TWELFTH GENERATION

3456. John Meryell (27502) (27503) was born about 1545 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27504) (27505) He died on 1 Feb 1600 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27506) He was also known as John Merrill. (27507) He was married to Prudence Bird in 1570 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27508)(27509)

3457. Prudence Bird(27510) was born in 1550 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. She died on 22 Dec 1609 in Belstead, co. Suffolk, England. John Merrell-yoeman (officer of the guard) (yoeman in John's case probably meant free holder, a farmer who owns his land, as Wherstead was far from the King's residence, and it is unlikely that John was one of the select bodyguard of 100 men chosen to guard the sovereign on 1485.
Children were:

child1600 i. Nathaniel Merrill.
child ii. John Merrell(27511) was born in 1578 in Belstead, co. Suffolk, England.(27512) He died in 1650 in Belstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27513)
child iii. Michael Merrell(27514) was born in 1578 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27515) He died on 20 Aug 1616 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27516)
child iv. Thomas Merrell(27517) was born in 1580 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27518) He died in 1630 in Wherstead, co. Suffolk, England. (27519)