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Mercy Freeman 1674–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1674

Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 30 Aug 1747

Death Location: West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Freeman

Mother: Rebecca Sparrow

Spouse(s): Paul Sears

Children(s): Edmund Sears, Ebenezer Sears, Daniel Sears, Deborah (Howes), Elizabeth (Crosby), Joshua Sears, Ann (Bangs), Hannah (Howes), Rebekah (Hall), Paul Sears, Thomas Sears, Mercy Sears, Edmund Sears

In 1674, Mercy Freeman entered the world in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Freeman And Rebecca Sparrow. Mercy Freeman married Paul Sears, and had children including Ann Sears Bangs, Daniel Sears, Deborah Sears Howes, Ebenezer Sears, Edmund Sears, Elizabeth Sears Crosby, Hannah Sears Howes, Joshua Sears, Mercy Sears, Paul Sears, Rebekah Sears Hall, Thomas Sears. Mercy Freeman passed away in 1747 in West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1674, Mercy Freeman entered the world in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Freeman And Rebecca Sparrow.
  • Mercy Freeman married Paul Sears, and had children including Ann Sears Bangs, Daniel Sears, Deborah Sears Howes, Ebenezer Sears, Edmund Sears, Elizabeth Sears Crosby, Hannah Sears Howes, Joshua Sears, Mercy Sears, Paul Sears, Rebekah Sears Hall, Thomas Sears.
  • Mercy Freeman passed away in 1747 in West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Freeman
1653–1716
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Sparrow
1655–1740
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Paul Sears
1669–1740
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Edmund Sears
1712–1796
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Ebenezer Sears
1694–1748
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ES
Daniel Sears
1710–1771
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Deborah (Howes)
1705–1781
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth (Crosby)
1697–1728
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Joshua Sears
1708–1753
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Ann (Bangs)
1706–1733
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah (Howes)
1715–1739
Birth Location: –
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Rebekah (Hall)
1701–1791
Birth Location: –
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Paul Sears
1695–1770
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Thomas Sears
1699–
Birth Location: –
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Mercy Sears
1702–
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Sears
1712–1796
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mercy Freeman's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Freeman
1674–1747
Birth Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Freeman
1653–1716
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Sparrow
1655–1740
Grandparents
John Freeman
1622–1719
England
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pence
1600–1673
Patience Brewster
1600–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brewster
1566–1644
Mary _____
1568–1627

Mercy Freeman's Descendants

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Mercy Freeman (Oct 1674–30 Aug 1747) m. Paul Sears (15 Jun 1669–17 Feb 1740)
  1. 1. Edmund Sears 1712–1796 m. Hannah Crowell 1725–1802
    1. 1. Edmund Sears 1743–1832 m. Hannah Taylor 1755–1828
      1. 1. Lydia Sears 1794–1848 m. Nathan (H) Howes 1792–1868
        1. 1. Joseph (Crosby) Howes 1833–1878 m. Abby (Sears) Hedge 1836–1912
        2. 2. Nathan Howes 1821–1822
        3. 3. Harriet (Newell) Howes 1823–1919 m. Anson (Burgess) Ellis 1818–1853 m. Nathan (Barlow) Swift 1802–1875
        4. 4. Olive (Sears) Howes 1832–1832
        5. 5. Nathan Howes 1820–1820
        6. 6. Hannah Howes 1828–1894 m. Joseph Sylvan 1821–1919
        7. 7. Lydia (Sears) Howes 1818–1893 m. Benjamin (Clark) Dillingham 1818–1859
        8. 8. Silas Howes 1825–1911 m. Priscilla (G) Lord 1832–1906
        9. 9. Phebe Howes 1830–1903 m. Franklin (Newell) Parker 1830–1913
        10. 10. Benjamin (Perkins) Howes 1835–1866 m. Lucy (J) Lord 1840–1926
      2. 2. Hannah Sears 1787–1877 m. Abner Howes 1782–1861
        1. 1. Harriet Howes 1812–1895 m. Heman Howes 1794–1869
        2. 2. Edmund (Sears) Howes 1809–1812
        3. 3. Hannah (Sears) Howes 1815–1883 m. Peter Howes 1814–
        4. 4. Clarissa Howes 1818–1906 m. Henry Nickerson 1815–1879
        5. 5. Abner Howes 1821–1875 m. Elizabeth Day –1864
        6. 6. Priscilla Howes 1826–1899 m. Joshua (Crowell) Howes 1816–1902
        7. 7. Alfred Howes 1828–1882 m. Eliza Wright 1838–1913
        8. 8. Abigail Howes 1830–1858 m. Lemuel Hall 1819–1887
      3. 3. Mary ("Molly") Sears 1776–1785
      4. 4. Zerviah Sears 1782–1867
        1. 1. Paulina Howes 1809–1900
      5. 5. Judah Sears 1773–1850
      6. 6. Molly (Atwood) Sears 1785–1840
      7. 7. Priscilla Sears 1790–1826
      8. 8. Sally Sears 1780–1861 m. Paul Crowell 1778–1866
        1. 1. Zenas Crowell 1819–1876
        2. 2. priscilla (sears) crowell 1815–1880
        3. 3. Olive Crowell 1797–1863
        4. 4. Molly Crowell 1799–1870
        5. 5. Temperance Crowell 1801–1868
        6. 6. Edmund Crowell 1802–1825
        7. 7. Sally Crowell 1804–1885
        8. 8. Paul Crowell 1806–1870
        9. 9. William Crowell 1808–1825
        10. 10. Hannah Crowell 1810–
        11. 11. Prince Crowell 1812–1840
        12. 12. Nathan Crowell 1817–1840
        13. 13. Lydia Crowell 1821–1821
        14. 14. Hiram Crowell 1822–1906
        15. 15. Calvin Crowell 1824–
        16. 16. Temperance Crowell 1801–1868
        17. 17. Temperance Crowell 1801–1868
        18. 18. priscilla (sears) crowell 1815–1880
        19. 19. Mary Gibbs 1799–1870
      9. 9. Jacob Sears 1771–1840 m. Elizabeth Sears 1772–1844
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Foster) Sears 1806–1860
        2. 2. Jacob Sears 1802–1803
        3. 3. Nathan (Foster) Sears 1800–1848
        4. 4. Paulina Sears 1808–1864
      10. 10. Paul Sears 1777–1854 m. Ruth Howes 1781–1865
        1. 1. Barnabas (H) Sears 1815–1898
        2. 2. Dean Sears 1802–1875
        3. 3. Betsey Mayo 1806–1884
      11. 11. Edmund Sears 1792–1867 m. Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Crowell 1797–1865
        1. 1. Betsey (Crowell) Sears 1819–1855 m. Jotham Howes 1813–1841
        2. 2. Nathan Sears 1821–1904
        3. 3. Mary Shiverick 1817–1847
        4. 4. Seth Sears 1829–1857
        5. 5. Hannah (Crowell) Sears 1833–1907
    2. 2. Capt. (Joshua) Sears 1753–1825 m. Olive Clark 1765–1817 m. Sarah (M) Sears 1759–1792
      1. 1. Abigail ("Nabby") Sears 1797–1894 m. John Hedge 1797–1871
        1. 1. Abby (Sears) Hedge 1836–1912 m. Joseph (Crosby) Howes 1833–1878
        2. 2. Lucy (Lee) Hedge 1828–1886
        3. 3. Mehitable (Hedge) 2d 1830–1869
      2. 2. Rebeccah Sears 1783–1863 m. Leverett Gray 1776–1842
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Gray 1811–1884
        2. 2. Elizabeth Gray 1803–1866
        3. 3. Caroline Gray 1826–1904
        4. 4. Oliver Gray 1809–1845
        5. 5. George (S.) Gray 1819–1901
        6. 6. Joshua Gray 1806–1857
        7. 7. Rebecca Sleeper 1816–1896
        8. 8. Shepherd Gray 1814–1882
      3. 3. Ezra Sears 1789–1830
      4. 4. Betsy Sears 1791–1894
      5. 5. Betsy Sears 1778–1787
      6. 6. Lot Sears 1785–1803
      7. 7. Joshua Sears 1781–1803
      8. 8. Reuben (Clarke) Sears 1800–1829
      9. 9. George Sears 1795–1845
      10. 10. Calvin Sears 1803–1806
      11. 11. Olive Sears 1805–1810
      12. 12. Sarah ((Sally)) Sears 1793–1836
      13. 13. Clarissa Sears 1799–1834 m. Peter Hall 1799–1861
        1. 1. Achsach (H.) Hall 1821–1900 m. Franklin Nye 1804–1895
        2. 2. Alice (Sears) Hall 1823–1825
        3. 3. Nathaniel Hall 1825–1827
        4. 4. Clarissa (Sears) Hall 1830–
        5. 5. Olive (Sears) Hall 1823–1825
        6. 6. Elizabeth Hall 1824–1831
    3. 3. Hannah Sears 1740–1827
    4. 4. Christopher Sears 1756–1809
    5. 5. Elizabeth Sears 1745–1818
    6. 6. Jane ("Jenny") Sears 1748–1799
    7. 7. Elkanah Sears 1758–1836
    8. 8. Mercy Sears 1761–1849
    9. 9. Temperance Sears 1764–1859
    10. 10. Joshua Sears 1751–1751
    11. 11. Hannah Sears 1766–
  2. 2. Ebenezer Sears 1694–1748 m. Sarah (Gorham) Howes 1699–1748
    1. 1. Bette (Sears) (Norcott) 1733–1828
    2. 2. Paul Sears 1744–1810
    3. 3. Ebenezer Sears 1723–1814
    4. 4. Sarah Sears 1721–1788
    5. 5. Dinah Sears 1735–1817
    6. 6. Ann Sears 1741–1741
    7. 7. Hezekiah Sears 1727–1727
    8. 8. Desire Sears 1722–1723
    9. 9. Mary Sears 1739–1780
    10. 10. Baby Sears 1742–1743
    11. 11. Thomas Sears 1731–1801
  3. 3. Daniel Sears 1710–1771
  4. 4. Deborah (Sears) (Howes) 1705–1781
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Sears) (Crosby) 1697–1728
  6. 6. Joshua Sears 1708–1753
  7. 7. Ann (Sears) (Bangs) 1706–1733
  8. 8. Hannah (Sears) (Howes) 1715–1739
  9. 9. Rebekah (Sears) (Hall) 1701–1791
  10. 10. Paul Sears 1695–1770
  11. 11. Thomas Sears 1699–
  12. 12. Mercy Sears 1702–
  13. 13. Edmund Sears 1712–1796

Mercy Freeman's Timeline

5 Records

1674
30 Oct 1674
Birth of Mercy Freeman in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1674
Oct 1674
Birth of Mercy Freeman in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1747
30 Aug 1747
Age 73
Death of Mercy Freeman in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1747
30 Aug 1747
Age 73
Death of Mercy Freeman in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1747
30 Aug 1747
Age 73
Death of Mercy Freeman in West Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
West Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1674
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1674
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1747
    Event Place: Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1747
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1747
    Event Place: West Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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