Born in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jeremiah Carpenter
and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Carpenter
Sister of
Christopher Carpenter, Meribah Carpenter, Jonathan Carpenter, Mary Carpenter, William Carpenter, Elizabeth Carpenter, Molly (Carpenter) Cobb, Isabel Carpenter, Joshua Carpenter, Jemima Carpenter and Hannah (Carpenter) Barber
Wife of
Edmund Rathbun
— married
1759 in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
John Rathbun, Perry Rathbun, Elsie Rathbun, Gideon Rathbun, David Rathbun, Electa Rathbun, Edmund Rathbun Jr, Lovica Rathbun and Lovisa Rathbun
Died
at age 88
in Belphre, Washington, Ohio, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2011
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Biography
Name Mercy Carpenter Birth Date 13 Mar 1739 Birth Place Rhode Island 1st Parent Jeremiah Carpenter 2nd Parent Elizabeth Carpenter
Name Mercy Rathbun Birth Date 13 Mar 1740 Birth Place West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA Death Date 7 May 1827 Death Place Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, USA Cemetery Hollister Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Dunham, Washington County, Ohio, USA
Sources
- Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930
- Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
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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%
~6.25%
Lori Thornton 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M665244 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A657655 [compare], Ancestry member LThornton4998
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F289173 [compare], FTDNA kit #289173
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Gary Thornton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F436252 [compare], FTDNA kit #436252
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~0.78%
Edward Kuykendall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member EDWARDKUYKENDALL
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Cathy Lawrenz :
AncestryDNA
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