Born about in Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Moses Mercer
— married
1738 in Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Nicholas McClary Mercer Sr., Nathaniel Mercer, Forrester Mercer, Richard Mercer, Edward Mercer, Jones Mercer and Jane (Mercer) McKaughan
Died about
at about age 66
in Pennsylvania [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 25 Dec 2014
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Biography
Legralda Forrest was born in Scotland about 1714. She married Moses Mercer about 1736. Children born to this marriage include Nicholas, Nathaniel, Forrester, Richard, Edward, Jones, and Jane. Moses and other male relatives fought in the Jacobite Rebellion (1745-46) and were on the losing side in the Battle of Culloden Moor (16 Apr 1746). Subsequently Moses and his family fled to Ireland and later to America. The family settled first in Pennsylvania, where Legralda died in 1780. The place of death and burial are not known.
Sources
- [1] Mercer on-line forum posting by Joyce Munsey, 20 May 2010. (Accessed 06 Feb 2019).
- “My Kiper Family: Information about Moses Mercer” by Melinda M Ellis FL on genealogy.com.
- Searches on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Legralda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Legralda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Legralda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Legralda:
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~0.78%
Nancy Van Antwerp
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M338872 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RD7878372 [compare], Ancestry member justlooking9999
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael Lynn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A864983 [compare], Ancestry member mclynn28
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T164013 [compare], FTDNA kit #B1172
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~0.78%
Blythe (Burton) Holynski :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A542918 [compare], Ancestry member blythereginany
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Vicki (Long) Kea :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member vlkea01
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T225742 [compare], FTDNA kit #179230
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Melissa Gridley :
23andMe, GEDmatch A596521 [compare], yourDNAportal MEL0c7aaf7b
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A596521 [compare], Ancestry member mdgridley
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~0.39%
Kevin Gridley :
23andMe
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~0.39%
LeAnna Dillard :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Alan Sims :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WP6971930 [compare], Ancestry member A_Sims58
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~0.39%
S (Booker) Vega :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A680025 [compare], Ancestry member sbookervega
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Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Forrest-1365 and Forrest-875 appear to represent the same person because: identical husband and children No primary sources provided for any of the information
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by Robin Lee
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