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Laurence Mercer 1579–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 October 1579

Birth Location: Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1658

Death Location: Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland

Father: Andrew Potterhill

Mother: Lady Blackwood*

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wallace

Children(s): Rev Mercer

The story of Laurence Mercer began in 1579 in Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Laurence Mercer married Elizabeth Wallace, and had children including Rev Laurence Mercer. Laurence Mercer passed away in 1658 in Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Laurence Mercer began in 1579 in Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Laurence Mercer married Elizabeth Wallace, and had children including Rev Laurence Mercer.
  • Laurence Mercer passed away in 1658 in Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Potterhill
1520–1597
Birth Location: Cromlix, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Lady Blackwood*
1540–1614
Birth Location: Cromlix, Perth, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wallace
1582–1615
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Rev Mercer
1608–1658
Birth Location: Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland
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Laurence Mercer's Ancestors

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Laurence Mercer
1579–1658
Birth Place: Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew Mercer, Burgess of Perth, Sherriff of Potterhill
1520–1597
Cromlix, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Mariota (Marion)) Blackwood*
1540–1614
Cromlix, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Mercer's Descendants

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Laurence Mercer (31 October 1579–1658) m. Elizabeth Wallace (1582–1615)
  1. 1. Rev (Laurence) Mercer 1608–1658
    1. 1. Rev (Laurence Mercer of) Pitteuchar 1657–1720 m. Jean Lindsay 1674–1753
      1. 1. William (Mercer of) Pitteuchar 1717–1785 m. Elizabeth Swan 1726–1790

Laurence Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1579
31 October 1579
Birth of Laurence Mercer in Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1658
1658
Age 79
Death of Laurence Mercer in Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland
Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 October 1579
    Event Place: Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland
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