'Mercer2'Index
links to: Lead / Letter DRAFT
Families covered:
Mercer of Aldie, Mercer of Saline, Mercer of Scotsbank
This
family is still being researched. It has NOT yet been launched formally into
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to the site will contribute information that will enable us to develop this
Family List to an acceptable standard.
First displayed: 11.10.04Last updated: 04.06.07 Back
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| Lawrence Mercer | |||||||||||||||
| The web site that is the Main source for 'Mercer1' does not bring the senior line of Mercers more forward than the 16th century. However, it is known that there continued to be 'Mercers of Aldie' for some time until the 18th century. The following pulls together the various cross-references to Mercer of Aldie already in our database. It is a presumption that the above Lawrence, who had a younger brother born about 1525, was the same person as ... | |||||||||||||||
| (Sir) Lawrence Mercer of Aldie | |||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Scott (dau of Sir William Scott, 9th of Balwearie) wife of Lawrence, possibly mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 (Tod-Mercer of Hope Bank formerly of Scotsbank) starts with a Sir Laurence whose eldest son was the following Sir Laurence and then moves to their youngest son Robert. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Laurence Mercer of Aldie (a 1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean (a 1580) wife of Robert, possibly mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Lawrence Mercer of Aldie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Bruce (dau of Sir George Bruce of Carnock who d 1625) wife of Lawrence, possibly mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir James Mercer of Aldie | ||||||||||||||
| father of Nichola and possibly father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir James Mercer of Aldie | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.11.1648) Jean Stewart (dau of John Stewart of Grandtully) | |||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 (Mercer of Huntingtower) reports that there was a Sir James who was created a baronet in 1660. It is not known if that was this Sir James or if he was father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Laurence Mercer of Aldie | ||||||||||||||
| In 1721 either this Sir Laurence of a son of the same name married Jean Stewart (dau of Charles Steuart of Ballechin). If it was this Sir Laurence then the marriage must have been a second or later marriage. It is was his son then it presumably was without issue. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Jean Mercer, heiress of Aldie (d 01.12.1749) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.08.1720) Robert Murray, later Mercer (d Culloden 16.04.1746) | |||||||||||||||
| Presumably Jean was the eldest daughter, and had no (surviving) brother, as she inherited Aldie. | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Grizel Mercer | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1719) Charles Steuart of Ballechin (d 1764) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Helen Mercer | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) Sir John Ogilvy, 4th Bart of Inverquharity (d 02.1748) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Mercer daughter of Sir James, possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Stewart of Innernytie (d 1731) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Nichola Mercer (d 1675) daughter of Sir James, possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1646) James Primrose (b 28.01.1619, bur 17.09.1668, Clerk to the Privy Council) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Christian Mercer daughter of Sir Laurence, possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Moray, 9th of Abercairny (d 1640) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 (Tod-Mercer of Hope Bank formerly of Scotsbank) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Mercer of Saline & Salineshaw, Fife (youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rebecca Carmichael | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Mercer of Saline (d 12.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Wardlaw | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Mercer of Salineshaw (d 1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.1683) Jean Oliphant (d 1688, dau of James Oliphant of Kineddar) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (07.11.1689) Giles Frenton (dau of John Frenton of Millearn House) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Mercer of Kirklands, Saline | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Scott (dau of James Scott of Scotsbank) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Mercer of Kirklands & Scotsbank (d 26.03.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.07.1757) Jean Brown (b c1728, d 12.08.1810, dau of William Brown of Elliston & Lindsaylands) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | James Mercer of Scotsbank & Hyndhope (b 12.03.1760, d 1843) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.06.1794) Anne Ainslie (dau of Major Henry Ainslie) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Mercer of Scotsbank (b 1797, dsp 03.11.1875) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.10.1825) Elizabeth Scott-Moncrieff (d 1871, dau of William Scott-Moncrieff of Newhalls & Fossoway) | |||||||||||||||
| Scotsbank passed to Robert's nephew who took the name Tod-Mercer. | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Susan Mercer | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1830) James Tod of Deanston & Hope Park (d 1858, WS) | |||||||||||||||
| Daughter of Lawrence, possibly also of this generation was ... | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Giles Mercer | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Dundas of Fingask (d 1624) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Anna Mercer daughter of Lawrence, possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.09.1587) Sir James Learmonth of Balcomie (b 1564, d 22.03.1597/8) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Mercer possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Ramsay of Bamff (d 1620) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
as reported above
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