Born in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Bradford
and Elizabeth (Holmes) Bradford
Sister of
Elizabeth (Bradford) Magoun, Molly (Bradford) Churchill, John Bradford Sr., Priscilla (Bradford) Rider, Perez Bradford, Hannah Bradford, Lydia (Bradford) Bryant, Oliver Bradford, William Bradford and Sarah (Bradford) Bosworth
Wife of
Holmes Sears
— married
25 Nov 1790 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 86
in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Oct 2014
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Biography
In 1776, above the age of 14 years, Mercy made the choice of Gideon Samson of Plympton to be her guardian.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-84WH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 529 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
- http://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Mercy-Bradford/f362360
- Pilgrim Notes and Queries (Boston, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1913) Vol. 1, Page 23
- Fessenden, G.M. A Genealogy of the Bradford Family, New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1850) Vol. 4., Page 237
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DNA Connections
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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~0.78%
Robert Ezell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M247492 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Lura (Eisenstein) O'Phelan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EV4250807 [compare]
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