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Mercy Tefft (Barber)

Also Known As: "Mercy /Barber/"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Death: January 19, 1790 (77-85)
Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Place of Burial: Rhode Island
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Moses Barber and Susanna Barber
Wife of Samuel Tefft, Jr.
Mother of Abigail Tefft Tefft; Thankful Lillibridge and Ezekiel Tefft, Sr
Sister of Dinah Wilcox; Lydia Mowry; Samuel Barber; Susannah Perry; Thomas Barber, Sr and 8 others
Half sister of William Barber; Sarah Greene and Moses Barber, Jr.

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About Mercy Tefft

Descendant of Mayflower passenger George SouleMercy Barber Tefft

Born: 13 Mar 1708 in King's Town, King's County, (now North Kingstown, Washington county) Colony of Rhode Island

Died 19 Jan 1790 in Richmond, Washington county, Rhode Island

Father: Moses Barber, b. 5 Jan, 1652, King's Town, Kings County (Present North Kingstown, Washington Co), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; d. 17 Dec 1733, King's Town, Kings County (Present South Kingstown, Washington Co), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Mother: Susannah West, b. King's Town, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; dau. of Francis West and Susannah Soule

Married 1 Oct 1727, in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island

Spouse: Samuel Tefft, b. 19 Jan 1711 in Kingston, King's County, Colony of Rhode Island, son of Samuel Tefft and Abigail Tennant

Children:

  • Ezekiel Tifft, abt 1728, Richmond, Rhode Island; d. 15 Jul 1811, Richmond, R.I.; m. 21 Oct 1750, Charleston, R.I., Patience Potter.
  • Abigail Tifft, b. 24 Dec 1731, South Kingston, R.I.; m. 27 Mar 1754. Richmond, R.I., Robert Tifft, son of John Tefft Jr. and Mary Reynolds.
  • Thankful Tefft, b. Dec 1735, Westerly, R.I.; d. 12 Mar 1824, Richmond, R.I.; m. 6 Jan 1765 in Richmond, Edward Lillibridge.
  • Oliver Tefft, b. 22 Mar 1743, South Kingstown, R.I.; d. 1831 in Edmeston, Otsego, N.Y.; m. Deborah Dewey

Sources

Mercy (Barber) Tefft (1708 - 1790) - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barber-163

Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636 - 1899, for Mercy Barber, parents, Moses Barber and Susannah Barber, March 13, 1708, - page # 57.


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@R-1044483872@ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,3718::0

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@R-1044483872@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

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Book Title: My personal record of Moses Barber, 1652-1733, of South Kinston, Rhode Island and some of his desce 1,61157::735310

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@R-1044483872@ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,3718::0

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1,3718::12324

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@R-1044483872@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

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Book Title: My personal record of Moses Barber, 1652-1733, of South Kinston, Rhode Island and some of his desce 1,61157::735310

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=84753724&pid...

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Mercy Tefft's Timeline

1708
March 13, 1708
North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1728
1728
1731
December 24, 1731
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
1735
1735
Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
1790
January 19, 1790
Age 81
Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Rhode Island