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Mercy Sawyer 1668 – 1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1668

Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 22 Sep 1729

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: John Sawyer

Mother: Mercy Little

Spouse(s): Anthony Eames

Children(s): Mercy Eames, Jerusha Eames, Elizabeth Eames, Ichabod Eames, Mark Eames, Mary Eames, Anthony Eames, David Eames

Mercy Sawyer was born in 1668 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the child of John Sawyer and Mercy Little. Mercy Sawyer married Anthony Eames, and had children including Mercy Eames, Jerusha Eames, Elizabeth Eames, Ichabod Eames, Mark Eames, Mary Eames, Anthony Eames, David Eames. Mercy Sawyer passed away in 1729 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Mercy Sawyer was born in 1668 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the child of John Sawyer and Mercy Little.
  • Mercy Sawyer married Anthony Eames, and had children including Mercy Eames, Jerusha Eames, Elizabeth Eames, Ichabod Eames, Mark Eames, Mary Eames, Anthony Eames, David Eames.
  • Mercy Sawyer passed away in 1729 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mercy Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Sawyer
1668 – 1729
Birth Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
John Sawyer
1645 – 1711
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Mercy Little
1645 – 1693
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William Sawyer
1613 – 1702
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Ruth (Elizabeth) Bitford
1623 – 1699
Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Little
1608 – 1671
Bulkington, Warwickshire, England
Ann Warren
1612 – 1674
Shoreditch, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sawer
1582 – 1660
Margery Jackson
1570 – 1677
Samuel Bitfield
1602 – 1660
Elizabeth Parker
1601 – 1669
Richard Warren
1579 – 1628
Elizabeth Jouatt
1583 – 1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gyles Bytfylde
1557 – 1615
Wilhemienia Flower
1562 –
Christopher Warren
1553 – 1587
Alyce Webbe
1558 – 1586
John Jouatt
1557 – 1648
Mary Stringer
– 1615

Mercy Sawyer's Descendants

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Mercy Sawyer (1 Feb 1668 – 22 Sep 1729) m. Anthony Eames (abt 1657 – 17 Sep 1729)
  1. 1. Mercy Eames (1 Oct 1687 – 2 Apr 1769)
  2. 2. Jerusha Eames (18 Mar 1688 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Eames (11 Mar 1691 – 8 Jun 1726)
  4. 4. Ichabod Eames (20 Sep 1693 – 8 Jun 1726)
  5. 5. Mark Eames (15 Sep 1695 – 1723)
  6. 6. Mary Eames (17 Jul 1698 – )
  7. 7. Anthony Eames (1703 – 26 Apr 1795) m. Anna Barker (19 Oct 1709 – 1 Aug 1790)
    1. 1. Mark Eames (5 May 1726 – 26 Apr 1794) m. Anne Grice (25 Mar 1729 – 31 Mar 1820)
      1. 1. Samuel (Eames) Ames (16 Nov 1751 – 18 Jul 1837) m. Anna Bennet (1757 – 5 Oct 1794)
        1. 1. Eliphalet Ames (28 May 1775 – 6 November 1868)
        2. 2. Polly Ames (28 Mar 1777 – 16 Apr 1852) m. David Durfey (18 Dec 1775 – 30 May 1854)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Eames (23 Oct 1778 – )
        4. 4. Isaac Eames (11 Aug 1780 – )
        5. 5. Samuel Ames (4 Oct 1782 – )
        6. 6. Joseph Ames (13 May 1785 – 21 Nov 1875)
        7. 7. David Ames (1787 – 1856)
        8. 8. Anna Ames (1 Jun 1789 – )
        9. 9. Jerusia Ames (17 March 1791 – )
    2. 2. David Eames (7 Jan 1728 – )
    3. 3. John Eames (17 Nov 1730 – )
    4. 4. Abner Eames (30 Apr 1732 – )
    5. 5. Lydia Eames (26 Jan 1734 – )
    6. 6. Anne Eames (3 Apr 1736 – )
    7. 7. Hannah Eames (14 Jan 1738 – )
    8. 8. Marcy Eames (5 Jan 1740 – )
  8. 8. David Eames

Mercy Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1668
1 Feb 1668
Birth of Mercy Sawyer in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1729
22 Sep 1729
Age 61
Death of Mercy Sawyer in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1668
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, 1911-1929, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1729
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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