Francis
Mercer
aka Mercier
Born about in St. Anglois, Southampton, Hampshire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Jean Mercier
and Jeanne Le Clerc
Brother of
Paul Le Mercier, Janne (Mercer) Priaulx, Marie (Le Mercier) VanderBest, Frances Mercer, Elizabeth (Mercer) Blanchard, Judith (Mercer) Johnson, Peter (Mercier) Mercer, Samuel Mercer, Anne (Le Mercier) Strowde, Daniel Mercier and Hester (Mercer) Batchelder
Husband of
Katherine (Savage) Mercer
— married
10 Jul 1641 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 78
in Godmanston, Dorset, England
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2011
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Biography
Francis was born in 1590. He is the son of Jean Mercier and Jeanne Le Clerc [needs citation]
Francis was rector of Gadmanstone, Dorset from about 1628. He had been educated at Westminster and then at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was firstly awarded his BA and then an MA in 1626. His ordination to the clergy took place at Bristol, England in 1628 and he was appointed to the parish of Godmanstone in Dorset. [1]
Francis firstly married Bridget Browne on 29 May 1630 in Godmanstone, Dorset.[2]
His second marriage was to Katherine Browne on 10 July 1641 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England.[3] According to the Alumni Cantabrigienses, she was Katherine Savage, daughter of Richard Savage of Sydling, Dorset and the widow of Robert Browne of Godmanston. [4]
Francis died in Dec 1668 and was buried at Godmanstone on 29 Dec. The parish register noted that he was "late the rector of the church at Godmanstone". [5]
Notes
His father Jean Mercier lived in England where Francis was born. There he was known as Jan Mercer. The children born in England were christened under the name of Mercer rather than Mercier or Le Mercier. More sources needed, however.
Sources
- ↑ Clergy of the Church of England Database citing: Person: Mercer, Francis (1628 - 1669) CCEd
- ↑
Marriage:
"Dorset Marriages"
FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 November 2021)
Francis Mercer marriage to Bridget Browne on 29 May 1630 in Godmanstone, Dorset. - ↑
Marriage:
"England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988"
Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England; Date Range: 1634 - 1642; Film Number: 1041289
Ancestry au Record bivri_EnglandMarriages #365680 (accessed 10 November 2021)
Francis Mercer marriage to Katherine Browne on 10 Jul 1641 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. - ↑ Alumni Cantabrigienses A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900 Google Books
- ↑ Dorset Online Parish Clerk, Godmanstone Burials Dorset OPC
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Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter
Mercer-354 and Mercer-346 appear to represent the same person because: birth date and place match, death dates both 25 Jan, but 1667 vs 1668
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