Born in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Zachariah Rhodes
and Mary (Randall) Rhodes
Wife of
Roger Sheldon
— married
[date unknown] (to 7 Jul 1783) in Rhode Island
Wife of
Thomas Angell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Esther (Sheldon) Potter
Died
at age 68
in South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2020
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Biography
Mercy was the daughter of Zachariah and Mary (Randall) Rhodes.
She married first Roger Sheldon, son of Isaac and Susanna (Potter) Sheldon, in RI - parents of Esther Sheldon.
After the death of Roger, she married Thomas Angell and had a daughter, Sally Angell.
Sources
- Rhode Island Birth & Christenings, 1600-1910
- Rhode Island Marriages, 1695-1910
- See also: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/KZQ8-BBC/mercy-rhodes-1714-1783
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Christopher Ferguson
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup t2b15, FTDNA kit #46951 - Martha (Singletary) Ward :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2b15, FTDNA kit #501357
- Ann (Pangborn) Weiner :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U5a1b1
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~0.78%
Shirley (Blackwell) Southworth :
23andMe, GEDmatch M479072 [compare]
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