Mercy (Davis) Mayo Young (abt. 1662 - 1733)

Born about 1662 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Nathaniel Young — married 1680 in Barnstable, Plymouth

Wife of Nathaniel Mayo — married about 1707 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1733 at about age 71 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

When MERCY DAVIS was born in 1662 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, her father, ROBERT, was 54, and her mother, ANN, was 36. ^{[citation needed]}

She married NATHANIEL YOUNG in 1680 in Massachusetts.^[1]

Their children were Nathan, Rebecca, Mary, Hope, Elisha, Hannah & Mercy Young.^{[citation needed]}

NATHANIEL YOUNG died in 1706.^{[citation needed]}

After the death of Nathaniel she married as his second wife, Nathaniel Mayo on 10 Jun 1708 at Eastham, Barnstable, MA Bay - no known children from this marriage.^{[citation needed]}

She died in 1733 in her hometown at the age of 71.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #174823 (accessed 12 February 2022)
   Mercy Young marriage to Nathaniel Young in 1680 in New England, USA.

• Town records, 1654-1863 [Eastham, Massachusetts], database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-QJ7X : 27 September 2022), , FHL microfilm 007009743, image 331, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Transcribed by order of the Town in 1856 by, H. Doane 2d, Town Clerk, Marriages, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 4-5.
• Sources listed below are linked in a public Ancestry.com tree [1]
• Parents: Robert Davis & Ann (Kingman) Davis
• Spouse 1: NATHANIEL YOUNG, 1656–1706
• Spouse 2: Nathaniel Mayo, Jr., 1652-1709
• History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
• MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
• www.genealogyofnewengland.com
• "The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy", Vol 1, National Archives, p 888
• "Rev. John Mayo and His Descendants" by Jean Mayo Rodwick, 2001
• Bill Lander, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Bill and others.
• Mayflower books

see also:

• “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 3, p. 36, 37. probate of Nathaniel Young.subscription needed
• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). "Children of Robert Davis and their Births" quote: Mercy [?1664]. Barnstable - V1, p. 22.subscription needed
• “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) November 30, 1710 Mercy Mayo widow of Nathaniel Mayo quit claimed (surrendered) real and personal estate of her 1st husband, Nathaniel Mayo, to Samuel Mayo and Nathaniel Mayo. subscribers
• “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Probate record of Nathaniel Young dated May 22, 1706.subscription needed
• “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 2, p. 97. Will of Ann Davis, Mercy Young's mother.subscribers
• “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 3, p. 119, 120. Will of Nathaniel Mayo.subscription
• “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. 1, p. 94, 95. Will of Robert Davis, father of Mercy Young.subscribers
• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 3, p. 1733 Marriage of Nathaniel Young & Mercy Davis in 1662?; m/2 Nathaniel Mayo 1708.subscription
• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Vol. Eastham-Orleans, p 33. June 10, 1708 by Nathaniel Ffreeman, Esquire.subscribers

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [2]

Mercy DAVIS

Marriage 1680

Location Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Original Text YOUNG, Nathaniel (1656-1706) & Mercy [DAVIS] (1662?-), m/2 Nathaniel MAYO 1708; ca 1680; Eastham {Barnstable Co. Prob. 2:75, 259, 282, 341, 3:27; Cape Cod Lib. 32:21; Barnstable Fam. 279; Hamlin 51; Young (1923) (1923) 6; Booth (1923) 62; Brewster 22; NYGBR 35:257, 258

Spouse Nathaniel YOUNG

Volume Name Volume 3 Page 1733