Mercy Hinckley

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name
Mercy Hinckley
aka
[Marcy Hinkly, Mercy Cole, Mary Hinckley]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Second wife of Joseph Cole, whom she married at Harwich, Massachusetts, in 1715, and mother of Mercy, Joseph and Mary, born at Eastham between 1716 and 1721. Through her son Joseph she was the grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. Her birth and parents are not known.

Grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. "october 6th 1715 Then Joseph Cole & marcy hinkly were married in harwich by me Joseph doane Justice peace" (record); she was Joseph Cole's second wife, and their children were born at Eastham: Mercy, 24 Sept 1716; Joseph, 18 May 1718; and Mary, 30 Apr 1721, recorded as children of "Joseph and Mercy Cole" (record). The Nickerson genealogy calls her "Mary (Hinckley)," but the records read Mercy.

Open questions

  • Her birth and parents (Barnstable and Harwich records).

Research: Cape Cod ancestry of Hope Holdershaw and Hannah Brown.

  1. ---
  2. name: Mercy Hinckley
  3. aka: [Marcy Hinkly, Mercy Cole, Mary Hinckley]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Second wife of Joseph Cole, whom she married at Harwich, Massachusetts, in 1715, and mother of
  8. Mercy, Joseph and Mary, born at Eastham between 1716 and 1721. Through her son Joseph she was the
  9. grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. Her birth and parents are not known.
  10. ---
  12. Grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. "october 6th 1715 Then Joseph Cole & marcy hinkly were married
  13. in harwich by me Joseph doane Justice peace" ([record](/files/sources/vital-records-harwich/)); she was
  14. Joseph Cole's second wife, and their children were born at Eastham: Mercy, 24 Sept 1716; Joseph, 18
  15. May 1718; and Mary, 30 Apr 1721, recorded as children of "Joseph and Mercy Cole"
  16. ([record](/files/sources/vital-records-eastham/)). The Nickerson genealogy calls her "Mary (Hinckley)," but
  17. the records read Mercy.
  19. ## Open questions
  21. - Her birth and parents (Barnstable and Harwich records).
  23. Research: `research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Cape_Cod.md`.
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