Elizabeth Mercer 
Elizabeth was born on August 14th, 1694 in Aynho on the Hill, Northampton, England. Elizabeth's father was Thomas Mercer and her mother was Mary Greenway Immigrant. Her paternal grandparents are Edward Mercer and Elizabeth Witcher; her maternal grandfather is John Greenway. She had a sister named Ann. She was the younger of the two children. She died after 1751 in Alamance/Chatham, North Carolina.General Notes
Elizabeth Mercer was daughter of Thomas and Mary Greenway Mercer of Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania. (See Mercer Web Site <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3464/mercer.htm> for additional information.) Thomas Mercer of Thornbury wrote his will March 17, 1715. It left the bulk of his land "which lieth next to Nathaniel Newlin's land," to his three sons. He left twenty pounds each to his three daughters, including Elizabeth. To his sons-in-law, including Joseph Woodward, he left one pistole each. Witnesses to his will included Thomas & Rose Pierson. (Information on this family is from The Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania by J. Gary Woodward, with additions and
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1600 in England
- b.1626 in Northampton England
- b.1600 in England
- b.1637 in Ayon-on-the-Hill Northampton England d.12 Sep 1716 in Thornbury Twp Chester Co Pa
- b.1630 in England
- b.14 Aug 1694 in Aynho on the Hill, Northampton, England d.> 1751 in Alamance/Chatham, North Carolina
- b.1640 in Northamptonshire County, England
- b.20 Jan 1645 in Portsmouth, St. Thomas, England d.03 Jun 1723 in Westown Chester Co Pa
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Elizabeth and William were married in a religious ceremony on September 9th, 1716 in Westtown Twp.,Chester,Pa. They had five sons and two daughters, named John, William, Thomas, James, David, Mary and Jemima.
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Children
William Vestal
William was born in 1721 in ,Chester,Pa. He died at the age of 66 on May 7th, 1787 in Berkley Co. Va.
Mary Vestal
Mary was born in 1723 in ,Chester,Pa. She died at the age of 88 in 1811 in New Burlington,Fulton,Oh.
Thomas Vestal
Thomas was born on September 8th, 1727 in ,Chester Co., Pa. He died at the age of 85 on June 12th, 1813 in Cane Creek, Chatham Co., Nc.
James Vestal
James was born in 1730 in ,Chester,Pa. He died at the age of 63 on June 17th, 1793 in ,Surry,Nc.
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