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William Mercer Messer 1762–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Dec 1817

Death Location: Jasper, Georgia, United States

Father: Peter Mercer

Mother: Elizabeth Caswell

Spouse(s): martha walker

Children(s): Patience Mercer\Messer, Elizabeth Mercer, James Mercer, John Mercer, Samuel Mercer, Catherine Messer, Charity Messer, James Messer, Joseph Messer, Martha Messer, William Messer

William Mercer Messer was born in 1762 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, the child of Peter Mercer And Elizabeth Caswell. William Mercer Messer married Martha Walker, and had children including Catherine Messer, Charity Messer, Elizabeth Mercer, James Franklin Mercer, James Franklin Messer, John Wesley Mercer, Joseph Messer, Martha Messer, Patience Mercer Messer, Samuel Mercer, William Clark Billy Messer. William Mercer Messer passed away in 1817 in Jasper, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Mercer Messer was born in 1762 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, the child of Peter Mercer And Elizabeth Caswell.
  • William Mercer Messer married Martha Walker, and had children including Catherine Messer, Charity Messer, Elizabeth Mercer, James Franklin Mercer, James Franklin Messer, John Wesley Mercer, Joseph Messer, Martha Messer, Patience Mercer Messer, Samuel Mercer, William Clark Billy Messer.
  • William Mercer Messer passed away in 1817 in Jasper, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Messer's Ancestors

Self
William Messer
1762–1817
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Peter Mercer
1738–1808
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Caswell
1740–
Greene County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel Caswell
1710–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Messer's Descendants

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William (Mercer) Messer (1762–Dec 1817) m. martha walker (1760–1821)
  1. 1. Patience Mercer\Messer 1781–1860 m. Rueben Hand 1785–1837
    1. 1. James (Hodges) Hand 1817–1855 m. Harriett (N.) White-Hand 1825–1886
      1. 1. John (A) Hand 1840–1843
      2. 2. Harriet (Clarinda) Hand 1843–1922
      3. 3. Martha (Marina) HAND 1847–1890
      4. 4. James (Jonathon) HAND 1849–1924
      5. 5. Richard (McComa) Hand 1853–1912
      6. 6. Raleigh (Franklin) Hand 1852–1898
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Hand 1845–1918 m. Joseph (Edmond) Nix 1853–1933
        1. 1. John (Harrison) Nix 1884–1959 m. Josie (Kay) Kincaide 1894–1982
        2. 2. Harriet (Hattie L) NIX 1875–1923
        3. 3. John (MF) Nix 1877–
        4. 4. Wm. (A.) Nix 1879–1887
        5. 5. James (Mack) Nix 1877–1945
        6. 6. Benjamin (F.) Nix 1873–
        7. 7. John (Austin) Nix 1871–1930
    2. 2. Brayton (Jonathan) Hand 1815–1872
  2. 2. Elizabeth Mercer 1787–1860
  3. 3. James (Franklin) Mercer 1795–1842
  4. 4. John (Wesley) Mercer 1798–1868
  5. 5. Samuel Mercer 1792–1842
  6. 6. Catherine Messer 1800–
  7. 7. Charity Messer 1781–1822
  8. 8. James (Franklin) Messer 1785–1850
  9. 9. Joseph Messer 1783–1823
  10. 10. Martha Messer 1788–1859
  11. 11. William (Clark Billy) Messer 1791–1870

William Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of William Mercer Messer in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
1817
Dec 1817
Age 55
Death of William Mercer Messer in Jasper, Georgia, United States
Jasper, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1817
    Event Place: Jasper, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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