In "Downeast Ancestry" October 1986 Volume 10 Number 3 there is four page article that is titled "Bought At Auction"
"Bible Yields Data On Family of Josiah and Nancy Merrow"
The article states that the bible was printed in 1822 and embossed on the spine was HOLY BIBLE - Josiah and Nancy Merrow.
Their marriage was November 9th 1817. The marriage of Josiah Merrow and Nancy Batten.
Josiah is listed as born Sunday August 17, 1794, died August 15, 1887.
Nancy (Batten) Merrow is listed as being born Thursday February 12, 1795 and died December 1, 1888.
The children of Josiah and Nancy (Batten) Merrow were listed as:
Procinda Merrow, born Oct 24 1818 died July 02, 1853
Josiah Marston Merrow, born February 06, 1822 died December 23, 1852
Louis Thorp Merrow, born May 23, 1824
Isaiah Brown Merrow, born June 18, 1827 died November 25, 183?
Nancy Louisa Merrow, born August 10, 1829
Aroline Ellen Merrow, born July 09, 1832 in Mariposa, California died April 01, 1859.
Frances Augusta Merrow, born May 24, 1836
Sarah Ann Merrrow, born April 23, 1838
Marcellus Monroe Merrow, born August 28, 1840 died April 26, 1862