Mercy Dunham

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Profile last modified 11 Feb 2023 | Created 29 May 2011

Biography

Marcy, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Cooper) Morton, was born in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial, America on 19 February, 1639; She married Joseph, son of John and Abigail (Balliou) Dunham, there on 18 November 1657; Marcy (Morton) Dunham died there on 16 February 1667.

Marcy was survived by Joseph and their three known children

Children

Eleazar (1658- ), m. 1682 Bathsheba Pratt
Mercy (about 1660 - after 9 Mar 1703), n.m.
Nathaniel (1662-1734), m. 1691 Mary Tilson; m. 1714 Elizabeth Pratt
Timeline

1639, 19 Feb - birth in Plymouth
1657, 18 Nov - married Joseph Dunham in Plymouth [1], [2]
1658 to 1662 - Births of three known children in Plymouth [3]
1666/67, 19 Feb - Marcy died in Plymouth at age 28 [4]
1669 - Widower Joseph marries second Hesther/Ester Wormall of Rowley
1703, 9 Mar - Marcy's two sons and daughter Mercy are mentioned in their father's will. [5]

Research Notes

Notes on the Dunham Family of Plymouth, Mass.” by Mrs. John E. Barclay,” [TAG:30:153], pub. in “The American Genealogist, Vol 30, Page 143 (see pgs 145, 153) online at https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/11829/143/0
“Six Nathaniel Dunhams in Plymouth and Bristol Countries, Massachusetts,” by Rosemari Finter in TAG:62:6
Mercy (Morton) Dunham (abt. 1639 - abt. 1667)

Mercy "Marcy, Marcye" Dunham formerly Morton

Born about 19 Feb 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Daughter of Nathaniel Morton and Lydia (Cooper) Morton

Sister of Remember (Morton) Jackson, Hannah (Morton) Bosworth, Lydia (Morton) Ellison, Eleazer Morton, Nathaniel Morton, Elizabeth (Morton) Bosworth and Joanna (Morton) Prince

Wife of Joseph Dunham — married 18 Nov 1657 (to 19 Feb 1666) in Plymouth Colony

Mother of Eleazer P Dunham, Mercy Dunham and Nathaniel Dunham I

Died about 19 Feb 1667 at about age 28 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Sources

↑ "George Morton of Plymouth Colony and Some of His Descendants" by John K. Allen, 1908 (self-published), p.11
↑ 1657 Marriage for Marcy Morton in "Mayflower Source Records," ancestry.com, database online with images [subscription [http2://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?f=sse&db=flhg-mayflowersrcrecords&h=204351&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Page 545]
↑ Children of Marcy (Morton) Dunham in "Notes on the Dunham Family of Plymouth, Mass.," by Mrs. John E. Barclay at The American Genealogist TAG Vol 30 (1954):143 and Ancestry.com, database online [subscription] Ancestry Image
↑ 1667 Death for Mercy Dunham in "The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, NeHGR:9:317 at Ancestry.com [subscription] Ancestry Record, bottom of page
↑ Two Eldest Sons and daughter Mercy in Last Will of Joseph Dunham in "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," ancestry.com [subscription] Ancestry Image

'Robinson-Yochem Genealogy

Mercy Morton

      Sex: F Individual Information

         Birth: 1637 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

   Christening: 

         Death: 19 Feb 1666-19 Feb 1667 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

        Burial: 

Parents

        Father: Nathaniel Morton (1613-1685)

        Mother: Lydia Cooper (Abt 1614-1673) Spouses and Children 1. *Joseph Dunham (18 Nov 1637 - 16 Jun 1703)

      Marriage: 18 Nov 1657 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

      Children:

               1. Eleazar Dunham (1658-1682)

               2. Mercy Dunham (1660-After 1715)

               3. Nathaniel Dunham (1665-1730) Notes General:  DEATH SOURCE MARCYE the wife of JOSEPH DUNHAM died the 19th of Feb. 1666. Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

'Reference: ancestry.com:

Mercy Morton

Found 10 Records, 10 Photos and 1,601,815 Family Trees

Born in Plymouth Plym on 1636 to Nathaniel Morton and Lydia Cooper.

Mercy married Joseph Dunham and had 3 children.

She passed away on 1666 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Family Members

Parents

Nathaniel Morton 1613-1685

Lydia Cooper 1620-1673

Spouse(s)

Joseph Dunham 1631-1709

Children

Eleazar Dunham 1671-1720

Mercy Dunham 1675-1745

Nathaniel Dunham 1671-1751

'

Mercy Morton. Born say 1639 at Plymouth, MA. Mercy died at Plymouth, MA, on 19 Feb 1666.3

Mercy and her older sister Remember had the same wedding day.

Children of Joseph and Mercy (Morton) Dunham:

   i. Eleazer Dunham;

ii. Nathaniel Dunham, m. Mary Tilson;
iii. Micajah Dunham;
iv. Joseph Dunham;
v. Benaiah Dunham;
vi. Daniel Dunham; and
vii. Mercy Dunham.177
On 18 Nov 1657 Mercy married Joseph Dunham, son of Dea. John Dunham (ca 1587-2 Mar 1668[/9]) & Abigail

Ballou (-aft 1669), at Plymouth, MA.3 Born ca 1631 at Plymouth, MA.5 Joseph died at Plymouth, MA, ca 1703.

They had one child:

23751 i.  Eleazer (ca1659->1719 

ancestry.com: Mercy Morton Born in Plymouth Plym on 1636 to Nathaniel Morton and Lydia Cooper. Mercy married Joseph Dunham and had 3 children. She passed away on 1666 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Family Members Parents

Nathaniel Morton 1613-1685

Lydia Cooper 1620-1673

Spouse(s)

Joseph Dunham 1631-1709

Children

Eleazar Dunham 1671-1720

Nathaniel Dunham 1671-1751

Mercy Dunham 1675-1745