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Easton, Mercy

Female Abt 1689 - Bef 1752  (< 63 years)


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  • Name Easton, Mercy  
    Born Abt 1689  England(?) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Bef 1 Jul 1752 
    Buried Quaker Cemetery,Richmond,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Person ID I6065  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2004 

    Family Moore, John,   b. Abt 1685, England(?) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (wp) 1 Oct 1753, Richmond,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. Moore, Robert,   b. Abt 1714, Kingstown,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2 Jun 1789, Richmond,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 75 years)
     2. Moore, Stephen,   b. 20 Apr 1716, Westerly,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1 Nov 1752  (Age < 36 years)
     3. Moore, George,   b. 28 May 1719, Westerly,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (adm) 5 Dec 1743, Charlestown,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
    +4. Moore, David,   b. 13 Sep 1721, Westerly,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1805, Exeter,Washington,RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F2620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart