Mary (Holmes) Breed (abt. 1759 - 1844)

Born about 3 Oct 1759 in Stonington, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Breed — married 23 Jan 1781 in Stonington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1844 at about age 85 in Breedtown, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Biography

Mercy Holmes, born 3 Oct 1759 at Stonington, Connecticut, was a daughter of Joshua Holmes and Prudence Wheeler.

She married 23 Jan 1781, at Stonington, Connecticut, Joseph Breed (1758-1839). They had 10 children, all born in Stonington ^[1],^[2]:

1. Joseph Palmer Breed (1781-1808)
2. Charles Breed (1783-1858); married Mary Hancox
3. Mercy (Breed) Hancox (1785-1821); married Amos Sheffield Hancox
4. Lucy (Breed) Collins (abt.1789-1856); married Gilbert Collins
5. Nathan Breed (1789-1840); married 1) Frances Hancox; 2) Ruth S. Gleason
6. Nancy Anna (Breed) Beebe (1791-1847); married Silas Beebe
7. John Breed (1792-1868)
8. Prudence Holmes (Breed) Beebe (1794-1877); married 1) Prentice Morgan; 2) Silas Beebe
9. Sarah (Breed) Pendleton (1798-1885); married William Pendleton
10. Abigail (Breed) Gleason (abt.1800-)

Mercy and Joseph Breed came to Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1818 with five children (three sons and two daughters), who likewise brought their spouses and children. They were pioneers and first permanent residents in that part of the woodland frontier. They hacked out a difficult agrarian existence in the hard-scrabble lands of northwest Pennsylvania. They were tough folks who passed the survival tests in an unforgiving environment. Their children and their descendants contributed an important food supply resource for the new town of Titusville.

Mercy (Holmes) Breed died 26 Oct 1844 at Breedtown, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Her grave is represented to be in Breedtown Cemetery, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA ^[3]. No grave marker is depicted.

Notes

Profile had been "M.M. Holmes". "Mercy Mary Holmes" was reinstated from previous changes located in the changes tab. Bittner-246 17:36, 5 December 2017 (EST)

Some secondary references attach the nickname "Polly" to the spouse of Joseph Breed. This is unsupported by credible sources.

Sources

1. ↑ Breed Family Association #16 (March, 1963), Charles B. Newhall et.al.; p. 14, 35, no. 115: https://archive.org/details/BreedFamilyAssociationVol161963OCR/page/n78
2. ↑ Breed Family Association #8 (December, 1929), John Breed Newhall presiding; p. 241, no. 93: https://archive.org/details/breedfamilybree_0/page/241
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #133047805

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 38-229: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/324/mode/1up

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 246, 247, no. 61: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n268/mode/1up; p. 437, no. 67a: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n459/mode/1up