Born about in Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Emry
and Hannah (Rose) Emry
Sister of
William Emry, John Emry, Peter Emry, Mary (Emry) Irwin, Hannah (Emry) Kramer, Ann (Emry) Gillespie and Elizabeth (Emry) Fetzer
Wife of
James Jordan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Jordan) Johnson, Jane (Jordon) Swesey, James Jordan, Mary (Jordan) Overturf, William Embry Jordan, Elizabeth Jordan, James Jordan, Susan Jordan, Catherine (Jordan) Moore, Peter Jordan, Rose Ann Jordan, Mary Jordan, Amanda Jordan and Peter Jordan
Died after
after about age 50
in Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2011
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Biography
Mercy (Emry) Jordan was born about 1776 in Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA, daughter of William Emry (1750 - 1826) and Hannah (Rose) Emry (~1750 - 1834).
Her siblings were:
- John Emry (~1778 - )
- Peter Emry (~1780 - 1831)
- Mary (Emry) Irwin (~1783 - )
- William Emry (~1786 - )
- Hannah (Emry) Kramer (~1793 - 1874)
- Ann (Emry) Gillespie (~1795 - )
- Elizabeth (Emry) Fetzer (1799 - 1874)
Mercy married James Jordan (1764 - 1831). Their children were:
- Jane (Jordon) Swesey (1793 - ~1855)
- Hannah (Jordan) Johnson (1793 - 1865)
- James Jordan (1797 - )
- Mary (Jordan) Overturf (1797 - )
- William Embry Jordan (1798 - 1874)
- Elizabeth Jordan (1800 - 1878)
- James Jordan (1805 - )
- Susan Jordan (1807 - 1870)
- Catherine (Jordan) Moore (1807 - 1890)
- Peter Jordan (1810 - 1863)
- Rose Ann Jordan (1813 - )
- Mary Jordan (~1815 - )
- Amanda Jordan (1815 - 1843)
- Peter Jordan (1822 - ).
Mercy died after 14 Feb 1826 in Gibson aged >49.
Research Notes
Original details:
NOTE - Mercy is still alive on the day her father wrote his will - February 14th, 1826 - so she died sometime after that date.
- 1826 Will of William Emry of Chillisquaque Twp, Northumberland Co, Pennsylvania
- Written 14 February 1826
- Wife: Hannah
- Children:
- Mercy Jordan wife of James Jordan
- John Emry
- Peter Emry of Columbia Co, PA
- Mary Irwin
- William Emry Jr
- Hannah Kremer
- Ann Gillespey
- Elizabeth Fetzer
- Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 Northumberland, Wills 1772-1845 vol 1-3, Book 2, page 521, File # 49 (page 501/811)
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SM-7ZFT?i=500&wc=9PMK-YWL%3A268495501%2C268509701%3Fcc%3D1999196&cc=1999196
Sources
- Source: S75 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com 1880; Census Place: Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1111; Family History Film: 1255111; Page: 532C; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 0358. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Source: #S2 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25352682&pid=526.
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of Archibald Family Tree.ged on 01 March 2011.
- WikiTree profile Emry-2 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Andy Askey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy 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 Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy 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 Mercy:
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~1.56%
Jason (Schnätterle) Snodderly
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M891174 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch MY2532114 [compare]
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~1.56%
Andy Askey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #206788
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~0.78%
Thelma (Ryno) Osborn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A022060 [compare], Ancestry member Thelma_Ryno_Osborn
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~0.78%
Don Phelps :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A486664 [compare], Ancestry member maryphelps32
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A486664 [compare], FTDNA kit #380204
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Jodie (Evans) Edgar :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T449696 [compare], FTDNA kit #468370
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