Mercy (Leonard) Robinson (1714 - 1793)

Born 1 Dec 1714 in Marlborough Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Robinson Jr. — married 29 May 1732 in Southborough, Worcester Co, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1793 at age 78 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Mercy (Leonard) Robinson was born on December 1, 1714^[1] in Marlborough Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Her parents were Moses Leonard (~1677 - 1775) and Mercy (Newton) Leonard (1685 - 1714).

Mercy married Samuel Robinson (1707 - 1767) on May 29, 1732 ^[2][3]in Southborough, Worcester Co, Massachusetts.

Their children were...

1. Elizabeth Robinson (1733 - 1736)
2. Leonard Robinson (1736 - 1827)
3. Col. Samuel Robinson (1738 - 1813)
4. Moses Robinson (1741 - 1813)
5. Paul Robinson (1743 - 1754)
6. Silas Robinson (~1745 - 1828)
7. Mercy (Robinson) Safford (1748 - 1814)
8. Sarah Robinson (1751 - 1816)
9. David Robinson (1754 - 1843)
10. Jonathan Robinson (1756 - 1819)
11. Anna Robinson (1759 - 1819).

Mercy died on June 3, 1793 in Bennington, Bennington Co, Vermont, USA aged 78. Find A Grave: Memorial #22440530

Note

Mercy (Newton) Leonard,

because the mother died at her birth and gave the child to Moses Newton,

who brought her up, and had her with him until she married child, as

it were, of his old age. He gives to her in his will about the same portion

that it was then usual to give to a daughter when she marries, and provides

that she shall be maintained from his substance until she does marry.

But he lived to see her settled in life. She married May 29, 1732, Samuel

Robinson, Jr., son of Samuel and Sarah (Manning) Robinson of Cambridge. where she was born 1707.?

Mercy married Samuel Robinson, Jr. on May 29,

1732. She became the "mother of the six illustrious

Robinson brothers of Bennington, Vt." She herself

was "a remarkably intelligent and energetic woman"-

one who could not fail to receive favorable comment.

In these or any other days she would have been a

leader.

Children: Joseph Robinson (1728-1790) 1728 Connecticut 1790 Hebron, Washington County, New York

Elizabeth Rosanna Hall (1733-1790)

Leonard Robinson (1733-)

Elizabeth Robinson (1733-1736)

Leonard Robinson (1736-1827)

Samuel Robinson (1738-)

Moses Robinson (1741-1813) 16 October 1743 Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts 12 February 1801 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Mary Fay (1743-1801)

Susannah Howe

Paul Robinson (1743-1754)

Silas Robinson (1745-1828)

Macy Robinson (1748-)

Mercy Robinson (1748-1814)

Sarah Robinson (1751-1816)

David Robinson (1754-1843)

Jonathan Robinson (1756-1819) 11 August 1756 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 3 November 1819 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Mary Fassett (1754-1822)

Anna Robinson (1759-1842)

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-D1C : 15 January 2020), Mercy Lenard, 1714.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHB9-GN1 : 28 July 2021), Mercy Lennard in entry for Samuel Robinson, 1732.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHB9-JN1 : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson and Mercy Lennard, 29 May 1732; citing reference Roll 4818 P48 R5; FHL microfilm 861,127.

• MF Vol. 15 p. 58

• "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8MR-NZ4 : accessed 11 March 2015), Mercy Leonard Robinson in entry for Samuel Robinson, 27 Oct 1767, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,672. [1]

• "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVP-NJ1B : accessed 11 March 2015), Mercy Leonard Robinson, 1793; Burial, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States of America, Old Bennington Cemetery; citing record ID 22440530 - findagrave (mentions parents [2]

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:939D-PXJ : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy Leonard, submitted by jferguson2710790.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:93KB-S7X : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy Leonard, submitted by jferguson2710790.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S5K8-P7L : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy /Leonard/.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SR3R-14V : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy /Leonard/.

• Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p 60.

• Source: S-2052323121 Repository: #R-2139369519 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22680201&pid=537
• Repository: R-2139369519 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8MR-NZ4 : accessed 11 March 2015), Mercy Leonard Robinson in entry for Samuel Robinson, 27 Oct 1767, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,672. [3]
• "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHB9-JN1 : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson and Mercy Lennard, 29 May 1732; citing reference Roll 4818 P48 R5; FHL microfilm 861,127.

• "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHB9-GN1 : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson and Mercy Lennard, 29 May 1732; citing reference Roll 4818 P53 R5; FHL microfilm 861,127.

• Findagrave (mentions parents [4]

• "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVP-NJ1B : accessed 11 March 2015), Mercy Leonard Robinson, 1793; Burial, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States of America, Old Bennington Cemetery; citing record ID 22440530

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:939D-PXJ : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy Leonard, submitted by jferguson2710790.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:93KB-S7X : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy Leonard, submitted by jferguson2710790.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S5K8-P7L : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy /Leonard/.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SR3R-14V : accessed 2015-03-11), entry for Mercy /Leonard/.

Also See:

• Family Search Tree Marcy Leonard 1 December 1714 – 5 June 1795 • LZP1-X91

• [http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Marcy_Leonard_(1714-1793)

Familypedia ] Marcy Leonard (1714-1793)

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