GENEALOGY OF T HE MERCER- GARNETT FAM ILY OF ESSE" COUNTY , VI RGINIA. Supposed to be descended from the GARNETTS of LANCASHI RE, ENGLAND. C m il f O i r W t n t n o p ed rom r ginal Reco ds, and from Oral and ri te Sta eme ts f th F of M ember. o e amily. BY ’ J AM ES M ERC ER ( ARNE IT . F0 C rm » a en , 1910 . E RRATA . a e 10 note 6 t r a ns ose a r a r a s one an d two . P g , , p p g ph " “ a e 18 note 15 line 9 d ate i n a nd r ea d b e. P g , , , ” “ a 22 line 6 fr om bottom re x I I . to I ELIZ ABETH . P ge , , p fi “ “ Mus oe. a 23 lin 2 r e x I I I . to I c e e . P g , , p fi a e 28 line 20 a d d . Oct . 9 1 9 1 0 . P g , , d , “ a 30 lin 3 f r om bottom r ea 1836 for 1 863 . P ge , e , d a e 32 line 16 d ele a fter B L a nd lace a fter li ne 17 P g , , . , p “ a e 33 line 24 a dd a f ter 1872 . P g , , d ” l a 35 lin fr om bo ttom i nser t . 58 a fter Genea o . P ge , e 7 , p gy “ p “ a 40 line 6 f rom bot tom i n ser t a fter Ch m s . 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I t is now mor ethan a half centur y since he ha s la in in the ra e but ther e a r e som st n in th s count and er g v , e ill livi g i y , p ha s th n the soun of m o ce w ho ma r emem er him p wi i d y v i , y b a ta er ect n fie man— a s he en t in and out amon ou ll , , dig i d w g y ur n the se ent - three ear s of his on e for w her e he d i g v y y l g lif , “ e ther e he e a n is ur e at m oo on the Ra liv d , di d d b i d, El w d p a hannock ne er res n aw a rom home ex ce t hen he p , v idi g y f p w w as ser ving the county or the State a t Richmond or Washing ton . erm t me then sir to r ea a r e s etch o the e of P i , , d b i f k f lif ’ t t u r n r ee n him whose por rait I entru s to yo Ho o s k pi g. “ T e r r rnet-t f mw d sse he Hon . am s e ce a o oo J M G , El , E x he s n nd o est ount V a . w as orn une 8 1 0 t eco ch a C y , , b J , 77 , d ild ld i a ther Muscoe a rnett of sse s n o ten h ren . H s o f c ild f , G , E x o nt a e son of ames arnett and a eth Muscoe C u y , w s th J G Eliz b , i s on e the a u hter of a ta n a ator Muscoe and h s ec d w if , d g C p i S lv , — ‘ ‘ MERCER GARNE I T FAM I LY he w as the onl ch of that m r r e a ran son y ild a iag . He w s the g d of ohn ar nett of oucester ater of sse ount su J G , Gl , l E x , C y , p ose to be the fir st f th t t e r m n ash r e p d o e family ha cam f o La c i , En an to th s coun tr a thou h th s is not cer ta n as the gl d , i y , l g i i , am r ecor s do not ra c his n s r u rth Muscoe f ily d t e a ce t y f er back. a r nett as his a ther e ore him w a s a ar e an e ro r e G , f b f , l g l d d p p i “ ” tor and u t m , b il El wood before the Revolutiona ry War . Du r ing that w a r he was a member of the Committee of Sa fety for ssex ount h ch r e u ate th m tar r s E C y, w i g l d e ili y a ffa i of the count . He his ather an his r y , f , d son we e vestrymen of V aw ’ ter s church u t in 1 1 , b il 731 . He ma r r e on u 1 1 6 race Fenton ercer d au h i d , J ly 9 , 7 7 , G M , g “ ” ter of ohn ercer of a r orou h tafi ord oun t and J M , M lb g , S C y , his secon e Ann Ro . h s hn r r i d wif , y T i Jo Me cer w as bo n n Du l n re an in 1 0 escen e rom an n sh am of b i , I l d , 7 4 , d d d f E gli f ily hesh r e that ha d sett ed in Du n and r a t C i , l bli , was the fi st of th fam w cam t t ily ho e o his country . His a ncestry is traced ba ck throu h his ather ohn ercer an mother rac enton g f , J M , d , G e F , and his ran ather o ert ercer to his r eat - ran a ther g df , R b M , g g df , oe ercer of hester n an .