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Mercy Prence 1631–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1631

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Sep 1711

Death Location: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Prence

Mother: Patience Brewster

Spouse(s): John Freeman

Children(s): Mercy Freeman, Thomas Freeman, Edmund Freeman, John Jr., William Freeman, Nathaniel Freeman, Patience Freeman, Hannah Freeman, Prence Freeman, Bennet Freeman, Jonathan Freeman

The story of Mercy Prence began in 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy Prence married John Freeman, and had children including Bennet Freeman, Edmund Freeman, Hannah Freeman, John Freeman Jr, Jonathan Freeman, Mercy Freeman, Nathaniel Freeman, Patience Freeman, Prence Freeman, Thomas Freeman, William Freeman. Mercy Prence passed away in 1711 in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Prence began in 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Mercy Prence married John Freeman, and had children including Bennet Freeman, Edmund Freeman, Hannah Freeman, John Freeman Jr, Jonathan Freeman, Mercy Freeman, Nathaniel Freeman, Patience Freeman, Prence Freeman, Thomas Freeman, William Freeman.
  • Mercy Prence passed away in 1711 in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Prence
1600–1673
Birth Location: Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
TP
Patience Brewster
1600–1634
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
PB

Spouses(s)

John Freeman
1627–1719
Birth Location: Pulborough, Sussex, , England
JF

Children(s)

Mercy Freeman
1659–1744
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MF
Thomas Freeman
1653–1716
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
TF
Edmund Freeman
1657–1717
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
EF
John Jr.
1651–1721
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
JJ
William Freeman
1660–1687
Birth Location: –
WF
Nathaniel Freeman
1669–1760
Birth Location: –
NF
Patience Freeman
1652–1725
Birth Location: Duxbury, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
PF
Hannah Freeman
1664–1743
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
HF
Prence Freeman
1665–1675
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
PF
Bennet Freeman
1671–1716
Birth Location: Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
BF
Jonathan Freeman
1673–1721
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
JF

Mercy Prence's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Prence
1600–1673
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Patience Brewster
1600–1634
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Prence
–1630
Elizabeth Todlerby
1577–1630
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
William Brewster
1566–1644
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary (Love) Wentworth
1568–1627
Hatfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Prence's Descendants

1.
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Mercy Prence (Jun 1631–Sep 1711) m. John Freeman (28 Jan 1627–1719)
  1. 1. Mercy Freeman 1659–1744 m. Samuel Knowles 1651–1737
    1. 1. Richard Knowles 1688–1769
  2. 2. Thomas Freeman 1653–1716 m. Rebecca Sparrow 1655–1740
    1. 1. Hannah Freeman 1687–1737 m. Josiah Pidge 1683–1730
      1. 1. Hannah Pidge 1715–1785 m. Aaron (Fuller) Sr. 1706–1743
        1. 1. Aaron Fuller 1734–1785 m. Sarah Blodget 1741–1824
    2. 2. Thomas (Freeman) Jr. 1676–1717 m. Mary Smith 1685–1742
    3. 3. Mercy Freeman 1674–1747
      1. 1. Deborah Sears 1705–1781 m. Thomas Howes 1700–1764
        1. 1. Sarah Howes 1749–1817 m. Reuben Hall 1747–1821
        2. 2. Moody Howes 1724–1806
        3. 3. Desire Howes 1726–1804
        4. 4. Deborah Howes 1727–1797
        5. 5. Elisabeth (Betty) Howes 1729–1809
        6. 6. Mercy Howes 1732–1807
        7. 7. Jerusha Howes 1736–1805
        8. 8. Daniel Howes 1738–1781
        9. 9. Edmund Howes 1743–1801
        10. 10. Reuben Howes 1745–1806
      2. 2. Ebenezer Sears 1694–
      3. 3. Paul (Sears) III 1695–1771
      4. 4. Elizabeth Sears 1697–1729
      5. 5. Thomas Sears 1699–1755
      6. 6. Rebecca Sears 1701–1791
      7. 7. Mercy Sears 1702–1780
      8. 8. Ann Sears 1706–
      9. 9. Joshua Sears 1708–1753
      10. 10. Daniel Sears 1710–1771
      11. 11. Edmund Sears 1712–1795
      12. 12. Hannah Sears 1715–1739
    4. 4. Jonathan Freeman 1678–1714
    5. 5. Edmund Freeman 1680–1745
    6. 6. Joseph Freeman 1682–1756
    7. 7. Joshua Freeman 1684–1715
    8. 8. Prince Freeman 1689–1769
    9. 9. Hatsuld Freeman 1691–1773
    10. 10. Rebecca Freeman 1694–1757
  3. 3. Edmund Freeman 1657–1717 m. Sarah Mayo 1660–1717
    1. 1. Mary Freeman 1688–1757 m. Samuel Hinckley 1684–1761
  4. 4. John (Freeman) Jr. 1651–1721 m. Sarah Merrick 1654–1696
    1. 1. William (Freeman) Sr. 1673–1737 m. Mary Cording 1685–1740
      1. 1. William (Freeman) Jr. 1696–1781 m. Christian Outlaw 1708–1790
        1. 1. John (Blount Freeman) Sr. 1735–1793 m. Sarah Roundtree 1720–1800
    2. 2. Mercy Freeman 1687–1720 m. Chillingsworth Foster 1680–1764
      1. 1. Chillingsworth (Foster) Jr. 1707–1779 m. Mercy Winslow 1712–1757
        1. 1. Chillingsworth Foster 1737–1815 m. Sarah Freeman 1740–1783
  5. 5. William Freeman 1660–1687 m. Lydia Sparrow 1664–1708
    1. 1. William (Freeman) Jr. 1686–1772 m. Mercy Pepper 1690–1769
      1. 1. Daniel Freeman 1717–1748
      2. 2. Daniel Freeman 1717–1748 m. Mercy Freeman 1721–1753
        1. 1. Sarah Freeman 1740–1783 m. Chillingsworth Foster 1737–1815
  6. 6. Nathaniel Freeman 1669–1760 m. Mary Howland 1665–1742
    1. 1. John Freeman 1696–
      1. 1. Mercy Freeman 1721–1753 m. Daniel Freeman 1717–1748
  7. 7. Patience Freeman 1652–1725
  8. 8. Hannah Freeman 1664–1743 m. John Mayo 1655–1725
    1. 1. Hannah Mayo 1681–
    2. 2. Samuel Mayo 1684–1761
    3. 3. Mercy Mayo 1688–1765
    4. 4. John (V) Mayo 1691–1756
    5. 5. Rebecca Mayo 1692–1762
    6. 6. Mary Mayo 1694–1771 m. Joseph Hopkins 1688–1772
      1. 1. Hannah Hopkins 1722–1771 m. Thomas Merrick 1718–1796
    7. 7. Joseph Mayo 1696–1770
    8. 8. Elizabeth Mayo 1706–1789
  9. 9. Prence Freeman 1665–1675
  10. 10. Bennet Freeman 1671–1716
  11. 11. Jonathan Freeman 1673–1721

Mercy Prence's Timeline

5 Records

1631
Jun 1631
Birth of Mercy Prence in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1631
1631
Mercy Prence was christened in Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
1672
13 Mar 1672
Age 41
Mercy Prence - Will in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1711
28 Sep 1711
Age 80
Death of Mercy Prence in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1711
Sep 1711
Age 80
Burial of Mercy Prence in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1631
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 1 Mar 2023), entry for Mercy Prence, person ID LZJ5-7J8.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 1 Mar 2023), entry for Mercy Prence, person ID LZJ5-7J8.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1672
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 1 Mar 2023), entry for Mercy Prence, person ID LZJ5-7J8.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1711
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1711
    Event Place: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 1 Mar 2023), entry for Mercy Prence, person ID LZJ5-7J8.
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