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Mercy (Smith) Slocum (1714 - 1800)

Mercy Slocum formerly Smith aka Scott
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1736 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Islandmap
Wife of — married Feb 1749 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography

Mercy Smith was born in 1714. She married Nathaniel Scott in 1736. [1] [2]

She married (2) Benjamin Slocum. She passed away in 1800.[3]

Biography by Robert M. Gerrity: [4]
Mercy (or Marcy) SMITH married first Nathaniel SCOTT. He died before 1749.

Benjamin Slocum married second MRS. MARCY (SMITH) SCOTT, widow of Nathaniel Scott, who was born in 1714, and died in 1799 [1800?]. [MFG I:185[5]; Slocums 89, 114[6]; Fiske, "Giles Slocum" [7].]

Children (SLOCUM), recorded Exeter RI, by second wife:
vi. Achsah, b. ca. 1749. d. Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, m. Daniel Sherman. Seven children. [Slocums, 126.]
vii. Benjamin, b. 1751, d. Perrington, Monroe Co., NY 1837, m. Providence RI (Smithfield RI [Fiske[7]]) 5 June 1774, Sarah Mowry, dau. of Elisha Mowry. Ten ch. [Slocums, p.126.[8]]

Sources

  1. https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=olney&id=I973
  2. http://www.rootedancestry.com/0747.html
  3. https://books.google.ca/books?id=2yq-WRwR-sYC&pg=PA428&dq=Martin+Bowen+Scott#v=onepage&q=Martin%20Bowen%20Scott&f=false
  4. Gerrity, Robert M., ‘’Ralph Pain and Descendants: Four Generations (A Work in Progress)’’ 1992. [Under revision by author, 2020-2022.] Personal copy in the files of DLG; and at the Old Colony Historical Society Library, Taunton MA.
  5. Source: #MFGI
  6. Charles Elihu Slocum, 1841-1915. A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical; embracing eleven generations of the first-named family, from 1637 to 1881: with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines as far as ascertained. Pub. 1882. page. 41, 43. An Archive.org book. Slocums, Slocumbs 1882
  7. 7.0 7.1 Jane Fletcher Fiske, "The Family of Giles(2) Slocum of Dartmouth, Mass., and Newport, RI: A corrected Account Based on New Evidence," in Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Call Number: RI 929.1 RHO, p 18 LINK
  8. Source: #Slocums
  • Source S15 Call Number: RI 929.1 RHO, Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993, Jane Fletcher Fiske, F.A.S.G., The Family of Giles(2) Slocum of Dartmouth, Mass., and Newport, RI: A corrected Account Based on New Evidence. LINK
  • Source: MFGI Kellogg, Lucy Mary (editor). 1975. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. in December 1620: Volume One. Plymouth, Mass: General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Library Search here
  • Source: Slocums Charles E. Slocum, A Short History of SIocums, Slocumbs and Slocomes of America (Syracuse NY, 1882)
  • Sherman, Ruth Ann Wilder, Robert M. Sherman, and Robert S. Wakefield. 2006. Mayflower families through five generations. descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 Volume 13, p. 171 Library Search here
  • The Olney Connection, on rootsweb.com. LINK
  • 747. Smith, on rootedancestry.com. LINK
  • The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 27 1873, by New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff. Google.ca LINK; or Archive.org LINK




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Smith-133279 and Smith-86940 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Slocum-311), similar birth year, same son on both
posted on Smith-86940 (merged) by Teresa Downey
Smith-170368 and Smith-28712 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
posted on Smith-28712 (merged) by Gerald Jones
Her name is usually found as "Mercy," including the death record at NEHGR 72(1918):18 that has the dates listed here.
posted on Smith-28712 (merged) by Amelia (Morrow) Gerlicher
Smith-116298 and Smith-28712 appear to represent the same person because: Smith-28712 appears to have the correct info on the wife of Nathaniel Scott. I assume he only had 1 wife named Mercy (Smith) Scott.
posted on Smith-28712 (merged) by Bobbie (Willmarth) Bennett
Smith-85137 and Smith-28712 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse
posted on Smith-28712 (merged) by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

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