The Family of Thomas Mercer/1750 Reverend
Research By Anthony Mercer
4. Thomas Mercer/1750 Reverend
Occupation: Baptist Minister
Born : Abt. 1750 in Currituck Co., NC
Died : October 16, 1819 in Amite Co., MS
Military : Pvt Rev War Georgia
Married :(1) Annis Green Aft. March 15, 1773 in ,Halifax Dist, NC
Born March 15, 1748/49 in Stafford Co., VA
Died : Bef. August 03, 1802 in Wilkinson Co., MS
Married (2) Elizabeth Rollins Jackson August 13, 1808 in ,Wilkinson Co., MS
Born :February 22, 1789 in GA
Married 1 Oct 27 1803 Walter Rollins
Married 3 Oct 4 1827 John Straughan
Died :September 1868 in Amite Co., MS.
MILITARY: Pvt with Gen. Elijah Clark - DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition
INFO: From Amite County Records, Knight's Roster of Georgia Soldiers.
"Family Records Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers" page 205
DEATH: Indian Reservation near Amite Co., MS
Children of Thomas Mercer/1750 & Annis Green
1. Temperance MERCER b: 1774 in ,Wilkes Co., GA
Birth: 1774 in ,Wilkes Co., GA
Death: ABT 1851 in ,Amite Co., MS
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Annis GREEN b: 15 MAR 1749 in ,Stafford Co., VA
Married: ABT 1791 in ,Amite Co., MS
Marriage 1 Moses ROBINSON b: 1775 in ,,VA
d 29 NOV 1830 Amite Co., MS
1. Thomas ROBINSON b: ABT 1794 in ,Hancock Co., GA
m 23 SEP 1815 Rebecca Berryhill
2. Eli Mercer ROBINSON b: ABT 1795 in ,Hancock Co., GA
Marriage 1 Jane Ray FRITH
Married: 24 APR 1824 in St Francisville, West Feliciana Co., LA
3. Hepseba ROBINSON b: ABT 1796 in ,Hancock Co., GA
4. Aaron ROBINSON b: ABT 1805 in ,Amite Co., MS
5. Elizabeth ROBINSON b: 1807 in ,Amite Co., MS
Marriage 1 Thomas CHEATHAM b: 1787
Married: 30 Sep 1824 in ,Amite Co., MS
6. James Franklin ROBINSON b: ABT 1810 in ,Amite Co., MS
m 1st Mary 2nd Katherine; Hepseba m a Jones
7. John Green ROBINSON b: ABT 1813 in ,Amite Co., MS
8. Andrew Jackson ROBINSON b: 1816 in ,Amite Co., MS
2. William Wilson Mercer/1777
Birth: 9 JAN 1777 in ,Wilkes Co., GA
Death: 28 FEB 1832 in ,Holmes Co., MS
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Annis GREEN b: 15 MAR 1749 in ,Stafford Co., VA
Marriage 1 Behethland TALIAFERRO b: 4 MAY 1776
Married: ABT 1797 in Behethland, Taliaferro Co., GA
1. Tolliver MERCER b: in ,Hancock Co., GA
2. Annis MERCER b: 29 JAN 1800 in ,Hancock Co., GA
3. Silas MERCER b: 1802 in ,Hancock Co., GA
4. Elizabeth MERCER b: 1804 in ,Hancock Co., GA
Born: CA 1783 Place: , Wilkes Co., Ga
Died: 1834 Place: , Copiah Co., Ms
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Annis GREEN b: 15 MAR 1749 in ,Stafford Co., VA
MILITARY: Pvt. War of 1812
Married: 12 Feb 1808 in GA
Spouse : Sarah WHITTINGTON
Born: CA 1790 Place: , Wilkes Co., Ga
Died: 4 Sep 1849 Place: , Scott Co., Ms
Buried: 1849 Place: , Scott Co., Ms
Father: Cornelius WHITTINGTON
1. Cornelius Whittington Mercer/1809
Born: 1809 Place: , Amite Co., Ms
Died: 1882 Place: , Winn Parish, La
Buried: Place: Old Shiloh Cemetery, Winnfield, Winn, La
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ann MCGILL
Married: 11 FEB 1836 in ,Hinds Co., MS
1. James Simeon MERCER /1837
b: 4 OCT 1837 in ,Hinds Co., MS
Marriage 1 Mary E. BUCKELEW b: 10 OCT 1844
1.James Cornelius MERCER/1865
b: 6 NOV 1865 in ,Grant Co., LA
2.William Jasper MERCER/1866
b: 30 DEC 1866 in ,Grant Co., LA
b: 28 APR 1868 in ,Grant Co., LA
5.Harriet Carline MERCER /1871
b: 4 NOV 1871 in ,Grant Co., LA
6.Mary Frances MERCER/1875
b: 9 APR 1875 in ,Grant Co., LA
7.Jemima Parasade MERCER/1877
b: 25 DEC 1877 in ,Grant Co., LA
b: 4 JUL 1881 in ,Grant Co., LA
2. Moses Madison MERCER/1840
Birth: 22 FEB 1840 in ,Attala Co., MS
Death: 25 DEC 1918 in ,Winn Co., LA
INFO: Ronald McClendon - Albequerque, New Mexico
1.Jesse Madison MERCER/1864
b: 15 OCT 1864 in ,Winn Co., LA
b: 28 APR 1867 in ,Winn Co., LA
3.Therisann B. MERCER /1870
b: 11 APR 1870 in ,Winn Co., LA
4.Millard Harbin MERCER/1872
b: 22 FEB 1872 in ,Winn Co., LA
b: 4 AUG 1876 in ,Winn Co., LA
8.Martha Angeline MERCER /1880
b: 27 DEC 1880 in ,Winn Co., LA
11.Rhoda Alma MERCER/1887
b: 28 APR 1887 in ,Winn Co., LA
12.Rozy Clementine MERCER/1890
b: 6 FEB 1890 in ,Winn Co., LA
3. Therisann Christine MERCER b: ABT 1843 in ,Attala Co., MS
4. William Jasper MERCER b: 9 MAR 1845 in ,Attala Co., MS
Birth: ABT 1816 in ,Copiah Co., MS
Death: AFT 1880 in ,Angelina Co., TX
Marriage 1 Giles COTTINGHAM b: ABT 1807 in ,,NC/SC
Married: 25 MAR 1830 in ,Copiah Co., MS
Elizabeth C. COTTINGHAM b: 1835 in ,Copiah Co., MS
Sarah COTTINGHAM b: ABT 1837 in ,Choctaw Co., MS
Frances N. COTTINGHAM b: 21 MAY 1840 in ,Choctaw Co., MS
Born: 1815 Place: , Amite, Ms
Birth: 1821 in ,Amite Co., MS
Death: 15 OCT 1894 in ,Freestone Co., TX
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Marriage 1 Isaac W. SHELTON b: 1820 in ,,AL
Married: ABT 1840 in ,Scott Co., MS
Sarah SHELTON b: 1841 in ,Scott Co., MS
Euphemia SHELTON b: 1843 in ,Scott Co., MS
Wayne SHELTON b: 10 OCT 1846 in ,Scott Co., MS
Sophronia SHELTON b: 1848 in ,Ashley Co., AR
William Andrew SHELTON b: 18 APR 1850 in ,Ashley Co., AR
Giles Pulaskie SHELTON b: 22 APR 1857 in ,Ashley Co., AR
Birth: 6 FEB 1824 in ,Copiah Co., MS
Death: 27 FEB 1885 in ,Rapides Co., LA
INFO: Ronald McClendon - Albequerque, New Mexico
MILITARY: Pvt Confederate ARmy, Artillery, MS and Home Guard
Marriage 1 Harriett Adeline JONES
b: 26 JUL 1830 in ,Smith Co., TN
Married: 10 SEP 1847 in ,Scott Co., MS
1. Simeon Buckner MERCER b: 18 JUL 1848 in ,Scott Co., MS
2. Sarah Armetta MERCER b: 16 MAY 1850 in ,Scott Co., MS
3. Thomas Monroe MERCER b: 11 MAR 1852 in ,Scott Co., MS
4. Asa Bramlett MERCER b: 13 JUL 1854 in ,Scott Co., MS
5. Lemmuel Lafayette MERCER b: 27 JAN 1857 Scott Co., MS
6. Theresann Neisina MERCER b: 19 MAR 1859 Scott Co., MS
7. Tennessee Rebecca MERCER b: 12 APR 1861 Scott Co., MS
8. James Daughtery MERCER b: 17 JAN 1864 in ,Winn Co., LA
9. Emeline Belzora MERCER b: 27 AUG 1866 in ,Winn Co., LA
10. Jesse Jones MERCER /1869
Birth: 27 FEB 1869 in ,Winn Co., LA
Death: 29 SEP 1940 in Kolin, Rapides Co., LA
INFO: Ronald McClendon - Albequerque, New Mexico
Marriage 1 Martha Destimona SILLIVAN
b: 16 FEB 1869 in Alto, Richland Co., LA
b: 2 MAR 1894 in ,Rapides Co., LA
2. Ona Missouri MERCER /1895
b: 13 SEP 1895 in ,Rapides Co., LA
3. Lee Madison MERCER /1897
Birth: 3 AUG 1897 in ,Rapides Co., LA
Death: 19 SEP 1961 in Alexandria, Rapides Co., Note: INFO: Ronald McClendon -
Marriage 1 Olive Margaret SWINFORD
b: 5 APR 1900 in Flat River, St Francois Co., MO
Married: 20 MAY 1924 in Huntington Beach,
2. Don Wayland MERCER/1926
Birth : Nov 4 1926 Haynesville,
Clairborne Parish , LA grew up at
Latanier , Rapides Parish , La
to Houston , Texas Aug 31, 1946
Married June 9 , 1951 El Campo ,
Spouse : Jane Isabel Swanson/ 1924
Born : Oct 6 , 1924 El Campo ,
Father : Dr. Frank Dewey Swanson
b. Sept 3, 1899, Dundee Archer Co.,
Texas M. 9 30 1920 Limestone Co Tx
Mother : Katheryn Beulah Batchelorb
Born : Jan 28 1900 Groesbeck Co Tx
Death : April 1 1985 Bay City Tx
1. Steven Swanson Mercer/1955
2. Donna Jane Mercer / 1959
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4. Leonard Jefferson MERCER /1889
b: 4 JAN 1899 in ,Rapides Co., LA
5. Laura Pearl MERCER/1900
b: 20 AUG 1900 in ,Rapides Co., LA
6. Loda Lucinda MERCER/1902
7. Lessie Beatrice MERCER/1904
b: 31 DEC 1904 in ,Rapides Co., LA
8. Jesse Buren MERCER/1908
b: 2 JAN 1908 in ,Rapides Co., LA
b: 7 AUG 1910 in ,Rapides Co., LA
10. Frank Cyril MERCER/1911
b: 20 OCT 1911 in ,Rapides Co., LA
Born: Abt 1784 Place: , Wilkes, Georgia
5. Martha Patsy Mercer/1787
Married: 3 Dec 1806 in Wilkinson County,
Mississippi Formed 1802 From Adams County
1. Annis Kounce b: Abt 1808
Married: 1809 in ,Amite Co., MS
Birth: 28 JUN 1790 in ,,GA
Death: 7 DEC 1872 in Egypt, Wharton Co., TX
MILITARY: Fifer, War of 1812, MS. SGT Battle of San Jacinto 1836
VOCATION: Trustee Baylor University, Waco, TX 1845 - 1849
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Annis GREEN b: 15 MAR 1749 in ,Stafford Co., VA
Marriage 1 Nancy THOMPSON b: 22 DEC 1796 in ,Barnwell Co., SC
Married: 24 DEC 1810 in ,Amite Co., MS
1. Penelope MERCER b: 10 DEC 1811 in ,Amite Co., MS
2. Reason MERCER b: 17 OCT 1813 in ,Amite Co., MS
3. Levi MERCER b: 28 JUL 1815 in ,Amite Co., MS
4. Elijah Green MERCER b: 20 MAR 1819 in ,Amite Co., MS
5. Theresa MERCER b: 22 FEB 1822 in ,Amite Co., MS
6. Letitia Ann MERCER b: 1 DEC 1824 in ,Amite Co., MS
8. Asa Simmons Mercer Rev /1791
Birth: ABT 1791 in ,Hancock Co., GA
Death: MAR 1850 in ,Fayette Co., TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Annis GREEN b: 15 MAR 1749 in ,Stafford Co., VA
Married: 13 DEC 1811 in ,Amite Co., MS
1. Harmon Green MERCER b: 1812 in ,Amite Co., MS
2. Isiah Griffin MERCER b: ABT 1816 in ,Amite Co., MS
Marriage 1 Sarah ARNOLD b: 1816
Eli MERCER b: ABT 1846 in Louisiana
Birth: ABT 1846 in Louisiana
Death: 1880 in Washington Co.,Texas
Marriage 1 Lydia HEWETT b: ABT 1851 in
Tuscaloosa,Tuscaloosa,Alabama,USA
Married: 23 JUN 1868 in Brenham,Washington Co.,TX,USA
Nannie Henrietta MERCER /1869
b: 1869 in Brenham,Washington Co.,Texas
Media Gertrude MERCER/1872
b: 7 APR 1872 in Brenham,Washington,Texas,USA
Ebinezer MERCER b: 27 APR 1877 in Wharton Co.,TX
Birth: 27 APR 1877 in Wharton Co.,TX
Death: 3 OCT 1957 in Ft. Worth,Tarrant Co.,TX
Marriage 1 EMMA Lee HOOKS
b: 17 APR 1867 in Montgomery,Ala
William (Bill) Paschal MERCER
b: 21 MAY 1898 in Waco,McLennan Co.,TX
b: 19 NOV 1899 in Waco,McLennan Co.,TX
b: 1901 in Ft. Worth,Tarrant Co.,TX
Linnie MERCER b: 1 JAN 1914 in Godley,TX
Lydia Thea (Reacy) MERCER b: 1879 in TX
Myrtle MERCER b: 1880 in TX
3. Dennis Green MERCER b: ABT 1817 in ,Amite Co., MS
4. Margarite MERCER b: ABT 1819
5. Annis Green MERCER b: 1823 in ,Amite Co., MS
6. Julia Ann Green MERCER b: ABT 1825 in ,Amite Co., MS
7. Melissa G. MERCER b: 1830 in ,Amite Co., MS
Married: 1832 in ,Amite Co., MS
Birth: ABT 1794 in ,Hancock Co., GA
Death: AFT 22 JUN 1860 in ,Catahoula Co., LA
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Annis GREEN b: 15 MAR 1749 in ,Stafford Co., VA
Marriage 1 John WILSON b: ABT 1792 in ,,NC
Married: 26 OCT 1809 in ,Wilkinson Co., MS
1. Elizabeth WILSON b: 1810-15 in ,Avoyelles Co., LA
2. Mary WILSON b: 1810-15 in ,Avoyelles Co., LA
3. Melissa WILSON b: ABT 1818 in ,Avoyelles Co., LA
4. Joseph H. WILSON b: ABT 1823 in ,Avoyelles Co., LA
5. Asa Mercer WILSON b: 1826 in ,Avoyelles Co., LA
6. Levi F. WILSON b: ABT 1833
Born: 16 Dec 1796 Place: Wilkes Co., Ga
Died: 6 Sep 1841 Place: Halifax Co., Nc
Children of Thomas MERCER & Eliza (Rollins) JACKSON /1789
Wife # 2 Elizabeth (Rollins) JACKSON /1789
Born: 22 Feb 1789 Place: , Warren, Ga
Died: Sep 1868 Place: , Amite, Ms
Married: 11 Feb 1807 Place: , Wilkinson, Mississippi
Father: Reuben JACKSON
Mother: Mrs. JACKSON
b: 1810 in ,Amite Co., MS
Spouse : Stephen STRAUGHAN
Marriage: 18 Dec 1828 , Amite, Mississippi
12. Franklin George Mercer Rev. /1812
Occupation: Baptist Minister
Birth: 26 AUG 1812 in ,Amite Co., MS
Death: 1897 in ,Bell Co., TX
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Elizabeth JACKSON b: 22 FEB 1789 in ,,GA
Born: 17 Oct 1822 Place: , , Louisiana
Died: 1 May 1876 Place: Killeen, Bell, Texas
Married: 22 Dec 1842 Place: , Caldwell, Louisiana
1. Sarah Jane MERCER b: 1 FEB 1844 in ,Caldwell Co., LA
2. Josephine MERCER b: 12 MAY 1845 in ,Caldwell Co., LA
3. Frances Emaline MERCER b: 30 MAY 1847 in ,Caldwell Co., LA
4. Andrew Jackson MERCER b: 13 MAY 1849 in ,Caldwell Co., TX
5. George Ewing MERCER b: 1 JAN 1851 in ,Bell Co., TX
6. Elizabeth Jackson MERCER b: 1 AUG 1855 in ,Bell Co., TX
7. Silas Hood MERCER b: 17 FEB 1863 in ,Bell Co., TX
Birth: 17 FEB 1863 in ,Bell Co., TX
Death: 25 OCT 1933 in ,Coleman Co., TX
Married: 21 Sept 1881 in ,Bell Co., TX
Spouse : Mary Jane Lawler
Mollie Jane LAWLEY
Born : 9 JUN 1864 in ,Bell Co., TX
Death: 6 JUL 1942 in ,Bell Co., TX
13. Thomas Monroe Mercer/1814
Birth: 12 SEP 1814 in ,Amite Co., MS
Death: 11 NOV 1881 in ,Amite Co., MS
Note: INFO: Don W. Mercer - Houston, TX
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Elizabeth JACKSON b: 22 FEB 1789 in ,,GA
Marriage 1 Elizabeth W. STRAUGHAN
1.James Franklin MERCER /1838
b: 13 FEB 1838 in ,Amite Co., MS
d. 4-17-1926 Beauvior Confederate Home, MS
m. 7-13-1866 Amite Co., MS
S. Martha Whitehead (1848-1909)
2. Amanda Rowena MERCER/1840
b: 1840 in ,Amite Co., MS
b: 1842 in ,Amite Co., MS
( one Fannie Spurlock living Baton Rouge, LA in 1925-1927)
4.Frances A. MERCER /1846
b: 1846 in ,Amite Co., MS
S : John H Brown (1844 - 1903)
b: 4 APR 1848 in ,Amite Co., MS
S : John H Brown (1844 - 1903)
m. 7-7-1880 Amite Co., MS
S. R.P. Whittington (1850-1909)
14. James Jackson Mercer/1816
Birth: 14 OCT 1816 in ,Amite Co., MS
Death: 11 MAY 1854 in ,Amite Co., MS
Father: Thomas MERCER b: ABT 1750 in ,Currituck Co., NC
Mother: Elizabeth JACKSON b: 22 FEB 1789 in ,,GA
Marriage: 23 Dec 1841 , Amite, Mississippi
Born: 17 Dec 1824 Place: , , Mississippi
Died: 25 Jul 1889 Place: , Montgomery, Arkansas
1. Mary Elizabeth MERCER /1844
Born: 11 Oct 1844 Place: , Amite, Mississippi
Died: 12 May 1888 Place: , , Arkansas
2. Thursa Ann MERCER /1846
Born: 10 Jul 1846 Place: , Amite, Mississippi
Died: 5 Jan 1931 Place: Palmer, Ellis, Texas
3. John Balam MERCER/1848
Born: 22 Sep 1848 Place: , Amite, Mississippi
Died: 11 Feb 1928 Place: Palmer, Ellis, Texas
Buried: Place: Palmer Cemetery, Palmer, Ellis, Texas
4. Elmire Jane MERCER/1851
Born: 5 Feb 1851 Place: , Amite, Mississippi
Buried: Palmer Cemetery, Palmer, Ellis, Texas
5. Thomas Franklin MERCER /1853
Born: 15 Jun 1853 Place: , Amite, Mississippi
Died: 31 Aug 1930 Place: Palmer, Ellis, Texas
Buried: Palmer Cemetery, Palmer, Ellis, Texas
15. Kindred G. Mercer rev. /1818
Occupation: Baptist Minister