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William Merchant 1803–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1803

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father:

Mother: Rachel Black

Spouse(s): Mary (Merchant)

Children(s): Emeline Padgett

The story of William Merchant began in 1803 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. William Merchant married Mary Ann Black Merchant, and had children including Emeline Milly Merchant Padgett. William Merchant passed away in 1850 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Merchant began in 1803 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Merchant married Mary Ann Black Merchant, and had children including Emeline Milly Merchant Padgett.
  • William Merchant passed away in 1850 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rachel Black
1780–1840
Birth Location: Edgefield Co -now Saluda Co, Saluda, So. Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Merchant)
1795–1880
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Emeline Padgett
1820–1860
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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William Merchant's Ancestors

Self
William Merchant
1803–1850
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Rachel Black
1780–1840
Edgefield Co -now Saluda Co, Saluda, So. Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (W.) Black
1765–1828
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary McKinley
1746–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary\Martha Carson
1738–1767

William Merchant's Descendants

1.
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William Merchant (Oct 1803–1850) m. Mary (Ann Black) (Merchant) (1795–May 1880)
  1. 1. Emeline (Milly Merchant) Padgett 1820–1860 m. Samuel Padgett 1800–1860
    1. 1. Samantha ("Mancy") Padgett 1837–1901
      1. 1. Laura (Ann) Gibson 1855–1910 m. Ambrose Gibson 1841–1880
        1. 1. Ernest (Gary) Gibson 1881–1957 m. Mattie (Louise) Wester 1889–1972

William Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1803
Oct 1803
Birth of William Merchant in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 47
Death of William Merchant in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1803
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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