Mercy Miller

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Biography

Mercy Barden

Birth 1 Nov 1662 Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Mass
Death 1711 Middleborough, Plymouth Co., Mass.
Mercy Barden a daughter of William Barden and his wife, Deborah Barker, was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, November 1, 1662.[1]

Confirmation of spouse and children

Mercy died before her father's estate was distributed in 1713. This, as well as the names of her children, is known based on the signed agreement regarding the distribution of William Barden's estate, in which she is named as his daughter, Mercy Miller, deceased, late of Middleborough.[2] Mercy (Barden) Miller had three known daughters:

Mercy Miller, who married Ebenezer Redden/Redding
Deborah Miller, who married Joseph Rickard
Elizabeth Miller, who married a Delano
The identification of her spouse, John Miller, is discerned from the following information, taken together with the information on William Barden's estate distribution above:

On May 24, 1720, John Miller, son of John Miller, Sr. was appointed administrator for John Miller Senior's estate. On June 27, 1720, John Miller of Middleborough, Thomas Dexter and Mary his wife (of Rochester), Samuel Pratt and Hannah his wife (of Middleborough), Ebenezer Reddin and Mercy his wife (of MIddleborough), Joseph Rickard and Deborah his wife (of Plympton), and Elizabeth Delano of Middleborough, "being the children of John Miller Senior late of midleborough aforesaid Deceased:" made a settlement of the estate by which all the real and personal property was conveyed to the son John, who paid each of his sisters cash in return. The settlement was not recorded, but the original paper is in the Plymouth County probate files.[3]

Based on the 1720 agreement, it is clear that John Miller, Mary Miller, Hannah Miller, Mercy Miller, Deborah MIller and Elizabeth Miller were all children of John Miller. Coupled together with William Barden's estate distribution in 1713, it becomes clear that Mercy Barden married John Miller, of MIddleborough, and had three daughters, namely Mercy, Deborah and Elizabeth. That Mercy was John's second wife is also known based on the fact that John's first three children were born when Mercy was too young - she being born in 1662.

Mercy (Barden) Miller (1662 - abt. 1711)

Mercy Miller formerly Barden

Born 1 Nov 1662 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of William Barden and Deborah (Barker) Barden

Sister of Unknown Barden, UNKNOWN Barden, Deborah (Barden) Fish, John Barden, Stephen Barden, Abraham Barden Sr., Joseph Barden, Anna (Barden) Morse, Benjamin Barden, William Barden, Sarah (Barden) Thomas, Mary Barden, Nathaniel Barden and Content (Barden) Leach

Wife of John Miller — married about 1684 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Mother of Mercy (Miller) Redding, Deborah (Millar) Rickard and Elizabeth (Miller) Delano

Died about 1711 at about age 48 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 31 Dec 2022 | Created 13 Mar 2011

Sources

↑ The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1901) Vol. 3, Page 51
↑ Massachusetts, Plymouth County Probate Records, 1633-1967 Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P, page 369. Images 196, 197 Viewer, accessed via FamilySearch January 18, 2021
↑ "Pilgrim Notes and Queries: Answer to Query" Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Reference Volume 6 (1904), page 127 $Subscription
The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1901) Vol. 3, Page 51
The First Settlers of Barnstable, MS., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1848) Vol. 2, Page 65
Birth and marriage from: The Barden/Bardeen Genealogy by William A. Bardeen, 1993; birth also from Barnstable MA VR
New England ancestry books: Plymouth, Norfolk, and Barnstable, p. 25
Mercy Miller
Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988-Mercy Barden and her parents.