Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Higgins
and Sarah (Mayo) Higgins
Sister of
Phoebe (Higgins) Cole, Sarah (Higgins) Crosby, Hannah (Higgins) Mayo, Rebecca (Higgins) Knowles, Elkanah Higgins, Benjamin Higgins and Lydia (Higgins) Dill
Wife of
Joshua Paine
— married
26 Apr 1768 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Timothy Paine
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mercy was born in 1745. Mercy Higgins married April 26, 1758, Joshua Paine, a seaman, born May 10, 1745, in Eastham.
Their children were:
- Timothy D. Paine, born February 22, 1770
- Sarah Paine, born May 25, 1774
- Joshua Paine, born July 27, 1777
- Samuel Paine, born June 11, 1779
Sources
- Town of Eastham Death, Birth, Marriage 1665-1797 page 27
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DNA Connections
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%
Eunice (Poland) Ballam
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #12946
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~0.78%
Susan Ballam :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #11252
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~0.78%
Dory (Kendall) Conger :
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