Born in Speldhurst, Kent

Married Elizabeth FRY in the Parish Church Speldhurst, Kent.3,5

witnessess were John Jeffrey and Thomas Nye (a parish clerk who was a witness at many weddings)

Birth of son Thomas Fry MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Birth of daughter Susan MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Birth of daughter Elizabeth MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Birth of daughter Sarah MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.4

Birth of son Robert MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Birth of son John MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Birth of daughter Mercy MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Birth of son William MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Death of son Thomas Fry MERCER in Speldhurst, Kent.3

Occupation Yeoman.1

Death of Elizabeth FRY.2

Wrote will in Speldhurst, Kent.2

The Will of Robert Mercer 1816

1.      In the name of God Amen
2.      I Robert Mercer of the parish of Speldhurst in the County of Kent Yeoman
3.      Do make publish and declare my last Will and Testament in the manner
4.      following that is to say I direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary
5.      expenses and the charges of proving this my Will be duly paid and satisfied as
6.      soon as convenient after my decease I give and devise all and every my messuages
7.      lands tenements and hereditaments and parts or shares of messuages lands
8.      tenements and hereditaments and all other my real Estates of what kind
9.      or denomination the same may be unto my Wife Elizabeth Mercer to
10.     hold the same and every part and parcel thereof with the rights members
11.     privileges appendages and appurtenances there unto belonging unto my
12.     said Wife Elizabeth Mercer and her assigns for and during the term if her
13.     natural life to and for her own proper use and benefit and from and after
14.     the decease I give and devise the same and every part and parcel
15.     thereof unto and to the use and behoof of my sons and daughters Susan
16.     Mercer Elizabeth Mercer Sarah the wife of Charles Cash Robert
17.     Mercer John Mercer Mary Mercer and William Mercer and to their
18.     respective heirs and assigns for ever as tenants in common and not as
19.     joint tenants provided always and my will is that in case any or either
20.     of my said sons and daughters shall depart this life without having
21.     lawful issue of his or their body or bodies surviving then I do hereby
22.     direct that the part or share of him or them so dying shall be
23.     equally divided between the surviving brothers and sisters and to their
24.     respective heirs and assigns for ever  I give and bequeath all my personal
25.     [            ] of every description unto my wife Elizabeth Mercer for the
26.     term of her natural life and hour and after her decease the same to be
27.     equally divided between my aforesaid children share and share alike
28.     And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Wife
29.     Elizabeth Mercer and my son Robert Mercer Executrix and Executor
30.     of this my will hereby revoking all other wills by me  heretofore made
31.     In witness where of I the said Robert Mercer the Testator have to this
32.     paper set my hand and seal the sixteenth day of March in the year
33.     of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen - The mark
34.     and seal of X Robert Mercer  - signed sealed published and
35.     declared by the said Robert Mercer the testator as and for his last will
36.     and testament the same having been first read over to him and he
37.     having subscribed his mark
38.     thereto in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in
39.     the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as
40.     witnesses Sarah Fry - The mark X of Sarah Fry - W Sprott  Tu[nl]  Wells

Death of daughter Sarah MERCER in Lankington, Kent

Probate in London, Middlesex.2

1.      Proved at London the 1st July 1833 before the Worshipful Jesse
2.      Addams Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Robert Mercer the son
3.      the surviving Exor to whom admon was granted having been first
4.      sworn duly to administer.

Died.2