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Mercy Sands[1]

Female - Abt 1743


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  • Name Mercy Sands 
    Gender Female 
    Death Abt 1743  [1
    Burial Pine Neck Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • It is Mercy Raymond of whom the legendary tale is told, which contains
      a mixture of truth and fable, concerning the notorious pirate
      Captain Kidd, related in Caulkins' History of New London. After
      the death of her husband, she with John Merritt purchased 600 acres
      of land in the North Parish of New London . In 1722
      they gave in trust two acres of the same on "Raymond Hill" for
      a church, etc. [1]
    Person ID I14690  Mindrum
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2015 

    Family Joshua Raymond,   b. 18 Sep 1660   d. 1704, Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1683  [1
    Children 
     1. Joshua Raymond,   b. 1698   d. 12 Nov 1763, Montville, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F10191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2002 

  • Sources 
    1. [S221] Samuel Raymond, Genealogies of the Raymond Families of New England, (J. J. Little & Co., 1886).