Joseph Merrifield,3 son of Joseph2 and Hannah, was b. at Ringwood, Hants Co., England, Mar. 6, 1770. The family emigrated to Philadelphia in 1794, and in 1818 they went West, settling in Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio. Mr. Merrifield d. in Oct., 1825; wife d. same year.

They left four small children who were brought up by their elder half brother and sister, in Philadelphia. For generations this family have been "members of the Society of Friends," both in England and in America, although they do not now dress in Quaker costume nor use their language. He m. Mary Guest, in 1800, who d. in 1805, and second, April 15, 1815, Sarah M. Williams, who d. Oct. 15, 1825, three weeks after his death, which occurred Sept. 22, 1825.

I. JOSEPH,4 son of Joseph,3 was b. in Warren, Ohio, Dec. 19, 1820; came to the home of his half brother, John G. Merrifield, in Philadelphia, where he remained until he was 27, when he went to Baltimore and m. a Miss Janney, by whom four children.

Mr. Merrifield has been a successful merchant; visited the home of his ancestors, in England, in 1855, and contributed a series of letters to the papers, which were widely read. He has always been literary in his taste; wrote poems and tales, which were published in the Philadelphia and Baltimore newspapers, from his fifteenth year; has been secretary of the Maryland Historical Society. Issue:

I. WILLIAM,5 b. May 16, 1849; deceased.
II. JOSEPH,5 b. May 16, 1849. III. ELIZABETH J.,5 b. Sept. 5, 1850; m. to Henry Cox, and resides in Baltimore. Five children.
IV. REBECCA J.,5 b. Sept. 25, 1852.

2. ELIZABETH N.,4 d. in 1838, in Philadelphia.
3. SARAH A.,4 d. in 1838, in Philadelphia.
4. MARY,4 b. Aug. 29, 1822; living in Philadelphia.
5. JOHN G.,4 son of Charles W.; b. Oct 24, 1834; now in Philadelphia.
6. AMELIA G.4 Elizabeth Merrifield,3 dau. of Joseph2 and Hannah, was m. to Jeremiah Neave, of England, and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she died, in 1834, leaving issue, and grandchildren now live at Clifton, Ohio.

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