Born in Sandisfield, Bershire, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Brainard Selby Sr.
and Mary (Patterson) Selby
Sister of
Ira Selby, Polly (Selby) Smith, Brainard Selby Jr., William Selby, Polly Selby, Newton Selby and Thomas B Selby
Wife of
Chauncy Hawley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2017
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Biography
Mercy was born to Brainard Selby Mary Patterson in 1786 There are 2 possible dates for her birth year -1786 and 1796[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZHS-96X?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D5-N38%3A353349601%2C1005951502%2C1005951503 : 21 October 2020), Berkshire > Sandisfield > Births, deaths, marriages, town records, highways 1768-1892 > image 389 of 886; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-DCBW : 13 July 2016), Brainard Selby in entry for Mercy Selby, 24 Mar 1796; citing Birth, Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 1,728,095.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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%
Carl Johnson
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Trudy (Johnson) Kinney :
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