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Henry Merritt was born about 1593, possibly at Tenterden, Kent, England, where his children were baptized. He was an early settler of Scituate, Massachusetts, which was first settled by a group referred to as “The Men of Kent.” His baptism and parents have not been discovered. His first name is often seen as Henery and Merritt is spelled in a variety of ways in records. Henry...