Born in Plymouth, Plymouth, Dominion of New England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Rickard
and Mary (Snow) Rickard
[uncertain]
Sister of
Mary (Rickard) Eddy, Lydia (Rickard) Tilson, John Rickard Jr., Joseph Rickard, Eliezer Rickard, Patience Rickard, Joanna (Rickard) Whiton, Abigail Rickard and Rebeckah (Rickard) Pratt
Wife of
Ephraim Tilson
— married
14 Apr 1709 in Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Tilson) Cole, Mercy (Tilson) Cole, Content (Tilson) Ransom, Lois (Tilson) Barrows and Martha (Tilson) Whiton
Died
at age 79
in Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
- The Tilson Genealogy (page 32) https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE4057190
Mercy Rickard was born in 1687 and was a daughter of Deacon John Rickard and wife Mary (probably Mary Snow).
On April 14, 1709, she married Ephraim Tilson, Jr., a resident of Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. They established their home there. They had at least one daughter:
- Hannah Tilson, b: 03 JUN 1713 in Plympton, Plymouth, MA
Mercy Rickard Tilson died in Plympton, Massachusetts, in 1767 at 80 years old.
Sources
- Plymouth VR's p.19
- A Tree of Life - Mercy Rickard
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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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~0.39%
~3.12%
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Rejected matches › Mercy (Rickard) Weston (1709-bef.1794)
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Mary married John Rickard in 1678 in Plymouth, MA. John was born on 24 Nov 1657 in Plymouth, MA. He died on 25 Apr 1712 in Plymouth, MA. They had the following children: John Rickard was born on 26 Feb 1679, Mercy Rickard, John Rickard, Mary Rickard was christened in 1688, Esther Rickard was born in Apr 1691 in Plymouth, MA. She died on 26 Jun 1713 in Plymouth, MA, Elizabeth Rickard, James Rickard also Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 for John Rickard Volume 1 page 333 (345) on Ancestry. This tells me that this needs more research or the two John's are still being confused and mixed together. And according to North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 J Jennings A genealogical history of the Jennings Families in England and America : In three volumes - Vol 1 page 627 -John Rickard (1652-1726) was married posssibly not definite Mary Snow and his children are Mary Rickard 1677–1711, John Rickard 1681–, Joseph Rickard 1682–1707, Abigail Rickard (Whiton) 1684–1740, Mary Rickard (EddY) 1687 (question this since would not have two daughters named Mary), Lydia Rickard {Tilson) 1689–, Joanna Rickard (Dunham) 1691–, and Rebecca Rickard (Pratt) 1699– Since both had daughters born in 1687 they may also be being confused. But Mary daughter of John Rickard and Mary ?Snow married FNU Eddy. And yes some records have John Rickard 1652 married to Mary Cooke. So I guess my dilemma is whodoes Mary/Marcy/Mercy belong to?
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