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Olive Mercer 1717–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1717

Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William (Quaker)

Mother: Olive Bennett

Spouse(s): Robert Mercer

Children(s): Job Mercer, Mordecai Mercer, Ann Mercer, Caleb Mercer, William Mercer, John Mercer, Phebe Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Hannah Mercer, Richard Mercer, Robert Mercer, Joshua Mercer, Mary Mercer, Olive Mercer, Rachel Mercer, Thomas Mercer

Olive Mercer was born in 1717 in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Pyle Quaker And Olive Bennett. Olive Mercer married Robert Mercer, and had children including Ann Mercer, Caleb Mercer, Hannah Mercer, Job T Mercer, John Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Joshua Mercer, Mary Mercer, Mordecai Mercer, Olive Mercer, Phebe Mercer, Rachel Mercer, Richard Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer, William Mercer. Olive Mercer passed away in 1780 in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Olive Mercer was born in 1717 in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Pyle Quaker And Olive Bennett.
  • Olive Mercer married Robert Mercer, and had children including Ann Mercer, Caleb Mercer, Hannah Mercer, Job T Mercer, John Mercer, Joseph Mercer, Joshua Mercer, Mary Mercer, Mordecai Mercer, Olive Mercer, Phebe Mercer, Rachel Mercer, Richard Mercer, Robert Mercer, Thomas Mercer, William Mercer.
  • Olive Mercer passed away in 1780 in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Quaker)
1685–1733
Birth Location: Bethel, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Olive Bennett
1690–1733
Birth Location: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Mercer
1716–1786
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Job Mercer
1753–1839
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mordecai Mercer
1736–1790
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ann Mercer
1759–1837
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Caleb Mercer
1743–1775
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Mercer
1738–1831
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Mercer
1768–1865
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Phebe Mercer
1749–1780
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Mercer
1739–1828
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Mercer
1745–1839
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Richard Mercer
1757–1812
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Mercer
1741–1820
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joshua Mercer
1761–1815
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Mercer
1740–
Birth Location: –
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Olive Mercer
1746–1837
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rachel Mercer
1757–1768
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas Mercer
1751–1832
Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Olive Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Olive Mercer
1717–1780
Birth Place: Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William Pyle (Quaker)
1685–1733
Bethel, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Olive Bennett
1690–1733
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
* (Ann (Stovy\Stovey)) Pyle
1661–1724
Hilperton, Wiltshire, England or Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Stovy
1621–1705
Eleanor
1629–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (STOVEN)
1595–1650
Freeswith (EATSWELL?)
1596–1660

Olive Mercer's Descendants

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Olive Mercer (27 January 1717–1780) m. Robert Mercer (28 September 1716–2 February 1786)
  1. 1. Job (T) Mercer 1753–1839 m. Margaret Gordon 1755–1814
    1. 1. William (Jesse) Mercer 1788–1870 m. Margaret Metz 1798–1883
      1. 1. Ellen Mercer 1822–1865 m. John Yost 1805–1850
        1. 1. Elizabeth Youst 1846–1923 m. Jacob Metz 1845–1918
      2. 2. Labon Mercer 1818–1906
      3. 3. William (M) Mercer 1832–1899
      4. 4. Jeremiah Mercer 1816–1882
      5. 5. Elias Mercer 1839–1900
      6. 6. Hiram Mercer 1817–1891
      7. 7. Leonard Mercer 1825–1868
      8. 8. Catherine Mercer 1820–1892
      9. 9. Jacob Mercer 1837–1864
      10. 10. Hannah (A) Mercer 1836–1887
    2. 2. Job Mercer 1781–1850
  2. 2. Mordecai Mercer 1736–1790
  3. 3. Ann Mercer 1759–1837
  4. 4. Caleb Mercer 1743–1775
  5. 5. William Mercer 1738–1831
  6. 6. John Mercer 1768–1865
  7. 7. Phebe Mercer 1749–1780
  8. 8. Joseph Mercer 1739–1828
  9. 9. Hannah Mercer 1745–1839
  10. 10. Richard Mercer 1757–1812
  11. 11. Robert Mercer 1741–1820
  12. 12. Joshua Mercer 1761–1815
  13. 13. Mary Mercer 1740–
  14. 14. Olive Mercer 1746–1837
  15. 15. Rachel Mercer 1757–1768
  16. 16. Thomas Mercer 1751–1832

Olive Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1717
27 January 1717
Birth of Olive Mercer in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1780
1780
Age 63
Death of Olive Mercer in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1717
    Event Place: Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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