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James Mercer Vestal 1731–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1731

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 17 Jan 1793

Death Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Vestal

Mother: Elizabeth Mercer

Spouse(s): Mary Jay, Phebe Allen

Children(s): James Vestal, Sarah Vestal, Thomas Vestal, David Vestal, John Vestal, Elizabeth Vestal, Mary Vestal, William Vestal, Rachel Vestal, Thomas VESTAL, Isaac Vestal, Jesse Vestal, Rebecca Vestal

James Mercer Vestal was born in 1731 in Pennsylvania, the child of William Glover Vestal And Elizabeth Mercer. James Mercer Vestal married Mary Orchard Jay, Phebe Allen, and had children including David Vestal, Elizabeth Vestal, Isaac Vestal, James Vestal, Jesse Vestal, John Jay Vestal, Mary Vestal, Rachel Vestal, Rebecca Vestal, Sarah Vestal, Thomas Dc Vestal, Thomas Vestal, William Vestal. James Mercer Vestal passed away in 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Mercer Vestal was born in 1731 in Pennsylvania, the child of William Glover Vestal And Elizabeth Mercer.
  • James Mercer Vestal married Mary Orchard Jay, Phebe Allen, and had children including David Vestal, Elizabeth Vestal, Isaac Vestal, James Vestal, Jesse Vestal, John Jay Vestal, Mary Vestal, Rachel Vestal, Rebecca Vestal, Sarah Vestal, Thomas Dc Vestal, Thomas Vestal, William Vestal.
  • James Mercer Vestal passed away in 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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James Vestal's Ancestors

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James Vestal
1731–1793
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
William Glover Vestal
1692–1745
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Mercer
1692–1750
Anyo on the Hill, Northampton, England
Grandparents
THOMAS (MERCER) Sr
1652–1716
Aynho, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Greenway
1664–1723
Aynho, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Vestal's Descendants

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James (Mercer) Vestal (16 Jun 1731–17 Jan 1793) m. Mary (Orchard) Jay (1732–1771) m. Phebe Allen (9 Feb 1739–19 Oct 1787)
  1. 1. James Vestal 1768–1870 m. Nancy (Ann) Swaim 1768–1854 m. Anna Whitehead 1800– m. Sally Reese 1784–1850 m. Martha (Ann) Cassidy 1773–1811
    1. 1. Priscilla Vestal 1820–1877 m. Thomas KING 1820–1874
      1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) KING 1840–1923 m. Charles (Garrett) HENDRICKS 1834–1862
        1. 1. Josephine ((Josie)) LESTER 1860–1926 m. George (Owings) 1852–1913
        2. 2. Thomas (Garrett) Hendrix 1857–1942
      2. 2. Margaret (C) King 1849–1949
      3. 3. Robert (Soles) King 1851–1907
      4. 4. Mary (Josie) King 1862–1962
      5. 5. Adam (Asbury) King 1843–1947
      6. 6. Virgil (S) King 1844–1862
    2. 2. Frances Vestal 1805–1860
    3. 3. Neal Vestal 1805–1850
    4. 4. John Vestal 1807–1873
    5. 5. Jay Vestal 1808–1848
    6. 6. James (Thomas) Vestal 1808–1878
    7. 7. Martha (Jane "Patsy") Vestal 1805–1888
    8. 8. Nancy Vestal 1799–1889
    9. 9. Francis Vestal 1803–
  2. 2. Sarah Vestal 1753–1822
  3. 3. Thomas ("DC") Vestal 1770–1848
  4. 4. David Vestal 1761–1851
  5. 5. John (Jay) Vestal 1770–1805
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal 1844–1919
  6. 6. Elizabeth Vestal 1756–1786
  7. 7. Mary Vestal 1767–1793
  8. 8. William Vestal 1759–1813
  9. 9. Rachel Vestal 1769–1844
  10. 10. Thomas VESTAL 1764–1825
  11. 11. Isaac Vestal 1778–1866
  12. 12. Jesse Vestal 1775–1859
  13. 13. Rebecca Vestal 1783–1869

James Vestal's Timeline

2 Records

1731
16 Jun 1731
Birth of James Mercer Vestal in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1793
17 Jan 1793
Age 62
Death of James Mercer Vestal in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1731
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA

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