Mercy (Clark) Longfellow (1714 - 1797)

Born 26 Dec 1714 in Nottingham, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Longfellow — married 28 Oct 1731 in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1797 at age 82 in Cornwallis, Kings, Colony of Nova Scotia

Biography

Mercy Clark was born on December 26, 1714, in Nottingham, New Hampshire, her father, Henry, was 41, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 36. She married Judge Jonathan Longfellow on October 28, 1731, in her hometown. They had 12 children in 22 years. She died on August 20, 1797, having lived a long life of 82 years.Life Story Family (Children) Stephen Longfellow Mary "Molly" Longfellow Jacob Longfellow Sarah Sally Longfellow Elizabeth Longfellow Nathan Longfellow Anna Anne Longfellow Hannah Longfellow Daniel Longfellow David Longfellow Enoch Longfellow Jonathan Longfellow

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Sources

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI// Name Mercy Clark Birth Date 1714 Birthplace New Hampshire Volume 29 Page number 492 Reference Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 5 Aug 1931, 2145; 20 Jun 1934, 8705

Family Data Collection - Births// Name Mercy Clark Father Henry Clark Birth Date 26 December 1714 City Nottingham County Rockingham State NH Country USA

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988// Birth Date 26 Dec 1714 Birth Place Newbury, Massachusetts Father Name Henry Clark Mother Name Elisabeth Clark

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900// Source number: 7798.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Volume: 42; SAR Membership Number: 8273 Volume: 82; SAR Membership Number: 16241

Note: Mercy was attached to parents Nathaniel Clark and Elizabeth Somerby. However, this is impossible as Nathaniel died in 1690 and Elizabeth would have been 69 in 1714. Mercy is much more likely to have been the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth's son, Henry Clark, who had a daughter Mercy b. 1714.

Mercy married Jonathan Longfellow on October 28, 1731. They had 12 children. Around 1760, the family migrated to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, but only remained there for 5 years. Around 1765, they moved to Machias, Maine.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, The Salem Press Company, 1910, pp 733-4 (Available at Archive.org and other online sources)