Merrit Burgan Strain

1808 - 1860  (52 years)   Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Merrit Burgan Strain
  Birth	8 Aug 1808	Burke Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	04EE888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000016C7
  Death	12 Aug 1860	Washington Co, MO
  Person ID	I7737	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	John Frederick Strain,   b. 1786/1787, Iredell Co, NC d. 1864, Macon Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Hannah Rose,   b. 1789/1790, SC d. Aft 1850, Macon Co, NC (Age > 61 years)
  Marriage	1800/1808	Burke Co, NC
  _UID	BBBB3D22208054408D38235144CA516A0B0E
  Family ID	F4849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bryson,   b. 1809/1810, Buncombe Co, NC d. 6 Aug 1866, Macon Co, NC (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1830	Macon Co, NC
  _UID	DF8EE91B8C4EFE499BABB22259D46CCF14A8
  Children	1. Lucinda Mallryn Strain,   b. 22 Jul 1832, Macon Co, NC d. 12 Jun 1834, Macon Co, NC (Age 1 year)   2. George R McDuffie Strain,   b. 10 Nov 1833, Macon Co, NC d. 30 May 1834, Macon Co, NC (Age 0 years)   3. Thomas M Lafayette Strain,   b. 22 Feb 1840, Macon Co, NC d. 10 Apr 1902, AK (Age 62 years)   4. James Lewis Strain,   b. 30 May 1842, Macon Co, NC d. 5 Jan 1918, Macon Co, NC (Age 75 years)   5. John Harvey Strain,   b. 23 Aug 1845, Macon Co, NC d. 9 Sep 1921 (Age 76 years)   6. Andrew Burgan Strain,   b. 4 Jan 1850, Macon Co, NC
  Family ID	F3220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1810; CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 224A w/John STRAIN age 10-14 (1805/10); !MARRIAGE:10 Feb 1830 Macon Co, NC Mariet STRAIN & Elizabeth BRYSON, Ebenezer SCROGG*, bm; !CENSUS:1830 Macon Co, NC pg 32 Merit B. STRAIN age 20-29 (1800/10) "00001-00001"; DEED: 4 Jul 1836 Macon Co, NC A-533 John STRAIN of Macon to Merrit B. STRAIN for $400, 105a. Wit: John TATHAM, J.K. GRAY; DEED:29 Mar 1837 Macon Co, NC E-254 State Grant # 398 Watauga Creek; CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 154 M.B. STRAIN age 30-39 (1800/1810) "100001-00001"; DEED:24 Nov 1840 Macon Co, NC E-254 State of N.C. Grant # 398 to Merrit B. STRAIN, 50a Cat's & Watauga Creek. Ent 29 Mar 1837.; DEED:23 Sep 1847 Macon Co, NC E-273 Merit B. STRAIN to John YOUNG for $10, 50a. Wit: (None); DEED:13 Apr 1848 Macon Co, NC E-374 Mortgage: John STRAIN to Merrit B. STRAIN of 2nd part, Jonathan PHILLIPS of 3rd part. Wit: Dillard LOVE; CENSUS:1850 Macon Co, NC Tennessee Valley # 199 M.B. STRAIN, 42 (1807/08) born Burke Co, NC; !CENSUS:1860 Washington Co, MO Harmony pg 475 # 941/931 Webster PO M. B. STRAIN, 52 NC Elizabeth, 50 John, 15 Andrew, 11;