Born in Crab Bottom, Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John O'Connor Smith
and Mitilda (Unknown) Smith
Sister of
Abagail Smith, Levenna Smith, Lavinia (Smith) Coonrod, Sarah (Smith) Bell, John O'Connor Smith Jr., Sarah (Smith) Shoup [half], Charles D. Smith, Hannah Smith [half], George C Smith and Zadoc C. Smith
Wife of
Abner Bell
— married
24 Mar 1812 in Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Henry Abner Bell, Elizabeth (Bell) Stradley, Rebecca Bell, Isaiah Bell, Charlotte Bell, John J. Bell, Hannah (Bell) Hardy, George Isaiah Bell, Allen Bell, Priscilla Bell, Abner Henry Bell Jr., Sarah Ann (Bell) McKenzie and Mary Jane (Bell) Allen
Died about
at about age 86
in Patterson, Madison, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2014
This page has been accessed 471 times.
Biography
Mercy migrated with her parents in 1811 to Walnut township, Pickaway, Ohio.
She married Abner Bell on 3/24/1812 in Pickaway.
Buried in Blair Chapel Cemetery, St. Charles, Madison County, Iowa.
Sources
- Research papers of Jean Weyer Ison.
- "John O.C. Smith, Charles D. Smith and Descendants" compiled by Ellen Brzoska, printed in 1993. Page 20-22.
- With family and 20 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVXH-LPW
See also:
- Family Search tree: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3MT6-MLB
- "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDXP-93K : 20 June 2020), Merzy Smith in entry for Abner Bell, 1812.
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ8-6NS : Fri Oct 06 13:53:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bell and Mercey Bell, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LQ-4M1 : Tue Oct 03 09:52:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bell and Eliassa Bell, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVJ-KQ5 : Tue Oct 03 20:21:29 UTC 2023), Entry for James Bell and Amelia E Bell, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLM-V6X : Fri Oct 06 03:21:37 UTC 2023), Entry for James A. Bell and Amelia E. Bell, 1880.
- "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8CD-ZZT : Wed Dec 13 22:13:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner Bell and Mercy Smith.
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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. 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:
-
~3.12%
George Ison
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M876147 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lorey (Smith) Thomas :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #808376
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