The Family  of James Mercer/1769 and Elizabeth Williamson/1786

The 9 th child of James Mercer/1713 & Sarah Kate Simmons

s/o Joseph  Mercer/1680 & Amy Ives & Mary Mercer?

s/o Thomas Mrecer 1647

s/o Christopher Mercer /1612

s/o William Mercer 1590

9. James Mercer/1769

Born : 1769 in ,Halifax Dist, NC

Died : December 1850 in ,Coweta Co., GA.

Married :  April 11, 1807 in ,Wilkes Co., GA.

      Spouse :Elizabeth Williamson/

Born 1786 in ,,VA

Died : Aft. September 05, 1860 in ,Coweta Co., GA.

     

Children of James Mercer and Elizabeth Williamson are:

1. Williamson S. Mercer/1809

Born : Abt. 1809 in ,Jasper Co., GA

Married (1) Frances Jones /1820

February 07, 1838 in ,Wilkinson Co., MS

2. Hulda Mercer/1811

Born : Abt. 1811 in ,Wilkes Co., GA

Died : Bef. October 08, 1835 in ,Coweta Co., GA

Married : William Chapman/1810 Abt. 1827

Born :  Abt. 1810 in ,,GA

Died :1869 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.

Children

  1. Sara Ann CHAPMAN/1827

Born : 1827 Born in Coweta County, Newnan, GA.

Died 1859 in Bellville, Austin Co, TX.

Spouse : James WILLOUGHBY/1825

Born 14 Feb 1825 in50

Died 17 Oct 1896.

             Buried in Macedonia Baptist Ch., Chambers Co., ALA.6.

Father :Robert WILLOUGHBY. Born 1799 in Ga. Died 13 Aug 1834 in Clark Co. Ga.

Mother : Elizabeth MEADOWS, daughter of William MEADOWS &  Elizabeth BAILEY, 14 Dec 1820 in Clark Co, Georgia

Research: 1860 Census of Ga; Coweta Co-833   

      He first married Sara Ann CHAPMAN, daughter of William CHAPMAN & Hulda(H) MERCER CHAPMAN, 1850 in Coweta Co Ga. Born 1827 in Coweta  County, Newnan, GA.

Died 1859 in Bellville, Austin Co, TX. He second married Elizabeth TUCKER,

daughter of John TUCKER & Mary Clay TUCKER, 26 Dec 1876 in Chambers Co. Ala.

Born 30 Jan 1828 in71 GA. Died 16 May 1910 in Macedonia Church, Chambers Co. Ala.

      Children of Sara Ann CHAPMAN/1827 & James WILLOUGHBY/1825

1. William WILLOUGHBY /1851  age 9

      2. John G WILLOUGHBY/1853    age 7

Died in Texas.

      3. James Francis WILLOUGHBY/1856  age 4

Buried in Texas.    

     4.  Lowella WILLOUGHBY/1858 age 11/12

Died Circa 1875 in Bellville, Austin Co, TX.

Research: 1860 Census of Ga; Coweta Co-833

   

       2.  John Mercer CHAPMAN

   

       3.  William Thomas CHAPMAN

   

       4. Elizabeth CHAPMAN

   

3. James Francis Mercer/1815

Born Abt. 1815.

4. Amanda Mercer/1822

Born : April 22, 1822 in Jasper Co., GA

Died : September 20, 1903 in Carroll Co., GA

Married : William O. Meadows November 14, 1839 in ,Coweta Co., GA.

Born :1820 in GA,

Died December 25, 1868 in Carroll Co., GA.

5. Elizabeth MERCER

Birth:   1835  Jasper, Ga

Marriage(s):

      Spouse:  John F. DICKSON

Marriage:  30 Jan 1851  Coweta, Ga 

 

6. Vashti Mercer/1837

Born : 1837

Married : James Williamson October 13, 1851 in ,Coweta Co., GA.

Bio of James Willoughby

Newnan, Georgia, the current County Seat, was established in 1828.

    During the Civil War, Newnan served as a hospital location for both

    the North and the South. For that reason, Newnan was not torched

    and burned during the war.

   

    Hulda MERCER was a 6th generation descendant of Christopher MERCER,

    who was born in England in 1612. She married William CHAPMAN Circa

    1817 in Jasper County, Georgia. They later moved to Newnan. Hulda

    died in Newnan in 1851. They had the following children:

   

    i. Sara Ann CHAPMAN

   

    ii. John Mercer CHAPMAN

   

    iii. William Thomas CHAPMAN

   

    iv. Elizabeth CHAPMAN

   

    Hulda was related to Silas MERCER and Jesse MERCER, both early

    leaders and preachers of the Baptist Church. Jesse was the founder

    of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, which bears his name.