 Abt 1689 - Bef 1752 (< 63 years)
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| Name |
Easton, Mercy |
| Birth |
Abt 1689 |
England(?)  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Bef 1 Jul 1752 |
| Burial |
Quaker Cemetery,Richmond,Washington,RI |
| Notes |
- BIRTH: Date of birth is an approximation. England is specified as the place of birth in REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND OLD FAMILIES OF RHODE ISLAND, 3 vols. (Chicago, 1908), 3:1642 (FHL #974.5 D3r). She is identified as Mercy Easton in this work, and the Easton name has been passed down in the Moore family. She is called "Mercy Easton wife of John Moore" on her gravestone, below. It is also stated that Mercy came from England in James R. Irish, HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND (Hope Valley, RI, 1877), 93 (FHL #930853 item 2). No evidence has been found to prove Mercy's origin.
MAR: No mar rec found. John Moore's wife Mercy appears with him on a deed at North Kingstown, 22 Mar 1714/5 (North Kingstown Land Evidences, 3:37 [FHL #930954]), and again at Westerly, 7 Jan 1716 (Westerly Town Records, 2:130 [FHL #930813]).
DEATH: No death rec found. She is not mentioned in the will of her husband, John Moore of Richmond, 1 Jul 1752, proved 1 Oct 1753, Richmond Town Council & Probate, 1:130-33 (FHL #930847).
BUR: "James Arnold's Tombstone Records Collection," 32 vols. (typescript, n.d.; Knight Memorial Library, Providence), Town of Richmond, 23:72 (FHL #1838896). No dates are given.
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| Person ID |
I6065 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2004 |
| Family |
Moore, John, b. Abt 1685, England(?) d. (wp) 1 Oct 1753, Richmond,Washington,RI (Age 68 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Moore, Robert, b. Abt 1714, Kingstown,Washington,RI d. Bef 2 Jun 1789, Richmond,Washington,RI (Age < 75 years) |
| | 2. Moore, Stephen, b. 20 Apr 1716, Westerly,Washington,RI d. Bef 1 Nov 1752 (Age < 36 years) |
| | 3. Moore, George, b. 28 May 1719, Westerly,Washington,RI d. (adm) 5 Dec 1743, Charlestown,Washington,RI (Age 24 years) |
| + | 4. Moore, David, b. 13 Sep 1721, Westerly,Washington,RI d. 5 Dec 1805, Exeter,Washington,RI (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2620 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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