Mercy
PRENCE
(b.
4 January 1631
,
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
28 September 1711
,
Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Mercy PRENCE was born 4 January 1631 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mercy PRENCE was the child of Thomas PRENCE and Patience BREWSTER and the grandchild of: (maternal) William BREWSTER and Mary UNKNOWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mercy married John FREEMAN 13 February 1649 in Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
John FREEMAN was born 28 January 1626 in Pulborough, Sussex, England. John died 28 October 1719 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA .
Mercy PRENCE died 28 September 1711 in Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
Inscription:
"Here Lyes Buried Ye Body of Marcy Freeman Wife To Major John Freeman Aged 80 years Dec'd Sept Ye 28th 1711"
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Family and Children of Mercy PRENCE
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John FREEMAN-- Date: 13 February 1649 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Children of John FREEMAN and Mercy PRENCE:
John FREEMAN (b.December 1651, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 27 July 1721, Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Sarah MERRICK 18 December 1672 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Edmund FREEMAN (b.3 June 1657, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 February 1719, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Ruth MERRICK (MYRICK) January 1677 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
m. Sarah MAYO 1681 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy FREEMAN (b.15 July 1659, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 April 1745, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Samuel KNOWLES 16 December 1679 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
William FREEMAN (b.4 October 1662, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1687, Eastham, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England )
m. Lydia SPARROW 3 April 1685 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
John FREEMAN-- Date: 13 February 1649 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony Children of John FREEMAN and Mercy PRENCE:
John FREEMAN (b.December 1651, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 27 July 1721, Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Sarah MERRICK 18 December 1672 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Edmund FREEMAN (b.3 June 1657, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 February 1719, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Ruth MERRICK (MYRICK) January 1677 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
m. Sarah MAYO 1681 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy FREEMAN (b.15 July 1659, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 April 1745, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Samuel KNOWLES 16 December 1679 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
William FREEMAN (b.4 October 1662, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1687, Eastham, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England )m. Lydia SPARROW 3 April 1685 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
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1631 Birth 4 January 1631
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1649 Marriage / PartnerMercy PRENCE and John FREEMAN 13 February 1649, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
She was 18 years old.
1651 Birth of ChildJohn FREEMAN was born December 1651, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy was 20 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildEdmund FREEMAN was born 3 June 1657, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy was 26 years old.
1659 Birth of ChildMercy FREEMAN was born 15 July 1659, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy was 28 years old.
1662 Birth of ChildWilliam FREEMAN was born 4 October 1662, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy was 31 years old.
1672 Marriage of ChildJohn FREEMAN married 18 December 1672, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah MERRICK
1677 Marriage of ChildEdmund FREEMAN married January 1677, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Ruth MERRICK (MYRICK)
1679 Marriage of ChildMercy FREEMAN married 16 December 1679, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel KNOWLES
1685 Marriage of ChildWilliam FREEMAN married 3 April 1685, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia SPARROW
1711 Death 28 September 1711
Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 80.
Mercy is buried at: Cove Burying Ground Eastham Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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