THE MERCER LINE MERCER LINE - FIRST GENERATION ________ MERCER Born: unkn, possibly England Died: Children: 1. Paul Mercer m. _____ Pryaulx. He was a merchant of Southampton, Eng. His will was proved there on 9 Sep 1661. No children were listed in his will. 2. Daniel Mercer m. Sarah Hublon. He was a dier (dyer ?), of St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey Eng. His will was proved 6 Sep 1650. Sarah was m. 1st to: _____, as Daniel's will stated...."as she or her former husband did owe." His will also states his wife is expecting another child. Three are named, but according to his brother Paul's will, Daniel had four, so last child (unkn name) was born after Daniel's death. Daniel was father of Daniel; Elizabeth; Benjamin, and (unkn last child). 3. Francis Mercer m. 1st Unkn, then m. 2nd Katherine _____. He was a clerk, rector of Godmanston, Dorset Eng. His will proved 31 Jan 1668. Katherine was m. 1st to ____ Browne and had son, Capt. Robt. Brown Esq. Francis was father of: a. John Mercer d. will proved 23 Mar 1663, (died bef his father). He was from London, a mariner, bound on a voyage to Bantom in the East Indies on vessel "Constantinople Marchant." In his will, he mentions brother Capt. Robt. Brown, son of his mother by 1st marriage. b. Ann Mercer m. Josuah Mead. I think Ann also died bef her father, as she was not listed in his will, but was listed in her brother, John's will as sister. Ann and Josuah had: Ann Mead. c. Peter Mercer m. ____ d. Jane Mercer m. Edward Furber e. Esther Mercer m. John Willis. (She was called Hester in Uncle Paul's will, but called Esther in her fathers will.) f. Francis Mercer m. Abigail ____. He was of the City of Sarum, Wilts, Eng. and was an ironmonger. 4. Samuel Mercer d. bef 1668. Mentioned in will of his brother, Francis. Unkn if he wed. 5. PETER MERCER (See 2nd Generation) 6. Anna Mercer m. Capt. Peter Pryaulx. She d. bef 1661. They had:(1) Dr. John Pryaulx:(2) Paul Pryaulx (a London merchant);(3) Mary Pryaulx m. John Bachiler abt 1638 with issue: John, Mary, Anna, Margaret, Paul; (4)possibly Whitmore Pryaulx. (See NEHGR Vol 45, p237) 7. Elizabeth Mercer m. 1st ____ Stroud., m 2nd ____ Blanchard. She had: (1)John Stroud-in will of Uncle Paul Mercer; (2) Jane Stroud who m. ____ Godsall, then John Hill. She had Jane and Elizabeth Godsall.(both under 21 in 1661) 8. Judith Mercer m. ____ Johnson. He d. bef 1661. They had: (1)Mary who m. James Chipchase, he d. bef 1661; and (2) Jane who m. Gideon de Lawne, he d. bef 1661. 9. (Female) Mercer m. _____Strowde. This is not the above Elizabeth who m. ____ Stroud. Both women are lised in Daniel Mercer's will....."my sister Blanchard, my sister Strowde..." This will was written in 1650, so perhaps this sister died early, as not mentioned in later wills. 10. Hester Mercer m. Nathaniel Bachiler, son of Rev. Stephen Bachiler. He was b. abt 1589. (I connect with this line through Rev. Stephen Bachiler's daugher, Theodate.) Hester and Nathaniel had: (1) Stephen (lived London in 1685); (2) Anna b. abt 1625 m. Daniel Du Cornet of Middleburge, Holland bef 1661; (3) Francis b. abt 1628; (4)Nathaniel b. 1630 d. 19 Jan 1709/10; and (5) Benjamin b. abt 1632. MERCER LINE - SECOND GENERATION PETER MERCER Born: Died: Parents: ____ Mercer Married: Note: For some reason, all the brother's wills regarding Peter as follows: Daniel said: "To my brother Peter Mercer three score pounds, to be paid unto him by my brother Paul Mercer as he shall see occasion and in his discretion think fit, not otherwise." Paul said: " To my brother Peter Mercer, during his natural life, a yearly pension of forty pounds, providing that the legacy given him by the last will of our deceased brother Daniel Mercer shall remain properly for my own use as my own and proper goods." Francis said: "My will and desire is that the annuity of forty pounds per annum which was bequeathed to Peter Mercer, my brother, by the last will of Paul Mercer, my later brother, to be paid unto him by 10 pounds quarterly during his natural life..." For some reason, Peter's inheritances were not given to him directly, as others received them. Peter out-lived brothers Daniel, Paul and Francis. Francis d. 1668. It is unkn who Peter wed. His children: 1. Hester Mercer (his only daughter, according to her Uncle Paul's will). She m. Thomas Cary on 12 May 1660. 2. William Mercer d. bef 1661. He m. Susan ____, and had: Paul; Susan; and Anna. 3. THOMAS MERCER (See next generation) MERCER LINE - THIRD GENERATION THOMAS MERCER Born: unkn year, probably England Died: Thornburg Township, Chester Co. PA in 1716 Parents: Peter Mercer - ? Married: Mary Greenaway . She d. in West Town between April 30 and Jun 3, 1723. Both of their wills are on file in Chester Co. PA Thomas Mercer from "Ayon-on-the-Hill" in Northampton County, England, with Mary Greenaway, his wife, settled in Thornburg Township, Chester Co. PA. The abstracts of his will written May 17, 1715 and probated Sep 13, 1716, and hers written Apr 30 and probated Jun 3, 1723 read as follows: THOMAS MERCER, of Thornburg Twp, May 17, 1715; Wife Mary Masser (Mercer). Eldest son Thomas 238 acres in Thornburg and dwelling after his mother's death or marriage. Grandson, Daniel, son of Thomas, on half of 400 acres in Maroborough next to Nathaniel Newlins. Son Joseph other half of 500 acres where son Thomas now liveth. Daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, Ann. Sons-in-law: William Pennial (Pennell), Joseph Woodward, Joshua Pierce. Ex. Wife. Witness: Francis Pullen, Thomas Pierson, Rise Pierson. Probated 9-13-1716. MARY MASSAR (Mercer) of WestTown. Apr 30, 1723. Eldest daughter, Mary Penal, daughter, Elizabeth. Exrs. Sons: Thomas, Joseph. Witness: James Gibbons and Ann, his wife. Probated 6-3-1723. Both died in Chester Co. PA. Children: 1. Thomas Mercer 2. Mary Mercer m. William Pennell 3. ELIZABETH MERCER b. abt 1694 (see next generation) 4. Ann Mercer m. Joshua Pierce 5. Joseph Mercer 6. Richard Mercer, died young. MERCER LINE - FOURTH GENERATION ELIZABETH MERCER Born: abt 1694 at Northampton, England Died: aft 1751 Cane Creek MM, NC Parents: Thomas Mercer - Mary Greenaway Married 1st: Joseph Woodward Married 2nd: William Vestal (Our connection) in 1716. He was b. 1694 and d. 1745/6 in Frederick Co VA. In 1751, Elizabeth, then a widow, moved to NC with sons. She died Cane Creek, NC. We descend through her daughter, Mary Vestal. See the Vestal line for children and descendants. REF: Our German, Pilgrim Quaker Ancestors by Mary Lontz SLC929.273 L8691 New England Hist. & Gene. Reg. Vol 45 Pg 237, and Vol 47, pg 511-515 ALSO NOTE: In NEHGR, Vol 24, pg 135 says...Mar 13, 1669/70, The case of Anne Mirick having been both privately & publicly heard, referring to her sin of fornification (with THOMAS MERCER) (as she saith) she was this day censured with the censure of Admonition for that sin of hers, not manifesting repentance for it; ye brethren of this church consenting yrto, memine contradicente. (Is this our Thomas Mercer?!) Line of Descent: _______ MERCER, THOMAS MERCER, ELIZABETH MERCER, MARY VESTAL, JOHN JAY, JESSE JAY, JAMES JAY, LEVINA JAY, LYDIA THOMAS, LORETTA MACY, JAMES PARISHO, WAYNE PARISHO, SUSANNE PARISHO NOTE: I also have a website named "Genealogy Graphic Sets by Tristram." Please come visit! BG's by "Daze of Our Lives"