Mercy (Holland) Colvard (abt. 1735)

Born about 1735 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

Wife of William Colvard II — married about 1757 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

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Biography

Based on the likely date of her marriage, Mercy Holland was probably born in about 1735 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia. A prior version of this profile gave 2 January 1735 as the exact date, with no reliable source. She was the daughter of Michael Holland and Judith (__), and had not yet come of age when her father made his will in Goochland County on 10 October 1747.l in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, on 10 October 1746.^[1][2]

Marriage

Mercy was still unmarried when her mother made her will in Goochland County on 22 August 1751.^[2] However, she married William Colvard after that, possibly in Goochland County, most likely in about 1757 based on the birth of their first known child in January 1759.^[3]

Later Life

They lived in Wilkes county North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

Death

The circumstances of her death are uncertain. A prior version of this profile claimed she died in 1845 in Dycas Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, but sif this were true she would have been about 110 years old at the time of her death, which is very unlikely.

Children

Children of Mercy Holland and William Colvard include at least the following, all baptized in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia:^[4]

1. Elizabeth, b. 2 Jan 1759, bp. 16 Jun 1759
2. Neil, b. 12 Oct 1760, bp. 27 Apr 1761
3. William, b. 1 Nov 1762, bp. 25 May 1763
4. Betty, b. 25 May 1765, bp. 25 Sep 1765
5. Nancy, b. 6 Apr 1767, bp. 15 Jan 1768
6. Damaris (daughter), b. 25 Mar 1769, bp. 10 Apr 1770

Research Notes

Proper First Name

Her proper first name was probably Mercy, which is the most common spelling in the records. In her father's will, it is spelled "Marcy" and in the baptism records of the Douglas Register, she appears as Mercy, Massey, Meray, and Mary.

Sources

1. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book 5, pp. 222-224; images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9P6-9SF9 : accessed 16 Jun 2023); FHL 31,654, DGS 7,645,025 (Will of Michael Holland, made 10 Oct 1746, proved 17 Mar 1746/7). Image and transcription available here.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book 6, pp. 179-180, Will of Judith Holland; images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9V1F : accessed 19 Jun 2023); FHL 31,655, DGS 7,645,026.
3. ↑ W. Mac Jones, ed., The Douglas Register, (Richmond, 1928), 102 & 176; images, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/douglasregisterb00doug : accessed 17 Jun 2023).
4. ↑ Douglas Register, at 176.