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Mercy Taylor 1717–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 February 1717

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island

Death Date: 3 October 1796

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

Father: Peter TAYLOR

Mother: Hannah Wood

Spouse(s): Benjamin Simmons

Children(s): Hannah Simmons, Cornelius Simmons, Peter Simmons

Mercy Taylor was born in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, the child of Peter Taylor And Hannah Wood. Mercy Taylor married Benjamin Simmons, and had children including Cornelius Simmons, Hannah Simmons, Peter Simmons. Mercy Taylor passed away in 1796 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mercy Taylor was born in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, the child of Peter Taylor And Hannah Wood.
  • Mercy Taylor married Benjamin Simmons, and had children including Cornelius Simmons, Hannah Simmons, Peter Simmons.
  • Mercy Taylor passed away in 1796 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter TAYLOR
1661–1736
Birth Location: –
PT
Hannah Wood
1685–1730
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Simmons
1713–1788
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Children(s)

Hannah Simmons
1745–1821
Birth Location: –
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Cornelius Simmons
1737–1775
Birth Location: –
CS
Peter Simmons
1735–1821
Birth Location: –
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Mercy Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Taylor
1717–1796
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Parents
Peter TAYLOR
1661–1736
Hannah Wood
1685–1730
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Robert Taylor
1621–1688
Little Leigh, Cheshire, , England
Mary Hodges
1620–1728
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Taylor's Descendants

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Mercy Taylor (24 February 1717–3 October 1796) m. Benjamin Simmons (2 February 1713–16 Mar 1788)
  1. 1. Hannah Simmons 1745–1821 m. Ichabod Burgess 1742–1821
    1. 1. Mercy Burgess 1776–1848
    2. 2. Lydia Burgess 1767–1844
    3. 3. Thomas Burgess 1770–1845
    4. 4. Peter (Taylor) Burgess 1774–1863
    5. 5. Cornelius (Simmons) Burgess 1778–1859
  2. 2. Cornelius Simmons 1737–1775
  3. 3. Peter Simmons 1735–1821

Mercy Taylor's Timeline

4 Records

1717
Feb. 24, 1717
Birth of Mercy Taylor in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
1717
24 February 1717
Birth of Mercy Taylor
None
1796
Oct. 8, 1796
Age 79
Death of Mercy Taylor in USA
USA
1796
3 October 1796
Age 79
Death of Mercy Taylor
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb. 24, 1717
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 February 1717
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct. 8, 1796
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1796
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    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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