Mercy Dickinson

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name
Mercy Dickinson
aka
[Mary Underhill, Mercy Underhill, Mary Dickinson]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Thomas Underhill of Purchase and Nine Partners, sometimes called Mary, and mother of nine children born between 1755 and 1774, probably among them Sarah (Underhill) Frost, wife of George Frost. Probably the eldest known child of Zebulon Dickinson and Joyce Hance, later of North Castle, Westchester County, she was born in 1733 and was still living in 1801.
born
date
20th of 6th mo. 1733
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
The Quaker 6th month, before 1752, is August: 20 Aug 1733 ("Mercy, born 20, 6, 1733," Underhill Genealogy 2:138).
died
date
aft. 8 Nov 1801
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
Named as "Wife Mary" in her husband's will of the 15th of the 10th month 1800; her daughter Deborah's will of the 8th of the 11th month 1801 "mentions mother, but does not name her."
residences
date
1755
place
Purchase, Westchester County, New York
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
With her husband Thomas Underhill, whose children were recorded at the Purchase Meeting from 1755.
date
1781
place
Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[article-baird-1872-harrison-friends-marriages]
note
Her daughter Esther married William Cornell Jr. in 1781 as "Esther Underhill, of Chappaqua, daughter of Thomas."
date
1800
place
Clinton, Dutchess County, New York
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
Named as "Wife Mary" in Thomas Underhill's will of Nine Partners, in Clinton Township.
father
id
zebulon-dickinson-fl1733
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932, article-baird-1872-harrison-friends-marriages]
research
research/mcmillan/Frost_Underhill_Bowne_Feake.md
note
"daughter of Zebulon and Joyce (Hance) Dickinson" (Underhill Genealogy 2:138). Her sisters Hannah (1764) and Deborah (1771) married at Purchase as daughters of Zebulon, of North Castle.
mother
name
Joyce Hance
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
note
Married Zebulon Dickinson at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, "March 5, 1733 (Stillwell's N. J. Miscellany, Vol. 1, p. 273)" (Underhill Genealogy 2:139).

Mother of Sarah (Underhill) Frost: the wife of Thomas Underhill of Purchase and Nine Partners, and the eldest known child of Zebulon Dickinson and Joyce Hance, who married at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, in 1733 and were later of North Castle, Westchester County (source, 2:138-139). "His wife at times is called 'Mary,'" the Underhill Genealogy notes of her husband, and his will of 1800 names "Wife Mary."

She had nine children between 1755 and 1774 (see Thomas Underhill). Her sister Deborah married her husband's brother John Underhill at Chappaqua in 1771; another sister, Hannah, married John Hallock of Cortlandt Manor in 1764, and her brother Zebadiah married Elizabeth Powell in 1775 (source).

Research: The Long Island Quaker families of the Frost line.

Open questions

  • Her marriage to Thomas Underhill (not in the Purchase marriages of 1742-1785).
  • Her birth and her parents' wedding are hard to fit together: the Underhill Genealogy has the wedding on "March 5, 1733" and her birth on the 20th of the 6th month (August) 1733. One of the dates may be misread; the Purchase or Shrewsbury Friends' records would show.
  1. ---
  2. name: Mercy Dickinson
  3. aka: [Mary Underhill, Mercy Underhill, Mary Dickinson]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Thomas Underhill of Purchase and Nine Partners, sometimes called Mary, and mother of nine
  8. children born between 1755 and 1774, probably among them Sarah (Underhill) Frost, wife of George
  9. Frost. Probably the eldest known child of Zebulon Dickinson and Joyce Hance, later of North
  10. Castle, Westchester County, she was born in 1733 and was still living in 1801.
  11. born:
  12. date: 20th of 6th mo. 1733
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  16. note: 'The Quaker 6th month, before 1752, is August: 20 Aug 1733 ("Mercy, born 20, 6, 1733," Underhill Genealogy 2:138).'
  17. died:
  18. date: aft. 8 Nov 1801
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  22. note: 'Named as "Wife Mary" in her husband''s will of the 15th of the 10th month 1800; her daughter Deborah''s will of the 8th of the 11th month 1801 "mentions mother, but does not name her."'
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "1755"
  25. place: Purchase, Westchester County, New York
  26. basis: inferred
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  29. note: "With her husband Thomas Underhill, whose children were recorded at the Purchase Meeting from 1755."
  30. - date: "1781"
  31. place: Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York
  32. basis: inferred
  33. confidence: probable
  34. sources: [article-baird-1872-harrison-friends-marriages]
  35. note: "Her daughter Esther married William Cornell Jr. in 1781 as \"Esther Underhill, of Chappaqua, daughter of Thomas.\""
  36. - date: "1800"
  37. place: Clinton, Dutchess County, New York
  38. basis: inferred
  39. confidence: probable
  40. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  41. note: "Named as \"Wife Mary\" in Thomas Underhill's will of Nine Partners, in Clinton Township."
  42. father:
  43. id: zebulon-dickinson-fl1733
  44. basis: compiled
  45. confidence: probable
  46. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932, article-baird-1872-harrison-friends-marriages]
  47. research: research/mcmillan/Frost_Underhill_Bowne_Feake.md
  48. note: '"daughter of Zebulon and Joyce (Hance) Dickinson" (Underhill Genealogy 2:138). Her sisters Hannah (1764) and Deborah (1771) married at Purchase as daughters of Zebulon, of North Castle.'
  49. mother:
  50. name: Joyce Hance
  51. basis: compiled
  52. confidence: probable
  53. sources: [book-underhill-genealogy-1932]
  54. note: 'Married Zebulon Dickinson at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, "March 5, 1733 (Stillwell''s N. J. Miscellany, Vol. 1, p. 273)" (Underhill Genealogy 2:139).'
  55. ---
  57. Mother of Sarah (Underhill) Frost: the wife of Thomas Underhill of Purchase and Nine Partners, and the
  58. eldest known child of Zebulon Dickinson and Joyce Hance, who married at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, in 1733
  59. and were later of North Castle, Westchester County ([source](/files/sources/book-underhill-genealogy-1932/),
  60. 2:138-139). "His wife at times is called 'Mary,'" the Underhill Genealogy notes of her husband, and his
  61. will of 1800 names "Wife Mary."
  63. She had nine children between 1755 and 1774 (see Thomas Underhill). Her sister Deborah married her
  64. husband's brother John Underhill at Chappaqua in 1771; another sister, Hannah, married John Hallock of
  65. Cortlandt Manor in 1764, and her brother Zebadiah married Elizabeth Powell in 1775
  66. ([source](/files/sources/article-baird-1872-harrison-friends-marriages/)).
  68. Research: `research/mcmillan/Frost_Underhill_Bowne_Feake.md`.
  70. ## Open questions
  72. - Her marriage to Thomas Underhill (not in the Purchase marriages of 1742-1785).
  73. - Her birth and her parents' wedding are hard to fit together: the Underhill Genealogy has the wedding
  74. on "March 5, 1733" and her birth on the 20th of the 6th month (August) 1733. One of the dates may be
  75. misread; the Purchase or Shrewsbury Friends' records would show.
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