Mercy Steele

Mercy Steele (Ruscoe) MP Gender: Female Birth: circa 1608 Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom) Death: February 27, 1663 (50-59) Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America Immediate Family: Daughter of Roger Ruscoe and Sarah Ruscoe Wife of Richard Seymour and John Steele Mother of Mercy D. Gridley; Captain Richard Seymour; Matthew Seymour; Rachel Seymour; Thomas Seymour; John Seymour; Elizabeth Seymour; Lydia Seymour; Hannah Seymour; Sarah Seymour and Thomas Seymour « less Sister of John Ruscoe and Katherine Ruscoe Added by: Randy G Raetz on August 22, 2007 Managed by: Janet Milburn (Schultz) and 70 others Curated by: Jenna, Volunteer Curator

Mercy Seymour married Richard Seymour on 18 April 1631 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. nad her second husband John Steele in 1656.

• Mercy Ruscoe
• F, #83816, b. circa 1608
• Father Roger Ruscoe b. c 1585, d. a 18 May 1618
• Mother Sarah b. c 1586
• Mercy Ruscoe was born circa 1608 at of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. She married Richard Seymour, son of Robert Seymour and Elizabeth Waller, on 18 April 1631 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.1 Mercy Ruscoe died.
• Family Richard Seymour b. 27 Jan 1605, d. 25 Nov 1655
• Child
  • Thomas Seymour+ b. 15 Jul 1632, d. 22 Sep 1712
• Citations
• 1.[S14] Unknown author, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey., p. 662.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2790.htm#...

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• The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; (1886) Vol. I
• https://archive.org/details/memorialhistory05jewegoog
• https://archive.org/stream/memorialhistory05jewegoog#page/n297/mode...
• Pg.258
• RICHARD SEYMOUR, Hartford, 1639 ; one of those settlers who received land "by the courtesie of the town ; " his home-lot was on the east side of the road to the Cow Pasture (North Main St.), and was bounded on the north by the Cow Pasture itself ; chosen chimney-viewer, 1647 ; he was one of the signers of the agreement for planting Norwalk, June 19, 1650, and was there soon after, with the first planters; townsman at Norwalk, 1655; d. in 1655 ; will dated July 29, proved Oct. 25, 1655 ; inv., Oct 10, 1655, £225. 9. He mentions his wife, Mercy, eldest son, Thomas, "three other sons," John, Zachary, and Richard, the latter three being under age, and left to their mother's guardianship. She m. (2) Nov. 25, 1655, John Steele, of Farmington. — Ch. : i. Thomas, one of the early settlers of Norwalk ; m. (1) Jan., 1663-4, Hannah, dau. of Matthew Marvin, of Norwalk; freeman, 1668; deputy from Norwalk, 1690 ; one of the patentees of 1686 ; and in 1687 had an estate of £184. He m. (2) Elizabeth, named in his will. He d. in 1712 ; will dated Sept 22 ; proved Nov. 7, 1712, sealed with the above coat of arms.(1) ii. John, was in Hartford as early as 1664, and m., probably not long after, Mary, dau. of John Watson, of Hartford ; freeman, 1667. He was a member, though not in full communion, of the South Church, when it was formed, Feb. 12,1670. He d. 1713; will dated Dec. 10, 1712; proved, Aug. 3, 1713; inv. £1158. 14. 01. iii. Zachariah, b. 1642 ; freeman, Farmington, 1669 ; from the record of law-suits in the County Court proceedings it is evident that he was engaged in trade with Barbadoes ; he removed to Wethersfield and m. there, Feb. 9, 1688, Mary, dau. of widow Mary Gritt ; d. in Wethersfield, Aug. 1702, a. 60 ; inv. £200. 4. 3. iv. Richard, freeman, Farmington, 1669 ; one of the 84 proprietors, of 1672; the leader of the Great Swamp settlement in 1686 (Kensington), and captain of the fort. He m. Hannah, dau. of Matthew Woodruff, of Farmington.(3) He was killed by the fall of a tree in 1710; inv. presented Nov. 29, 1710, £416. 15. 3. — Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour, of New York, the Hon. Origen S. Seymour, of Litchfield, and Gov. Thomas H. Seymour, of Hartford, were descendants of John Seymour, of H., who is the ancestor of nearly all of the name in this vicinity.

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• RUSCOE, Mercy
• b. ABT 1610 Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
• Family:
• Marriage: 18 APR 1631 Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
• Spouse: SEYMOUR, Richard
• b. JAN 1604/5 Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
• d. 25 NOV 1655 Farmington, Hartford, CT.
• Children:
  • SEYMOUR, Thomas
  • SEYMOUR, Mary b. JAN 1634/5 Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England d. APR 1635 Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
  • SEYMOUR, Mercy b. JUL 1636 Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
  • SEYMOUR, John
  • SEYMOUR, Zachariah
  • SEYMOUR, Richard
• Family:
• Marriage: 25 NOV 1655
• Spouse:STEELE, John
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_29.htm#279

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John Steele married 2nd, in Farmington, 25 November 1655, Mercy (Ruscoe) Seymour, widow of Richard Seymour. She died after 4 July 1668 (on which date John Winthrop treated "Mrs. Steele, widow, 67 y. of Farmington." There were no children of this marriage.

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MH:S158 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Book Title: Richard Seymour of Hartford and Norwalk, Conn , and some of his descendants

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Age: 44-45

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MH:S153 Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5677166&pid=...

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@R-1795321785@ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,3824::0

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Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 1,3824::166680

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@R-1795321785@ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,3824::0

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Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 1,3824::166680

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@R-1795321785@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4645393&pid=...

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