Mercy Prence

1631 - 1711  (80 years)

• Name	Mercy Prence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	1631	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16]
  Christening	1631	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Female
  FSID	LZJ5-7J8
  Burial	Sep 1711	Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
  Death	28 Sep 1711	Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14]
  Person ID	I301	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Prence,   b. 6 Aug 1599, Gloucestershire, England d. 29 Mar 1673, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Patience Brewster,   b. Abt 1600, Nottinghamshire, England d. 12 Dec 1634, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Aug 1624	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  Age at Marriage	Thomas was 25 years - Patience was ~ 24 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Major John Freeman,   b. 1622, Sussex, England d. 28 Oct 1719, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1649	Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
  Age at Marriage	Mercy was ~ 18 years and 2 months - John was ~ 27 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Lieutenant Edmund Freeman, Sr,   b. 3 Jun 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 10 Dec 1718, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mercy Brewster Freeman Grave Stone
  		Mercy Prence -Freeman
  		John Freeman decendants from mayflowerbdi-001728.225
  		John Freeman and Mary Prence Marriage

  
  

• Sources

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