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Mercy Freeman 1659–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1659

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

Death Date: 17 Apr 1744

Death Location: Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Major Sr

Mother: Marcy Prence

Spouse(s): Samuel Knowles

Children(s): James Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Col. Jr, Nathaniel Knowles, Lieutenant Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, John Knowles, Ruth Knowles, Cornelius Knowles, Amos Knowles, James Knowles

In 1659, Mercy Freeman entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Major John Freeman Sr And Marcy Prence. Mercy Freeman married Samuel Knowles, and had children including Amos Knowles, Col Samuel Jim Knowles Jr, Cornelius Knowles, James Knowles, John Knowles, Lieutenant Richard Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Ruth Knowles. Mercy Freeman passed away in 1744 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1659, Mercy Freeman entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Major John Freeman Sr And Marcy Prence.
  • Mercy Freeman married Samuel Knowles, and had children including Amos Knowles, Col Samuel Jim Knowles Jr, Cornelius Knowles, James Knowles, John Knowles, Lieutenant Richard Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Ruth Knowles.
  • Mercy Freeman passed away in 1744 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Sr
1626–1719
Birth Location: Billingshurst, Sussex, England
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Marcy Prence
1631–1711
Birth Location: Plymouth Colony
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
SK

Children(s)

James Knowles
1680–1704
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JK
Mercy Knowles
1681–1732
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
MK
Col. Jr
1682–1750
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
CJ
Nathaniel Knowles
1686–1732
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
NK
Lieutenant Knowles
1688–1769
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
LK
Rebecca Knowles
1690–1755
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RK
John Knowles
1692–1753
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JK
Ruth Knowles
1694–1745
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RK
Cornelius Knowles
1695–1764
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
CK
Amos Knowles
1702–1788
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
AK
James Knowles
1705–1765
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JK

Mercy Freeman's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Freeman
1659–1744
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Major John Freeman Sr
1626–1719
Billingshurst, Sussex, England
Marcy Prence
1631–1711
Plymouth Colony
Grandparents
Edmund (Freeman Jr Great) Migration
–1682
Pulborough, Sussex, England
Bennett Hodsoll
1596–1630
Pulborough, Sussex, England
Goy (Thomas Prence) Jr
1600–1673
Lechlade, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Patience Prence
1600–1634
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sr
1572–1623
Alice Coles
1576–1652
Thomas Sr
1575–1630
Elizabeth Tolderby
1575–1630
William Brewster
1568–1644
Mary 1621
1568–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Coles
1546–1612
William Brewster
1535–1590
Mary Smythe
1535–1567

Mercy Freeman's Descendants

1.
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Mercy Freeman (15 Jul 1659–17 Apr 1744) m. Samuel Knowles (17 Sep 1651–19 Jun 1737)
  1. 1. James Knowles 1680–1704
  2. 2. Mercy Knowles 1681–1732
  3. 3. Col. (Samuel Jim Knowles) Jr 1682–1750 m. Bithiah Knowels 1685–1750
    1. 1. Seth Knowles 1720–1787
    2. 2. Enos Knowles 1712–1784
    3. 3. Azuba Knowels 1713–1762 m. Josiah (Sears) II 1708–1772
      1. 1. David (Sears) Sr 1753–1841
      2. 2. Mercy Sears 1737–1823
      3. 3. Martha Sears 1737–1823
      4. 4. Jerusha Sears 1742–1772
      5. 5. Josiah (Sears) III 1745–1819
      6. 6. Azubah Sears 1743–1839 m. Anson Kenwrick 1743–1815
        1. 1. Tabitha Kendrick 1766–1844 m. James Smith 1762–1842 m. Joshua Nickerson 1762–1842
        2. 2. Edward Kenwrick 1768–1836 m. Rebecca Smith 1768–
        3. 3. Josiah (Sears) Kendrick 1783–1866 m. Hannah Weeks 1779–1849 m. Lydia Allen 1783–
        4. 4. John (Anson) Kendrick 1776–1831 m. Letitia Kendrick 1781–1838
        5. 5. Martha (A) Kendrick 1774–1808 m. Simeon Nickerson 1770–1851
        6. 6. Huldah (Kendrick) Bennison 1787–
        7. 7. Abigail Kendrick 1794–1872 m. Thomas West 1795–
        8. 8. Samuel (William) Kendrick 1778–
        9. 9. David Kendrick 1770–1818
        10. 10. Azuba Kendrick 1781–1866 m. Samuel Watson 1781–1866 m. Jonathan Smith 1779–1819
        11. 11. Seth Kendrick 1785–1785
        12. 12. Phebe Kendrick 1797–1882
        13. 13. Anson Kendrick 1772–
        14. 14. Phebe Kendrick 1797–1797 m. Joshua Nickerson 1784–1847
      7. 7. Bethia Sears 1750–1820
      8. 8. Samuel Sears 1755–1778
      9. 9. Josiah (Sears) III 1756–1819 m. Anna Crowell 1756– m. Phebe (Adams) Goodwin 1777–1828 m. Elizabeth Bearse –1815
        1. 1. Josiah (Sears) IV 1772–1822
    4. 4. Samuel Knowles 1715–1769
    5. 5. Nathaniel Knowles 1717–
    6. 6. Jerusha Knowles 1719–1745
  4. 4. Nathaniel Knowles 1686–1732
  5. 5. Lieutenant (Richard) Knowles 1688–1769
  6. 6. Rebecca Knowles 1690–1755
  7. 7. John Knowles 1692–1753
  8. 8. Ruth Knowles 1694–1745
  9. 9. Cornelius Knowles 1695–1764
  10. 10. Amos Knowles 1702–1788
  11. 11. James Knowles 1705–1765

Mercy Freeman's Timeline

2 Records

1659
15 Jul 1659
Birth of Mercy Freeman in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1744
17 Apr 1744
Age 85
Death of Mercy Freeman in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1659
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eastham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1744
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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