▁settled ▁in ▁Sand wich , ▁Massachusetts , ▁around ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mary ▁Fre eman . ▁ ▁Mer cy ▁Haz ard ▁was ▁a ▁sevent h - gener ation ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Captain ▁Richard ▁Raymond ▁( 1 6 0 2 – 1 6 9 2 ), ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Julia , ▁who ▁was ▁likely ▁born ▁in ▁Es sex ▁County , ▁England , ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁S alem , ▁Massachusetts , ▁about ▁ 1 6 2 9 , ▁possibly ▁with ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Francis ▁H ig gin son . ▁He ▁was ▁about ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁Nor wich , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁an ▁" hon ored ▁fore - father ▁of ▁Say bro ok ". ▁Mer cy ▁Haz ard ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Governor ▁Thomas ▁Pr ence ▁( 1 5 9 9 – 1 6 7 3 ), ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁E as th am , ▁Massachusetts , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁leader ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁colon ies , ▁and ▁governor ▁of ▁P ly mouth ; ▁and ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁May flow er ▁passengers , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁sign ers ▁of ▁the ▁May flow er ▁Comp act , ▁E lder ▁William ▁B rew ster ▁( c . ▁ 1 5 6 7 – 1 6 4 4 ), ▁the ▁Pil gr im ▁colon ist ▁leader ▁and ▁spiritual ▁elder