Born in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Arnold
and Mercy (Stafford) Arnold
Sister of
Eleazar Arnold, Joseph Arnold, Benjamin Arnold, Amos Arnold, Elizabeth Arnold, Caleb Smith Arnold, Deborah (Arnold) Benchley, Joshua Arnold, Nathan Arnold, Stukely Arnold and Samuel Arnold
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Stephen Harris
Died
at age 88
in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 May 2016
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Biography
Mercy Arnold, born 1734,[1] is the tenth of the twelve children of Joseph Arnold and Mercy Stafford.
In 1757, she married Jabez Harris[2] in Smithfield and they had seven children: Stephen b. 1758; Mary 1760-1778; Benjamin b. 1763; Anna b.1764; Mercy b. 1767; Jabez 1771-1778; and Joseph b. 1776.
Mercy died in 1823.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. "History and genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of Stukely Westcott one of the thirteen original proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island". Otsego Pub. Co., Oneonta, NY. 1932.
- ↑ Arnold, James N. "Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850. 9 Vols. Providence, RI, 1891-1897. Vol.3, Smithfield Marriages, p.11.
- ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. "History and genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of Stukely Westcott one of the thirteen original proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island". Otsego Pub. Co., Oneonta, NY. 1932. 2:123.
"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QW-H7N : 17 December 2019), Mercy Arnold, 1735.
"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87J-6B9 : 17 December 2019), Mercy Harris, 1735.
"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KY-M6R : 22 January 2020), Mercy Arnold in entry for Jabez Harris, 1757.
"Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8FF-PV4 : 22 January 2020), Mercy Harris, 1823.
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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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~0.78%
Betty Bucklin
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23andMe, GEDmatch M470952 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ray Bucklin :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Shirley (Blackwell) Southworth :
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~0.78%
Cynthia (Lapham) McGinn :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Liz (Chapman) Loudermilk :
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