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Dorothy Lee Simmons 1715–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina

Death Date: 1764

Death Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Simmons

Mother: Elizabeth Bussett

Spouse(s): Samuel Mercer

Children(s): Henry Messer, Peter Mercer, Dorothy Mercer, William Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Robert Mercer, John Mercer

Dorothy Lee Simmons was born in 1715 in Craven, North Carolina, the child of John Simmons And Elizabeth Bussett. Dorothy Lee Simmons married Samuel Mercer, and had children including Dorothy Mercer, Henry Messer, John Mercer, Joseph Livingston Mercer, Peter Mercer, Robert Mercer, William Mercer. Dorothy Lee Simmons passed away in 1764 in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Lee Simmons was born in 1715 in Craven, North Carolina, the child of John Simmons And Elizabeth Bussett.
  • Dorothy Lee Simmons married Samuel Mercer, and had children including Dorothy Mercer, Henry Messer, John Mercer, Joseph Livingston Mercer, Peter Mercer, Robert Mercer, William Mercer.
  • Dorothy Lee Simmons passed away in 1764 in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Simmons
1700–1770
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Bussett
1700–1760
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Mercer
1718–1763
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Messer
1737–1791
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Peter Mercer
1738–1796
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Dorothy Mercer
1738–
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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William Mercer
1750–
Birth Location: United States, USA
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Joseph Mercer
–1797
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Robert Mercer
1745–
Birth Location: United States, USA
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John Mercer
1739–
Birth Location: United States, USA
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Dorothy Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Simmons
1715–1764
Birth Place: Craven, North Carolina
Parents
John Simmons
1700–1770
Elizabeth Bussett
1700–1760
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Read Mansell) Simmons
1666–1753
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Harrison
1650–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin (Thomas)
1594–1652

Dorothy Simmons's Descendants

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Dorothy (Lee) Simmons (1715–1764) m. Samuel Mercer (18 Nov 1718–1763)
  1. 1. Henry Messer 1737–1791
    1. 1. Dorothy Mercer 1775–1851 m. Neill Buie 1764–1845
      1. 1. Gilbert (M) Buie 1795–1873 m. Lovedy (Caroline) Brown 1810–1873
        1. 1. Robt Buie 1834–
        2. 2. Calvin Buie 1828–
        3. 3. Mary Buie 1836–
        4. 4. Minerva (Jane) Buie 1826–1880 m. John (Newton) Alsworth 1820–1899
  2. 2. Peter Mercer 1738–1796
  3. 3. Dorothy Mercer 1738–
  4. 4. William Mercer 1750–
  5. 5. Joseph (Livingston) Mercer –1797
  6. 6. Robert Mercer 1745–
  7. 7. John Mercer 1739–

Dorothy Simmons's Timeline

3 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Dorothy Lee Simmons in Craven, North Carolina
Craven, North Carolina
1736
1736
Age 21
Dorothy Lee Simmons was married in Virginia or North Carolina
Virginia or North Carolina
1764
1764
Age 49
Death of Dorothy Lee Simmons in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Virginia or North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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