The Family of Joseph Mercer Jr. 1709 & Mary Poyner &
Mary Sawyer Abt. 1769
s/o Joseph Mercer 1680
s/o Thomas Mercer 1646
s/o Christopher Mercer 1612
s/o William Mercer 1590

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Research By Anthony Mercer
Research by Don Mercer
Don Mercer Charts at Mercer University Macon Ga

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3. Joseph Mercer Jr./1709
Born 1709 in ,Norfolk Co., VA
Died 1776 in ,Camden Co., NC
Married (1) Mary Poyner
Married (2) Mary Sawyer Abt. 1769
Named as a tithbale as son of Joseph

Children
1.  John MERCER 1750
Birth: BEF 1750 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: 1813 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
MILITARY: Ensign Revolutionary War
Father: Joseph MERCER b: 1709 in ,Norfolk Co., VA
Mother: Mary Unknown SAWYERWIFE
Marriage 1 Unknown John MERCERWIFE
Children
1. John MERCER
Birth: BEF 1775 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: AFT 1850 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: John MERCER b: BEF 1750 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Unknown John MERCERWIFE
Marriage 1 Nancy WHTIE
Marriage 2 Tempe Unknown John MERCERWIFE

2. Joseph MERCER

3. Coy MERCER 1738
Birth: ABT 1738
Death: 1814 in ,Camden Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Joseph MERCER b: 1709 in ,Norfolk Co., VA
Mother: Mary Unknown SAWYERWIFE
Marriage 1 Dinah SQUYRES
Children
1. Thomas MERCER 1760
ABT 1760 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: 1825 in ,Camden Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Coy MERCER b: ABT 1738
Mother: Dinah SQUYRES
Marriage 1 Pheobe LINDSEY?
Children of Thomas MERCER 1760 & Pheobe LINDSEY?
1. John Lindsey MERCER b: 1780-90
Birth: 1780-90
Death: ABT 1815
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
DEATH: Inventory of estate FEB 1815 Currituck, NC -
He and wife died in a boating accident
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1760 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Pheobe LINDSEY?
Marriage 1 Unknown Joseph MERCERWIFE
Children
1. Joseph Lindsey MERCER 1810
Birth: ABT 1810 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Death: APR 1882 in ,Oakland Co., TN
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: John Lindsey MERCER b: 1780-90
Mother: Unknown Joseph MERCERWIFE
Marriage 1 Mary Alexander NOLLEY
Married: 23 AUG 1849 in ,Fayette Co., TN

2. Jacob MERCER 1812
Occupation: Captain Light Boat
Birth: ABT 1812 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Death: BEF 24 SEP 1854 in ,Camden Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: John Lindsey MERCER b: 1780-90
Mother: Unknown Joseph MERCERWIFE
Occupation: Captain Light Boat
Marriage 1 Mary BARCO
Married: BEF 24 SEP 1854 in ,Camden Co., NC


2. Abner MERCER  1780-90
Birth: 1780-90
Death: BEF 1840 in ,Camden Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1760 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Pheobe LINDSEY?
Marriage 1 Unknown Abner MERCERWIFE
Children
1. Elizabeth MERCER b: ABT 1814

3. Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Birth: ABT 1795
Death: AFT 1842 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1760 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Pheobe LINDSEY?
Marriage 1 Frances COX
Children
1. William Cox MERCER b: ABT 1818
Birth: ABT 1818
Death: AFT 1877
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
PUBLIC SERVICE: Representative in the Legislature
from Myock, NC
ISSUE: No issue
Father: Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Mother: Frances COX
Marriage 1 Elizabeth WILSON
Marriage 2 Lou WILLIAMS

2. Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1820
Birth: ABT 1820
Death: BEF 21 AUG 1868
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Mother: Frances COX
Marriage 1 Mary GRAY

3. Amanda MERCER

4. Samuel MERCER b: ABT 1824
Birth: ABT 1824
Death: 20 JAN 1855 in ,Camden Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
DEATH: Brother William Cox Mercer administrator of estate
Father: Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Mother: Frances COX
Marriage 1 Susan SANDERLIN b: 1832
Birth: 1832
Death: 21 JUL 1879

5. Sylvester MERCER

6.  Edward J. C. MERCER b: ABT 1830
Birth: ABT 1830
Death: 1866 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Mother: Frances COX

7. Ann MERCER

8. Sarah Frances MERCER b: 20 JUN 1834
Birth: 20 JUN 1834
Death: 25 FEB 1900 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Mother: Frances COX
Marriage 1 Thomas SANDERLIN

9. Cornelia MERCER b: 27 AUG 1837
Birth: 27 AUG 1837
Death: 16 JUL 1906 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Samuel E. MERCER b: ABT 1795
Mother: Frances COX
Marriage 1 Caleb SEARS b: 12 JUN 1833
Married: 8 FEB 1854
Caleb Sears 1833
Birth: 12 JUN 1833
Death: 17 JUN 1907 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Marriage 2 Cornelia MERCER b: 27 AUG 1837
Married: 8 FEB 1854

4. Sarah MERCER
Marriage 1 Unknown STAPLES

5. Elizabeth MERCER
Marriage 1 Unknown COX

Marriage 2 Elizabeth Unknown SAWYERWIFE
Married: ABT 1796
Children of Thomas MERCER 1760 & Elizabeth Unknown

1. Isaac MERCER b: ABT 1797 in ,Camden Co., NC
Birth: ABT 1797 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: MAR 1851 in ,Fayette Co., TN
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1760 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Elizabeth Unknown SAWYERWIFE
Marriage 1 Martha BARNETT b: 1800-10
Birth: 1800-10
Death: BEF 1840 in ,Madison Co., TN
Married: ABT 1816
Children
1. Thomas Bonard MERCER b: 1 DEC 1816 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Birth: 1 DEC 1816 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Death: 19 JAN 1901 in ,Madison Co., TN
Burial: Mercer, Madison Co., TN
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
BURIAL: Maple Springs Cemetery
Father: Isaac MERCER b: ABT 1797 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Martha BARNETT b: 1800-10
Marriage 1 Catherine CHISUM b: 16 MAR 1818
Birth: 16 MAR 1818
Death: 3 FEB 1899
Burial: Mercer, Madison Co., TN
Note: BURIAL: Maple Springs Cemetery
Father: John CHISUM
Mother: Mary Ann ARMSTRONG
Married: 4 DEC 1838 in ,Madison Co., TN
Children
1. Joseph Alexander MERCER b: 30 JAN 1841
Birth: 30 JAN 1841
Death: 4 JUL 1899
Burial: Mercer, Madison Co., TN
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
BURIAL: Maple Springs Cemetery
Father: Thomas Bonard MERCER 1816
Mother: Catherine CHISUM b: 16 MAR 1818
Marriage 1 Rebecca Lucretia ROBINSON 1846
b: 10 MAY 1846
Married: 23 FEB 1860 in ,Hardeman C

2. Isaac B. MERCER b: ABT 1825 in ,Camden Co., NC
Birth: ABT 1825 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: 13 AUG 1849 in ,Fayette Co., TN
Father: Isaac MERCER b: ABT 1797 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Martha BARNETT b: 1800-10
Marriage 1 Sarah D. ALEXANDER
Married: 13 AUG 1849 in ,Fayette Co., TN

3. Lydia MERCER b: ABT 1826 in ,Camden Co., NC
Birth: ABT 1826 in ,Camden Co., NC
Father: Isaac MERCER b: ABT 1797 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Martha BARNETT b: 1800-10
Marriage 1 Curtis BERRY

4. Abner Barnett MERCER b: 5 MAY 1828 in ,Camden Co., NC
Birth: 5 MAY 1828 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: 17 JUL 1919 in Preare Lea, Washington Co., TX
Father: Isaac MERCER b: ABT 1797 in ,Camden Co., NC
Mother: Martha BARNETT b: 1800-10
Marriage 1 Nancy Anne ROBINSON b: 9 JUN 1832
Birth: 9 JUN 1832
Death: 16 NOV 1897 in ,Washington Co., TX
Father: Jonas ROBINSON
Mother: Elizabeth CHISUM
Married: 16 APR 1850 in ,Hardeman Co., TN

5. Martha Ann MERCER b: ABT 1830 in ,Camden Co., NC
Birth: ABT 1830 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: 28 AUG 1849 in ,Shelby Co., TN

6. Elizabeth MERCER b: ABT 1834 in ,,TN
Birth: ABT 1834 in ,,TN



2. Coy MERCER b: 1765 in ,Camden Co., NC
Birth: 1765 in ,Camden Co., NC
Death: 1833
Father: Coy MERCER b: ABT 1738
Mother: Dinah SQUYRES
Marriage 1 Sarah WILLIAM(SON)
Children
Coy MERCER
Dinah MERCER
Wilson MERCER
Mary MERCER
Elizabeth MERCER
Sarah MERCER
Emeline MERCER

3. Jacob MERCER b: BEF 1768
Birth: BEF 1768
Death: 1810 in ,Camden Co., NC
Father: Coy MERCER b: ABT 1738
Mother: Dinah SQUYRES
Marriage 1 Luranah HARNEY
Children
Harney MERCER
Redding MERCER
Father: Jacob MERCER b: BEF 1768
Mother: Luranah HARNEY
Marriage 1 Sally STONE

4. Jesse MERCER b: ABT 1770 in ,Camden Co., NC

4. Peter MERCER
5. Benjamin MERCER
6. William MERCER
7. Jacob MERCER

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