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Mercy Howes Sears 1680–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

Death Date: 20 May 1720

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

Father: Samuel Howes

Mother: Rebecca *

Spouse(s): Sears None

Children(s): Josiah Sears, Edward Sears, David Sears, Samuel Sears, Jonathan Sears, Sarah Sears, Mercy Sears

Mercy Howes Sears was born in 1680 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, the child of Samuel House Howes And Rebecca Nicholles Howes. Mercy Howes Sears married Sears, and had children including David Sears, Edward Sears, Jonathan Sears, Josiah Sears, Mercy Sears, Samuel Sears, Sarah Sears. Mercy Howes Sears passed away in 1720 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Howes Sears was born in 1680 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, the child of Samuel House Howes And Rebecca Nicholles Howes.
  • Mercy Howes Sears married Sears, and had children including David Sears, Edward Sears, Jonathan Sears, Josiah Sears, Mercy Sears, Samuel Sears, Sarah Sears.
  • Mercy Howes Sears passed away in 1720 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Howes
1651–1722
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SH
Rebecca *
1657–1705
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
R*

Spouses(s)

Sears None
1676–1727
Birth Location: Yarmouth Mass, Massachusetts, USA
S

Children(s)

Josiah Sears
1708–1772
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Edward Sears
1704–1777
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
ES
David Sears
1710–1788
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
DS
Samuel Sears
1706–1764
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Jonathan Sears
1714–1777
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Sarah Sears
1703–1756
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Mercy Sears
1717–1757
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Sears's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Sears
1680–1720
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Parents
Samuel House Howes
1651–1722
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca (Nicholles Howes) *
1657–1705
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Howes
1634–1701
England
Elizabeth Howes
1632–1701
England
Thomas Howes
1626–1676
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Bangs
1641–1719
Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 10GGE
1590–1665
Mary Burr
1603–1695
John *
1598–1676
Tamisen Breyck
1600–1682
Thomas 10GGE
1590–1665
Mary Burr
1603–1695
Edward *
1591–1678
Rebecca GGM)
1611–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howes
1566–1630
Tabitha Roope
1573–1678
Henry Burre
1569–1622
Anna Fisher
1578–1622
John Rector
1569–1635
Elizabeth Stanton
1575–1645
William (Breyck)
1575–1600
Susanna Duijck
1578–1623
John Howes
1566–1630
Tabitha Roope
1573–1678
Henry Burre
1569–1622
Anna Fisher
1578–1622
John GG
1567–1632
Jane GG
1567–1632
pp HUBBARD
1570–1646
Margaret Dewey
1574–1633

Mercy Sears's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (Howes) Sears (1680–20 May 1720) m. Sears (1676–1727)
  1. 1. Josiah Sears 1708–1772 m. Azubah Knowles 1714–1762
    1. 1. Azubah (Knowles SEARS) Kendrick 1747–1839 m. Warren (Anson) KENDRICK 1743–1815
      1. 1. Tabitha Kenwrick 1766–1844 m. Joshua (Nickerson) 3\32 1763–1798 m. James (Smith) 🔳 1762–1842
        1. 1. Levi (Nickerson) 17\64 1798–1894 m. Marinda unknown 1799–1883 m. Marinda unknown 1799–1883
        2. 2. Azuba Nickerson 1796–1879
        3. 3. Joshusa Nickerson 1792–1871
        4. 4. Patty Nickerson 1794–
        5. 5. Joshua Nickerson 1788–1871
        6. 6. Martha Nickerson 1794–1819
        7. 7. Esther Nickerson 1786–1815
        8. 8. Edward Nickerson 1787–1822
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Betsey) Smith 1809–1887 m. Judah Nickerson 1801–1895
        10. 10. Tabitha Nickerson 1790–1844 m. James Smith 1787–1870
      2. 2. Martha Nickerson 1774–1808 m. Simeon Nickerson 1770–1851
        1. 1. James Nickerson 1792–1826 m. Margaret (Glance) 1\2 1792–1860
      3. 3. Edward Kendrick 1768–1835 m. Rebecca Smith 1772–1813
        1. 1. Eliza Kendrick 1809–1815
        2. 2. Tabitha Kendrick 1793–
        3. 3. Jonathan Kendrick 1791–1832
        4. 4. Abigail Kendrick 1797–
        5. 5. Cynthia Kendrick 1805–1886
        6. 6. Edward (W.A) Kendrick 1813–1898 m. Mary (Homer) Smith 1809–1889
      4. 4. Phebe Kendrick 1788–1882 m. Joshua Nickerson 1784–1847
        1. 1. James Nickerson 1831–
        2. 2. David (Kendrick) Nickerson 1814–
        3. 3. Martha Nickerson 1807–1887 m. Edward Cornish 1808–1891
        4. 4. Henry Nickerson 1828–1884
        5. 5. Hannah Nickerson 1818–1819
        6. 6. Absalom Nickerson 1810–1892
        7. 7. William (Kendrick) Nickerson 1826–1849
        8. 8. Varlina Nickerson 1812–1892
        9. 9. Hepsabeth (M) Nickerson 1822–1891
        10. 10. Abigail Nickerson 1816–1900 m. John (Calvin) Nickerson 1814–1873
      5. 5. Seth Kendrick 1785–1785
      6. 6. Azubah Kendrick 1781–1866 m. Samuel Watson 1781–1866 m. Jonathan Smith 1779–1819
        1. 1. Thomas (Kendrick Smith) Sr 1804–1880
        2. 2. Mary (Homer) Smith 1809–1889 m. Edward (W.A) Kendrick 1813–1898
        3. 3. Rebecca Smith 1812–1894
      7. 7. Josiah (S) Kendrick 1783–1866 m. Hannah Weeks 1779–1849
      8. 8. Anson Kendrick 1776– m. Letitia Atwood 1781–1838
        1. 1. Jacob (Spinney) Kendrick 1806–1889 m. Lorena Worthen 1805–1896
        2. 2. Joseph (Atwood) Kendrick 1819–1846 m. Irene Doane 1818–1915
        3. 3. Tamsin Kendrick 1801–
        4. 4. Diana Kendrick 1804–1864
        5. 5. Mercy Kendrick 1809–1819
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Kendrick 1822–1901 m. Thomas West 1820–
        7. 7. Anderson Kendrick 1799–
        8. 8. Hannah Kendrick 1800–1856
        9. 9. John Kendrick 1811–1887
        10. 10. Anderson Kendrick 1814–
        11. 11. Hepzabah (Adams) Kendrick 1798–1875
      9. 9. Samuel Kendrick 1778– m. Tabitha 1791–
      10. 10. Huldah Bennison 1764– m. John Bennison 1785–
      11. 11. Abigail West 1794– m. Edward Bradford 1790–
        1. 1. Abigail Bradford 1823–1824
        2. 2. Samuel (William) Kendrick 1821–1897
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bradford 1819– m. Jonathan Crowell 1815–
      12. 12. David Kendrick 1770–1818 m. Jedidah Crowell 1774–1861
        1. 1. Rebecca Kendrick 1795– m. Samuel (Godfrey) Smith 1797–1870
        2. 2. Zerviah Kendrick 1809–1874
        3. 3. Anson Kendrick 1807–
        4. 4. Elizah Kendrick 1815–1909
        5. 5. Judah Kendrick 1798–1875
        6. 6. Samuel (S) Kendrick 1812–1901
        7. 7. Edward Kendrick 1818–
        8. 8. David Kendrick 1792–1829
        9. 9. Johnathan Kendrick 1803–1807
        10. 10. Via Kendrick 1811–
        11. 11. Azuba Kendrick 1800–
        12. 12. Seth Kendrick 1805–1895
    2. 2. Martha (Mercy) Sears 1739–1823 m. Theodore (Seth) Harding 1730–1771
      1. 1. Chloe Harding 1758–1826 m. Jeremiah Frost 1758–1826
        1. 1. Jeremiah Frost 1792–1875 m. Frances (P) Chandler 1796–1852
        2. 2. Stephen (H) Frost 1797–1854
        3. 3. Miriam Frost 1788–1879
        4. 4. Theodore (Harding) Frost 1790–1871
        5. 5. Chloe Frost 1799–1850
        6. 6. William Frost 1794–
      2. 2. Sarah Harding 1756–1843
      3. 3. Jerusha Harding 1763–1800 m. Ebenezer Crowell 1763–1823
        1. 1. Paul Crowell 1798–1860 m. Deborah Crowell 1798–1867
        2. 2. Martha Crowell 1789–1866 m. John Hopkins 1787–1856
      4. 4. Mercy Harding 1769–1851 m. Zara Smith 1768–1843
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Bearse) Smith 1796–
        2. 2. Sarah Smith 1808–1872
        3. 3. Susanna (Nickerson) Smith 1803–
        4. 4. Joshua (Harding) Smith 1798–1883
        5. 5. Obediah (Emery) Smith 1795–1889
        6. 6. David Smith 1794–1816
        7. 7. Mary (Donaldson) Smith 1812–1869
        8. 8. Susan Smith 1803–
        9. 9. Seth Smith 1800–
        10. 10. Samuel (O.D) Smith 1802–1872
        11. 11. Warren Smith 1793–1815
    3. 3. Josiah (Sears) Sr 1744–1819 m. Phebe Adams 1757–1828 m. Sarah Sears 1772–1840
      1. 1. Moses Goodwin 1813–1888
      2. 2. Josiah Goodwin 1801–1877
      3. 3. Benjamin Goodwin 1805–1857
      4. 4. Hallett Goodwin 1816–1914
      5. 5. Jerusha Sears 1798–1875
      6. 6. Azuba Sears 1791–1822
      7. 7. Mary Goodwin 1812–1862
      8. 8. Jane Goodwin 1808–
      9. 9. Martha (Sears) 🟣 1793–1871 m. Reuben (Nickerson) 🟣 1792–1865
        1. 1. Lucinda (Lucy) Nickerson 1813–1880 m. David Adams 1814–1876
        2. 2. Leonard Nickerson 1818–1883
        3. 3. Martha Nickerson 1834–1918
        4. 4. David (Bass) Nickerson 1820–
        5. 5. Charles Nickerson 1832–1936
        6. 6. David Nickerson 1818– m. Martha Adams 1817–
        7. 7. Hulda Nickerson 1827–1892 m. Samuel Smith 1828–1894
        8. 8. Jerusha Nickerson 1815–
        9. 9. Sarah Nickerson 1823–
      10. 10. Isaac Goodwin 1809–1869 m. Elizabeth Seeley 1808–1884
        1. 1. Hallett (J.) Goodwin 1841–1914 m. Eveline Smith 1845–1922
    4. 4. Paul Sears 1740–
    5. 5. Berthia Sears 1750–
    6. 6. Mercy Sears 1737– m. Archelous Harding 1740–1829
      1. 1. Samuel Harding 1778–1855
      2. 2. Archelous (Harding) II 1774–1859
      3. 3. Mercy (S) Harding 1770–1843
    7. 7. David Sears 1753–1841
    8. 8. Josiah Sears 1730– m. Anna Collins 1735–
    9. 9. Jerusha Sears 1745–
    10. 10. Samuel Sears 1755–
    11. 11. Josiah Sears 1744–1819 m. Elizabeth Bearse 1771–1815
      1. 1. Josiah Sears 1812–1866 m. Mercy Nickerson 1817–1904
        1. 1. Sarah Sears 1844– m. Ephraim Nickerson 1840–
  2. 2. Edward Sears 1704–1777 m. Desire Sears 1712–1775
    1. 1. Josiah Sears 1740–1767
    2. 2. Marcy Tilson 1736–1807
    3. 3. Edward Sears 1734–1812
  3. 3. David Sears 1710–1788
  4. 4. Samuel Sears 1706–1764 m. Thankful 1700– m. Hannah Sears 1715–1739
    1. 1. Nathaniel Sears 1731–1771 m. Phebe (**) Lincoln 1733–1840
      1. 1. Jerusha (Ann) Sears 1765–
      2. 2. Rebecca Sears 1762–1836
      3. 3. Rufus Sears 1770–1856
      4. 4. Mercy Sears 1757–
      5. 5. Desire Sears 1760–1804
      6. 6. Phebe Hall 1754–1818 m. Seth (Savage) HALL 1751–1807
        1. 1. Rufus Hall 1788–1868 m. Keziah Hall 1785–1846
  5. 5. Jonathan Sears 1714–1777
  6. 6. Sarah Sears 1703–1756
  7. 7. Mercy Sears 1717–1757

Mercy Sears's Timeline

8 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Mercy Howes Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1680
1680
Birth of Mercy Howes Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1680
1680
Birth of Mercy Howes Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
1702
3 Apr 1702
Age 22
Mercy Howes Sears was married in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
1702
Apr 3 1702
Age 22
Mercy Howes Sears was married in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1720
May 20 1720
Age 40
Death of Mercy Howes Sears in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1720
20 May 1720
Age 40
Death of Mercy Howes Sears in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1720
20 May 1720
Age 40
Death of Mercy Howes Sears in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1702
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 3 1702
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 20 1720
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1720
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1720
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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