Christopher Mercer 1612 & Mary Simpson 1644, Don Mercer Charts

Family of Christopher Mercer 1612 & Mary Simpson 1644

First child of William Mercer /1590& Elizabeth ?

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Christopher Mercer,

Born July 08, 1612 in Trinity Church-Stepney, London, England;

Baptized : 8 July 1612 at St. Albans Cathedral

Died : December 05, 1670 in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies.

Father :William Mercer and Elizabeth.

Married #1 : Nov 03, 1644 in Stepney, Middlesex, England

MS 9241/1 Marriage Records, Holy Trinity, London

Spouse : Mary Simson

Born: Mar 23, 1624/25 in Stepney, Middlesex, England

Died : Before 1667 in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies

Father: Robert Simson

Mother : Mary

Married #2 : December 02, 1667 in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies.

Spouse #2 : Elizabeth Souter

2 Dec 1667 "Xtopher Mercer married

Mrs. Eliza Sowter in St. Michael Parish, Barbados, W I"--Recorded in Vol RL/1,

p. 23/4 from Barbados Records , marriages 1643-1800, Vol 1. source Mary Markley

Children of Christopher Mercer and Mary Simson are:

1. Thomas Mercer, 1646/47

Born : March 11, 1646/47 in Foxes Lane, Stepney, Middlesex, England

March 13 1647/48 Stepney , Middlesex County , England - Foxes Lane, Christopher Mercer, Cooper

and Mary , his wife christen their newborn son Thomas Mercer

P93 / Dun. 2/257, Parish Register, Stepney

Died : May 16, 1718 in Norfolk, VA

Married # 1 : Abt. 1671 in London, England

Spouse : Katherine Bigge

2. Joseph Mercer, 1650

Born : Abt. 1650 in England

Died Aft. January 16, 1717/18

Married (1) Unknown Joseph Mercerwife

Children of Christopher Mercer and Elizabeth Souter are: ?

Mercer Family Research by Don Mercer 1985 page 3

Notes for Christopher Mercer:

November 2, 1644 Stepney ,

May 12, 1654-Barbados, West Indies-John Moseley sells to Christopher Mercer, cooper, of ye said Island, sixteen feet of fifty foote in length of land and ground Southwest from ye Street path towards ye sea side and one halfe of ye messuage of tenement commonly called or known by ye name or sign of ye KEEN's HEAD, situated or lying in ye Parish of St Michaels at ye Bridgetown. Witnesses : Francis Moses, Sr., John Lachilus, Thomas Sanford.

December 2, 1667-Barbados, West Indies-Christopher Mercer married Mrs.Elizabeth Souter, a widow.

June 26, 1669-Barbados, West Indies Christopher Mercer of the Parish of St. Michaels, Island of Barbados, Cooper, gives power of attorney to Thomas Fenford, cooper, my loving friend, dwelling on the Southward Branch of the Elizabeth River in Virginia, to cover business dealings in Virginia. Witnesses : William Henderson, John Workman, Thomas Hart.

April 15, 1669 Norfolk County, Virginia-Court Minute Book page 32,Thomas Fenford, Attorney for Christopher Mercer sued James Harris for the hire of a servant boy that the said Harris hired of the said Mercer in Barbados, but said Harris alleging that his ship was taken and therefore the servant's wages lost, but by reason of a hurt of a servant while in Harris employment (that of a Cooper ) , it is ordered that Harris pay for the cure thereof.

December 5, 1670-Barbados, West Indies-Will of Christopher Mercer names wife, Elizabeth, executrix; Sons Thomas and Joseph. Other legatee William Hart, son of Thomas Hart witnesses: Henry Hunt, Thomas Cardew, Thomas Hart. Will probated April 18, 1671 Filed on May 5, 1671

June 15, 1671-Norfolk County, Virginia, Court Minutes Book page 67 Whereas, Thomas Fenford, Attorney for Christopher Mercer hath made it appear there is due said Mercer from William Henderson full quality of 300 # meat porke with out the head or hoofe was sent by Mercer in Barbados , clear of all charges, especially from under Henderson's hand did appear order that Henderson send said porke and pay cost of suit.

Page 4 Last Will & Testament of Christopher Mercer 1612 entered to Record May 5, 1671 Barbados, West Indies

Page 5 begins in notes of Thomas Mercer 1646/47

Other Internet works below

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I am trying to correct the mistake that was made (probably by Don Mercer) that gave the date 25 Sept. 1608 as the marriage date for William Mercer and Elizabeth. THIS IS NOT THEIR MARRIAGE DATE. IT IS THE BAPTISM DATE OF WILLIAM'S DAUGHTER ELIZABETH.

As far as I know the name of William's wife is unknown. Although, it could have very well been Elizabeth, BUT NOT THIS ELIZABETH. There may be a record of William's marriage somewhere in England but it is not at St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, Eng. I have indisputable proof of this from the Archivist at St. Albans Cathedral.

The records of St. Albans Cathedral show only these following:

William Mercer had three children baptized at St. Albans Cathedral:

1) Thomas baptized 1 May 1607 buried 9 May 1607.

2) ELIZABETH baptized 25 Sept. 1608.

3) Christopher baptized 8 July 1612.

THE NAME OF THE MOTHER IS NOT GIVEN ON THESE RECORDS.

I hope this clears up the mistake on William Mercer's marriage date.

Tim Freeman

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These are the records I received from the Archivist at St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, Eng. showing the births of William Mercer's children Thomas, Elizabeth and Christopher. And the death of William's child Thomas. There is a marriage of Robert Mercer and Agnes Courte. They could be William's parents.

Tim Freeman

Date Forename Surname Father's forename

1/5/1607 Thomas Mercer William

25/9/1608 Elizabeth Mercer William

8/7/1612 Christofer Mercer William

7 Abbey Marriage Registers 1558-1690

8 Date Groom's forename Surname Bride's forename Bride's maiden name

9 26/6/1580 Robert Mercer Agnes Courte

10 2/2/1626 Robert Sherowe Sara Mercer

12 Abbey Burial Registers 1558-1678

13 Date Forename Surname Father's forename

14 9/5/1607 Thomas Mercer William

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I just received an email from the Archivist of St. Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire, England. with an attachment of Baptism, marriage and burial records for the years 1558-1689 for the name Mercer.

There are three baptisms:

1) Thomas 1 May 1607 son of William Mercer.

2) Elizabeth 25 Sept. 1608 daughter of William Mercer.

3) Christopher 8 July 1612 son of William Mercer. (this is Christopher Mercer that died in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies 5 DEC 1670.)

Apparently a mistake was made by a researcher that took the baptism of Elizabeth mercer 25 Sept 1608 to be the marriage date of William Mercer and Elizabeth when in reality Elizabeth was William's daughter.

The only marriage records for Mercers are:

1) 26 June 1580 Robert Mercer to Agnes Courte (could this be William's parents?)

2) 2 Feb 1626 Robert Sherowe to Sara Mercer

The only Mercer burial is:

1) Thomas 9 May 1607 son of William Mercer.

I hope this helps with our research of our Mercer family in England.

For those who would like to see great pictures of St. Albans Cathedral where Christopher Mercer was baptized go to www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk

Tim Freeman

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For all those that are interested in our earliest known ancestors William Mercer Born. 1590 and his wife Elizabeth Born. Abt 1595 Hertfordshire, Eng. They were married 25 Sept 1608 at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Eng.

There is a great web site for St. Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire. It is www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk This may be the church that our ancestors were married in. I have sent an email to them to see if they have the record of the marriage. There are many great pictures of the cathedral.

Tim Freeman

old-maps.co.uk is absolutely brilliant!

A very useful way of finding your way around some these British place names is to use streetmap.co.uk, or if you want to locate a place 150 years ago, then old-maps.co.uk is absolutely brilliant!

Re: Don Mercers Genealogy Records

Posted by: Marilyn brown (ID *****6066) Date: November 23, 2002 at 15:37:27

In Reply to: Don Mercers Genealogy Records by JoAnn Smith of 2511

You can get some of the records from the LDS History Library in Salt Lake. (Microfilm) His last records are at the Clayton Library in Houston, TX

Re: John Mercer of Duplin Co., NC.

Posted by: Anthony Mercer (ID *****9669) Date: November 20, 2002 at 21:33:00

In Reply to: John Mercer of Duplin Co., NC. by Keith Whaley of 2511

This is what I have on John Mercer, I have no documentation on it.

Hope this helps you in your search

Anthony Mercer

Greene County, NC

Ancestors of Nancy Mercer

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Generation No. 1

1. Nancy Mercer She was the daughter of 2. John Mercer and 3. Elizabeth Lockhart. She married (1) Kinsey Whaley. He was the son of Samuel Waley and Unknown Samuel Whaleywife.

Notes for Nancy Mercer:

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