Individual Details

Mercy Carleton

(21 Nov 1739 - 20 Mar 1814)

Events

Birth21 Nov 1739Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage16 Aug 1759Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Daniel Carleton
Will3 Oct 1812Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Death20 Mar 1814Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseDaniel Carleton (1736 - 1801)
ChildDaniel Carleton (1760 - 1807)
ChildMercy Carleton (1776 - )
FatherEzekiel Carleton (1701 - 1775)
MotherMarcy Kimball (1712 - 1781)
SiblingEzekiel Carleton (1732 - 1738)
SiblingPeter Carleton (1734 - 1804)
SiblingMarcy Carleton (1736 - 1738)
SiblingMichael Carleton (1737 - 1785)
SiblingHannah Carlton (1741 - 1835)
SiblingEzekiel Carleton (1742 - 1831)
SiblingJohn Carleton (1744 - 1813)
SiblingSamuel Carleton (1745 - 1832)
SiblingAnne Carleton (1748 - 1776)
SiblingEunice Carleton (1751 - 1821)
SiblingTimothy Carleton (1752 - 1834)
SiblingMary Carleton (1755 - 1825)

Notes

Will

In her will dated 3 October 1812 (probate 5 May 1814), Mercy Carleton makes bequests to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her grandchildren the sons and daughters of her son Daniel each receives eighty-four cents: Daniel Carlton,Timothy Carlton, Jacob Carlton, Kimball Carlton, Mercy the wife of Enoch Wilson, Hannah the wife of Jonathan Johnson, Phebe the wife of Joseph Hadley,and Molly Carlton. Granddaughter-in-law Hannah Carlton widow of grandson Amos and her two daughters, Hannah Farnum Carlton and Mary Carlton, receive her wearing apparel. Great-grandsons the sons of grandson Amos receive bequests:James Farnum Carlton, the desk; Amos Carlton, the large chest with three drawers; and Daniel, the small chest with the case for bottles. Other furniture bequests were made to her two great-granddaughters and the residue of the estate to be divided among her five great-grandchildren. Abijah Fuller was named executor. Personal estate was valued at $160.48.[1]

[1] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers,1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org.New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 4670