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Mercy “Merry” Jones 1809–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1809

Birth Location: Hunterdon Co., NJ

Death Date: 27 Jan 1857

Death Location: Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Grace Anderson

Spouse(s): George Shurts

Children(s): Mary Shurts, Margaret Shurts, Samuel Shurts, Ross Shurts, John Shurts, William Shurts

In 1809, Mercy “Merry” Jones entered the world in Hunterdon Co., NJ, born to Thomas Jones And Grace Anderson. In 1850, Mercy “Merry” Jones resided in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. Mercy “Merry” Jones married George S Shurts, and had children including John N Shurts, Margaret K Shurts, Mary Jane Jennie Shurts, Ross J Shurts, Samuel J Shurts, William Huffman Shurts. Mercy “Merry” Jones passed away in 1857 in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Mercy “Merry” Jones entered the world in Hunterdon Co., NJ, born to Thomas Jones And Grace Anderson.
  • In 1850, Mercy “Merry” Jones resided in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.
  • Mercy “Merry” Jones married George S Shurts, and had children including John N Shurts, Margaret K Shurts, Mary Jane Jennie Shurts, Ross J Shurts, Samuel J Shurts, William Huffman Shurts.
  • Mercy “Merry” Jones passed away in 1857 in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Grace Anderson
1782–1813
Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
GA

Spouses(s)

George Shurts
1806–1885
Birth Location: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
GS

Children(s)

Mary Shurts
1848–1938
Birth Location: Bethlehem Twp,Hunterdon,New Jersey
MS
Margaret Shurts
1846–1888
Birth Location: –
MS
Samuel Shurts
1831–1918
Birth Location: Hunterdon Co, NJ
SS
Ross Shurts
1834–1868
Birth Location: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
RS
John Shurts
1838–1851
Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
JS
William Shurts
1829–1901
Birth Location: New Jersey
WS

Mercy Jones's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Jones
1809–1857
Birth Place: Hunterdon Co., NJ
Parents
Grace Anderson
1782–1813
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Jones's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (“Merry”) Jones (22 December 1809–27 Jan 1857) m. George (S.) Shurts (14 September 1806–15 Feb 1885)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane "Jennie") Shurts 1848–1938 m. John (Arthur) Apgar 1847–1929
    1. 1. Ross (Shurts) Apgar 1870–1966 m. Minnie (Belle) Smith 1870–1953
      1. 1. Jennie (May) Apgar 1893–1986 m. William (W) Kolb 1887–1964
        1. 1. Jane (Pearl) Kolb 1921–2007 m. Howard (Malcomb Byles) II 1922–2004
        2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Kolb 1925–2008 m. John (Morton) Brown 1914–1995 m. Arthur (Franklin) Gerow 1920–1968
      2. 2. Lillian (Claire) Apgar 1897–1991 m. Kenneth (Nelson) Gamble 1898–1987
        1. 1. Kenneth (Nelson Gamble) Jr 1929–2016
        2. 2. Joan (Albey) Gamble 1938–1938
      3. 3. John (Wilbur) Apgar 1899–1989 m. Dorothy (E) Allen 1904–1998
        1. 1. Betty (Jane) Apgar 1927–2021 m. Robert (M.) Keil 1926–2010
        2. 2. Claire (Joyce) Apgar 1929–2011 m. William (Edwin) Hutchison 1928–2014
      4. 4. Russell (Stewart) Apgar 1892–1970 m. Victoria (Amelia) Nelson 1894–1983 m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Augustine 1918–1994
        1. 1. Russell (Kingston) Apgar 1915–2003 m. Eleanore (Frances) Cobb 1917–2005
        2. 2. John (Nelson) APGAR 1916–2006 m. Henrietta (Delisa) Hall 1918–1997
    2. 2. Ida (May) Apgar 1881–1965 m. Samuel (Hine) Keefer 1881–1911
      1. 1. John (Samuel) Keefer 1909–1971 m. Edith (Ottilia) Nelson 1906–1986
  2. 2. Margaret (K.) Shurts 1846–1888
  3. 3. Samuel (J) Shurts 1831–1918 m. Mary Shurts 1834–1908
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Shurts 1862–1935 m. Oscar (L) Apgar 1854–1918
      1. 1. Samuel (Leslie) Apgar 1901–1919
      2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Apgar 1893–1893
      3. 3. Theodore (Risler) Apgar 1898–1982 m. Anne (Rebecca) Venters 1902–1959
        1. 1. Jane Pickell 1924–2010 m. John Stewart 1922–
        2. 2. Theodore (Polhemus) Pickell 1924–2019 m. Hilda (M.) Everitt 1926–
        3. 3. Anne (Rebecca) Pickell 1925–2008
        4. 4. Clarence (Newton Pickell) Junior 1927–1980
      4. 4. Ruth (N) Apgar 1895–1960 m. Thomas (Joshua Black) Jr 1900–1976
        1. 1. Thomas (Black) Jr 1930–1990
    2. 2. Austin Shurts 1859–1916
  4. 4. Ross (J.) Shurts 1834–1868
  5. 5. John (N.) Shurts 1838–1851
  6. 6. William (Huffman) Shurts 1829–1901

Mercy Jones's Timeline

3 Records

1809
22 December 1809
Birth of Mercy “Merry” Jones in Hunterdon Co., NJ
Hunterdon Co., NJ
1850
1850
Age 41
Mercy “Merry” Jones resided here in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1857
27 Jan 1857
Age 48
Death of Mercy “Merry” Jones in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1809
    Event Place: Hunterdon Co., NJ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Njer, Newjersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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