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Mercy Watson 1685–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 November 1768

Death Location: Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elkanah Watson

Mother: Mercy _____

Spouse(s): John III

Children(s): John IV, Thankful Freeman, Mary Freeman, Eli Freeman

Mercy Watson was born in 1685 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Elkanah Watson And Mercy. Mercy Watson married John Freeman Iii, and had children including Eli Freeman, John Freeman Iv, Mary Freeman, Thankful Freeman. Mercy Watson passed away in 1768 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Watson was born in 1685 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Elkanah Watson And Mercy.
  • Mercy Watson married John Freeman Iii, and had children including Eli Freeman, John Freeman Iv, Mary Freeman, Thankful Freeman.
  • Mercy Watson passed away in 1768 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Mercy Watson's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Watson
1685–1768
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Elkanah Watson
1656–1689
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy _____
1650–1721
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Capt (George) Watson
1602–1685
London, Middlesex, England
Phebe Hicks
1614–1663
Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
William Hedges
1620–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hicks
1575–1653
Margaret Winslow
1580–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baptist Hickes
1550–1646
Phebe Hicks
1557–1663
Edward Winslow
1560–1620
Eleanor Pelham
1564–1589

Mercy Watson's Descendants

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Mercy Watson (1685–25 November 1768) m. John (Freeman) III (1676–23 December 1767)
  1. 1. John (Freeman) IV 1709–1804
  2. 2. Thankful Freeman 1714– m. Barnabas Sears 1714–1741
    1. 1. Hannah Sears 1740–1827 m. George Webb 1740–1825
      1. 1. Huldah Webb 1767–1842 m. Aaron (W) Smith 1758–1824
      2. 2. Ruth Webb 1764–1815 m. John (Rice) Goulding 1762–1813
        1. 1. James Goulding 1791–1796
        2. 2. Samuel Goulding –1796
      3. 3. Priscilla Webb 1780–1861
      4. 4. Anna Webb 1770–1856 m. Silas Flagg 1766–1850
        1. 1. George Flagg 1791–1792
        2. 2. Silas (More) Flagg 1797–1845
        3. 3. Joshua Flagg 1805–
        4. 4. Joel Flagg 1808–
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Flagg 1815–
        6. 6. Anna Flagg 1811–
        7. 7. Fanny Flagg 1792–
        8. 8. Elijah Flagg 1795–
        9. 9. Priscilla Flagg 1800–1841
    2. 2. Stephen Sears 1736–1815
    3. 3. Mary Sears 1738–
  3. 3. Mary Freeman 1719–1785 m. Roland Sears 1711–1784
    1. 1. Barnabas Sears 1743–
    2. 2. Hannah Sears 1754–1756
    3. 3. Freeman Sears 1740–1807
    4. 4. Mercy Sears 1751–1814 m. Reuben Snow 1733–1814
      1. 1. Barnabuss Snow 1777–1837
      2. 2. Stephen Snow 1772–1857
    5. 5. Elisha Sears 1748–1820
    6. 6. Mary Sears 1758–1770
    7. 7. Thankful Sears 1745–1766
  4. 4. Eli Freeman 1722–1760

Mercy Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Mercy Watson in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1768
25 November 1768
Age 83
Death of Mercy Watson in Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1768
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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