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Mercy Faunce 1651–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 APR 1651

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 11 FEB 1732

Death Location: Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John Faunce

Mother: Patience Morton

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Holmes

Children(s): Mercy Holmes, John Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Eleazer Holmes, John Holmes, Sarah Holmes, Nathaniel Holmes, Elisha Holmes

The story of Mercy Faunce began in 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Mercy Faunce married Nathaniel Holmes, and had children including Eleazer Holmes, Elisha Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, John Holmes, Mercy Holmes, Nathaniel Holmes, Sarah Holmes. Mercy Faunce passed away in 1732 in Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Faunce began in 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • Mercy Faunce married Nathaniel Holmes, and had children including Eleazer Holmes, Elisha Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, John Holmes, Mercy Holmes, Nathaniel Holmes, Sarah Holmes.
  • Mercy Faunce passed away in 1732 in Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Mercy Faunce's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Faunce
1651–1732
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
John Faunce
1608–1653
Essex, England
Patience Morton
1614–1691
Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
George Morton
1585–1624
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Juliana Carpenter
1584–1665
Bath, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Carpenter
1546–1613
Prisilla Scoby
1552–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carpenter
1520–1587
Abigail Blunther
1522–1596
Thomas Scoby
1540–

Mercy Faunce's Descendants

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Mercy Faunce (10 APR 1651–11 FEB 1732) m. Nathaniel Holmes (10 NOV 1643–28 JUL 1727)
  1. 1. Mercy Holmes 1673–1726 m. Ebenezer Cobb 1671–1752
    1. 1. Nathaniel Cobb 1698–1764 m. Mary Waterman 1695–1749
      1. 1. Mary Cobb 1718–1811 m. Nathaniel Pratt 1717–1796
        1. 1. Mercy Pratt 1742–1836
        2. 2. Samuel Pratt 1749–
        3. 3. Selah Pratt 1758–
        4. 4. Nathaniel Pratt 1746–1779 m. Content Rickard 1751–1808
        5. 5. Joshua Pratt 1764–1802 m. Rebekah Mitchell 1760–1846
        6. 6. Annis Pratt 1744–1835 m. Joel Ellis 1738–1803
        7. 7. Hannah Pratt 1762–1835 m. Nehemiah Lucas 1755–1805 m. Nehamiah Joy 1757–1830
        8. 8. Huldah Pratt 1752–1832 m. Lemuel Sturtevant 1763–
        9. 9. Consider Pratt 1751–1817 m. Mary (or Molly) Thayer 1756– m. Betsy Sturtevant 1748–1791 m. Mary ("Polly") Thayer 1753–1825
        10. 10. Azubah Pratt 1760–1853 m. Carver 1758– m. Ephraim Lucas 1763–1834
        11. 11. Lucy Pratt 1752–1834 m. Calvin Bradford 1754–1835
        12. 12. Molly Pratt 1742–1823 m. Job Thomas 1744–1796
      2. 2. Hannah Cobb 1728–1822 m. Eleazer Crocker 1725–1784
      3. 3. Rowland Cobb 1732–
      4. 4. Lucy Cobb 1730–1820 m. Jonathan Tilson 1715–1782 m. Bartlett Murdock 1729–1795
      5. 5. Samuel Cobb 1735–1815 m. Lydia Atwood 1737–1815
      6. 6. Nathaniel Cobb 1724–1768 m. Rebeccah Wood 1727–1763 m. Penelope Standish 1741–1820
    2. 2. Mercy Cobb 1696–1697
    3. 3. Roland Cobb 1719–1753
    4. 4. Hannah Cobb 1699–1725 m. Jacob Tinkham 1691–1733
    5. 5. Sarah Cobb 1702–1731 m. John Bartlett 1696–1773
    6. 6. Elisabeth Cobb 1714–1715 m. Henry Holmes 1712– m. Thomas Holmes 1709–
    7. 7. John (Holmes) Cobb 1709–1750 m. Sarah Bartlett 1713–1788
    8. 8. Nathan Cobb 1707–1800 m. Joanna Bennett 1715–1794
    9. 9. Mary (Hannah) Cobb 1711–1762 m. Silas West 1710–1759
    10. 10. Mercy Cobb 1704–1753 m. Samuel Doty 1682–1740 m. Cornelius Holmes 1697–1753
    11. 11. Job Cobb 1717–1761 m. Patience Holmes 1722–1792
    12. 12. Ebenezer Cobb 1694–1801 m. Joanna Williamson 1704–1791 m. Ruth Tinkham 1701–1726 m. Lydia Stephens 1697–1745
  2. 2. John Holmes 1678–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Holmes 1686–1701 m. Thomas Bourn 1685–
  4. 4. Eleazer Holmes 1688–1754 m. Hannah Silvester 1693–1758
  5. 5. John Holmes 1682–1747 m. Mercy Ford 1687–
  6. 6. Sarah Holmes 1680–1768 m. John Ellis 1680–1758
  7. 7. Nathaniel Holmes 1676–1746 m. Joanna Clark 1678–1724
  8. 8. Elisha Holmes 1670–1753 m. Susanna Clark 1684– m. Sarah Bartlett 1676–1714

Mercy Faunce's Timeline

2 Records

1651
10 APR 1651
Birth of Mercy Faunce in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1732
11 FEB 1732
Age 81
Death of Mercy Faunce in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 APR 1651
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1732
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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