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Laurence Mercer 1502–1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1534

Death Location: Banffshire,Ecotland

Father: Henry Mercer

Mother: Margaret Leven

Spouse(s): Lady Dundas

Children(s): Gabriel Mercier, Baron Mercer, Lawrence Mercer, Gilbert Mercer, Robert Mercer

Laurence Mercer was born in 1502 in Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Mercer And Margaret Douglas Of Loch Leven. Laurence Mercer married Lady Jeanette Janet Dundas, and had children including Baron Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Gabriel Mercier, Gilbert Mercer, Lawrence Mercer, Robert Mercer. Laurence Mercer passed away in 1534 in Banffshire,Ecotland.

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Biography

  • Laurence Mercer was born in 1502 in Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Mercer And Margaret Douglas Of Loch Leven.
  • Laurence Mercer married Lady Jeanette Janet Dundas, and had children including Baron Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Gabriel Mercier, Gilbert Mercer, Lawrence Mercer, Robert Mercer.
  • Laurence Mercer passed away in 1534 in Banffshire,Ecotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laurence Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Mercer
1502–1534
Birth Place: Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Mercer
1476–1513
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Douglas of Loch) Leven
1472–1527
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laurence Mercer,
1454–1501
Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Wardlaw
1460–1511
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert (Douglas of) Lochleven
1424–1513
Kinross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Boswell
1436–1479
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mercer
1404–1473
Margaret Drummond
1423–1483
Henry Wardlaw
1429–1475
Margaret Oliophant
1424–1511
Henry Douglas
1400–1469
Elizabeth Erskine
1406–1479
David Balgregie
1415–1470
Elizabeth Melville
1420–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Mercer
1379–1439
Elizabeth Stewart
1378–1411
Walter Drummond
1395–1445
Margaret Ruthven
1387–1482
Henry Wardlaw
1378–1440
Beatrice Lawedre
1400–1500
William Douglas
1382–1421
Margaret Lindsay
1392–1458
Robert Erskine
1378–1452
Marjorie Lindsay
1389–1452
John Balgregie
1390–1468
Margaretha Jardine
1395–

Laurence Mercer's Descendants

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Laurence Mercer (1502–1534) m. Lady (Jeanette ,Janet) Dundas (1504–9 DEC 1593)
  1. 1. Gabriel Mercier 1527–1590 m. Elsbeth Olyphant –1595
  2. 2. Baron Mercer 1520–1592 m. Jean Stewart 1523–
  3. 3. Lawrence Mercer 1510–1581 m. Catherine Scott 1518–1593
  4. 4. Gilbert Mercer –1600 m. Francisca Colquhoun 1512–1592
  5. 5. Robert Mercer 1525–1578 m. Catherine Blair 1525–
    1. 1. Malcolm Mercer 1542–1594 m. May (Williams) Hoeton 1547–
    2. 2. Robert Merser 1560– m. Isbell Colison 1565–
      1. 1. Archibald (Balthasar) Mercer 1600–1650 m. Elizabeth (Elspet) Kennedy 1610–1650
        1. 1. Rachel Mercer 1650–1718 m. Norton Claypoole 1640–1688 m. Nehemiah Field 1650–1723
        2. 2. Robert Mercer 1635–1653
        3. 3. Thomas Mercer 1635–1694 m. Prudence Greenaway 1635–1723
        4. 4. Elizabeth Mercer 1643–1686 m. Friedrich Lucae 1644–1708
        5. 5. Margaretha (Elisabeth) Mercer 1642–1689 m. Jost (Christoph) Uckermann 1646–1701
        6. 6. Helena Mercer 1634–1688 m. James Claypoole 1634–1687
      2. 2. John Merser 1590–
      3. 3. Isobell Merser 1587–
      4. 4. Robert Merser 1588– m. Agnes Hervie 1586–

Laurence Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Laurence Mercer in Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland
Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland
1534
1534
Age 32
Death of Laurence Mercer in Banffshire,Ecotland
Banffshire,Ecotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Banffshire,Ecotland

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