Born in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Willard
and Abigail (Younglove) Willard
Sister of
Jonathan Willard II [half], John Willard [half], Josiah Willard [half], David Willard, Daniel Willard, Mary (Willard) Vosburgh, Susanna Willard, Samuel Willard and Catherine (Willard) Barnum
Wife of
Jonathan Center
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Roderick Center
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Dec 2014
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Biography
Mercy, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail (Younglove) Willard was born on April 8, 1748 in Sheffield, MA.[1]
Marriage
Mercy Willard married Jonathan Center. Mercy's brother Daniel Willard states in his will of 11 Mar 1819, "Mercy Willard married to Jonathan Center and removed into the Susquehanna Country and has a large number of children and is herself living..." The will further states that after the death of his wife Phoebe, his heir "unto my nephew Roderick Center the son of my sister Mercy Center who was the wife of Jonathan Center, which said remainder, if any, I give and bequeath.."[2]
Sources
- ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
- ↑ Will of Daniel Willard, Probate Records, 1761-1917; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Berkshire County); Probate Place: Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Thirteen, William White, p.76
- Probate Records, 1761-1917; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Berkshire County); Probate Place: Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.
- Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
- Kellogg, Joseph M., Early Vital Records of Sheffield, Massachusetts (n.p., Lawrence, Kansas) Page 43.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
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~1.56%
Jo (Showalter) Short
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cruckert95
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~0.78%
Bradley Douglas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A903358 [compare], Ancestry member bradsholto
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~0.78%
Caryl (Short) Ruckert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LM4649761 [compare], Ancestry member cruckert95
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