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Mercy D Hayward 1702 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1702

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 9 Oct 1772

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathaniel Hayward

Mother: Elizabeth Hayward

Spouse(s): Elisha Dunbar

Children(s): Abigail Gilmore, Jacob Dunbar, Lemuel Dunbar, Elisha Dunbar, Seth Dunbar, Nathaniel Dunbar, Peter Dunbar, Silas Dunbar, Hannah Dunbar

Mercy D Hayward was born in 1702 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathaniel Hayward and Elizabeth Crossman Hayward. Mercy D Hayward married Elisha Dunbar, and had children including Abigail Gilmore, Jacob Dunbar, Lemuel Dunbar, Elisha Dunbar, Seth Dunbar, Nathaniel Dunbar, Peter Dunbar, Silas Dunbar, Hannah A Dunbar. Mercy D Hayward passed away in 1772 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Mercy D Hayward was born in 1702 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathaniel Hayward and Elizabeth Crossman Hayward.
  • Mercy D Hayward married Elisha Dunbar, and had children including Abigail Gilmore, Jacob Dunbar, Lemuel Dunbar, Elisha Dunbar, Seth Dunbar, Nathaniel Dunbar, Peter Dunbar, Silas Dunbar, Hannah A Dunbar.
  • Mercy D Hayward passed away in 1772 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Mercy Hayward's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Hayward
1702 – 1772
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Hayward
1664 – 1734
Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Crossman) Hayward
1665 – 1739
Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Hayward
1642 – 1720
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Willis
1653 – 1680
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Crossman
Great-Grandparents
John Willis
– 1693
Elizabeth Hoskins
1616 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Hayward's Descendants

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Mercy (D) Hayward (29 Apr 1702 – 9 Oct 1772) m. Elisha Dunbar (21 October 1699 – 24 August 1773)
  1. 1. Abigail Gilmore (16 March 1729 – 17 April 1804)
  2. 2. Jacob Dunbar (9 March 1730 – May 1804)
  3. 3. Lemuel Dunbar (14 October 1731 – 23 December 1762)
  4. 4. Elisha Dunbar (18 Jun 1735 – )
  5. 5. Seth Dunbar (13 Oct 1737 – )
  6. 6. Nathaniel Dunbar (24 Aug 1739 – 9 Oct 1772)
  7. 7. Peter Dunbar (8 October 1741 – 7 May 1817)
  8. 8. Silas Dunbar (18 Sep 1743 – )
  9. 9. Hannah (A) Dunbar (28 Sep 1733 – 9 Oct 1772) m. Ezekiah (Shadrack) Wooters (1730 – 05 Dec.,1772)
    1. 1. James Wooters (1760 – )
    2. 2. John Wooters (1761 – abt 1868) m. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) All (about 1765 – 1809)
      1. 1. Levin Wooters (1787 – 22 OCT 1855) m. Sarah (Ann (Sally)) Richardson (1790 – 1876)
        1. 1. Josiah (F) Wooters (6 Jan 1819 – 29 Sep 1900) m. Mary ("Polly" Fowler) Wooters (Abt 1817 – 10 May 1878)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wooters
    4. 4. Sarah Wooters
    5. 5. Jacob Wooters
    6. 6. Thomas Wooters

Mercy Hayward's Timeline

3 Records

1702
29 Apr 1702
Birth of Mercy D Hayward in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1727
06 Apr 1727
Age 25
Mercy D Hayward was married in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1772
9 Oct 1772
Age 70
Death of Mercy D Hayward in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1702
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1727
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1772
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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