ID: I508
Name: Silas MERCER
Sex: M
Occupation: Baptist Minister
Birth: 25 FEB 1745 in Currituck Bay, Currituck Co., NC
Death: 1 AUG 1796 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA
Burial: Washington, Wilkes Co., GA
Note: MILITARY: Revolutionary War as Chaplin. Chaplin with rank of Major 2/24/1784
"Certificates of Service in American Revolution" p 129.
PROPERTY: Silas received 2 draws in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery as a marri
ed man with a family and 2 draws in the Gold Lottery as a married man with a f
amily. Land lots were 160 acres 2640 ft sq and Gold lots 40 acres 1320 ft sq.
for a total of 400 acres. He also received 650 acres for service in Revolutio
Note: for being a refuge.
REFERENCES: "Chronicles of Wilkes County" pps. 107-113 "Georgians in the Revolution: At Kettle Creek (Wilkes Co.) and Burke County" by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. pps. 75, 89, 105 and 114 "Georgia Baptists: Historical and
Biographical" Jesse H. Campbell pps. 76-80; Ronald R. McClendon - Albuquerque, New Mexico.
BURIAL: Picklen Plantation
Father: James MERCER b: 1713 in Norfolk, Norfolk Co., VA
Mother: Ann "JONES"
Marriage 1
Dorcas GREEN
- Married:
1768
in ,Halifax Dist, NC
Children
 Jesse MERCER b: 16 DEC 1769 in ,Halifax Dist, NC- Ann MERCER b: 10 DEC 1771 in ,Halifax Dist, NC
 Jacob MERCER b: 1772 in ,Halip Co., GA- Mary "Nancy" MERCER b: AFT 1774
- Daniel MERCER b: 1780 in ,Halifax Dist, NC
- Mourning MERCER b: AFT 1780 in ,Halifax Dist, NC
- Hermon MERCER b: 1784 in ,Halifax Dist, NC
- Mount Moriah MERCER b: 1787 in ,Wilkes Co., GA
- Joshua MERCER b: 10 JUN 1788 in ,Wilkes Co., GA
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