Mercy Sturtevant

Mercy

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• Birth: Aug 4 1654 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Death: Aug 14 1714 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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• Husband: Samuel Sturtevant
• Children: Mercy Bosworth (born Sturtevant), Samuel Sturtevant, Hannah Standish (born Sturtevant), Nehemiah Sturtevant, William Sturtevant, James Sturtevant, Josiah Sturtevant

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https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr05/rr05_423.html#P12722

Mercy’s surname is often given as Cornish, but it’s not clear why. Is there some connection between Mercy, wife of Samuel Sturtevant and Thomas & Mary Cornish ?

https://moorecountywallaces.com/getperson.php?personID=I04689&tree=...

Mary Mercy Cornish
Female 1654 - 1714 (60 years)

Name Mary Mercy Cornish
Born 4 Aug 1654
Gender Female
Died 4 Aug 1714 Plympton, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
Person ID I04689 Moore County Wallaces
Last Modified 26 Apr 2009

Family Samuel Sturtevant, b. 19 Apr 1654, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 21 Apr 1736, Halifax, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) [1]

Married 1676

Children

	1. Mercy Sturtevant,   b. 1676, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1707, Plympton, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)

	2. Samuel Sturtevant,   b. 12 May 1677, Halifax, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1743, Halifax, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)

	3. Hannah Sturtevant,   b. 10 Apr 1678, Halifax, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1759, Plympton, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)

	4. Nehemiah Sturtevant,   b. 1681, Plympton, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1744, Plympton, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)

+ 5. William Sturtevant, b. 1683, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 28 Aug 1753, Halifax, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)

+ 6. James Sturtevant, b. 16 Jul 1688, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 8 May 1756, Plympton, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)

	7. Josiah Sturtevant,   b. 1690, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1774, Halifax, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)

	8. John Sturtevant,   b. 10 Feb 1691/92, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location

	9. Moses Sturtevant,   b. 15 Jun 1695, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1762  (Age 66 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2012

Family ID F1625

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Cornish_%281%29

Mary Cornish

b.4 Aug 1654 Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

d.4 Aug 1714 Plympton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Family tree▼

Spouse and Children

H. Samuel Sturtevant
1654 - 1736

W. Mary Cornish
1654 - 1714
m. 1676

Mary Sturtevant
1676 -

Samuel Sturtevant
1677 - 1743

Hannah Sturtevant
1680 - 1759

Nehemiah Sturtevant
1682 - 1744

William Sturtevant
1683 - 1753

James Sturtevant
1688 - 1756

Josiah Sturtevant
1689/90 -

John Sturtevant
1691/92 -

Moses Sturtevant
1695 -

▼Facts and Events

Name Mary Cornish

Alt Name Mercy Cornish

Alt Name Mercy Bennett

Gender Female
Birth? 4 Aug 1654 Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Marriage 1676 Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
to Samuel Sturtevant

Death? 4 Aug 1714 Plympton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Burial? Old Burying Ground, Plympton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Not the daughter of Capt. Benjamin Vermayes and Mercy Vermayes who had no known children, according to the Mayflower Silver Book.

From http://www.tillmangenealogy.org/getperson.php?personID=I509&tree=hope1

"These are the dates etc for Mercy Cornish. "dont understand the listing of Mercy Vermayes Sturtevant" on FindAGrave"

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• Updated from MyHeritage Match via brother Aaron Bennett by SmartCopy: Oct 14 2014, 18:56:21 UTC

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Note: Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 45 states that her LNAB was unknown.

Seems Mary/Mercy was to be Orphaned from teen years.. Then Cared/Raised By William Bennett n Joan Knowles..

Mercy Bennett. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Born 4 August 1654. Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. [7][8][9]

Died Age: 59. 4 Aug 1714. Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [10][11][12]

Marriage 12 July 1666. Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

Buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, MA. [13]

File Format: htm. Mercy, wife of Samuel Sturtevant- Question of maiden name. Format: jpg. Mercy Cornish Bennett 1654. Format: jpg. Headstone Mercy Cornish.

Marriage Husband Deacon Samuel Sturtevant. Wife Mercy Bennett. Child: @P317@. Child: @P316@. Child: @P315@. Child: @P314@. Child: @P313@. Child: @P209@. Child: @P319@. Marriage About 1676. United States. [14]

Possible parents

Family Search PRF suggests William Bennett and Jane Knowles parents.[15]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cornish-151

Mercy (Cornish) Sturtevant (1654 - 1714)

Mercy "Mary" Sturtevant formerly Cornish

Born 4 Aug 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of Samuel Sturtevant Jr. — married 12 Jul 1674 (to 6 Aug 1714) in Massachusetts

Mother of Mercy (Sturtevant) Bosworth, Samuel Sturtevant III, Hannah (Sturtevant) Standish, Nehemiah Sturtevant, William Sturtevant, James Sturtevant, Josiah Sturtevant, John Sturtevant and Moses Sturtevant

Died 6 Aug 1714 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 24 Nov 2019 | Created 28 Nov 2010

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https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4GS-76Z

Female
1654–1714 ​​

Mary Marcy "Mercy" Bennett was orphaned in her teens & raised by Wm Bennett & Jane Knowles.

Mercy Bennett: Born 4 August 1654 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. Died 4 August 1714 Plympton, Plymouth MA age 59. She married Deacon Samuel Sturtevant on 12 July 1676 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. Hillcrest Cem, Plympton MA headstone: Mercy Cornish Bennett 1654-1714.

Female
Birth • 1 Source • Edit Edit Birth
4 August 1654
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton MA headstone: Mercy Cornish Bennett 1654-1714.

Christening

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Death • 2 Sources • Edit Edit Death 14 August 1714
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Burial • 1 Source •
1714
Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Other Information

Family Members

Spouses and Children

Samuel Sturtevant Jr
1654–1736 • KFTL-H7R​​
Marriage: 12 July 1676
Plymouth MA

Mercy Bennett
1654–1714 • K4GS-76Z​​

Children of Mercy Bennett and Samuel Sturtevant Jr (9)

Parents and Siblings

William Bennett
1604–1682 • M3F9-VRM​​
Marriage: about 1641
Salem, or Plymouth, Massachusetts

Jane Knowles
1611–1693 • LH74-X7J​​

Children of Jane Knowles and William Bennett (11)

Aaron Bennett
1642–1709 • LQRH-CVM​​

Moses Bennett
1642–Deceased • LTX6-DWP​​

Deliverance Bennett
1643–Deceased • KHRH-MJM​​

Ann Bennett
1643–Deceased • K8SW-9JF​​

John Bennett
1645–1719 • LCVK-Y9G​​

Mary Bennett
1645–Deceased • LX2Q-5TK​​

Ann Bennett
1650–Deceased • KCXN-KKC​​

Mercy Bennett
1654–1714 • K4GS-76Z​​

Adopted –

William Bennett

Adopted –

Jane Knowles

Mary Bennett
1654–1714 • K4T6-92Y​​

John Bennett
1663–Deceased • M93F-PLV​​

Agnes Bennett
–1638 • M5GC-S9B