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George Mercer
b.1733
d.1784
m. 10 Jun 1725
  1. George Mercer1733 - 1784
  2. James Mercer1736 - 1793
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Name George Mercer
Gender Male
Birth? 1733
Death? 1784
Reference Number? Q5542409?
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Stockholder's in the Ohio Land Company

Thomas Lee, President of Company
Nathaniel Chapman, Treasurer
John Mercer, Secretary and General Counsel
George Mercer, Company Agent to England
Robert Dinwiddie, Duke of Bedford
John Hanbury, London Merchant
Augustine Washington Jr.
William Trent
Lawrence Washington
George Fairfax
Thomas Cresap
The Ohio Land Company sent Col. George Washington and William Trent into the area to hold onto the lands that the Company had been granted. In 1754, William Trent constructs a fort. But in April, the French take the fort, naming it Fort Duquesne.
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