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Mercy Mary Benedict 1695–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1695

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Death Date: BET 1725 AND 1781

Death Location: {prob] Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT

Father: John Benedict

Mother: Phoebe Gregory

Spouse(s): Daniel Taylor

Children(s): Daniel Jr, Deborah Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Nathaniel Taylor, Thomas Taylor

In 1695, Mercy Mary Benedict entered the world in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, born to John Benedict And Phoebe Gregory. Mercy Mary Benedict married Daniel Taylor, and had children including Daniel Taylor Jr, Deborah Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Nathaniel Taylor, Thomas Taylor. Mercy Mary Benedict passed away in 1725 in {prob] Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT.

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Biography

  • In 1695, Mercy Mary Benedict entered the world in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, born to John Benedict And Phoebe Gregory.
  • Mercy Mary Benedict married Daniel Taylor, and had children including Daniel Taylor Jr, Deborah Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Nathaniel Taylor, Thomas Taylor.
  • Mercy Mary Benedict passed away in 1725 in {prob] Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benedict
1643–1729
Birth Location: Southold, Suffolk, NY
JB
Phoebe Gregory
1650–1750
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
PG

Spouses(s)

Daniel Taylor
1676–1770
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
DT

Children(s)

Daniel Jr
1714–1791
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
DJ
Deborah Taylor
1705–1703
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
DT
Margaret Taylor
1705–1752
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conneticut
MT
Nathaniel Taylor
1722–1800
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
NT
Thomas Taylor
1708–1729
Birth Location: –
TT

Mercy Benedict's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Benedict
1695–1725
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Benedict
1643–1729
Southold, Suffolk, NY
Phoebe Gregory
1650–1750
Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Thomas Benedict
1617–1690
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Bridgum
1618–1717
Southold, New York, Suffolk, England
John Gregory
1585–1689
1652402, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah Burt
1569–1635
UNK
Great-Grandparents
John Gregory
1556–1689
Alice Alton
1564–1629
Matthias John
1601–1669
Elizabeth Johns
1584–1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gregory
1520–1552
Dorothy Beeston
1522–1552
John Alton
1561–1561
Alice Brightman
1530–1611
Francisco Mogollon
1570–1628
Lucy Hungerford
1570–1640

Mercy Benedict's Descendants

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Mercy (Mary) Benedict (ABT 1695–BET 1725 AND 1781) m. Daniel Taylor (12 OCT 1676–12 AUG 1770)
  1. 1. Daniel (Taylor) Jr 1714–1791 m. Rebecca Starr 1719–1741 m. Elizabeth Boughton 1730–1793
  2. 2. Deborah Taylor 1705–1703 m. Francis (Bushnell) Knapp 1702–1776
    1. 1. Deborah Knapp 1731–1820 m. David Boughton 1726–1791
      1. 1. Samuel Boughton 1748–1777
      2. 2. Samuel Bouton 1748–1791
      3. 3. David Bouton 1756–1834
      4. 4. David Boughton 1754–1819
      5. 5. Eli Boughton 1752–
      6. 6. Mary Boughton 1750–
      7. 7. Abijah Boughton 1750–1843
    2. 2. Hannah Knapp 1730–1810 m. John (Cornwall) IV 1727–1792
      1. 1. Abiah Cornwall 1734–1783 m. Stephen (Brush) II 1730–1801
        1. 1. John (Cornwall) Brush 1768–1849 m. Elizabeth Wright 1781–1852
      2. 2. Betty Cornwall 1764–1765
      3. 3. Francis Cornwall 1750–1804 m. Elizabeth Hoyt 1756–
      4. 4. Gilbert Cornwall 1772–1773
      5. 5. John (Cornwall) V 1749–1757 m. Mary Benedict 1752–
      6. 6. Lucy Cornwall 1768–1769 m. James (T) Stewart 1747–
      7. 7. Luramey Cornwall 1770–1777
      8. 8. Mary Cornwall 1766–1857 m. Benjamin Gilbert 1755–
      9. 9. Matthew Cornwall 1760–1761
      10. 10. Sarah Cornwall 1767–1855 m. Ethiel (Ithiel) Starr 1767–
    3. 3. Mercy Knapp 1727–1811 m. Thomas Benedict 1720–1765
      1. 1. Deborah Benedict 1761–1858 m. Eden Andrews 1761–1839
        1. 1. Andrew Andrews 1785–1833 m. Huldah Stowe 1787–1857
  3. 3. Margaret Taylor 1705–1752 m. John (Bushnell) Knapp 1700–1758
    1. 1. Amos Knapp 1739–1786 m. Phebe Nelson 1738–1785
      1. 1. Ezra Knapp 1765–
      2. 2. Comfort Knapp 1770–1850
      3. 3. Sylvanus KNAPP 1771–1828
      4. 4. Amos Knapp 1755–1822
      5. 5. Levi Knapp 1763–1810
      6. 6. Samuel (Nelson) Knapp 1761–1813
      7. 7. Arad Knapp 1780–
      8. 8. Rachel Knapp 1779–
    2. 2. Charles (Jacob) Knapp 1741–1793 m. Hannah Finch 1733–1783
      1. 1. Charles Knapp 1776–1813 m. Nancy Smith 1780–
        1. 1. Hannah Knapp 1811–1865 m. David (Peter) Haring 1809–1889
        2. 2. Emeline Knapp 1808–
        3. 3. Caroline (L) Knapp 1805–1860
        4. 4. Mary Knapp 1803–
        5. 5. George (S) Knapp 1800–1874 m. Sarah Johnson 1799–1878
        6. 6. Fanny Knapp 1798–1864
      2. 2. Daniel Knapp 1777–1823 m. Hannah (Christiana) Phelps 1781–1869
        1. 1. Daniel (Knapp) II 1817–1881
        2. 2. Harry Knapp 1804–1891 m. Mary (Wright) Hayden 1804–1883
      3. 3. Jeremiah Knapp 1760–1761
      4. 4. Jesse Knapp 1769–1850 m. Mary 1772–1831
        1. 1. Charles (M) Knapp 1793–1864 m. Clarissa Beckwith 1811–1855
        2. 2. Daniel Knapp 1801–1865 m. Betsey Humphrey 1810–1869
        3. 3. Lavina Knapp 1792–1812
        4. 4. Mehitable Knapp 1804–1840 m. Henry Shattuck 1811–1831
        5. 5. Polly Knapp 1795–1846
        6. 6. Thomas Knapp 1797–1873 m. Polly Antis 1807–1872
        7. 7. Zephaniah Knapp 1802–1854 m. Martha Cheesbro 1802–1880
      5. 5. Moses Knapp 1755–1756 m. Amy Sprague 1765–
      6. 6. Zephaniah Knapp 1781–1782 m. Amy (M) Wright 1781–
    3. 3. Elijah (Taylor) Knapp 1735–1823 m. Phoebe Watkins 1735–1823 m. Rachel Barden 1743–1779
      1. 1. Amos Knapp 1793–1850 m. Mary Butler 1802–1850
        1. 1. Elijah (Washington) Knapp 1825–1905
      2. 2. Daniel Knapp 1761–1850 m. Sally (Maria) Wilson 1759–
      3. 3. David Knapp 1781–1859 m. Catherine Johnson 1785–1865
        1. 1. Eli Knapp 1808–1860
        2. 2. David (H) Knapp 1822–1833
        3. 3. Daniel Knapp 1816–1877
        4. 4. Elizabeth Knapp 1815–1885
        5. 5. John (Henry) Knapp 1826–1913
        6. 6. Catherine Knapp 1820–1854
        7. 7. Lafayette Knapp 1824–1826
      4. 4. Elijah (Knapp) Jr 1786–1840 m. Rachel (Randall) Johnson 1798–1863
        1. 1. Mary (Knapp) Twin 1838–1838
        2. 2. Abbie (Anna) Knapp 1834–1912
        3. 3. Phebe (Susan) Knapp 1833–1883
        4. 4. Horace Knapp 1832–
        5. 5. Sarah (Sally Knapp) Twin 1838–1911
        6. 6. Eliza (Sarah) Knapp 1836–1837
        7. 7. Elijah (F) Knapp 1830–1899
        8. 8. John (Johnson) Knapp 1824–1892
      5. 5. Elizabeth Knapp 1788–1858 m. James Glenn 1786–1856
      6. 6. Frances Knapp 1783–1857 m. Alexander Glenn 1778–1855
        1. 1. Alexander Glenn 1805–1845
        2. 2. Elijah (McKinney) Glenn 1807–1879 m. Sarah Brownell 1805–1873
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Glenn 1824–1901 m. Aden Antrim 1830–1917
        4. 4. Frances Glenn 1813–1891 m. Francis (Bangs) Penny 1812–1870
        5. 5. Gilbert (MacMaster) Glenn 1831–1801 m. Barbara Dershem 1834– m. Susan (Parenthia) Jones 1823–1861
        6. 6. Jacob Glenn 1811–1801 m. Hannah Landers 1813–
        7. 7. James (William) Glenn 1821–1878 m. Mary (Anne) Clendening 1821–1872
        8. 8. John Glenn 1819–1801
        9. 9. Margaret Glenn 1809–1837 m. Chauncey Seaman 1807–1867
        10. 10. Mary Glenn 1816–1900 m. Earl (Augustus) Summers 1809–1878
        11. 11. Phebe Glenn 1804–1831
        12. 12. Sarah (Calpurnia) Glen 1827–1907 m. Bangs (Penny) Rulifson 1825–1897
      7. 7. John Knapp 1756–1820 m. Mary Holt 1773–
      8. 8. John (Watkins) Knapp 1782–1830 m. Mary Irwin 1805–1827
      9. 9. Margaret Knapp 1758–1772 m. John Underhill 1741–1773
      10. 10. Phoebe Knapp 1765–1822 m. James Ward 1748–1780 m. Joshua Seaman 1796–1821
      11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Knapp 1766–1832 m. Ferris 1749–1781
      12. 12. William (M) Knapp 1774–1844 m. Anna Merrill 1771–1821
    4. 4. Elizabeth Knapp 1748–1749 m. Moses Wanzer 1722–1772
    5. 5. John Knapp 1725–1766 m. Mary Hoyt 1733–1766
    6. 6. Joseph Knapp 1751–1835 m. Deborah Manrow 1753–1833
    7. 7. Luke (Taylor) Knapp 1741–1845 m. Hannah Ketchum 1744–1826
      1. 1. Benjamin Knapp 1792–1816 m. Anna Osborn 1792–1816
        1. 1. William (Henry) Knapp 1815–1859
        2. 2. David (W) Knapp 1833–
        3. 3. Albert (W) Knapp 1834–1915
      2. 2. Calvin Knapp 1795–1796
      3. 3. Cyrus Knapp 1770–1833 m. Amelia Reed 1773–1855
        1. 1. Electa Knapp 1793–1811 m. George (Henry) Leavenworth 1783–1834
      4. 4. Daniel Knapp 1765–1822 m. Sally Guernsey 1768–1808 m. Eleanor Harvey 1765–1789
        1. 1. Horace Knapp 1793–
        2. 2. Edward Knapp 1796–
        3. 3. Amos Knapp 1787–1792
      5. 5. Elihu (Ketchum) Knapp 1768–1821 m. Amy Andrews 1766–1833
        1. 1. Cynthia Knapp 1795–1836
        2. 2. Electa Knapp 1790–
        3. 3. Elihu (Ketchum Knapp) Jr 1800–1890
        4. 4. Marvin Knapp 1811–
      6. 6. Jacob Knapp 1772–1863 m. Mary Calhoun 1772–1817 m. Sarah Wood 1778–1857 m. Lucinda Mayhew 1776–1806
        1. 1. Abiah Knapp 1803–1887 m. Susan Mills 1810–1876
        2. 2. Ambrose Knapp 1806–1807
        3. 3. Ann Knapp 1794–1816 m. Joseph (Land) Larabee 1794–1815
        4. 4. Ashley Knapp 1821–1850 m. Elizabeth Herrington 1817–1888
        5. 5. Betsey Knapp 1818–1842 m. Samuel (Dexter) Morris 1815–1887
        6. 6. Elihu Knapp 1826–1863 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Westbrook 1827–1853
        7. 7. Jacob (Knapp) Jr. 1799–1874 m. Electa Payne 1804–1884
        8. 8. Jerusha Knapp 1812–1836 m. William Tupper 1812–1836
        9. 9. Lucinda Knapp 1797–1865 m. Ebenezer Larrabee 1794–1821
        10. 10. Luke Knapp 1795–1872 m. Mary (Ann) Lewis 1795–1895
        11. 11. Matthew Knapp 1827–1860 m. Martha Barton 1827–1859
        12. 12. Polly Knapp 1816–1873 m. Amos Pepper 1811–1840
        13. 13. Rachel Knapp 1824–1859 m. Martin (Luther) Knapp 1836–1860
        14. 14. Ransom Knapp 1804–1830 m. Mary Knapp 1797–1829 m. Laura Morris 1804–1828
        15. 15. Sabra Knapp 1814–1816
        16. 16. Tirzah (Terza) Knapp 1800–1824 m. Nathan Dennis 1801–1823
        17. 17. William (Henry) Knapp 1817–1887 m. Hannah Barr 1820–1893
        18. 18. Zephaniah (Mayhew) Knapp 1810–1860 m. Sarah Gray 1812–1838
      7. 7. Joshua (D.) Knapp 1773–1840 m. Pamelia Mason 1774–1858
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Knapp 1776–1777 m. Israel Stowell 1765–
      9. 9. Rachel Knapp 1770–1786 m. Samuel Clinton 1800–
      10. 10. Sabra Knapp 1780–1781
      11. 11. Zadoc (Zadok) Knapp 1774–1847 m. Lucy Hall 1774–1799 m. Naomi Mallery 1774–1849
    8. 8. Ruth Knapp 1745–1770 m. Barden 1719–1768
    9. 9. Samuel Knapp 1729–1797 m. Hannah Bushnell 1729–
    10. 10. Zadok Knapp 1738–1790 m. Elizabeth Turner 1744–1777 m. Phebe Fairchild 1744–1773
      1. 1. Abigail Knapp 1771–1807 m. Robert Boyce 1774–1824
        1. 1. Anna Boyce 1805–1875
        2. 2. Lavinia Boyce 1804–1807
        3. 3. Elizabeth Boyce 1801–
        4. 4. Anna Boyce 1790–1872 m. William (Z.) Easton 1801–1835 m. Thomas Hancock 1788–1848
        5. 5. Harvey (W.) Boyce 1818–1901
        6. 6. Sarah Boyce 1816–
        7. 7. Luther Boyce 1814–
        8. 8. Benjamin Boyce 1812–1846
      2. 2. Jacob Knapp 1767–1815 m. Mary Edwards 1766–1797
        1. 1. Brundage Knapp 1797–1867
      3. 3. Louis Knapp 1774–1842 m. Arza Judd 1776–1842
        1. 1. Arza Judd 1798–1840 m. Lucinda Adams 1799–1834
        2. 2. Ira Judd 1793–1800
    11. 11. Zephaniah Knapp 1736–1816 m. Milah Roe 1741–1806
  4. 4. Nathaniel Taylor 1722–1800 m. Tamar Boardman 1723–1793
  5. 5. Thomas Taylor 1708–1729 m. Catherine Morehouse 1714–1728

Mercy Benedict's Timeline

6 Records

1677
16 JUN 1677
Birth of Mercy Mary Benedict in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1686
ABT 1686
Birth of Mercy Mary Benedict in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT
Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT
1695
ABT 1695
Birth of Mercy Mary Benedict in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
1720
BET 1720 AND 1789
Age 25
Death of Mercy Mary Benedict
None
1725
BET 1725 AND 1781
Age 30
Death of Mercy Mary Benedict in {prob] Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
{prob] Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
1743
10 MAY 1743
Age 48
Death of Mercy Mary Benedict in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1677
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1743
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1686
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1695
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1720 AND 1789

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1725 AND 1781
    Event Place: {prob] Danbury, Fairfield Co, CT
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