Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Sparrow III
and Hannah (Shaw) Sparrow
Wife of
Elnathan Higgins
— married
23 Dec 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Higgins) Chase and Moses Higgins Sr.
Died
at about age 40
in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2018
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Biography
Born 27 Jun 1739. Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. [4]
Marriage Husband Mercy Sparrow. Wife Elnathan Higgins. Marriage 28 Dec 1762. Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. [5][6]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S1469104326
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- ↑ Source: #S1469094828
- ↑ Source: #S1469104326
- ↑ Source: #S1469094828
- ↑ Source: #S1469094828
- Source: S1469094828 Repository: #R1451097991 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S1469104326 Repository: #R1451097991 Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4F-KPT : 9 February 2018), Elnathan Higgins and Mercy Sparrow, 23 Dec 1762; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 905,406.
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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:
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~2.34%
~6.25%
Sara (Hopkins) Howard 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.17%
~3.12%
Dianne (Howard) Farquharson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JN6833213 [compare], Ancestry member Diannefarqu
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