The Family of 122 Joshua Mercer/1733 & Sarah
Research by Don Wayland Mercer
8. 122 Joshua Mercer/1733
Born 1733 in NCLived Johnson-Pitt-Bladen-North Carolina Died Abt. 1780 in Bladen Co., NC. Father : Joseph Mercer/1701Mother : Sarah Randall. Married : Spouse : Sarah Unknown Mercerwifeshe m2 Mr. LittleChildren of 122 Joshua Mercer & Sarah 1. 123 James Mercer/1768Born 1768INFO: One James Mercer in Wilkes Co., GA was building the Mounger MeetingHouse, went to KY in 1800 before it was completed (Wilkes Loose Papers File1199 Reel 242-5) Wilkes, GA.2. 124 Noah Mercer/1769Born 1769 in ,Duplin Co., NCDDied January 16, 1855 in ,Robeson Co., NCmarried (2) Unknown Noah Mercerwife Abt. 1797 in ,Robeson Co., NCDied Bef. July 20, 1851.Children of 124 Noah Mercer/17691. 125 Rowland Mercer Sr./1799 b 4-8-1799 d 1-24-1863 Robeson-North Carolina Buried Mercer Cemetery m1 1820 Robeson-North Carolina Spouse 1 : Orra Smith /1803b 5-28-1803 d 12-9-1855 Robeson-North Carolina m2 11-12-1857 Spouse 2 :Eliza Smith/1820 (1820-1894)Children of 125 Rowland Mercer Sr./1799 & Orra Smith /18031. 126 James A Mercer/1822 b 6-1822 d 5-10-1908 Robeson-North Carolina Buried Mercer Cemetery m Kitsey Regan ( 1826-1890)2. 127 Esther Mercer/1825 b 1825 d 11-7-1901 Robeson-North Carolina buried Phillips Cemetery m 12-11-1847 Joshua Phillips3. 128 Noah Mercer/1827 b 2-20-1827 d 10-26-1886Buried Mercer Cemetery m 4-24-1858 Mary Jane West.4. 129 Molechey Mercer/1829 b 6-3-1829 d 5-4-1908 Buried Mercer Cemetery m 2-9-1853 Alva Goodman Meares5. 130 Rowland Mercer, Jr./1831 b 5-2-1831 d 11-10-1871 Buried Mercer Cemetery m 9-4-1855 Martha Ann Phillips6. 131 Allis Frances Mercer/1838 b 5-20-1838 d 6-13-1907 Buried Phillips Cemetery m 5-25-1857 Warren Phillips7. 132 Travis Mercer/1840 b 1840 d 1864 Civil War Buried Mercer Cemetery m 8-12-1862 Brunswick-North Carolina Sarah Ward8. 133 Rosa Ann Mercer/1841 b 11-15-1841 d 4-18-1889 Buried Phillips Cemetery m 2-28-1858 Edward R. Phillips9. 134 Nepsey Ann Mercer/1841 b 11-15-1841 d 1-28-1919 Buried Old Hollywood Cemetery m 5-31-1858 John Bird2. 135 Allis Mercer/1801 b 1801c d 1855 m Mr. Carter3. 136 Susan E. Mercer/1804 b 1804c Robeson-NC d 11-12-1879 Worth-GA m Williamson Hammond4. 137 Meredith Mercer/1806 b 1806c Note: On 3-22-1829 Meredith Mercer was accused of stabbing Elijah McDonald He fled to Georgia where he had relatives. One Levi Mercer/1805 b 1805c North Carolina was in Randolph-GA Living near Meredith Mercer/1806 ( uncle ?) In the 1840-50 Census- Levi m Delilah Pitman d/o John & Delia Ricks Pittman, she m2 Mr. McClendon.Children of 137 Meredith Mercer/1806b 12-26-1822 Robeson-NC d 1-12-1914 Robeson-NC m 1-15-1842 Mary Ann ByrdNote : He was too sick to travel so his father left him with his Uncle # 125 Rowland Mercer, Sr./1799, who reared him.2. 139 Elizabeth Mercer/1838 Randolph GA Possibly Betty who m Gainer and Lived near Longwood ,MS3. 140 Unknown Mercer Daughter m Mr. Basculars ( Bachelor) Lived in Longwood, MSI am certain that the Sarah Ann Mercer (b. 5/30/1844 d. 11/24/1912), daughter of # 138 Noah Mercer /1822(b. 12/26/1822 d. 1/12/1904) of Robeson Co., NC (son of #137 Meredith Mercer/1806)married Simon Allen (b. 2/26/1836 d. 9/12/1909). Sarah Ann, Simon, Noah and Mary Byrd Mercer (b. 12/16/1823 d. 8/30/1891) are buried in the cemetery at Jackson Swamp in Robeson Co., (Lumberton) NC.
Mary Exanna Allen, daughter of Sarah Ann and Simon, was my great grandmother.
Born 1773 in ,Robeson Co., NCDied Bef. 1843 in ,Houston Co., GAMarried (1) Unknown Joshua Mercerwife in ,Robeson Co., NCMarried (2) Dorcus Unknown Mercerwife in ,Robeson Co., NCBorn Abt. 1803; Born 1775 in ,,NCDied Aft. 1850 in ,Randolph Co., GA; Married (1) Mary Unknown Meredith Mercerwife 5. 168 Jacob Mercer/1778Born 1778 in ,Robeson Co., NCMarried Sally Cook.NAME: Changed name legally to Jacob Little by 1820 see Robeson Co., NC Census