Mary Tucker (mtDNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of June 3, 2026:
- Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Mary TUCKER Church for mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Biography
First Generation
Mary Tucker daughter of John Tucker & ____ was baptized Hingham 8 Oct 1640 and died Little Compton (now in RI) 21 Mar 1710. She married Hingham 13 Dec 1660 Joseph Church and they had ten children: Joseph (1662), Elizabeth (1664), Mary (1666), John (1668), Alice (1670-1670/1), Benjamin (1672-1672), Sarah (1673 not in father's will), William (1675), Deborah (1677) and Abigail (1680).
Second Generation
Elizabeth "Eliza" Church was born Hingham 28 Jan 1663/4 and died Hebron, CT aft 16 Jan 1724/5. She married Little Compton (now in RI) 12 Nov 1685 Joseph Blackman and they had ten children: Benjamin (bp 1700, d.y.), Ichabod (1692), Sarah (1695-1717 unm.), Rebecca (1696), Elisha (1699), Benjamin (1701), Mary (1703/4), Abraham (1705), Elizabeth (1707) and Leah (1712, no further record).
Mary Church was born Hingham 26 Mar 1666 and died Little Compton, RI 11 Nov 1748. She married abt 1688 John Wood and they had eleven children (Little Compton, now in MA): John (1689-1711/2), Mary (1691), Sarah (1692-1711/2 unm.), Deborah (1694-1711/2 unm.), Margaret (1696-1711/2 unm.), Abigail (1697-1711/2 unm.), Hannah (1701), Rebecca (1703 not in father's will), Joseph (1705) and Dorothy (1707).
Deborah Church was born Hingham 13 Mar 1676/7 and died Lebanon, CT 8 Jun 1752. She married twice, first Little Compton (now in RI) 13 Jul 1699 Samuel Gray then Little Compton 21 Jan 1713/4 Dan Throop. By her first husband she had seven children: Samuel (1700), John (1701-1702), Dorothy (1704), Joseph (1705/6), Lydia (1707), Simeon (1709) and Ignatius (1711). By her second husband she had two more children: Dan (1715) and Joseph (1717).
Abigail Church was born Little Compton (now in RI) in 1680 and died there 4 Jul 1720. She married Little Compton 1 Oct 1696 William Simmons and they had twelve children (Little Compton): Mercy (1697), William (1699), Lydia (1700), Joseph (1702), John (1704), Abigail (1706), Rebecca (1708), Mary (1709 unm.), Benjamin (1713), Ichabod (1715), Peleg (1716) and Sarah (1718-1718).
Third Generation
DNA results TBD
To date, we know of no matrilinear (all female line) descendants of Mary TUCKER Church who has taken a mtDNA test and published their results. Matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
