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Mercy Williams Nickerson 1643–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 April 1739

Death Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: THOMAS WILLIAMS

Mother: Elizabeth Tate

Spouse(s): William Nickerson

Children(s): Thomas Lieutenant, Elizabeth Nickerson, Robert Nickerson

Mercy Williams Nickerson was born in 1643 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Williams And Elizabeth Tart Tate. Mercy Williams Nickerson married William Nickerson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Nickerson, Robert Nickerson, Thomas Nickerson Lieutenant. Mercy Williams Nickerson passed away in 1739 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Williams Nickerson was born in 1643 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Williams And Elizabeth Tart Tate.
  • Mercy Williams Nickerson married William Nickerson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Nickerson, Robert Nickerson, Thomas Nickerson Lieutenant.
  • Mercy Williams Nickerson passed away in 1739 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS WILLIAMS
1610–1696
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Tate
1617–1658
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

William Nickerson
1646–1719
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Lieutenant
1670–1736
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Nickerson
1676–1702
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Robert Nickerson
1684–1753
Birth Location: Chatham , Barnstable, MA
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Mercy Nickerson's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Nickerson
1643–1739
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
THOMAS WILLIAMS
1610–1696
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Tart) Tate
1617–1658
Tenterden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Stephen Stafford) Williams
1582–1621
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Hannah (Simmons) Holmes
1590–1672
Muckleston,Staffordshire,England
Thomas (Tate) TART
1584–1646
Kent, England
Elizabeth Thomson
1594–1667
Tenterdon, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1557–1639
Judythe Short
1560–1589
Charles Simmons
1560–
Lucy Bishop
1563–1593
Thomas Tart
1554–1619
Anne Tate
1562–1610
Elizabeth Lady
1570–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Short
1534–1602
Prudence Perkins
1535–1570

Mercy Nickerson's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (Williams) Nickerson (1643–7 April 1739) m. William Nickerson (1 June 1646–7 April 1719)
  1. 1. Thomas (Nickerson) Lieutenant 1670–1736 m. Mary Bangs 1671–1745
    1. 1. Thankful Nickerson 1708–1788 m. Joshua Ellis 1711–1790
    2. 2. Nathaniel Nickerson 1704–1770 m. Hannah Hamlin 1709–1770
      1. 1. Isaacher Nickerson 1730–1803
      2. 2. Hannah Nickerson 1737–1810
      3. 3. Nathaniel Nickerson 1732–1783
      4. 4. Joseph Nickerson 1749–1796
      5. 5. Edward (Hamlin) Nickerson 1738–1825
      6. 6. Thomas Nickerson 1735–1783 m. Sarah Hope 1753–1783
        1. 1. Thomas Nickerson 1775–1839
        2. 2. William Nickerson 1774–1861
        3. 3. George (Rex) Nickerson 1772–1860
        4. 4. Jeremiah Nickerson 1770–1823
    3. 3. Mary Nickerson 1706–1735 m. Edward Eldridge 1702–1730
      1. 1. Anna (Emma) Eldridge 1725–1812
      2. 2. Mary Eldredge 1730–1761
    4. 4. Jonathan Nickerson 1690–1742
    5. 5. Edward Nickerson 1700–1754 m. Thankful Crowell 1707–1795
      1. 1. Anna Nickerson 1750–1841
      2. 2. Thankful Nickerson 1731–1814
      3. 3. Mary Nickerson 1728–1736
      4. 4. Mary Nickerson 1745–1782
      5. 5. Rebecca Nickerson 1746–1822
      6. 6. Thomas Nickerson 1730–1789
      7. 7. Abigail Nickerson 1733–1790 m. Jonathan Covell 1724–1782
      8. 8. Edward Nickerson 1739–1772
      9. 9. Covel Nickerson 1737–
      10. 10. Mercy Nickerson 1725–1803
      11. 11. Issacher Nickerson 1730–1803
      12. 12. Seth Nickerson –1784
      13. 13. Nancy Nickerson 1735–
    6. 6. Ebenezer Nickerson 1697–1768 m. Constant (Covell) 1\4 1699–1772
      1. 1. Dorcas (Nickerson) 1\8 1736–1787 m. Stephen (Nickerson) 1\8 1726–1801
        1. 1. Eunice (Smith) 1\8 1787–1851 m. Henry (Newell Jr.) 3\16 1783–1868
        2. 2. EBENEEZER Nickerson 1764–1852 m. Elizabeth ('Lizzie' Arey (1\16) Wampanoag) 1766–1839
      2. 2. Ebenezer Nickerson 1727–1778 m. Mehitable Gray –1762
        1. 1. Lot Nickerson 1750–1748
        2. 2. Jenne Nickerson 1758–
        3. 3. Bethia Nickerson 1752–
        4. 4. Mehitable Nickerson 1756–
        5. 5. Ebenezer Nickerson 1754–
      3. 3. Timothy Nickerson 1740– m. Elizabeth Farris 1750–1806
        1. 1. Tamsin Nickerson 1774–
        2. 2. Timothy Nickerson 1778–1848
        3. 3. Sarah Nickerson 1790–1835 m. Richard Gould 1788–1835
        4. 4. Alvin Nickerson 1788–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Nickerson 1782–
        6. 6. Jerusha Nickerson 1770–
        7. 7. Abigail Nickerson 1784–
        8. 8. Dean Nickerson 1786–
        9. 9. Barsilla Nickerson 1776–1808
        10. 10. Roxanna Nickerson 1772–1819
        11. 11. Edward Nickerson 1780–1820
    7. 7. Mercy Nickerson 1694–1760 m. Seth Crowell 1690–1769
      1. 1. Thankful Crowell 1724–1802
      2. 2. Seth Crowell 1726–1798 m. Mary Sears 1724–1760
        1. 1. James Crowell 1750–1833
        2. 2. Mary Crowell 1759–1851
      3. 3. Lott Crowell 1730–1809 m. Hannah Hamblin 1728–1787
        1. 1. Hannah Crowell 1766–1787
        2. 2. Lot Crowell 1753–1808 m. Hannah Berry 1763–1842
        3. 3. Betsey Crowell 1755–1828 m. Ebenezer Hallett 1750–1832
        4. 4. Marcy Crowell 1761–1837 m. Zenas Doane 1761–1825
        5. 5. Mathewes Crowell 1750–
        6. 6. Willard Crowell 1759–1844 m. Patience Sears 1763–1789
        7. 7. Heman Crowell 1748– m. Deborah Crowell 1751–
        8. 8. Sarah (Stanton) Baker 1768–1826 m. Silas Baker 1766–1844
      4. 4. Elizabeth Crowell 1715–1795 m. Hezekiah Merchant 1708–1799 m. Daniel Bassett 1710–
        1. 1. Hezekiah Merchant 1749–1806 m. Deborah Hamblin 1752–1839
    8. 8. Thomas Nickerson 1696–1759 m. Ledea ((Lydia)) Covell 1701–1750
      1. 1. Desire 1718–1766 m. Eliphas (Elisha) Nickerson 1705–1786
        1. 1. Sarah Nickerson 1744–1847 m. Nathan Kenney 1741–1827
        2. 2. John Nickerson 1745–1838 m. Thankful Long 1749–1771 m. Mary Wattson 1750–1810
        3. 3. Elijah Nickerson 1741–
        4. 4. Didamia Nickerson 1756–1849 m. Benjamin Roberts 1755–1824
        5. 5. Daniel Nickerson 1736–1801
        6. 6. Rhoda Nickerson* 1750–1832
        7. 7. Hugh Nickerson 1754–1818
        8. 8. Desire Nickerson 1752–1835
      2. 2. Thomas Nickerson 1720–1800 m. Dorcas Sparrow 1722–1798
        1. 1. Sabra Nickerson 1765–1841 m. Salathiel Nickerson 1760–1847
        2. 2. Phebe Nickerson 1746–1827
        3. 3. Thomas Nickerson 1744–1772 m. Ruth Hinkley 1743–1827
        4. 4. Rachel Nickerson 1752–1805
        5. 5. Sparrow Nickerson 1742–1772
        6. 6. Dorcas Nickerson 1750–1799
        7. 7. Hugh Nickerson 1748–1789
    9. 9. William Nickerson 1698–1759 m. Hannah 1700– m. Berthia Harding 1701–1739
      1. 1. Bethiah Nickerson 1726–1812 m. Noah Doane 1732–1820
        1. 1. Zenas Doane 1761–1825 m. Marcy Crowell 1761–1837
        2. 2. Edward Doane 1770–1860
        3. 3. Noah Doane 1757–
        4. 4. Priscilla Doane 1762–
        5. 5. Bangs Doane 1769–1852
        6. 6. Thankful Doane 1764–
        7. 7. Lot Doane 1765–
        8. 8. Bethia Doane 1772–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Nickerson 1676–1702 m. William (Cahoon) II 1669–1702
    1. 1. William Cahoon 1690–1768 m. Sarah O'Killey 1696–1768
      1. 1. Sarah Long 1719–1773 m. William (Long) Jr. 1715–1775
        1. 1. Thankful Long 1749–1771 m. John Nickerson 1745–1838
        2. 2. William Long 1744–1806
      2. 2. James (Cohoon) * 1721–1776 m. Rebecca Eldridge 1723–1765
        1. 1. Stephen Cahoon 1743–1818 m. Martha Rogers 1751–1816
        2. 2. Deliverance Cahoon 1739–1768 m. Peter Doggett 1738–1768
        3. 3. James Cahoon 1741–1819 m. Deborah Merchant 1749– m. Polly Eldredge 1747–
        4. 4. Fean Cohoon 1751–1832 m. Shubal Wixson 1753–1831
    2. 2. Thomas Cahoon 1694–1768
    3. 3. Mary Cahoon 1692–1784
    4. 4. James Cahoon 1696–1743 m. Mary Rich 1701–1743
      1. 1. Hannah Cahoon 1724–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cahoon 1727–1813
      3. 3. Ruben Cahoon 1726–1777
      4. 4. James Cahoon 1731–
      5. 5. Moses Cahoon 1720–
      6. 6. Sarah Cahoon 1734–1806
      7. 7. Lydia Cahoon 1729–
      8. 8. Mary Cahoon 1723–1782 m. Eldad Nickerson 1723–1770 m. Peleg Dexter 1722–1780
        1. 1. Mary Nickerson 1749–1816 m. Archelaus Crowell 1747–1796
        2. 2. Elizabeth Nickerson 1761– m. Benjamin Freeman 1759–
        3. 3. Eldad (Nickerson) II 1751–1771
        4. 4. Jesse Nickerson 1759–1847 m. Lydia Dexter 1762–1854
        5. 5. Elisha Dexter 1747–1761
        6. 6. Jesse Dexter 1750–1761
        7. 7. John Dexter 1745–
    5. 5. Samuel Cahoon 1692–1764
    6. 6. John Cahoon 1691–
  3. 3. Robert Nickerson 1684–1753 m. Rebecca (Rebeckah Jones) *** 1684–1765
    1. 1. Mercy Nickerson 1707–1755 m. Jonathan Godfrey 1701–1729
      1. 1. Rebecca Godfree 1727–
      2. 2. Jonathan Godfree 1728–1763
        1. 1. Reuben Godfrey 1757–1841
        2. 2. Patience Godfrey 1758–
      3. 3. Caleb Godfree 1726–1778 m. Mary (Priscilla) Pinkham 1733–1795
        1. 1. Rebecca Godfrey 1768–1837
        2. 2. John Godfrey 1757–1762
        3. 3. Phebe Godfrey 1760–1839
        4. 4. Mary Godfrey 1762–1836
        5. 5. Betsey Godfrey 1753–1836
        6. 6. Mercy Godfrey 1755–1836
        7. 7. John Godfrey 1779–1810
        8. 8. Tamer Godfrey 1766–
    2. 2. Elkanah Nickerson 1722–1778 m. Bathshua Snow 1723–1762
      1. 1. James Nickerson 1742–1808 m. Rebeckah Harding 1746–1830
        1. 1. Azubah Nickerson 1778–1850 m. Seth (Howes) Capt 1771–1819
      2. 2. Ensign Nickerson 1745–
      3. 3. Azubah Nickerson 1750–
      4. 4. Robert Nickerson 1748–1786
      5. 5. Rebeckah Nickerson 1743–1834
      6. 6. Priscilla Nickerson 1754– m. Henry Pine 1749–1843
        1. 1. Harriet Pine 1789–
      7. 7. Anne Nickerson 1745–1799
      8. 8. Silvanus Nickerson 1750–1786
    3. 3. Fear Nickerson 1707–1789 m. Elisha Eldridge 1695–1789
      1. 1. Sarah Eldredge 1742–1777
      2. 2. James Eldredge 1732–1804
      3. 3. Elisha Eldredge 1745–1807
      4. 4. Nathaniel Eldredge 1751–1829
      5. 5. Fear Eldredge 1732–
    4. 4. Rebecca Nickerson 1717– m. John Hopkins 1719–
      1. 1. Silvanus Hopkins 1744–
      2. 2. John Hopkins 1750–
      3. 3. Abigail Hopkins 1746–
      4. 4. Elisha Hopkins 1743–1807
    5. 5. Sylvanus Nickerson 1718–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Nickerson 1713–
    7. 7. James Nickerson 1716– m. Mehitable Covell 1727–
    8. 8. Robert Nickerson 1708–

Mercy Nickerson's Timeline

8 Records

1643
Apr 1643
Birth of Mercy Williams Nickerson in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1643
1643
Birth of Mercy Williams Nickerson in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1644
1644
Age 1
Birth of Mercy Williams Nickerson in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1668
30 Nov 1668
Age 25
Mercy Williams Nickerson was married in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1688
30 NOV 1688
Age 45
Mercy Williams Nickerson was married
None
1739
7 February 1739
Age 96
Death of Mercy Williams Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1739
7 Apr 1739
Age 96
Death of Mercy Williams Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1739
7 April 1739
Age 96
Death of Mercy Williams Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1643
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1668
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1688

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1739
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1739
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1739
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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