Mercy Tomson (abt. 1671 - 1756)

Born about 1671 in Middleborough, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 1756 at about age 85 in Halifax, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

NOTE: Mercy Tomson did not marry. The honorific "MRS" was used at the time, as a mark of respect, regardless of marital status.

Mercy Tomson was born about 1670/1 and died, unmarried, 19 April in 1756 in Halifax, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[1]

The Will of John Tomson

I believe we can safely presume that the children listed in John's Will (b. order not certain), are correct and were living on the date it was written.

John's will was dated 23 April 1696 [Plym Prob 1: 241-45].

In it, he named sons:

• John
• Jacob
• Thomas
• Peter

and daughters:

• Mary Tabor
• Esther Reed
• Elizabeth Swift
• Sarah Tomson
• Lydia Soul
• Mercy Tomson

Probate

Marcy died intestate and on 3 May 1756, Zebediah Tomson was granted the administration of her estate.^[2]

Her inventory was taken on 13 May 1756 in Halifax.^[3]

In 1756, an account of her estate was recorded which included funeral costs, and debts. She had no surviving siblings, so it was ordered to divide the estate among the children of the brothers and sisters, viz., the children of John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Thomas Tomson, Peter Tomson, Mary Tabor, Esther Reed, Elizabeth Swift, and Lydia Soul.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Roser, Susan E. "Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2." Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. Cooke. pg 384
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-X45B : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 47-48 of 498; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-X4VF : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 220 of 498; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-X4N4 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 49-50 of 498; State Archives, Boston.

• "The Estate of Mercy Tomson," The Mayflower Descendant, vol 19. pp. 135, 136; digital images, Google Books, (https://books.google.com/books?id=sXdHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA135 : accessed October 25, 2023)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #69414027 Mercy Tomson
• Plymouth Probate 1: 241-45 - The Will of John Tomson, dated 23 April 1696.
• Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill, Descendants of Edward Small of New England Riverside Press, Rev. edition (Houghton Mifflin, Co., New York, 1934)