Mary "Mercy" Burgess

Female 1652 - Unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary "Mercy" Burgess was born on 4 Apr 1652 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died in Unknown.

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    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 42961207

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    From FindaGrave:

    The names Mary, Mercy, and Marcy were often used interchangeably in old records.

    WARNING : Some show Mercy's maiden name as Nye. This is an error. Mercy was misidentified in A Genealogy of the Nye Family (1907) and Thomas Tupper and His Descendants (1945). Genealogies of Mayflower Families (1985) found a deed dated 1704 which showed Mercy Nye as unmarried and caring for her parents, Benjamin and Katherine Nye. Furthermore, American Marriage Records before 1699 available on FamilySearch.org shows Matthias Ellis married Mary Burgess.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42961207

    Family/Spouse: Lieut. Matthias Ellis. Matthias was born on 2 Jun 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Aug 1748 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elnathan Ellis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1686 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1735/36 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elnathan Ellis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born about 1686 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1735/36 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LY9C-4YM

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    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY9C-4YM

    Elnathan married Mary "Marcy" Burgess on 2 Mar 1714/15 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Burgess, Jr. and Sarah Nickerson) was born on 25 Dec 1695 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Ellis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jul 1820 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Elizabeth Ellis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elnathan2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jul 1820 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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    • FamilySearch ID: L782-XZZ

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    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L782-XZZ

    Elizabeth married Job Brewster on 1 Sep 1754 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Job (son of Joshua Brewster and Deborah Jackson) was born on 17 Dec 1729 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Apr 1783 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Captain Joshua Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1763 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Apr 1851 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 2 Apr 1851 in Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Captain Joshua BrewsterCaptain Joshua Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Elnathan2, 1.Mary1) was born on 9 Jul 1763 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Apr 1851 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 2 Apr 1851 in Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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    • FamilySearch ID: L5PB-ZWD
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 54906858
    • Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
    • Group: Mayflower - William Brewster

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    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5PB-ZWD

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54906858

    Group:
    Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower

    Joshua married Lydia Weston on 5 Jun 1785 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Warren Weston and Mary Bosworth) was born on 17 Sep 1768 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was christened on 20 May 1770 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Oct 1841 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 22 Oct 1841 in Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Captain Daniel W. Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1788 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jun 1877 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 11 Jun 1877 in Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.