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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Author: Charles Edwin Finley
Robert Mercer assisted in the cause of independence by rendering material aid.
He was born on July 19, 1741 in Chester County, Pennsylvania to Robert Mercer and Olive.
On February 17, 1766, he married Elizabeth Brown (daughter of John Brown and Elizabeth Mercer). They had seven sons and eight daughters. 1. Elizabeth (1766 – 1833) 2. Olive (1767 – 1768) 3. John (1768 – 1865) 4. Joseph (1770 – 1835) 5. Robert (1772 – 1851) 6. Eli (1774 – 1775) 7. Martha (1776 – 1777) 8. William (1778 – 1853) 9. Levi D. (1780 – 1850) 10. Rachel (1785 – 1853) 11. Sarah (1786 – ) 12. Abner (1787 – 1830) 13. Leah (1791 – 1875) 14. Elizabeth (1809 – 1855) 15. Jesse Thornton Mercer (1804 – 1874)
Source:
Virginia Public Service Claims Commissioner’s Book, Vol. 1, p. 188, Roll 78.1
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