Mercy Mayo

     Mercy was born in 1664 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Mercy married Samuel Sears on 10 March 1684 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ Samuel and Mercy had children: Hannah [7/01/1685] [m. 11/02/1710 John Vincent], Samuel [9/15/1687- ca. 1726] [m. 11/02/1710 Ruth [Merrick] Foster], Nathaniel [9/23/1689-7/19/1720] [m. 10/10/1712 Susanna [Gray] Foster], Tamsen [ 11/13/1691-7/17/1761] [m. 3/19/1718 John Freeman Esquire], Jonathan [9/03/1683-9/03/1738] [m. Elzaberth Hawes], Josreph [6/15/1695-8/25/1765] [m. 4/17/1718 Elizabeth Paddock], Joshua [5/03/1697-7/21/1754] [m. 9/17/1719 Mary Thatcher], Judah [10/29/1699-<12/04/1775] [m. 11/01/1731 Mary Paddock], John [7/18/1701-5/21/1774] [m. 11/__/1734 Grace Paddock], Seth5/27/1703-ca. 3/05/1749] [m. 10 14/1725 Priscella Rider] & Benjamin [7/16/1706-<6/19/1749] [m. 3/16/1732 Lydia Rider, 2^nd 7/26/1735 Mercy Snow & 3^rd 6/30/1737 Abigail Burgess]. Mercy's husband, Samuel, died on 8 January 1742 in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, leaving her a widow. Mercy departed this life on Monday, 20 January 1748/49 in Brewster at age 85 years. She was buried there in the Ancient Sears Cemetery. The inscription on her tombstone reads: Here Lyeth Buried ye Body of Mrs. Mercy Sears Wife of Capt. Samuel Sears who Departed this Life Jan 20th A D 1748/9 in ye 84th year of her Age.