Mercy (Lawrence) Baker (abt. 1675 - 1753)

Born about 1675 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of William Baker — married 1692 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1753 at about age 78 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Mercy Lawrence was born about 1675, in Watertown, Massachusetts, and she was married in 1692 to William Baker. She would have been about 17 years old at the time of this marriage. Her last child was born in 1719, when she would have been 44 years old. She was left 5 pounds in the 1707 will of her father George Lawrence. She died on 26 Nov 1753, Yarmouth, Massachusetts.^[1]

Proof of parentage

While "Lawrence" has been seen as a possible maiden name, and this Mercy Lawrence is thought by some to be the wife of William Baker, there is no proof of it. Robert Charles Anderson, in his Great Migration series only calls her Mercy _____.^[2]

As I noted in the comment section, I disagree that there no proof. George Lawrence in his 1707 will clearly mentions her, leaving 5 pounds to his "daughter Mercy Baker, living at Yarmouth".

Sources

1. ↑ Death:"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #78100672 (accessed 4 February 2022)
   Mercy Baker death 26 Nov 1753 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles Great Migration series

• Her father's 1707 will which mentions "daughter Mercy Baker, living at Yarmouth": http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/10/amanuensis-monday-will-of-george.html . See Paragraph 3 of the will where it says "Item to my daughter Mercy Baker Living at Yarmouth do I give ye Sum of 5 pounds."