MERCER, Elizabeth ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

  General Notes:

Elizabeth who was a Quaker, married Joseph Woodward in 1712. She became of member of at the Chester MM where her husband belonged. He died in 1715 and she returned to her home monthly meeting at Concord with at least one child. She apparently married out of unity a year later to William Vestall, a Baptist. She was to be disowned for that marriage by the following year in the same meeting where satisfaction was accepted by the Quaker records. This occurred in the women's minutes of the 5th mo., 29th day 1717. Prior to 1729, her second husband also became a Quaker. On 9/7/1737 she was given a certificate of recommendation for the Hopewell MM where she had lived for several years. On Aug. 11, 1750, Elizabeth granted Steven Emory Power of Attorney. Elizabeth Vestal and her sons, William and Thomas then moved to Orange Co., NC (now WV) in 1751 after the death of her husband where they helped establish the Cane Creek M.M.. (C-803) They were received the 10th month, 7th day, 1751 from Hopewell, Virginia at Cane Creek, North Carolina. (C-804) ¹³

Elizabeth married Joseph WOODWARD on Nov 9, 1712 in Elkton, Cecil, MD, USA. (Joseph WOODWARD died in 1715 ¹⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

An alternate name for Joseph Woodward is Thomas Woodward. However, Quaker records list him as Joseph. He married Elizabeth Mercer between two Monthly Meetings dated Aug. 3, 1712 and Sept. 12, 1712 when it had been accomplished. (C-811, 869)

Elizabeth next married William VESTAL Jr., son of William VESTAL Sr. and Alice GLOVER, on Sep 9, 1716 in Westtown, Chester, PA, USA. (William VESTAL Jr. was born on Sep 16, 1692 in Birmingham Twp., Chester, PA, USA ¹² and died before Mar 1744/45 in Winchester, Frederick, VA, USA ¹².)