Mercy (Stone) Lovering (1560)

Born 1560 in England

Ancestors

Wife of John Lovering — married 12 Nov 1582 in Great Bromley, Essex, England

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Biography

Mercy/Mary Stone was born about 1560, daughter of John Stone. ^[1]

She married John Lovering at at Great Bromley, Essex, England on November 12, 1582. ^[1]

In her father John Stone's will, written on June 16, 1600, he names his children, including daughter Mercy Lovering. ^[1]

Her husband John Lovering was buried at Ardleigh, Essex, England on July 20, 1600. ^[1]

In his will, written on July 17, 1600, he names the following:

• Mary, my wife
• sons John, William and George
• daughters Anne, Frances, Susan and Mercy ^[1]

Children

1. John born about 1583; immigrated to Watertown, Massachusetts. ^[1]
2. William born about 1585. ^[1]
3. Anne born about 1587. ^[1]
4. Frances born about 1590. ^[1]
5. George baptized at Ardleigh, Essex on February 4, 1593/4. ^[1]
6. Mercy baptized at Ardleigh, Essex on April 28, 1596. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Smith, Dean Crawford & Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996, p. 445-9

See also:

• NEGHR Vol 167 Apr 2013; Whole Number 666, page 153 'The Earliest Shermans of Dedham Essex; Michael Johnson Wood