Mercy (Chatterton) Francis (abt. 1664 - 1745)

Born about 22 Nov 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Francis — married 16 Jan 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1745 at about age 80 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Chittenden ?

The only place that Mercy was ever referred to as Chittenden, was the error made by Stiles in the Families of Ancient Wethersfield. Sgt. John Francis, "he m. (2) Mercy [Chittenden] 16 Jan 1683, who d. 13 Oct., 1745, ae 83" ^[1]

Response to a query for information on Mercy Chittenden in The American Genealogist 11:60, 61 (1934). “This name is a misprint in Stiles’s Ancient Wethersfield. The wife of John Francis was Mercy Chatterton; see New Haven Gen. Mag. vo. 2. p. 392 DLJ” DLJ is Donald Lines Jacobus, expert on New Haven Genealogy.

Birth

Born: at New Haven Colony “Mercy daughter of Wm Chatterton novemb: 22th 1664” ^{[2] [3]}

Marriage

John Francis married Mary [ ] 16 January 1683, by Capt. Samuel Talcott. ^{[4] [5]}. The births of their children call her Mercy ^[4] Jacobus gives her the surname Chatterton^[3]

Death

Mercy Francis, wife of John Francis, died 13 Oct 1745, ae 83. This is on the family monument erected at the Wethersfield Village Cemetery. ^[6] The style of the stone indicates that it was erected some time after Mercy's actual death.

Children^[1]

1. John was born 12 October 1684
2. James was born 13 October 1685/6
3. Siberance was born 23 August 1687; married David Griswold
4. Mary was born 26 May 1689; married Samuel Griswold
5. Thomas was born for February 1690
6. Robert was born 13 February 1692 and died 25 March 1695
7. Abigail was born 8 March 1694/5; married Nathaniel Hale
8. Robert was born 25 January 1696/7
9. Joseph was born 9 November 1698
10. Daniel was born 18 September 1700
11. Hannah was born 5 February 1702/3
12. Sarah was born six March 1704/5
13. Prudence was born 24 January 1707/8
14. Mercy was born 27 January 1709/10

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Stiles, Henry Reed. Families of Ancient Wethersfield Connecticut; Consisting of the History of Ancient Wethersfield, Comprising the Present Towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington; and of Glastonbury Prior to Its Incorporation in 1693, from Date of Earliest Settlement Until the Present Time, with Extensive Genealogies and Genealogical Notes on Their Families. Vol II. 1904.p. 338 At HathiTrust Death: Cited her tombstone "Weth. Ins."
2. ↑ Vital Records of New Haven 1649-1850 Part I. Hartford: The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917 v. 1 p.22
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932. p. 392
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Wethersfield. Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 "Wallingford" (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. p. 111
5. ↑ Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Page 575.
6. ↑ Photo of gravestone 21000937 Mercy Chatterton Francis. Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County Connecticut, USA

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