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John Watts Mercer 1718 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1718

Birth Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 13 Sep 1780

Death Location: Hampshire,England

Father: Isaac Mercer

Mother: Ann Pardy

Spouse(s): Rachel Child

Children(s): Rachel Watts

John Watts Mercer was born in 1718 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the child of Isaac Waitt Watts Mercer and Ann Pardy. John Watts Mercer married Rachel Child, and had children including Rachel Watts. John Watts Mercer passed away in 1780 in Hampshire,England.

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Biography

  • John Watts Mercer was born in 1718 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the child of Isaac Waitt Watts Mercer and Ann Pardy.
  • John Watts Mercer married Rachel Child, and had children including Rachel Watts.
  • John Watts Mercer passed away in 1780 in Hampshire,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Mercer
1665 –
Birth Location: England
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Ann Pardy
1665 –
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
AP

Spouses(s)

Rachel Child
1732 – 1800
Birth Location: London, England
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Children(s)

Rachel Watts
1755 – 1814
Birth Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
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John Mercer's Ancestors

Self
John Mercer
1718 – 1780
Birth Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Parents
Isaac Waitt Watts Mercer
1665 –
England
Ann Pardy
1665 –
Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mercer's Descendants

1.
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John (Watts) Mercer (21 Jan 1718 – 13 Sep 1780) m. Rachel Child (27 Feb 1732 – 1800)
  1. 1. Rachel Watts (Oct 1755 – 30 jan 1814) m. William (W) Weston (Feb 1755 – 24 Dec 1811)
    1. 1. John Weston (26 Aug 1778 – Apr 1850)
    2. 2. WILLIAM WESTON (21 Apr 1781 – 11 Jun 1854)
    3. 3. James (of Monksherborne) Weston (22 Jun 1784 – 24 Mar 1863)
    4. 4. JANE WESTON (Nov 1786 – 1836)
    5. 5. Thomas (of Westheath) Weston (27 Jul 1789 – Mar 1851)
    6. 6. HANNAH WESTON (11 Sep 1791 – Mar 1866)
    7. 7. Maria Weston (11 Sep 1791 – Mar 1866)
    8. 8. Rachel (Weston) Prouten (8 Mar 1795 – Jun 1868)
    9. 9. Benjamin Weston (22 Jul 1797 – 11 Jun 1854) m. Ann Wellman (27 Dec 1800 – 22 Feb 1878)
      1. 1. Charlotte Weston (November 1820 – July 1892)
      2. 2. Rachel Weston (bef 18 May 1823 – 5 June 1824)
      3. 3. Jane Weston (bef 24 August 1828 – bef 31 May 1886)
      4. 4. David Weston (30 Jan 1831 – 2 Dec 1903) m. Catherine Campbell (abt 1840 – 3 May 1914)
        1. 1. Catherine (Ann (Kate)) Weston (9 Mar 1861 – 27 Jun 1959) m. Horace (Tool) Delong (20 April 1860 – 06/08/1933)
        2. 2. Benjamin Weston (abt 1863 – )
        3. 3. John (A) Weston (17 May 1876 – )
        4. 4. David (R) Weston (20 Jan 1879 – )
        5. 5. Margaret (Janet Weston) (Quick) (28 Apr 1882 – )
        6. 6. James (N) Weston (25 Dec 1884 – )
        7. 7. James (N.) Weston (1886 – )
        8. 8. Walter (Luke) Weston (9 Jan 1888 – 4 Oct 1937)
      5. 5. Charles Weston (bef 26 October 1834 – 18 December 1842)
      6. 6. JOSEPH (HENRY) WESTON (bef 7 July 1839 – 1 December 1839)
      7. 7. Henry Weston (27 Jul 1839 – Nov 1839)
    10. 10. DAVID WESTON (11 Nov 1799 – )

John Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1718
21 Jan 1718
Birth of John Watts Mercer in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1780
13 Sep 1780
Age 62
Death of John Watts Mercer in Hampshire,England
Hampshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1718
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1780
    Event Place: Hampshire,England
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