Hugh Mercer
General
Hugh Mercer was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the New York and New Jersey campaign and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton.
He was born in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire,... Wikipedia
Born: January 16, 1726, Pitsligo
Died: January 12, 1777 (age 50 years), Princeton, NJ
Place of burial: Philadelphia, PA
Children: Hugh Tennant Mercer and Anne Gordon Mercer
Grandchildren: Hugh W. Mercer and John M. Patton
Parents: Anne Munro
Battles/wars: Jacobite rising of 1745 > Battle of Culloden;