I have the following from the book "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill.

164. RICHARD9 Merrill (NATHAN8, ABEL7 +Merrill, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born May 10, 1718 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in New Boston, Maine. He married PRISCILLA Merrill October 24, 1742 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Me, daughter of JAMES Merrill and MARY ADAMS. She was born January 7, 1721/22 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in New Boston, Maine.

Notes for RICHARD MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Richard(4) Merrill (Nathan(3), Abel(2)) was born 10 May 1718 in Newbury, MA. In early life he removed to Falmouth, ME and later to New Boston (now Gray), ME. He married 24 Oct 1742, in Falmouth, Priscilla(4) Merrill (James(3), Abel(2)). Children born in Falmouth:

Children of RICHARD Merrill and PRISCILLA Merrill are: i. PRISCILLA10 Merrill, b. August 13, 1743, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me. ii. RICHARD Merrill, b. September 3, 1745; d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH PERIGO, 1773; b. Aft. 1745; d. Unknown. iii. MARK Merrill, b. November 8, 1747, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; d. New Boston (now Gray), ME. iv. MARY Merrill, b. December 5, 1749, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me. v. SARAH Merrill, b. August 12, 1752, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me. vi. STEPHEN Merrill, b. Abt. 1755, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me. vii. ABEL Merrill, b. Abt. 1757, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; d. Unknown. viii. JOHN Merrill, b. September 1761, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; d. January 2, 1845; m. MARY ADAMS, April 8, 1788; b. Aft. 1761; d. September 25, 1845. ix. HANNAH Merrill, b. Abt. 1763, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. REUBEN NOBLE.

You might want to write to John H. Merrill <jmerrill@jmerrill.net> who runs a comprehensive Merrill family web site.

Good luck!

Patrick