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Mercy Bennett 1654 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1654

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Jul 1714

Death Location: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Jane *

Spouse(s): Deacon Sturtevant

Children(s): Nehemiah Sturtevant

Mercy Bennett was born in 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Bennett and Jane Knowles *. Mercy Bennett married Deacon Samuel Sturtevant, and had children including Nehemiah Sturtevant. Mercy Bennett passed away in 1714 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mercy Bennett was born in 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of William Bennett and Jane Knowles *.
  • Mercy Bennett married Deacon Samuel Sturtevant, and had children including Nehemiah Sturtevant.
  • Mercy Bennett passed away in 1714 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mercy Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Bennett
1654 – 1714
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
William Bennett
1604 – 1682
Jane (Knowles) *
1619 – 1693
East Budleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
Thomas Benett
Joan ((Johanna) Holbrook) Bennette
1587 – 1643
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Thomas Knowles
1588 – 1676
Jane Conant
1584 – 1630
East Budleigh, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowe
1560 –
Élizabeth Robinson
1565 – 1587
Richard Conant
1548 – 1630
Agnes Clarke
1548 – 1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Conant
1520 – 1596
Mary Keat
1525 – 1599
John Clarke
1520 – 1585
Agnes Mayce
1523 – 1587

Mercy Bennett's Descendants

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Mercy Bennett (4 August 1654 – 3 Jul 1714) m. Deacon (Samuel) Sturtevant (19 Apr 1654 – 21 Apr 1736)
  1. 1. Nehemiah Sturtevant (1681 – 22 April 1744) m. Ruth Sampson (22 December 1684 – 1 May 1766) m. Mercy Cornish ( – 3 Jul 1714)
    1. 1. Ruth Sturtevant (28 Apr 1715 – Jan 1803) m. John Loring (15 Nov 1715 – 1759)
      1. 1. Sylvia Loring (20 Mar 1757 – 19 Mar 1848) m. Job Barstow (17 Oct 1758 – 2 Oct 1790)
        1. 1. Laura Barstow (Bet. 1768–1778 – Bef. 1878) m. David Lillie (1768 – 1868)

Mercy Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1654
4 August 1654
Birth of Mercy Bennett in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1714
3 Jul 1714
Age 60
Death of Mercy Bennett in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1654
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1714
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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