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Mercy White 1670–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony

Death Date: 12 Jun 1739

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony

Father: Peregrine Capt.

Mother: Sarah Bassett

Spouse(s): William III

Children(s): Mary Sherman, Nancy Sherman, Thankful Sherman, Sarah Sherman

Mercy White was born in 1670 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony, the child of Peregrine Born On Mayflower White Capt And Sarah Bassett. Mercy White married William Sherman Iii, and had children including Mary Abigail Sherman, Nancy Sherman, Sarah Sherman, Thankful Sherman. Mercy White passed away in 1739 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony.

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Biography

  • Mercy White was born in 1670 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony, the child of Peregrine Born On Mayflower White Capt And Sarah Bassett.
  • Mercy White married William Sherman Iii, and had children including Mary Abigail Sherman, Nancy Sherman, Sarah Sherman, Thankful Sherman.
  • Mercy White passed away in 1739 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peregrine Capt.
1620–1704
Birth Location: Provincetown Harbor, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony
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Sarah Bassett
1630–1711
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
SB

Spouses(s)

William III
1672–1739
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
WI

Children(s)

Mary Sherman
1711–1782
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
MS
Nancy Sherman
1703–1739
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
NS
Thankful Sherman
1699–1739
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
TS
Sarah Sherman
1701–1768
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
SS

Mercy White's Ancestors

Self
Mercy White
1670–1739
Birth Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Parents
Peregrine (born on Mayflower) White Capt.
1620–1704
Provincetown Harbor, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony
Sarah Bassett
1630–1711
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Grandparents
1 (William "Mayflower Compact") White
1591–1621
Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Susanna ((1st husband White)) Fuller
1593–1654
Rodenhall, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Steeple/
1550–1596
Eleanor SmithSmythe/
1546–1599
1 Fuller
1575–1621
Ann (Mayflower)
1577–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas White
1525–1579
Tamesen White
1526–
Alice Watson
1517–1587
Robert Fuller
1548–1614
Sarah Dunhorn
1552–1584
Priscilla Dillen
1552–1644

Mercy White's Descendants

1.
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Mercy White (1670–12 Jun 1739) m. William (Sherman) III (19 Apr 1672–26 Feb 1739)
  1. 1. Mary (Abigail) Sherman 1711–1782
  2. 2. Nancy Sherman 1703–1739
  3. 3. Thankful Sherman 1699–1739
  4. 4. Sarah Sherman 1701–1768

Mercy White's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Mercy White in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
1739
12 Jun 1739
Age 69
Death of Mercy White in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1739
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
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