Mercy (Chester), b. say 1647 (adult by 1669 to make her will); d. Charlestown 15 September 1669 ("Mercie Chester, dau. of Mrs. Marie Russell") [ChVR 1:72]. In her will, dated 5 August 1669 and proved 21 December 1669, Mercy Chester of Charlestown, out of her estate in Wethersfield ("in the hands of my brother John Chester") and in Charlestown, bequeathed all to "my three sisters, vizt. Dorcas Whiting of Billerica & Prudence Chester & Eunice Chester both of Charlestowne aforesaid and likewise to my brother Stephen Chester of Charlestowne" to be divided as "my honored & dear mother Mrs. Mary Russell shall be pleased" [MPR Case #4372]. The inventory of her estate, taken 18 December 1669, totalled £147 Is. 2d., including "the housing near the meetinghouse," £105, and "a Bible," 12s. [MPR Case #4372].
