1. RICHARD¹ MERCER was born Abt. 1630, and died Aft. 1652. He married ANN Bef. 1652. She was born Abt. 1630, and died 1694 in Adderbury, Oxford, England.

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Child of RICHARD MERCER and ANN is:

2. i. THOMAS² MERCER, b. Abt. 1652, Adderbury, Oxford, England; d. Bef. September 13, 1716, (Chester) Thornbury, PA.

 

2. THOMAS² MERCER (RICHARD¹) was born Abt. 1652 in Adderbury, Oxford, England, and died Bef. September 13, 1716 in (Chester) Thornbury, PA. He married MARY GREENAWAY 1684 in England, daughter of JOHN GREENAWAY. She was born January 20, 1665/66 in Portsmouth, St Thomas, England, and died Bef. August 03, 1723 in (Chester) Westtown, PA.

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Notes for MARY GREENAWAY:

Child of THOMAS MERCER and MARY GREENAWAY is:

3. i. THOMAS³ MERCER, b. Abt. October 20, 1694, (Chester) Westtown Twp.PA; d. Bef. January 28, 1758, (Chester) Westtown Twp. PA.

 

3. THOMAS³ MERCER (THOMAS², RICHARD¹) was born Abt. October 20, 1694 in (Chester) Westtown Twp.PA, and died Bef. January 28, 1758 in (Chester) Westtown Twp. PA. He married HANNAH TAYLOR January 26, 1710/11 in (Chester) PA, daughter of JOSIAH TAYLOR and ELIZABETH PENNELL. She was born Abt. 1691, and died Bef. 1758.

Notes for THOMAS MERCER:

Child of THOMAS MERCER and HANNAH TAYLOR is:

4. i. ROBERT⁴ MERCER, b. September 28, 1716, (Chester) Westtown Twp. PA; d. September 08, 1785.

 

4. ROBERT⁴ MERCER (THOMAS³, THOMAS², RICHARD¹) was born September 28, 1716 in (Chester) Westtown Twp. PA, and died September 08, 1785. He married OLIVE PYLE September 01, 1734 in (Chester) PA, daughter of WILLIAM PYLE and OLIVE BENNETT. She was born January 27, 1716/17 in PA, and died 1780.

Child of ROBERT MERCER and OLIVE PYLE is:

5. i. ROBERT⁵ MERCER, b. July 19, 1741, (Chester) PA; d. May 13, 1820, (Monogalia) Morgantown, WV.

 

5. ROBERT⁵ MERCER (ROBERT⁴, THOMAS³, THOMAS², RICHARD¹) was born July 19, 1741 in (Chester) PA, and died May 13, 1820 in (Monogalia) Morgantown, WV. He married ELIZABETH BROWN February 17, 1766, daughter of JOHN BROWN and ELIZABETH MERCER. She was born 1748 in (Chester) PA, and died May 18, 1833 in (Berkeley) VA.

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Children of ROBERT MERCER and ELIZABETH BROWN are:

6. i. JOSEPH⁶ MERCER, b. April 07, 1770, (Fayette) Redstone, PA; d. Bef. September 19, 1833, (Jackson) Franklin Twp, OH.

ii. JOHN MERCER, b. October 10, 1768; d. 1865, (Belmont) OH; m. MARY ANN BABB, September 12, 1792, (Frederick) VA.

Notes for JOHN MERCER:

Buried in Pleasant Grove (Belmont) OH

iii. ROBERT II MERCER, b. Abt. September 05, 1772, (Chester) PA; d. Bef. July 01, 1851, (Jackson) Franklin Twp, OH; m. HANNAH MERCER?, November 18, 1797, (Frederick) VA.

iv. LEVI D MERCER, b. July 18, 1780, VA; d. March 21, 1850, (Ashland) OH; m. SARAH MARTIN, March 20, 1800, (Monongolia) WV.

v. ABNER MERCER, b. December 26, 1787, (Monongolia) WV; d. 1830; m. AGNESS NANCY BRAND, October 26, 1814, (Monongolia) VA.

 

6. JOSEPH⁶ MERCER (ROBERT⁵, ROBERT⁴, THOMAS³, THOMAS², RICHARD¹) was born April 07, 1770 in (Fayette) Redstone, PA, and died Bef. September 19, 1833 in (Jackson) Franklin Twp, OH. He married COMFORT NOTTINGHAM September 09, 1790 in (Frederick) Winchester, VA, daughter of JONATHAN NOTTINGHAM and MARY HALL. She was born 1766 in Delaware, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in (Jackson) Franklin Twp, OH.

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Children of JOSEPH MERCER and COMFORT NOTTINGHAM are:

i. MARY "POLLY"⁷ MERCER, b. Abt. 1797; d. November 23, 1869; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON CLAAR, JR, March 07, 1821, (Beaver) PA; b. March 12, 1798, (Bedford) PA; d. July 07, 1890, (Jackson) Franklin Twp, OH.

Notes for MARY "POLLY" MERCER:

buried: Four Mile Cemetery, Jackson County, OH

Pictures of tombstone from Jance Harrison

72 yrs. 10ms at death

 

Story told to the family - this was a scam to get money from the family:

For many years the Mercer relatives took up money at renuions to pay lawyers to try to get a claim to Manhattan settled as they thought they had settled there and owned a part of Manhattan. The claim was never resolved.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON CLAAR, JR:

buried: Four Mile Cemetery, Jackson County, OH

Pictures of tombstone from Jance Harrison.

Served in war of 1812 in Pennsylvania Militia in Wm Calhoun's Company

ii. NOTTINGHAM MERCER, b. Abt. April 04, 1789, (Monongolia) VA or WV; d. September 27, 1875, (Mercer) Washington Twp, OH; m. HANNA TREXLER, December 01, 1814, Scioto County, OH.

Notes for NOTTINGHAM MERCER:

buried: Macedon Cem (Mercer) Washington Twp, OH

Info from history book provided by Janice Harrison

Nottingham and his uncle Levi were in Ohio before Jackson County was erected in 1816.

iii. ROBERT MERCER, b. November 25, 1795, (Beaver) PA; d. May 20, 1853, (Beaver) Racoon Twp, PA; m. ELIZABETH SMITH, (Beaver) PA.

iv. PHOEBE MERCER, b. February 14, 1800, (Beaver) PA; d. 1892, (Beaver) PA; m. WILLIAM CAMPBELL, (Beaver) PA.

v. SARAH "SALLY" MERCER, b. March 07, 1802, (Fayette) or (Beaver) PA; d. August 15, 1850, (Beaver) PA; m. ARTHUR CAMPBELL, (Beaver) PA.

vi. JOSEPH MERCER, b. November 06, 1806, (Beaver) PA; d. November 17, 1862, (Jackson) OH; m. ANNA DAY, April 28, 1831, (Jackson) OH.

Notes for JOSEPH MERCER:

had 13 children, 10 born in Ohio

vii. ELIZABETH MERCER, m. EZEKIEL BOGGS, 1835, (Jackson) OH.