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MERCY Roberts Taylor 1696–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1696

Birth Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Oct 1740

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Robert Taylor

Mother: Deborah Peckham

Spouse(s): Christopher Carpenter

Children(s): Christopher Carpenter, Nicholas Carpenter, Oliver Carpenter, Sarah Carpenter, William Carpenter, Barbara Carpenter, Jeremiah Carpenter, Jonathon Carpenter, Mercy Carpenter, Robert Carpenter

MERCY Roberts Taylor was born in 1696 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of Robert Ii Taylor And Deborah Peckham. MERCY Roberts Taylor married Christopher Carpenter, and had children including Barbara Carpenter, Christopher Carpenter, Jeremiah Carpenter, Jonathon Carpenter, Mercy Carpenter, Nicholas Zimmerman Carpenter, Oliver Carpenter, Robert Carpenter, Sarah Carpenter, William Carpenter. MERCY Roberts Taylor passed away in 1740 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • MERCY Roberts Taylor was born in 1696 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of Robert Ii Taylor And Deborah Peckham.
  • MERCY Roberts Taylor married Christopher Carpenter, and had children including Barbara Carpenter, Christopher Carpenter, Jeremiah Carpenter, Jonathon Carpenter, Mercy Carpenter, Nicholas Zimmerman Carpenter, Oliver Carpenter, Robert Carpenter, Sarah Carpenter, William Carpenter.
  • MERCY Roberts Taylor passed away in 1740 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Taylor
1653–1707
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Deborah Peckham
1653–1712
Birth Location: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Christopher Carpenter
1694–1763
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
CC

Children(s)

Christopher Carpenter
1745–1801
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Nicholas Carpenter
1742–1791
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Oliver Carpenter
1731–
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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Sarah Carpenter
1729–
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
SC
William Carpenter
1727–
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
WC
Barbara Carpenter
1746–1805
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
BC
Jeremiah Carpenter
1715–1792
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
JC
Jonathon Carpenter
1719–
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
JC
Mercy Carpenter
1724–
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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Robert Carpenter
1722–1777
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
RC

MERCY Taylor's Ancestors

Self
MERCY Taylor
1696–1740
Birth Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
Robert II Taylor
1653–1707
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Deborah Peckham
1653–1712
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MERCY Taylor's Descendants

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MERCY (Roberts) Taylor (20 Dec 1696–30 Oct 1740) m. Christopher Carpenter (1694–Feb 1763)
  1. 1. Christopher Carpenter 1745–1801 m. Sarah 1745–
    1. 1. Barbara Carpenter 1774–1810 m. James Maxson 1770–1838
      1. 1. Jonathan (Maxon) Maxson 1800–1880 m. Nancy (Alice) Felton 1800–1888
        1. 1. George (S) Maxon 1841–1906 m. Celestia Wilkinson 1847–1932 m. Elny Maxson 1852– m. Alma Hammond 1858–1902
        2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Maxon 1836–1860
        3. 3. Alexander Maxson 1824–
        4. 4. Daniel (M) Maxson 1826–1869
        5. 5. Mercy (Clarissa) Maxon 1838–1872
        6. 6. Emma (Jane) Maxon 1834–1882
        7. 7. David (Sampson) Maxson 1825–1917
      2. 2. Susannah Maxson 1804–1830 m. James Knowles 1803–1830
        1. 1. Hamilton Knowles 1826–1904
        2. 2. Eunice Knowles 1829–
        3. 3. Deborah ("Deby") Knowles 1823–
        4. 4. William (James D) Knowles 1827–1913
      3. 3. Ann (Amy) Maxson 1802–1880 m. David Felton 1798–1882
        1. 1. Elizabeth Felton 1828–1870
        2. 2. Johnathan Felton 1846–1922
        3. 3. Franklin Felton 1835–1864
        4. 4. Sampson (A.) Felton 1837–1926
        5. 5. Amy (J) Felton 1840–1915
        6. 6. Louisa Felton 1845–1928
      4. 4. Sarah Maxson 1808–1880 m. George Pettitt 1800–1880
        1. 1. Joseph Pettit 1843–1909
      5. 5. Rachel Maxson 1806–1862 m. Alexander (William) Felton 1804–1853 m. Cornelius Babcock 1833–1908
        1. 1. Nancy Felton 1830–1855
        2. 2. Sarah (A "Sally") Felton 1827–
        3. 3. Minerva Felton 1829–1910
        4. 4. James (A) Felton 1832–
        5. 5. Daniel (Felton) Cpl 1836–1920
        6. 6. Emma Felton 1838–
        7. 7. Lydia (J) Felton 1842–
        8. 8. Jonathan Felton 1844–1922
        9. 9. Ezra Felton 1850–1938
      6. 6. Male Maxson 1810–
      7. 7. Mary (?) Maxson 1794–
  2. 2. Nicholas (Zimmerman) Carpenter 1742–1791 m. Mary Wolfe 1745–1816
    1. 1. Nicholas Carpenter 1769–1791
    2. 2. Sarah Carpenter 1766–
    3. 3. David Carpenter 1770–
    4. 4. John Carpenter 1772–1855
    5. 5. Margaret Carpenter 1774–1850
    6. 6. Barbara ("Barbary") Carpenter 1776–1805
    7. 7. Catherine Carpenter 1764–1828
    8. 8. Christopher Carpenter 1768–1846
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Nancy) Carpenter 1782–1853
    10. 10. Joseph Carpenter 1784–1809
    11. 11. Thomas (Carpenter Bee) hunter 1790–1869
    12. 12. Nancy (Ann) Carpenter 1792–1877
    13. 13. Mary Carpenter 1775–
  3. 3. Oliver Carpenter 1731–
  4. 4. Sarah Carpenter 1729–
  5. 5. William Carpenter 1727–
  6. 6. Barbara Carpenter 1746–1805
  7. 7. Jeremiah Carpenter 1715–1792
  8. 8. Jonathon Carpenter 1719–
  9. 9. Mercy Carpenter 1724–
  10. 10. Robert Carpenter 1722–1777

MERCY Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1696
20 Dec 1696
Birth of MERCY Roberts Taylor in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1740
30 Oct 1740
Age 44
Death of MERCY Roberts Taylor in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1696
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1740
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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