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Mercy Atwood 1758 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1758

Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Feb 1838

Death Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: Nathaniel Atwood

Mother: Susannah Shurtleff

Spouse(s): David Shurtleff

Children(s): Chloe Shurtleff, Martha Shurtleff, William Shurtleff, Mary Shurtleff, David Shurtleff, Abiel Shurtleff, Susanna Shurtleff, Lydia Shurtleff, Alvah Shurtleff, Seth Shurtleff

Mercy Atwood was born in 1758 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the child of Nathaniel Atwood and Susannah Silence Shurtleff. Mercy Atwood married David Shurtleff, and had children including Chloe Shurtleff, Martha Shurtleff, William Shurtleff, Mary Shurtleff, David Shurtleff, Abiel Shurtleff, Susanna Shurtleff, Lydia Shurtleff, Alvah Shurtleff, Seth Shurtleff. Mercy Atwood passed away in 1838 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Mercy Atwood was born in 1758 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the child of Nathaniel Atwood and Susannah Silence Shurtleff.
  • Mercy Atwood married David Shurtleff, and had children including Chloe Shurtleff, Martha Shurtleff, William Shurtleff, Mary Shurtleff, David Shurtleff, Abiel Shurtleff, Susanna Shurtleff, Lydia Shurtleff, Alvah Shurtleff, Seth Shurtleff.
  • Mercy Atwood passed away in 1838 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Atwood
1725 – 1802
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
NA
Susannah Shurtleff
1728 – 1771
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
SS

Spouses(s)

David Shurtleff
1756 – 1832
Birth Location: Plympton, Massachusetts
DS

Children(s)

Chloe Shurtleff
1778 – 1855
Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
CS
Martha Shurtleff
1782 –
Birth Location: –
MS
William Shurtleff
1784 –
Birth Location: –
WS
Mary Shurtleff
1786 –
Birth Location: –
MS
David Shurtleff
1788 – 1856
Birth Location: Carver
DS
Abiel Shurtleff
1793 –
Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
AS
Susanna Shurtleff
1795 – 1842
Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
SS
Lydia Shurtleff
1797 –
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
LS
Alvah Shurtleff
1800 –
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
AS
Seth Shurtleff
1803 – 1884
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
SS

Mercy Atwood's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Atwood
1758 – 1838
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathaniel Atwood
1725 – 1802
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Susannah (Silence) Shurtleff
1728 – 1771
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nathaniel Atwood
1693 – 1767
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mary Adams
1704 – 1744
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Barnabus Shurtleff
1695 – 1759
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Jemima Adams
1707 – 1773
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Atwood
1651 – 1724
Mary Morey
1660 – 1736
Francis Adams
1677 – 1758
Mary Buck
1684 – 1769
William Shurtleff
1657 – 1730
Susannah Lathrop
1664 – 1726
Francis Adams
1677 – 1758
Mary Buck
1684 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atwood
1614 – 1675
Sarah Masterson
1622 – 1717
Jonathan Mowry
1637 –
Mary Bartlett
1633 – 1692
Thomas Buck
1656 – 1755
Mary Buck
1658 – 1704
William Shurtleff
1624 – 1666
Elizabeth Lettice
1636 – 1693
Barnabus Lathrop
Susanna Clarke
Thomas Buck
1656 – 1755
Mary Buck
1658 – 1704

Mercy Atwood's Descendants

1.
MA
Mercy Atwood (2 Mar 1758 – 15 Feb 1838) m. David Shurtleff (20 Nov 1756 – 1832)
  1. 1. Chloe Shurtleff (21 Aug 1778 – 30 Oct 1855) m. Samuel Bumpus (21 Aug 1776 – 1842)
    1. 1. Abiathar Hoxie (Oct 1799 – 9 Feb 1848)
    2. 2. Samuel Bumpus (18 Mar 1809 – 14 Aug 1870) m. Betsey Pierce (28 Jan 1819 – 19 Nov 1895) m. Caroline (C) Rider (1 Oct 1805 – 12 Apr 1856)
      1. 1. Sulivan (L) Bumpus (1832 – )
      2. 2. Benjamin (F) Bumpus (abt 1835 – 13 Feb 1847)
      3. 3. Samuel (S) Bumpus (16 Jun 1841 – 7 Nov 1927) m. Elizabeth (C) Williams (Aug 1856 – )
        1. 1. Alice (W.) Bumpus (Abt 1877 – )
        2. 2. Mary (E) Bumpus (Sep 1879 – ) m. Shirley (Gile) Mitchell (abt 1878 – )
        3. 3. Annie (C) Bumpus (Mar 1882 – )
        4. 4. Samuel (Franklin) Bumpus (May 1884 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth (M) Hall (6 Dec 1812 – 23 Oct 1887)
    4. 4. Hulda (A) Bumpus (27 Apr 1815 – 25 Nov 1882) m. Elias (Vaughn) Atwood (13 Oct 1813 – 27 May 1888)
      1. 1. Warren Atwood (22 Dec 1837 – 15 Jan 1884)
      2. 2. Avis Atwood (30 May 1851 – 1 Oct 1925) m. Theodore (Harris) Tilson (13 Aug 1847 – 1924)
        1. 1. Martin Tilson (Abt 1878 – )
        2. 2. Laura (Morton) Tillson (1 Nov 1880 – 17 Sep 1973) m. Samuel (George) Foster (11 Jan 1876 – 31 Oct 1963)
        3. 3. Annie (Louise) Tillson (13 Aug 1883 – 1963) m. James (Christopher) Price (1875 – 1951)
        4. 4. Caroline (Belle) Tilson (15 Mar 1887 – Mar 1965) m. Orville Conner (21 Jun 1876 – 18 Dec 1945)
        5. 5. Caroline (Belle) Tillson (15 Mar 1887 – Mar 1965)
        6. 6. Alma (Arletta) Tillson (Feb 1890 – ) m. Edward Foster (abt 1880 – 1928)
        7. 7. Theodora (H) Tillson (6 Aug 1895 – ) m. William (A) Dennon (abt 1893 – )
      3. 3. Martha (Carrie) Atwood (abt 1854 – )
      4. 4. Anna Atwood (abt 1857 – )
    5. 5. Ancil (Benson) Bumpus (4 Aug 1817 – 24 Nov 1892)
    6. 6. Linus Bumpus (9 May 1821 – 28 March 1903)
    7. 7. Marcus (Sanford) Bumpus (9 May 1821 – 9 Jan 1903)
  2. 2. Martha Shurtleff (8 Jan 1782 – )
  3. 3. William Shurtleff (23 Jan 1784 – )
  4. 4. Mary Shurtleff (25 Jan 1786 – )
  5. 5. David Shurtleff (abt 1788 – 6 Jun 1856) m. Waitstill Hammond (15 Oct 1792 – 28 Dec 1868)
    1. 1. Nathan (Hammond) Shurtleff (10 May 1825 – 1 May 1903) m. Martha (C) Lincoln (abt 1830 – )
      1. 1. Lysander (G) Shurtleff (1850 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Shurtleff (abt 1854 – )
      3. 3. Annie Shurtliff (abt 1860 – )
      4. 4. Ada (L) Shurtleff (abt 1862 – )
      5. 5. Henry (J) Shurtleff (abt 1868 – )
      6. 6. Martha (H) Shurtleff (1 Jul 1873 – 1944) m. Jefferson Welch (Jun 1863 – 1947)
        1. 1. Edna (C) Welch (2 May 1897 – 1980)
        2. 2. Laurence (Shurtleff) Welch (9 Apr 1912 – 28 Dec 1994) m. Elaine Woodworth m. Mildred (E) Welch (abt 1912 – )
      7. 7. David Shurtleff
    2. 2. Stephen (Hammond) Shurtleff (20 Mar 1827 – 20 Apr 1881) m. Phebe (A) Besse (1823 – 17 Jan 1900)
      1. 1. Herbert (Francis) Shurtleff (14 Jan 1864 – 14 Dec 1925) m. Elizabeth Fox (1 Jun 1868 – 25 Feb 1943)
        1. 1. Eva (M) Shurtleff (Jul 1889 – )
        2. 2. Lillian (E) Shurtleff (Mar 1893 – )
        3. 3. Herbert (Francis) Shurtleff (3 Jul 1894 – 1959) m. Aline (Ann M) Couturier (12 Apr 1893 – 1951)
        4. 4. Raymond (L) Shurtleff (Oct 1896 – )
        5. 5. Walter (C) Shurtleff (Feb 1899 – )
    3. 3. Lorenzo Shurtleff (abt 1830 – ) m. Ascha (G) Battles (abt 1833 – )
  6. 6. Abiel Shurtleff (10 Jan 1793 – )
  7. 7. Susanna Shurtleff (14 Mar 1795 – 13 Dec 1842) m. John Tilson (3 Sep 1793 – 22 May 1868)
    1. 1. Zenas Tillson (1 Sep 1816 – 31 May 1876) m. Louisa King (4 January 1816 – 26 Nov 1855) m. Mary (Ann) Atwood (31 Jul 1831 – 28 Jan 1897)
      1. 1. Zenas (Albert) Tillson (abt 1846 – )
      2. 2. Theodore (Harris) Tilson (13 Aug 1847 – 1924) m. Avis Atwood (30 May 1851 – 1 Oct 1925)
      3. 3. David (L) Tilson (21 Apr 1849 – )
      4. 4. Mary (L) Tilson (12 Sep 1852 – )
      5. 5. Edmond (F) Tilson (5 Oct 1854 – 1 Apr 1857)
    2. 2. Hope (T) Tilson (17 May 1818 – )
    3. 3. Lydia (S) Tilson (9 May 1820 – )
    4. 4. John (A) Tilson (27 Nov 1821 – 7 Mar 1840)
    5. 5. Truman (B) Tilson (8 Apr 1823 – Sep 1885)
    6. 6. Edmond (F) Tilson (31 Jan 1829 – 1 Jan 1852)
    7. 7. Augustus (Femon) Tillson (7 Apr 1831 – 14 Nov 1884) m. Rebecca McFarlin (28 Sep 1832 – 6 Feb 1904)
      1. 1. Lucy (A) Tilson (20 Feb 1855 – 1934)
      2. 2. Edmund (Franklin) Tillson (24 Dec 1858 – 1898)
      3. 3. Chester (Freeman) Tillson (7 Jun 1861 – 3 Apr 1915)
      4. 4. Helen (Augustus) Tilson (22 Oct 1869 – 1951) m. Henry (S) Griffith (19 Jun 1860 – 1937)
        1. 1. Roscoe (C) Griffith (18 Apr 1887 – )
        2. 2. Helen (S) Griffith (29 Jan 1891 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca (Arlin) Griffith (8 May 1893 – 1979) m. Neil (Donald) Murray (5 Mar 1886 – 1962)
        4. 4. Andrew (Freeman) Griffith (23 Jul 1895 – 1953)
        5. 5. Rodney (N) Griffith (16 Jul 1897 – )
        6. 6. Maynard Griffith (1903 – 1916)
    8. 8. Marcus (M) Tilson (23 Mar 1834 – )
    9. 9. Susanna Tilson (3 Mar 1837 – )
  8. 8. Lydia Shurtleff (26 May 1797 – )
  9. 9. Alvah Shurtleff (11 Mar 1800 – )
  10. 10. Seth Shurtleff (1803 – 20 Apr 1884) m. Mercy Gibbs (1807 – 18 Apr 1876)
    1. 1. Andrew (Gibbs) Shurtleff (30 Sep 1828 – 19 Jul 1894)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Swift) Shurtleff (2 Aug 1830 – 9 Jun 1890)
    3. 3. Seth (A) Shurtleff (1832 – )
    4. 4. Henry (Lewis) Shurtleff (9 Jun 1835 – 10 Feb 1855)
    5. 5. Franklin (Atwood) Shurtleff (13 Jun 1837 – 9 Apr 1913) m. Abbie (Eliza) Davis (29 Nov 1845 – 4 May 1869) m. Martha (A) Godfrey (Sep 1839 – )
      1. 1. Frank (Hamilton) Shurtleff (14 Jul 1866 – 2 Dec 1916) m. Margaret (A) Fowlie (Dec 1873 – )
        1. 1. Hester (A) Shurtleff (Dec 1893 – )
        2. 2. Dorothy (M) Shurtleff (Jan 1896 – )
        3. 3. Frank (A) Shurtleff (1907 – )
      2. 2. Fred (Cazeaux) Shurtleff (18 Oct 1867 – 26 Feb 1951) m. Grace (Lincoln Werburg) Shurtleff (10 Aug 1864 – 8 Aug 1944) m. Wencestao Flores (abt 1872 – )
        1. 1. Lucille (Grace Marguerite) Shurtleff (29 Mar 1894 – 1946) m. Otto (Edmund) Hermes (2 Nov 1892 – 20 Jul 1957)
        2. 2. Fred (L) Shurtleff (abt 1900 – )
      3. 3. Carrie (A) Shurtleff (Jan 1882 – )
    6. 6. Micah (Gibbs) Shurtleff (8 Dec 1839 – 19 Nov 1916)
    7. 7. James (Frederick) Shurtleff (9 Jan 1842 – 22 Oct 1914)
    8. 8. Almeda (Partridge) Shurtleff (10 Nov 1844 – 16 Dec 1906)
    9. 9. Mercy (Ellen) Shurtleff (26 May 1847 – 7 Apr 1925)
    10. 10. Miles (Morton) Shurtleff (17 Nov 1852 – 17 Jan 1946)

Mercy Atwood's Timeline

2 Records

1758
2 Mar 1758
Birth of Mercy Atwood in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1838
15 Feb 1838
Age 80
Death of Mercy Atwood in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1758
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 339
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 158 : 1920
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 339
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 158 : 1920
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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