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Mercy <I>Bachelder</I> Dearborn

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Mercy Bachelder Dearborn

Birth
USA
Death
unknown
Burial
Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
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She is the daughter of Nathaniel & Mary Bachelder.
Mercy is the wife of Samuel Dearborn. They married on July 12, 1694 in NH.

MAINE PIONEERS, 1623-60
Comment: son of Nathaniel and Hester (Mercer), place and date of birth unknown, came to this country before 1647, certainly, as in that year his grandfather, Rev. Stephen, gave property at Strawberry Bank to him in partnership with his cousins John and William Sanborn. He was then and for the rest of his life a resident of Hampton, N. H. Planter, yeoman, so he was designated in deeds; constable and otherwise in public business. He owned considerable land. Mortg. a tract 22 March, 1664, to his father in law John Smith and his brother in law, John, Jr., to secure to them the payment of their legacies by the will of Mrs. Ruth Dalton, of whose estate he was executor.
He m. 10 (10) 1656 Deborah, dau. of John and Deborah Smith; ch. Deborah b. 12 (8) 1657, (m. Joseph Palmer,) Nathaniel b. 24 (10) 1659, Ruth b. 9 (3) or (6) 1662, (m. James Blake, of Dorchester, Mass.) Hester b. 22 (12) 1664, (m. Samuel Shaw,) Abigail b. 28 (10) 1667, (m. John Dearborn,) Jane b. 8 (11) 1670, (m. Benjamin Lamprey,) Benjamin b. 19 (7) 1673, Stephen b. 8 (1) 1675-6, MERCY b. 11 (10) 1677, (m. Samuel Dearborn,) Mary b. 18 (7) 1679, Samuel b. 10 (10) 1680-1, Jonathan, Theodate, (m. Morris Hobbs,) Thomas, Joseph b. 9 (6) 1687, Mary b. 17 (8) 1688.

His first wife d. 8 (12) 1675-6; he m. 2, 31 (8) 1676, Mary (Carter) widow of John Wyman of Woburn, Mass.; he m. 3, 23 Oct. 1689, Elizabeth, widow of John Knill.

He d. 17 (10) 1710, "aged about 80 years."

Children of Samuel and Mercy are:

Mary, b.23 Aprl. 1695, North Hampton, NH. She married John Blake, 30 Dec. 1714.
Mehitable, b. 21 Feb. 1696/97, married Thomas Berry, 15 Jan. 1717/18.
Sarah, b. 27 Jan. 1698, 15 Jan. 1756, Kensington, NH. She married Edward Tuck, 24 Nov. 1720.
Mercy, b. 18 Feb. 1701/02, married Martin Jose, 1 Apr. 1725, Greenland, NH.
Jeremiah, b. 1 Apr. 1704, d.1751, married Sarah Taylor, 23 Dec. 1724.
Nathaniel, b. 21 Jan. 1709/10, married Mary Batchelder,2 Dec. 1731.
Henry , # 160425028, b. 27 Dec. 1712, married Margaret Sherburne,
Abigail, b. 19 Oct. 1720, d. 1 Jul. 1811, married Abraham Drake, 24 Nov. 1742.
She is the daughter of Nathaniel & Mary Bachelder.
Mercy is the wife of Samuel Dearborn. They married on July 12, 1694 in NH.

MAINE PIONEERS, 1623-60
Comment: son of Nathaniel and Hester (Mercer), place and date of birth unknown, came to this country before 1647, certainly, as in that year his grandfather, Rev. Stephen, gave property at Strawberry Bank to him in partnership with his cousins John and William Sanborn. He was then and for the rest of his life a resident of Hampton, N. H. Planter, yeoman, so he was designated in deeds; constable and otherwise in public business. He owned considerable land. Mortg. a tract 22 March, 1664, to his father in law John Smith and his brother in law, John, Jr., to secure to them the payment of their legacies by the will of Mrs. Ruth Dalton, of whose estate he was executor.
He m. 10 (10) 1656 Deborah, dau. of John and Deborah Smith; ch. Deborah b. 12 (8) 1657, (m. Joseph Palmer,) Nathaniel b. 24 (10) 1659, Ruth b. 9 (3) or (6) 1662, (m. James Blake, of Dorchester, Mass.) Hester b. 22 (12) 1664, (m. Samuel Shaw,) Abigail b. 28 (10) 1667, (m. John Dearborn,) Jane b. 8 (11) 1670, (m. Benjamin Lamprey,) Benjamin b. 19 (7) 1673, Stephen b. 8 (1) 1675-6, MERCY b. 11 (10) 1677, (m. Samuel Dearborn,) Mary b. 18 (7) 1679, Samuel b. 10 (10) 1680-1, Jonathan, Theodate, (m. Morris Hobbs,) Thomas, Joseph b. 9 (6) 1687, Mary b. 17 (8) 1688.

His first wife d. 8 (12) 1675-6; he m. 2, 31 (8) 1676, Mary (Carter) widow of John Wyman of Woburn, Mass.; he m. 3, 23 Oct. 1689, Elizabeth, widow of John Knill.

He d. 17 (10) 1710, "aged about 80 years."

Children of Samuel and Mercy are:

Mary, b.23 Aprl. 1695, North Hampton, NH. She married John Blake, 30 Dec. 1714.
Mehitable, b. 21 Feb. 1696/97, married Thomas Berry, 15 Jan. 1717/18.
Sarah, b. 27 Jan. 1698, 15 Jan. 1756, Kensington, NH. She married Edward Tuck, 24 Nov. 1720.
Mercy, b. 18 Feb. 1701/02, married Martin Jose, 1 Apr. 1725, Greenland, NH.
Jeremiah, b. 1 Apr. 1704, d.1751, married Sarah Taylor, 23 Dec. 1724.
Nathaniel, b. 21 Jan. 1709/10, married Mary Batchelder,2 Dec. 1731.
Henry , # 160425028, b. 27 Dec. 1712, married Margaret Sherburne,
Abigail, b. 19 Oct. 1720, d. 1 Jul. 1811, married Abraham Drake, 24 Nov. 1742.

Gravesite Details

Thank you to D. Curtis (47355469) for sharing information about children.



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175616952/mercy-dearborn: accessed ), memorial page for Mercy Bachelder Dearborn (11 Dec 1677–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175616952, citing Upper Yard Burial Ground, Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).