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https://history.churchsp.org/the-mercers-at-st-georges/
Hugh Mercer (1726-1777) was born in Scotland and established a medical practice in 1763 and then raised funds to establish the Apothecary shop in 1771 with Dr. Ewen Clements. It was common at the time for a doctor to combine his medical practice with an apothecary, an outlet for medicines.
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Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Virginia_Regiment
URL title: 3rd Virginia Regiment
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The 3rd Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775 at Alexandria, Virginia for service with the Continental Army. The 3d Virginia's initial commander was Colonel Hugh Mercer who was quickly promoted to brigadier general. It's second commander was George Weedon who was also promoted to brigadier general. Weedon was succeded in command by Colonel Thomas Marshall, the father of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall. The regiment saw action in the New York Campaign the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina on May 12, 1780 by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783. James Madison and John Marshall served as lieutenants in this regiment.
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1772-1798 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Will Book E; [William Armstrong Crozier];
MERCER, Hugh, Esq., Fredericksburg, d. Mar 20, 1776, p. Mar 20, 1777.
Wit. John Francis Minor, John Bell, Elias Hardy.
Ex. wife Isabella Mercer, Col. George Weedon, Dr. John Tenant, of Port Royal, James Duncanson.
Leg. wife Isabella and my children, plantation in King George County, adjoining Mr. James Hunter's land, purchased from General George Washington;
son William (now under age) one moiety of plantation;
son John, remainder;
daughter Anne Gordon Mercer;
son William, 2000 acres on Kentucky River, in Fincastle County, which I purchased of James Duncanson;
son George, 2000 acres, part of 5000 acres surveyed for me by warrant from the Governor of Virginia in consequence of the Royal Proclamation of 1763;
son John, 3000 acres on Ohio River in Fincastle County, which I purchased from Col. George Weedon; daughter Anne Gordon Mercer, 1000 acres on the Ohio River in Fincastle County, which I purchased from James Duncanson; to child or children my wife may now be going with, 2000 acres of land the other part of the said 5000 acres surveyed for me by warrant from the Governor.
Also mentions houses and lots bought by James Hunter, adjoining the lot of Charles Dick, where my family now resides;
lot bought of Dr. John Sutherland's estate, and the houses thereon adjoining the lot of Mr. James Allen, all situated in the town of Fredericksburg;
also tract of land on the Fall Hill near Fredericksburg, containing 300 acres, bought of Allen Wiley, now in tenure of Reuben Zimmerman;
also three tracts of land on the River Yohogany, near Stuart's Crossing, called Mercerburg, Fredericksburg and Winchester, containing 900 acres, which I purchased from the Proprietor of Pennsylvania;
also lease of house in the Main in Fredericksburg, which I now hold from John Dalton; all of the above to be sold by my executors. (pg 169)
[Editor Note: Town lots (next to Charles Dick and the Sutherland lot) are located on Princess Anne St in Fredericksburg, Va. The Dalton lease lot was on Caroline St - then also known as Main St - just behind his other properties and adjacent to his doctor's office.]
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1761-1766 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book F; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Oct. 1, 1764. Roger Dixon of Fredksbg, Mercht., and Lucy, his wife, to Dr. Hugh Mercer and Capt. George Weedon of Fredksbg. £75 curr. Lots Nos. 203, 240 and 250 in town of Fredksbg. No witnesses. Oct. 1, 1764.
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1766-1771 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book G; [William Armstrong Crozier];
June 6, 1766. James Hunter of King Geo. Co. to Hugh Mercer of town of Fredksbg. £480 curr. Lot in town of Fredksbg. No witnesses. June 6, 1768.
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1771-1774 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book H; {William Armstrong Crozier}:
July 17, 1772. Margaret Gordon, of Fredksbg., and Hugh Mercer and Isabella, his wife, of same town, to Edward Vass, of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Whereas, sd. Margaret Gordon being seized of two lots in Fredksbg., Nos. 79 and 80, purchased of Fielding Lewis and Betty, his wife, and the sd. Mercer purchased sd. lots of sd. Margaret Gordon and had possession thereof devised to him and by virtue whereof the Equitable right to the sd. lots was in sd. Mercer, and the sd. Isabella, his wife, was in Equity entitled to Dower, etc., sd. Gordon, Mercer and wife, join in deed to sd. Vass, for sum of £120 curr. pd. sd . Mercer, etc. Witnesses, Arthur Hamilton, John Julian, Go. Weedon. No date of Record.
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1771-1774 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book H; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Augt. 17, 1772. Fielding Lewis of Fredksbg., Esqr., and Betty, his wife; George Todd, surviving executor of Dr. John Sutherland, Decd., and - Sutherland, widow of sd. John Sutherland, and Robert Brent, administrator with the will annexed, of Dr. Jno. Sutherland, to Dr. Hugh Mercer of Fredksbg. Whereas, sd. Lewis and Betty, his wife, sold to Dr. John Sutherland, lot No. 123 in town of Fredksbg., the sd. Sutherland by his will directed the sale of his estate, which being exposed the sd. lot was purchased by the sd. Mercer, for the sum of £20 pd. to the sd. Lewis, no deed for the sd. lot having been formerly made the sd. Jno. Sutherland, etc., etc. Witnesses, Charles Taylor, Valent. Peyton, Wm. Jenkins, Wm. McWilliams, jr. No date of Record.
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1771-1774 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book H; [William Armstrong Crozier];
March 31, 1773. James Hunter of King Geo. Co., Esqr., and Allan Wiley of Spts. Co. and Eve, his wife, to Hugh Mercer of Fredksbg. Whereas, sd. Hunter sold to sd. Allan Wiley, 350 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., conveyed by Thos. Reeves and wife, to sd. Hunter, as by deeds, Decr. 8, 1767, etc., etc., and whereas, the sd. Wiley hath since sold the sd. land to the sd. Hugh Mercer, etc. Sd. Allan Wiley and wife, in consideration of £350 curr. 300 a. of the aforementioned tract, etc. Witnesses, Js. Mercer, Chas. Washington, Chs. Dick, Ch. Simms, James Ward. No date of Record.
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The Virginia Genealogist Volume 30, 1986 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 277
1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
Claims of William Cunningham & Company [Page 142-43]:
Hugh Mercer, Fredericksburg. £10.9.6.
Doctor Hugh Mercer, afterwards General in the service of the United States, was killed at Princeton in 1777
during the last war. His acting executor was General George Weedon of Fredericksburg who died in that town about 1792. Both Gen. Mercer and Gen . Weedon left large and valuable estates. Since the death of Gen. Weedon the management of the affairs of Gen. Mercer's es t ate has devolved on his son John Mercer and Robt. Patton, merchant of Fredericksburg, who intermarried with his daughter. Neither of them knows anything relative to the British claims and as the estate has been distributed among the legatees they will not undertake personally to pay any of the debts due from it by open account, nor can they call on the legatees to refund in cases where judgments cannot be recovered against them.
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The Virginia Genealogist Volume 30, 1986 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 280
1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
Claims of McCall & Smellie [Page 155-56]:
Hugh Mercer, Fredericksburg. £43.11.6 3/4
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1725 - 1777 (52 years)