Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Descendants of Mercy Prence
Abt 1631 - 1711 (~ 80 years)Father: Thomas Prence, Governor of the Plymouth Colony (Abt 1600 Lechlade, Farindon, Gloucestershire, England - 29 Mar 1673 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Mother: Patience Brewster (Abt 1603 England - 1634 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Mercy Prence (Abt 1631 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts - 28 Sep 1711 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
Maj. John Freeman (Bef 28 Jan 1627 chr.Billingshurst, Sussex, England -
28 Oct 1719 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 13 Feb 1650 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
28 Oct 1719 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 13 Feb 1650 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   ├─ Mercy Freeman (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;Jul 1659 - 19 Jun 1737)
   │ Samuel Knowles (17 Sep 1651 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts - 19 Jun 1737 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │ (m. Dec 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │ (m. Dec 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    ├─ Mercy Knowles (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;13 Sep 1681 - 5 Jun 1732)
   │    │ Thomas Rich (Feb 1671 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire - 5 Sep 1753 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    │ (m. 1702)
   │    │ (m. 1702)
   │    │    └─ Mercy Rich (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;8 Aug 1704 - Sep 1743) =>
   │    │     + George Shaw (Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts;29 Dec 1695 - 23 Jun 1777)(m. 1724)
   │    └─ Col. Samuel Knowles (15 Jan 1682 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
   │     30 Jan 1751 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts)
   │     30 Jan 1751 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts)
   │     Bethia Brown (9 Sep 1685 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Aft 13 Jan 1751)
   │     (m. 7 Nov 1709 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │     (m. 7 Nov 1709 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │        ├─ Enos Knowles (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;30 Apr 1712 - 1784) =>
   │        │ + Sarah Sparrow (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;20 Jul 1708 - 1784)
   │        │ (m. 12 Apr 1733 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │        │ (m. 12 Apr 1733 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │        └─ Azuba Knowles (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;6 Feb 1714 - Mar 1762) =>
   │         + Josiah Sears (25 Aug 1708 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Between 2 Jan 1772 and 11 Feb 1772
   │         Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 30 Sep 1736 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │         Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 30 Sep 1736 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   ├─ Hannah Freeman (Abt 1664 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
   │ 15 Feb 1744 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │ 15 Feb 1744 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │ John Mayo (Abt 1656 - 1 Feb 1726 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    ├─ Hannah Mayo (8 Jan 1682 Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts -
   │    │ Aft 20 Jan 1747 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    │ Aft 20 Jan 1747 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    │ + Judah Hopkins (Jan 1677 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
   │    │ 7 Jan 1748 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 12 May 1720 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    │ 7 Jan 1748 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 12 May 1720 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │    └─ Mercy Mayo (23 Apr 1688 Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts - Aft 25 Mar 1765)
   │     Nathaniel Hopkins (Mar 1684 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
   │     17 Sep 1766 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 26 May 1707 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │     17 Sep 1766 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 26 May 1707 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │        └─ Theophilus Hopkins (13 Mar 1729 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
   │         1819 Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │         1819 Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │         + Tabitha Eldredge (20 Jul 1715 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
   │         1775 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 24 Jul 1754 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   │         1775 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 24 Jul 1754 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
   └─ Bennett Freeman (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;5 Mar 1671 - 30 May 1716)
    John Paine (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;14 Mar 1661 - 18 Oct 1731)
    (m. 14 Mar 1689 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
    (m. 14 Mar 1689 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
       └─ John Paine (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;18 Sep 1690 - Nov 1771)
        Thankful Hopkins (Apr 1700 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Bef 26 Oct 1754)
        (m. 8 Dec 1743 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
        (m. 8 Dec 1743 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
           └─ Elizabeth Paine
            + Joshua Hurd ( - 30 Mar 1747)
            + Jonathan Sparrow (2 Feb 1726 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts - ??)
            (m. Aft 29 May 1749 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
            (m. Aft 29 May 1749 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)