Mercy PRENCE

Born

4 January 1631 , Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

28 September 1711 , Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Thomas PRENCE Patience BREWSTER

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Born: 4 January 1631 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Thomas PRENCE

Mother: Patience BREWSTER

Maternal grandparents: William BREWSTER , Mary UNKNOWN

Spouse(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 .

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"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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Mercy PRENCE married

John FREEMAN
Marriage date: 13 February 1649
Marriage place: Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of John FREEMAN and Mercy PRENCE

John FREEMAN

Born: December 1651, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 27 July 1721, Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Sarah MERRICK 18 December 1672 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Edmund FREEMAN

Born: 3 June 1657, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 11 February 1719, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Ruth MERRICK (MYRICK) January 1677 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sarah MAYO 1681 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy FREEMAN

Born: 15 July 1659, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 17 April 1745, Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Samuel KNOWLES 16 December 1679 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

William FREEMAN

Born: 4 October 1662, Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1687, Eastham, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

Married: Lydia SPARROW 3 April 1685 Place: Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1631
4 January 1631
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1649 Marriage / Partner
Mercy PRENCE and John FREEMAN 13 February 1649, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
John FREEMAN was born December 1651, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy was 20 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Edmund FREEMAN was born 3 June 1657, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy was 26 years old.

1659 Birth of Child
Mercy FREEMAN was born 15 July 1659, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy was 28 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
William FREEMAN was born 4 October 1662, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy was 31 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1672 Marriage of Child
John FREEMAN married 18 December 1672, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah MERRICK

1677 Marriage of Child
Edmund FREEMAN married January 1677, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Ruth MERRICK (MYRICK)

1679 Marriage of Child
Mercy FREEMAN married 16 December 1679, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel KNOWLES

1685 Marriage of Child
William FREEMAN married 3 April 1685, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia SPARROW

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Grave

Cove Burying Ground Eastham Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1711
28 September 1711
Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 80.

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Cove Burying Ground Eastham Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA

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Last updated: 2/23/2025 2:22:04 PM

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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