Ancestry of
John Mercer Patton

(1797–1858)

William Mercer

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• • Great-grandfather of John Mercer Patton — 4th Generation
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  • 12 
  • Father:
  • Thomas Mercer 
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  • Isabel Smith   
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  • 25 Mar 1696 
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  • Anne Munro
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  Hugh Mercer (Ahnentafel No:6 )

  • Notes: 

  • William Mercer was once thought to be the father of Gen. Hugh Mercer, and through him a direct ancestor to Gen. George S. Patton. This connection has been proven false.

• Sources for William Mercer

  • ¹ Goolrick, John T., The Life of General Hugh Mercer, New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company (1906), 104-105.
  • ² Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2 vols.), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 136.