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Archibald Balthasar Mercer 1600–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: May 1650

Death Location: Bremen, Germany

Father: Robert Merser

Mother: Isbell Colison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kennedy

Children(s): Rachel Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer, Margaretha Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Helena Mercer

In 1600, Archibald Balthasar Mercer entered the world in Perthshire, Scotland, born to Robert Merser And Isbell Colison. Archibald Balthasar Mercer married Elizabeth Elspet Kennedy, and had children including Elizabeth Mercer, Helena Mercer, John Mercer, Margaretha Elisabeth Mercer, Mercer, Rachel Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer. Archibald Balthasar Mercer passed away in 1650 in Bremen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1600, Archibald Balthasar Mercer entered the world in Perthshire, Scotland, born to Robert Merser And Isbell Colison.
  • Archibald Balthasar Mercer married Elizabeth Elspet Kennedy, and had children including Elizabeth Mercer, Helena Mercer, John Mercer, Margaretha Elisabeth Mercer, Mercer, Rachel Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer.
  • Archibald Balthasar Mercer passed away in 1650 in Bremen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Merser
1560–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Isbell Colison
1565–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kennedy
1610–1650
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Rachel Mercer
1650–1718
Birth Location: London, England
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Robert Mercer
1635–1653
Birth Location: Culross or Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United
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Thomas Mercer
1635–1694
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Margaretha Mercer
1642–1689
Birth Location: Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Mercer
1643–1686
Birth Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland
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Helena Mercer
1634–1688
Birth Location: Scotland
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Archibald Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Mercer
1600–1650
Birth Place: Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Merser
1560–
Scotland
Isbell Colison
1565–
Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Mercer
1525–1578
Scotland
Catherine Blair
1525–
Perthshire, Scotland
Janet Seton
1540–
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Mercer
1502–1534
Lady Dundas
1504–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Mercer's Descendants

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Archibald (Balthasar) Mercer (1600–May 1650) m. Elizabeth (Elspet) Kennedy (8 Apr 1610–1650)
  1. 1. Rachel Mercer 1650–1718 m. Norton Claypoole 1640–1688 m. Nehemiah Field 1650–1723
    1. 1. Jeremiah Claypoole 1685–1745 m. Sarah Sheppard 1690–1732 m. Mary Davock 1705–1762
      1. 1. Sarah Claypoole 1719–1800 m. Jacob (B.) Gum 1709–1783
        1. 1. Jacob (Gum) Sr. 1739–1798 m. Lydia Dever 1740–1792 m. Margaret Kennedy 1741–1821
        2. 2. Abraham Gum 1742–
        3. 3. Eleanor Gum 1766–1800
        4. 4. Rachel Gumm 1747– m. William (B.) Davis 1741–1798
        5. 5. Comfort Gum 1742–1828 m. John Whitehurst 1740–1808
        6. 6. Claypool Gum 1750–1780 m. Ann 1750–
        7. 7. Norton (Gum) Sr. 1739–1789 m. Eleanor McElwain 1757–1796
        8. 8. Mary (Magdalene) Gum 1748–1827 m. John (Chisholm) Sr. 1738–1828
        9. 9. Sarah ("Sally") Gum 1740–1800 m. John (White) Jr 1733–1807
        10. 10. Jesse Gumm 1763–1825 m. Nancy Simpson 1774–1860
        11. 11. Shepherd Gumm 1761–1844 m. Elizabeth Ashcraft 1766–1810 m. Nancy Cessna 1770–1855
      2. 2. Joseph Claypoole 1725–1759
      3. 3. Mary Claypoole 1715– m. Fowler 1711–
      4. 4. Comfort Claypoole 1713–1779 m. John Conwell 1699–1782
      5. 5. Jehu Claypoole 1730–1777 m. Mary Hardy 1730–
      6. 6. George Claypoole 1727–1763 m. Mary Parkhouse 1736–1765
      7. 7. Rachel Claypoole 1721–1767 m. Elias Conwell 1709–1782
      8. 8. Rebecca Claypoole 1730–1780 m. William (Fisher) Conwell 1727–1782
      9. 9. Elizabeth Claypoole 1725–1794 m. Thomas Conwell 1727–1752 m. Lewis Davidson 1712–1793
    2. 2. Mary Claypoole 1671–1671
    3. 3. John Claypoole 1672–1677
    4. 4. James Claypool 1673–1706 m. Rebecca 1708–
    5. 5. Elizabeth 1687–
    6. 6. Mary Claypoole 1682–1726 m. Richard Cooper 1680–
    7. 7. James Claypoole 1664–1706 m. Elizabeth Pawling 1674–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Claypoole 1687–1687
    9. 9. Robert Claypoole 1683–1719
  2. 2. Robert Mercer 1635–1653
  3. 3. Thomas Mercer 1635–1694 m. Prudence Greenaway 1635–1723
  4. 4. Margaretha (Elisabeth) Mercer 1642–1689 m. Jost (Christoph) Uckermann 1646–1701
  5. 5. Elizabeth Mercer 1643–1686 m. Friedrich Lucae 1644–1708
  6. 6. Helena Mercer 1634–1688 m. James (Claypoole) I 1634–1687

Archibald Mercer's Timeline

4 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Archibald Balthasar Mercer in Perthshire, Scotland
Perthshire, Scotland
1603
26 Nov 1603
Age 3
Archibald Balthasar Mercer was christened in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1650
3 May 1650
Age 50
Death of Archibald Balthasar Mercer in Bremen, Germany
Bremen, Germany
1650
May 1650
Age 50
Burial of Archibald Balthasar Mercer in Bremen, Germany
Bremen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1603
    Event Place: St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1650
    Event Place: Bremen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1650
    Event Place: Bremen, Germany
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