonald interview — 1847-09-18

From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
John Macdonald unsuccessfully attempts to visit Rebecca Bush Merritt (1766-1855), widow of Daniel Merritt (1764-1836), at her home on Hogpenridge in present-day Rye Brook.

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- Hufeland Index Page 509 -

Septr. 18th Widow Daniel Merritt, of Hogpenridge, about north of Judge Brown’s half a mile towards the King Street road – Mrs Merritt from home on a visit to King Street and sick.

Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. No Copyright – United States. View the original manuscript at WCHS →