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Mercy Cary 1686–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1686

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Bef. 18 Nov 1725

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Cary

Mother: Mary Cary

Spouse(s): David Thurston

Children(s): John Thyrston\Thurston, Dr. Thurston, David Jr., Mary Thurston, Abigail Byram

Mercy Cary was born in 1686 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Cary And Mary Standish Cary. Mercy Cary married David Thurston, and had children including Abigail Thurston Byram, David Thurston Jr, Dr James Thurston, John Thyrston Thurston, Mary Thurston. Mercy Cary passed away in 1725 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Cary was born in 1686 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Cary And Mary Standish Cary.
  • Mercy Cary married David Thurston, and had children including Abigail Thurston Byram, David Thurston Jr, Dr James Thurston, John Thyrston Thurston, Mary Thurston.
  • Mercy Cary passed away in 1725 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Mercy Cary's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Cary
1686–1725
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Cary
1652–1706
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mary ((Standish)) Cary
1662–1736
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cary
1610–1681
Bristol, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Godfrey
1620–1680
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
James SHAW
1624–1679
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mary MITCHELL
1632–1699
Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Dover🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
1587–1617
Francis Godfrey
1600–1669
Elizabeth Godfrey
1601–1702
John Shaw
1597–1663
Alice Shaw
1604–1654
Experience Mitchell
1602–1685
Jane Cooke
1604–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1575–1630
Isabel Ramadaile
1580–1600
Richard Langroid
1580–1619
Elizabeth Langroid
1567–1622
Francis Cooke
1582–1663
Hester Mahieu
1582–1666

Mercy Cary's Descendants

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Mercy Cary (28 Jan 1686–Bef. 18 Nov 1725) m. David Thurston (2 Nov 1689–31 May 1759)
  1. 1. John Thyrston\Thurston 1714–1767 m. Saberah ((Seabury)) Stodder 1715–1764
    1. 1. Pvt (Joel) Thurston 1739–1833 m. Miriam Blakeslee 1738–1819 m. Miriam Blakeslee 1738–1819 m. Miriam Blakeley 1738–1819
      1. 1. Sybil Thurston 1769–1850 m. Jedediah (Jewett) Burdick 1769–1832
        1. 1. Isaac (Jewett Burdick) (Berdick) 1801–1894 m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Scriven 1797–1871
      2. 2. Sybil Thurston 1769–1850 m. Jedediah (Jewett) Burdick 1769–1832
        1. 1. Jonathan Burdick 1800–1882 m. Polly (Covey) Burdick 1790–1861 m. Phebe Burdick 1818–
      3. 3. Solomon Thurston 1781–1836
      4. 4. John Thurston 1775–1853
      5. 5. Jason Thurston 1760–1835
      6. 6. William Thurston 1765–1840
      7. 7. Daniel Thurston 1781–1836
      8. 8. Miriam Thurston 1765–1840
      9. 9. James Thurston 1771–1856
      10. 10. Samuel (Blakeley) Thurston 1782–1858
      11. 11. Daniel (Solomon) Thurston 1781–1836
      12. 12. Miriam Thurston 1765–1840
      13. 13. Samuel (Blakeley) Thurston 1782–1858
      14. 14. Sybil (Thurston) Burdick 1769–1850
      15. 15. David Thurston 1773–1845
      16. 16. Rachel Thurston 1773–1845
      17. 17. Joel Thurston 1804–1861
      18. 18. Joel Thurston 1780–1813
    2. 2. Elizabeth Thurston 1754–
    3. 3. Lemuel Thurston 1744–
    4. 4. Noah Thurston 1738–
    5. 5. John Thurston 1736–1790
    6. 6. John Thurston 1736–1817
    7. 7. Ezra Thurston 1752–1800
    8. 8. Abigail Thurston 1752–
    9. 9. Daniel Thurston 1742–
    10. 10. Jobe Thurston 1737–1829
  2. 2. Dr. (James) Thurston 1718–1780
  3. 3. David (Thurston) Jr. 1721–1770
  4. 4. Mary Thurston 1723–1776
  5. 5. Abigail ((Thurston)) Byram 1716–1793

Mercy Cary's Timeline

2 Records

1686
28 Jan 1686
Birth of Mercy Cary in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1725
Bef. 18 Nov 1725
Age 39
Death of Mercy Cary in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1686
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: John Cary : the Plymouth Pilgrim
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bridgewater
    Record Source: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 18 Nov 1725
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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