See also
Husband: | John + MARCEY (1631-1724) | |
Wife: | Sarah + HADLOCK (1670-1743) | |
Children: | Anna MARCY (1687- ) | |
John MARCY (1689- ) | ||
James MARCY (1693- ) | ||
Edward MARCY (1696- ) | ||
Moses MARCY (1702- ) | ||
Sarah + MARCY (1706-1793) | ||
Elizabeth MARCY (1711- ) | ||
Marriage | 1687 |
Name: | John + MARCEY | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | - | |
Mother: | - | |
Birth | 1631 | Limerick, Ireland |
Death | 23 Dec 1724 (age 92-93) | Woodstock, Windham, CT, US1 |
Burial | Hale Cemetary2 | |
Woodstock, Windham, CT, US Inscription: John has three markers in the cemetery. The newest marker is the circle one and reads: John Marcy 1662 - 1724 This memorial is dedicated to John Marcy who emigrated from the British Isles to Roxbury, Mass. in 1683. He was one of 13 original pioneers who settled in New Roxbury (later known as) Woodstock, in 1686. Erected in the bi-centennial year 1975 by Charles E. Marcy - California Henry C. Marcy - Illinois 8th Generation The next marker is old, but replaced an older one and reads: In Memory of Mr. John Marcy Decd December ye 23d 1724 Aged 62 Years The oldest marker reads: Here Lies Buried Body of John Mercy Aged 62 Deceast December Ye 23d 1724 |
Name: | Sarah + HADLOCK | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | James + HADLOCK (1654-1716) | |
Mother: | Sarah + DRAPER (1652-1675) | |
Birth | 16 Dec 1670 | Roxbury, Suffolk, MA, US |
Death | 9 May 1743 (age 72) | Woodstock, Windham, CT, US3 |
Burial | Woodstock Hill Cemetary2 | |
Woodstock, Windham, CT, US Inscription: In Memory of Mrs. Sarah Marcy Widow & Relict of Mr. John Marcy Dec'd May ye 9th 1743 in ye 73d Year of Her Age. |
Name: | Anna MARCY | |
Sex: | Female | |
Birth | 1687 |
Name: | John MARCY | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 1689 |
Name: | James MARCY | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 1693 |
Name: | Edward MARCY | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 1696 |
Name: | Moses MARCY | |
Sex: | Male | |
Birth | 1702 |
Name: | Sarah + MARCY | |
Sex: | Female | |
Spouse: | Edward + JOHNSON (1700-1779) | |
Birth | 18 Feb 1706 | Woodstock, Windham, CT, US |
Death | 12 Jan 1793 (age 86) | Chester, Windsor, VT, US4 |
Burial | Brookside Cemetary | |
Chester, Windsor County, VT, US |
Name: | Elizabeth MARCY | |
Sex: | Female | |
Birth | 1711 |
He came to America in 1683 at about age 24 and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In 1686, he removed to what was later Woodstock, Connecticut as one of the original founders. He married Sarah Hadlock about 1687/1688. He was a deacon in his chuch as well as a husbandman and proprietor.
From the book: "Genealogy: Jeannette Grosvenor, Descendants of Nathan E. Grosvenor and Laura Fuller 1794-1973 (with his Ancestry)" (Chesterland, OH: Baker Printing Co., 1973), p. 9. "John Marcy was the son of the high sheriff of Limerick, Ireland. . . . as an adult, he joined Elliot's Church in Quatosett (Woodstock), Conn. In April, 1686, he, with others, took possession of Quatosett (Woodstock), Connecticut."
1 | "Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions". p 148. |
2 | "Find a Grave". |
3 | "Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions". |
4 | "VT Vital Records, 1720-1908 Record". |