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Archibald Balthasar Mercer 1600 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 May 1650

Death Location: Bremen, Germany

Father: Robert Merser

Mother: Isbell Colison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kennedy

Children(s): Helena Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer, Mercer None, Margaretha Mercer, John Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Rachel 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 Helena Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer, Mercer, Margaretha Elisabeth Mercer, John Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Rachel 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 Helena Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer, Mercer, Margaretha Elisabeth Mercer, John Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Rachel 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)

Helena Mercer
1634 – 1688
Birth Location: Scotland
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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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Mercer None
Birth Location: –
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Margaretha Mercer
1642 – 1689
Birth Location: Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
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John Mercer
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Mercer
1643 – 1686
Birth Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland
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Rachel Mercer
1650 – 1718
Birth Location: London, England
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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
Gilbert Collison
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 – 3 May 1650) m. Elizabeth (Elspet) Kennedy (8 Apr 1610 – 1650)
  1. 1. Helena Mercer (1634 – 19 Aug 1688) m. James Claypoole (6 Oct 1634 – 6 Aug 1687)
  2. 2. Robert Mercer (1635 – 8 Mar 1653)
  3. 3. Thomas Mercer (1635 – 22 Nov 1694) m. Prudence Greenaway (1635 – 3 Jun 1723)
  4. 4. Mercer
  5. 5. Margaretha (Elisabeth) Mercer (8 Sep 1642 – 8 Apr 1689) m. Jost (Christoph) Uckermann (abt 1646 – 7 Jan 1701)
  6. 6. John Mercer
  7. 7. Elizabeth Mercer (1643 – 4 Feb 1686) m. Friedrich Lucae (2 Aug 1644 – 14 Jul 1708)
  8. 8. Rachel Mercer (1650 – bef 24 Jan 1718) m. Norton Claypoole (16 Oct 1640 – 15 May 1688) m. Nehemiah Field (abt 1650 – 1723)
    1. 1. James Claypoole (12 Jun 1664 – 24 Jul 1706) m. Elizabeth Pawling (1674 – )
    2. 2. Mary Claypoole (1671 – abt 1671)
    3. 3. John Claypoole (May 1672 – 1677)
    4. 4. James Claypool (8 Dec 1673 – 24 Jul 1706) m. Rebecca (1708 – )
    5. 5. Mary Claypoole (5 Aug 1682 – May 1726) m. Richard Cooper (1680 – )
    6. 6. Robert Claypoole (26 Nov 1683 – bef 1719)
    7. 7. Jeremiah Claypoole (23 Dec 1685 – 9 May 1745) m. Sarah Sheppard (1690 – May 1732) m. Mary Davock (abt 1705 – bet Apr 1762 and May 1762)
      1. 1. Comfort Claypoole (31 May 1713 – 29 Jun 1779) m. John Conwell (14 Apr 1699 – 22 Jul 1782)
      2. 2. Mary Claypoole (abt 1715 – ) m. Fowler (abt 1711 – ) m. Fowler
      3. 3. Sarah Claypoole (1719 – 1800) m. Jacob (B.) Gum (10 Mar 1709 – 27 Oct 1783)
        1. 1. Jacob Gum (1739 – 20 Nov 1798) m. Lydia Dever (1740 – 1792) m. Margaret Kennedy (abt 1741 – Feb 1821)
        2. 2. Norton Gum (15 Apr 1739 – 1789) m. Eleanor McElwain (29 Jun 1757 – 1796)
        3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Gum (abt 1740 – 1800) m. John White (1733 – 7 Dec 1807)
        4. 4. Comfort Gum (1742 – 12 Feb 1828) m. John Whitehurst (1740 – 1808)
        5. 5. Abraham Gum (abt 1742 – )
        6. 6. Rachel Gumm (1747 – ) m. William (B.) Davis (30 Mar 1741 – abt 1798)
        7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Gum (10 Aug 1748 – 6 Mar 1827) m. John Chisholm (1 Aug 1738 – 9 Oct 1828)
        8. 8. Claypool Gum (abt 1750 – 20 Oct 1780) m. Ann (abt 1750 – )
        9. 9. Shepherd Gumm (29 Jul 1761 – 8 Feb 1844) m. Elizabeth Ashcraft (1766 – 1810) m. Nancy Cessna (abt 1770 – 1855)
        10. 10. Jesse Gumm (1763 – 19 Jun 1825) m. Nancy Simpson (1774 – bef 1 Jun 1860)
        11. 11. Eleanor Gum (1766 – 19 Aug 1800)
      4. 4. Rachel Claypoole (15 Jan 1721 – 21 Jul 1767) m. Elias Conwell (10 Oct 1709 – 20 Feb 1782)
      5. 5. Joseph Claypoole (1725 – 30 Jan 1759)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Claypoole (1725 – 24 Apr 1794) m. Lewis Davidson (1712 – 16 Nov 1793) m. Thomas Conwell (13 Nov 1727 – 1752)
      7. 7. George Claypoole (12 Feb 1727 – 3 Sep 1763) m. Mary Parkhouse (Nov 1736 – 19 Aug 1765)
      8. 8. Rebecca Claypoole (1730 – 1780) m. William (Fisher) Conwell (8 Nov 1727 – 20 Feb 1782)
      9. 9. Jehu Claypoole (26 Aug 1730 – 1 Dec 1777) m. Mary Hardy (abt 1730 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth (1687 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Claypoole (16 May 1687 – 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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