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Rebecca Mercer 1738–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1738

Birth Location: E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Father: Daniel Mercer

Mother: Rebekah Townsend

Spouse(s): John Johnson

Children(s): David Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Susanna Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Jacob Johnston, Phebe Brown, Caleb Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Robert Johnson, Simon Johnson, Daniel Pvt, Ruth Johnson

The story of Rebecca Mercer began in 1738 in E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Rebecca Mercer married John S Johnson, and had children including Caleb Johnson, Daniel Johnson Esq Quaker Pvt, David Johnson, Jacob Johnston, Joshua Johnson, Phebe Johnson Brown, Rebecca Johnson, Robert Mercer Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Simon Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Susanna Johnson. Rebecca Mercer passed away in 1815 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Mercer began in 1738 in E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Rebecca Mercer married John S Johnson, and had children including Caleb Johnson, Daniel Johnson Esq Quaker Pvt, David Johnson, Jacob Johnston, Joshua Johnson, Phebe Johnson Brown, Rebecca Johnson, Robert Mercer Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Simon Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Susanna Johnson.
  • Rebecca Mercer passed away in 1815 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Mercer
1714–1807
Birth Location: East Marlborough or Thornbury TWP, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Rebekah Townsend
1710–1792
Birth Location: Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY
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Spouses(s)

John Johnson
1737–1786
Birth Location: New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

David Johnson
1778–1870
Birth Location: Wilmington Manor, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Samuel Johnson
1767–1847
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
SJ
Susanna Johnson
1765–1837
Birth Location: Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia
SJ
Stephen Johnson
1781–1862
Birth Location: New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
SJ
Jacob Johnston
1775–1846
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
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Phebe Brown
1785–
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Caleb Johnson
1768–1819
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Rebecca Johnson
1773–1857
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Joshua Johnson
1765–1831
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Robert Johnson
1761–1824
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Simon Johnson
1776–1810
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
SJ
Daniel Pvt
1766–1824
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Ruth Johnson
1759–
Birth Location: New Castle, Delaware
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Rebecca Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Mercer
1738–1815
Birth Place: E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Daniel Mercer
1714–1807
East Marlborough or Thornbury TWP, Chester, Pennsylvania
Rebekah Townsend
1710–1792
Westbury, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Mercer's Descendants

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Rebecca Mercer (1 October 1738–1815) m. John (S) Johnson (14 October 1737–4 April 1786)
  1. 1. David Johnson 1778–1870 m. Edith Cummins 1786–1863
    1. 1. Simon Johnson 1808–1877 m. Nancy Johnson 1811–1892
      1. 1. Robert Johnson 1842–1911 m. Sarah (Frances) Parker 1840–1920
        1. 1. Emma (T) Johnson 1881–1904 m. Charles Taylor 1875–1902 m. Albert Williams 1876–
        2. 2. Anga Johnson 1875–1963
        3. 3. Eliza Johnson 1870–1928
        4. 4. Elmer (E) Johnson 1860–1934
        5. 5. Emmett (Wesley) Johnson 1865–1940
        6. 6. Henry Johnson 1873–1952
        7. 7. Marion Johnson 1878–1961
        8. 8. Mollie Johnson 1867–1943
        9. 9. Tizra Johnson 1879–1959
        10. 10. Dishany Johnson 1866–1956
        11. 11. William (Turner) Johnson 1860–1938
        12. 12. Theodore Johnson 1857–1919 m. Mary (F) Johnson 1854–1904
      2. 2. Parrnelia Johnson 1831–
      3. 3. Edith Johnson 1833–
      4. 4. Ternando Johnson 1834–
      5. 5. Emily Johnson 1840–1922 m. Washington Emmons –1924
        1. 1. Worthington Emmons 1866–
      6. 6. Julia (A) Johnson 1844–1864
    2. 2. John Johnson 1829–1921
    3. 3. Edith Thompson 1825–1868
    4. 4. Phebe Johnson 1828–1828
    5. 5. Reuben Johnson 1806–1873
    6. 6. David Johnson 1818–1912
    7. 7. Robert (S) Johnson 1814–1891
    8. 8. Rebecca Johnson 1823–
    9. 9. William (Wallace) Johnson 1816–1894
    10. 10. Owen Johnson 1820–1899
    11. 11. Lewis Johnson 1804–1854
    12. 12. Mary (A) Johnson 1810–1901
    13. 13. Nancy Johnson 1812–1889
  2. 2. Samuel Johnson 1767–1847
  3. 3. Susanna Johnson 1765–1837
  4. 4. Stephen Johnson 1781–1862
  5. 5. Jacob Johnston 1775–1846
  6. 6. Phebe (Johnson) Brown 1785–
  7. 7. Caleb Johnson 1768–1819
  8. 8. Rebecca Johnson 1773–1857
  9. 9. Joshua Johnson 1765–1831
  10. 10. Robert (Mercer) Johnson 1761–1824
  11. 11. Simon Johnson 1776–1810
  12. 12. Daniel (Johnson Esq; Quaker,) Pvt 1766–1824
  13. 13. Ruth Johnson 1759–

Rebecca Mercer's Timeline

3 Records

1738
1 October 1738
Birth of Rebecca Mercer in E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1758
15 November 1758
Age 20
Rebecca Mercer was married In E. Marlborough, Pennsylvania USA, Pennsylvania, USA
E. Marlborough, Pennsylvania USA, Pennsylvania, USA
1815
1815
Age 77
Death of Rebecca Mercer in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1738
    Event Place: E Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 November 1758
    Event Place: E. Marlborough, Pennsylvania USA, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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