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Mercy Freeman 1659–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1659

Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Father: John Freeman

Mother: Mercy Prence

Spouse(s): Samuel Knowles

Children(s): Nathaniel Knowles, James Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Samuel Knowles, Richard Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, John Knowles, Ruth Knowles, Cornelius Knowles, Amos Knowles, James Knowles

In 1659, Mercy Freeman entered the world in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to John Freeman And Mercy Prence. Mercy Freeman married Samuel Knowles, and had children including Amos Knowles, Cornelius Knowles, James Knowles, John Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Richard Knowles, Ruth Knowles, Samuel Knowles. Mercy Freeman passed away in 1744 in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Biography

  • In 1659, Mercy Freeman entered the world in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to John Freeman And Mercy Prence.
  • Mercy Freeman married Samuel Knowles, and had children including Amos Knowles, Cornelius Knowles, James Knowles, John Knowles, Mercy Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Richard Knowles, Ruth Knowles, Samuel Knowles.
  • Mercy Freeman passed away in 1744 in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Freeman
1625–1719
Birth Location: Pulborough, Sussex, England
JF
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
MP

Spouses(s)

Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
SK

Children(s)

Nathaniel Knowles
1686–1732
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
NK
James Knowles
1680–
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
JK
Mercy Knowles
1681–
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
MK
Samuel Knowles
1682–1750
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
SK
Richard Knowles
1688–1769
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
RK
Rebecca Knowles
1690–
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
RK
John Knowles
1692–1753
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
JK
Ruth Knowles
1694–
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
RK
Cornelius Knowles
1695–1764
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
CK
Amos Knowles
1702–1786
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
AK
James Knowles
1705–1765
Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
JK

Mercy Freeman's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Freeman
1659–1744
Birth Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
John Freeman
1625–1719
Pulborough, Sussex, England
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Grandparents
Edmond Freeman
1596–1682
Pulborough, Sussex, England
Thomas Prence
1600–1673
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Patience Brewster
1600–1634
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prence
1576–1630
Elizabeth Tolderby
1577–
William Brewster
1565–1644
Mary Wentworth
1569–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brewster
1534–1590
Mary Smythe
1535–1570

Mercy Freeman's Descendants

1.
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Mercy Freeman (23 JUN 1659–1744) m. Samuel Knowles (17 SEP 1651–19 JUN 1737)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Knowles 1686–1732 m. Elizabeth Bacon 1692– m. Mary Hunt –1716
    1. 1. Samuel Knowles 1733–1777 m. Sarah Elwell 1730–1784
      1. 1. Freeman Knowles 1763–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Knowles 1764–
      3. 3. Samuel Knowles 1765–
      4. 4. Amy Knowles 1765–
      5. 5. Sarah Knowles 1762– m. John McCausland 1757–1827
        1. 1. John McCaslin 1782–1829 m. Polly ("Mary") Nash 1791–1850
        2. 2. James McCausland 1780–
        3. 3. Hannah McCaslin 1783–1853 m. Jonathan Cushing 1778–1827
        4. 4. Alexander McCaslin 1784–1863 m. Thankful Knowles 1789–1814 m. Abigail (W.) Knowles 1787–1873
        5. 5. Mary McCaslin 1787–1890 m. Edward Thompkins 1785–
        6. 6. Jane McCaslin 1789–1790
        7. 7. Freeman McCaslin 1790–1812
        8. 8. David McCaslin 1792–1872
        9. 9. Sheperd McCaslin 1795–1881 m. Rebecca Wass –1823 m. Catherine Brown –1824 m. Elvina (S.) Ingersoll 1809–1860
        10. 10. Sally McCaslin 1797–1864 m. Ephraim Libby 1794–1883
        11. 11. Anna (Wass) McCaslin 1804–1810
    2. 2. Rebecca Knowles 1710– m. George Hubbard 1717–1762
    3. 3. Mary Knowles 1713–1759 m. William Luddington 1702–
    4. 4. Malatiah Knowles 1715–
    5. 5. Ruth Knowles 1718–
    6. 6. Nathaniel Knowles 1720–
    7. 7. Mercy Knowles 1722–1816 m. Archibald Douglas –1790
    8. 8. Freeman Knowles 1723–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Knowles 1727–
  2. 2. James Knowles 1680–
  3. 3. Mercy Knowles 1681– m. Thomas Rich 1680–1753
    1. 1. John Rich 1714–1777 m. Lydia Young 1718–1809
      1. 1. Isaac Rich 1756–1834 m. Mary Hubbard 1756–
        1. 1. Isaac Rich 1783–1856 m. Mary (Jane) Burke 1784–1853
  4. 4. Samuel Knowles 1682–1750 m. Bethia Brown 1685–
    1. 1. Enos Knowles 1712–
    2. 2. Azubah Knowles –1762 m. Josiah Sears 1708–1772
      1. 1. Mercy Sears 1737–
      2. 2. Martha Sears 1737– m. Theodore Harding 1730–1771
        1. 1. Chloe Harding 1758– m. Jeremiah Frost 1761–1854
      3. 3. Jerusha Sears 1742–1772
      4. 4. Josiah Sears 1744–
      5. 5. Bethia Sears 1750–
      6. 6. David Sears 1753–
      7. 7. Samuel Sears 1755–1778
      8. 8. Azubah Sears 1747–
    3. 3. Samuel Knowles 1715– m. Hannah Freeman 1719–1766
      1. 1. Hatsel Knowles 1742–1778 m. Mary (Atwood) Freeman 1745–1790
        1. 1. Azuba Knowles 1773–1862 m. Eliasheb Delano 1758–1800
    4. 4. Nathaniel Knowles 1717–
    5. 5. Jerusha Knowles 1719–1750
      1. 1. John Whitney 1740–
      2. 2. Josiah Whitney 1741–
      3. 3. Seth Whitney 1742–
    6. 6. Seth Knowles 1721–1787 m. Ruth Freeman 1727–1812
      1. 1. Freeman Knowles 1745–1817 m. Esther ((Myrick)) Merrick 1745–1797
        1. 1. Ruth Knowles 1781–1853 m. Benjamin Walker 1775–1848
      2. 2. Hannah Knowles 1764–1816 m. Henry Knowles 1775–1838
      3. 3. Abiather Knowles 1760–1795 m. Hannah Sparrow 1761–1828
  5. 5. Richard Knowles 1688–1769 m. Martha Cobb 1682–1763
    1. 1. Martha Knowles 1713–1755 m. John Shaw 1700–
      1. 1. George Shaw 1730–
      2. 2. Martha Shaw 1733–
      3. 3. John Shaw 1735–
    2. 2. James Knowles 1719–1781 m. Alice Paine 1728–1777 m. Sarah Doane 1720– m. Ruth Mayo 1721–1766
    3. 3. Mercy Knowles 1717–1758 m. George Godfrey 1707–1768
      1. 1. Richard Godfrey 1734–
      2. 2. George Godfrey –1769
      3. 3. Knowles Godfrey –1766
    4. 4. Richard Knowles 1715–1736
    5. 5. Cornelius Knowles 1722–
    6. 6. Rebecca Knowles 1723–1784
  6. 6. Rebecca Knowles 1690–
  7. 7. John Knowles 1692–1753 m. Rachel Olcutt 1701–1739 m. Hannah Wells –1766
    1. 1. Rachel Knowles 1727–1803 m. John (Haynes) Lord 1725–1796
    2. 2. John Knowles 1729–
    3. 3. John Knowles 1730–
    4. 4. Samuel Knowles 1732–
    5. 5. Rebecca Knowles 1735–1786 m. Benjamin Payne 1728–1782
    6. 6. Mary Knowles 1739–
  8. 8. Ruth Knowles 1694–
  9. 9. Cornelius Knowles 1695–1764 m. Elizabeth Remick 1700–1789
    1. 1. James Knowles 1736–1766 m. Lydia Higgins 1737–1825
  10. 10. Amos Knowles 1702–1786 m. Rebecca Dillingham –1772
    1. 1. Rachel Knowles 1742–1777 m. Gideon Baty 1738–
      1. 1. Sally Baty 1768–1769
      2. 2. Gideon Baty 1770–
      3. 3. Rachel Baty 1773–
    2. 2. Ruth Knowles 1736– m. Joseph Smith 1731–1785
      1. 1. Mercy Smith 1759–
      2. 2. Temperance Smith 1762–
      3. 3. Ruth Smith 1764–
      4. 4. Knowles Smith 1767–1769
      5. 5. Dean Smith 1769–
      6. 6. Lydia Smith 1771–
      7. 7. Rebecca Smith 1773–1850 m. William Knowles 1770–1808 m. Benjamin Homer –1834
        1. 1. William Knowles 1796–
      8. 8. Sarah Smith 1775–
      9. 9. Azubah Smith 1779–1829
    3. 3. Amos Knowles 1730–
    4. 4. Lydia Knowles 1733–1764 m. William Crocker 1730–1819
    5. 5. Rebecca Knowles 1736– m. Joshua Freeman 1717–1795
    6. 6. Isaac Knowles 1741–
    7. 7. Richard Knowles 1746–1781
    8. 8. John Knowles 1749–
  11. 11. James Knowles 1705–1765 m. Martha ((Allyn)) Allen 1710–1786

Mercy Freeman's Timeline

2 Records

1659
23 JUN 1659
Birth of Mercy Freeman in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1744
1744
Age 85
Death of Mercy Freeman in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1659
    Event Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source:
    [1] History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, pg. 260 - Freeman
    [2] <i>Genealogies of Mayflower Families, A-F (Freeman) The Eastham Branch of the Sandwich Family - Major John Freeman<i>, Pg. 806 - Family Archives CD #171

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: <i>Genealogies of Mayflower Families, A-F (Freeman) The Eastham Branch of the Sandwich Family - Major John Freeman<i>, Pg. 806 - Family Archives CD #171
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