Mercy Eager (1682)

Born 20 Oct 1682 in Marlborough, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Biography

William married in Cambridge, MA, on 13 Apr 1680: 2) Lydia Cheever Barrett Cole, widow of Thomas Barrett and Arthur Cole (Coale).

The names of his wives and 14 children are listed in the Malden church records and/or the will of William Eager, which was probated in 1690.

His children with Ruth Hill:

• William b. and d. 1661 Malden
• William b. 30 Nov 1662 Malden; d. before 1684
• Zachariah b. October 1667 Malden; d. 5 Jul 1742 Marlborough
• Captain Abraham Eager b. 11 July 1670 Malden, MA; d. 25 Oct 1734 Shrewsbury, MA; m. Lydia Woods dau. John and Lydia Rice Woods
• Zerubbabel b. 8 Jun 1672 Cambridge; d. 9 Jan 1746/47 Marlborough m. Hannah Kerley 23 Mar 1698 dau. Henry and Elizabeth Ward Howe Kerley.
• Martha b. 26 Oct 1674 Cambridge
• Ruth b. 1 Feb 1677 Cambridge; d. 25 Dec 1768 Marlborough; m. John Banister
• Sarah b. 25 Jun 1679 Cambridge

His children with Lydia Cheever Barrett Cole:

• Margaret b. 25 May 1681, d. 1725 Cambridge. m. Isaac Manning
• Mercy b. 20 Oct 1682^[1] Marlborough
• Lydia b. 20 Jun 1684 Marlborough
• Capt. James b. 21 Sep 1686 Marlborough
• Jacob b. 1688 Marlborough
• John b. 6 Jun 1689 Marlborough, d. 18 Jan 1756

• Esther, mentioned in his will, is believed to be the dau. of Lydia Cheever and her 1st husband Thomas Barrett.

Sources

1. ↑ Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849 (Published by Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts 1908)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 66

• The following 3 sources are from Find A Grave site: [1]
• George Eager, desc. of Abraham Eager; Peter Eager, desc. of Zerubbabel Eager 1996; Family records for nine generations to 1996
• History of Eager Family; Susie Eager Trotter, pub 1952
• Vital records of Malden, Cambridge, & Marlborough, MA