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Mercy Thorne 1581–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1581

Birth Location: Harlow, Essex, England

Death Date: Jun 1635

Death Location: St. Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Rafe Thorne

Mother: Alice Tann

Spouse(s): Gabriel Dowsett

Children(s): Joan Dowsett, Thomas Dowsett, Thomasine Dowsett, Thomasine Dawsett

Mercy Thorne was born in 1581 in Harlow, Essex, England, the child of Rafe Thorne And Alice Tann. Mercy Thorne married Gabriel Dowsett, and had children including Apphia Hale, Joan Dowsett, Thomas Dowsett, Thomasine Dawsett, Thomasine Dowsett. Mercy Thorne passed away in 1635 in St. Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mercy Thorne was born in 1581 in Harlow, Essex, England, the child of Rafe Thorne And Alice Tann.
  • Mercy Thorne married Gabriel Dowsett, and had children including Apphia Hale, Joan Dowsett, Thomas Dowsett, Thomasine Dawsett, Thomasine Dowsett.
  • Mercy Thorne passed away in 1635 in St. Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rafe Thorne
1537–1587
Birth Location: Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
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Alice Tann
1541–1582
Birth Location: Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Gabriel Dowsett
1577–1627
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Joan Dowsett
1611–1597
Birth Location: Harlow, Essex, England
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Thomas Dowsett
1603–1639
Birth Location: Harlow,Essex,England
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Thomasine Dowsett
1609–1683
Birth Location: Harlow, Essex, England
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Thomasine Dawsett
1606–1683
Birth Location: Kings Walden, Herts, England
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Mercy Thorne's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Thorne
1581–1635
Birth Place: Harlow, Essex, England
Parents
Rafe Thorne
1537–1587
Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
Alice Tann
1541–1582
Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Tann
1520–1572
Elizabeth Pitcher
1521–1593
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Thorne's Descendants

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Mercy Thorne (29 Oct 1581–Jun 1635) m. Gabriel Dowsett (1577–14 Dec 1627)
  1. 1. Joan Dowsett 1611–1597 m. Freeman 1609–
  2. 2. Thomas Dowsett 1603–1639 m. Joane 1603–
  3. 3. Thomasine Dowsett 1609–1683 m. Thomas (Hale) II 1606–1682
    1. 1. Apphia Hale 1642–1708 m. Benjamin (Rolfe) Sr 1638–1710
    2. 2. John Hale 1635–1707 m. Sarah Somerby 1645–1672 m. Rebecca Lowell 1642–1662
    3. 3. Samuel Hale 1640–1709 m. Lydia Musgrave 1642–1671 m. Sarah Ilsley 1655–1681
    4. 4. Thomas (Hale) III 1633–1688 m. Mary Hutchinson 1630–1715
      1. 1. Samuel Hale 1657–1657
      2. 2. Mary Hale 1660–1718 m. Edward Putnam 1654–1747
      3. 3. Joseph Hale 1670–1761 m. Johannah Low 1677–1739 m. Mary Watson 1671–1707
      4. 4. Thomas (Hale) IV 1658–1730 m. Sarah Northend 1661–1732
      5. 5. Samuel (Hale) Sr. 1674–1745 m. Sarah Perley 1683–1769 m. Martha Palmer 1677–1723
      6. 6. Lydia Hale 1666–1740 m. James Platts 1661–1742
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hale 1668–1730 m. Samuel Pickard 1663–1751
      8. 8. Samuel Hale 1658–1658 m. Hannah Moores 1661–1681
      9. 9. Hannah Hale 1663–1733 m. William Peabody 1646–1699
      10. 10. Abigail Hale 1662–1714 m. Henry Poore 1650–1741
        1. 1. Benjamin Poore 1691–1695
        2. 2. Daniel Poore 1700–1701
        3. 3. Mary Poore 1687–1687
        4. 4. Mary Poore 1687–1748 m. Jonathan (Mooers) Jr. 1681–1745 m. Abraham Thurlow 1688–1716
        5. 5. Lydia Poore 1690–1773 m. Benjamin Plummer 1681–1734
        6. 6. Sarah Poore 1693–1746 m. John (Spofford) IV 1678–1735 m. Jeremiah Perley 1677–1758 m. Ezekiel Hale 1689–1740 m. Joseph Pettingill 1684–1716
        7. 7. Jeremiah Poore 1684–1738 m. Lydia Cheney 1687–1773
        8. 8. Samuel Poore 1706–1748 m. Elizabeth Searle 1711–1779
        9. 9. Hannah Poore 1692– m. Samuel (Noyes) Sr. 1691–1729
        10. 10. Benjamin Poore 1695–1759 m. Elizabeth Felt 1696–1760
        11. 11. Elizabeth Poore 1698–1785 m. Edmund (Jackson) II 1694–
        12. 12. Henry Poore 1682–1722 m. Mary Cheney 1680– m. Mary Holmes 1682–1722
        13. 13. Hephzibah Poor 1704– m. Thomas Brimblecom 1765–
        14. 14. Abigail Poore 1680– m. John Fiske 1684–1724 m. Thomas (Holt) Sr. 1686–1767
  4. 4. Thomasine Dawsett 1606–1683

Mercy Thorne's Timeline

5 Records

1581
29 Oct 1581
Birth of Mercy Thorne in Harlow, Essex, England
Harlow, Essex, England
1581
29 Oct 1581
Mercy Thorne was christened in Flamstead,Hertfordshire,England
Flamstead,Hertfordshire,England
1635
25 Jun 1635
Age 54
Death of Mercy Thorne in Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England
Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England
1635
Jun 1635
Age 54
Burial of Mercy Thorne in Ss Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Ss Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
1635
Jun 1635
Age 54
Burial of Mercy Thorne in St. Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
St. Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1581
    Event Place: Harlow, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1581
    Event Place: Flamstead,Hertfordshire,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1635
    Event Place: Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1635
    Event Place: Ss Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1635
    Event Place: St. Mary and Andrew Churchyard, Church Lane, Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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