Is your surname Gardner?

Connect to 38,850 Gardner profiles on Geni

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Mercy Oakley (Gardner)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westchester County, Province of New York
Death: Westchester County, Province of New York
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry Gardner of Westchester and Elizabeth Gardner
Wife of Miles Oakley
Mother of Miles Oakley, III and Jonathan Oakley
Sister of Bethia Dickerman; John Gardner; Elizabeth Hunt; Margaret Hadden; Hannah Hedger and 3 others

Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Mercy Oakley

Elizabeth Cromwell was born in 1643 in Scituate, Massachusetts. In 1665 Elizabeth married Henry Gardiner of Nantucket, later of Westchester.[1]

They had eight children:

4. Mercy Gardner Oakley,



Mercy was born on November 16, 1676 to Henry Gardner and Elizabeth Cromwell in Westchester county, New York. Her name also appears as Mary in the records. She was a twin to Margaret both being born on November 16, 1676.[1]

The will of her brother Benjamin was proved in 1711 and he names his four sisters as Elizabeth Hunt, Margaret Hadden, Mercy Oakley and Hannah Hedger.[2][3]

view all

Mercy Oakley's Timeline

1676
November 15, 1676
Westchester County, Province of New York
1696
1696
Bronx, Westchester, New York, New England
1700
August 8, 1700
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States
????
Westchester County, Province of New York