Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Josiah Sears
and Azubah (Knowles) Sears
Sister of
Martha (Sears) Harding, Jerusha Sears, Josiah Sears, Azubah (Sears) Kendrick, Bethia (Sears) Baker, David Sears, Samuel Sears and Josiah Sears
Wife of
Arcelas Harding
— married
23 Aug 1769 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Mercy Sears (Harding) Goodell, Azuba (Harding) Goodell, Archelous Harding II, Samuel Harding and Lucy (Harding) Sherman
Died [date unknown]
in Prospect, Waldo, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2019
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Biography
Mercy was the daughter of Josiah Sears and Azubah Knowles.
Burial Harding Family Cemetery Prospect Ferry Maine
Sources
- May, Samuel. The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888Page 108 (Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890) No. 349 b. 23 Aug 1747
- No 94- father-Josiah Sears was a cordwainer. His will, dated Jan. 2, 1772, names wife Mercy[sic-actually Josiah's wife was Azubah Knowles, his mother was Mercy Sears], and children Mercy Harding, Azubah Knowles, Bethia Sears, Martha Harding, David, Samuel; and Josiah, not of age. Gideon Freeman was Exr., and proved will Feb. 11, 1772.
- Familysearch: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Mercy Sears to Archelous Harding November 23, 1769 Eastham Massachusetts
- Find a grave Harding Family Cemetery Prospect Ferry Maine Find A Grave: Memorial #208004535
- Eastham Births p. 60, Mercy Harding, daughter of Archelous Harding and Mercy
- Sears Genealogy and History by Marilyn Goreham and Gary Sears of Nova Scotia, p. 7 No. 23
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
Sears-4919 and Sears-4283 appear to represent the same person because: Added sources to show that these are the same person.
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