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The Mershons in America

“The purposes of this corporation shall be to honor the name and perpetuate the memory of Henry Mershon, the Huguenot refugee, who fled with his father, Henri Marchand, fled the persecution of bigotry in France, and who settled in Maidenhead, now Lawrenceville, in the state of New Jersey, and during his lifetime stood openly, consistently and boldly for liberty, law, public order, thrift, private rights and fidelity to God.

To associate together in the bonds of mutual fellowship…with descendants of said Henry Mershon together with those who are related or are descendants by marriage.

To collect and compile, with a view to eventual publication, genealogic data pertaining to the ancestors and descendants of Henry Mershon”

Any person, male or female, who is a descendant of Henry Mershon, or who is, or has been espoused to a descendant of Henry Mershon shall be eligible for membership…

Constitution of the Association

July 8th, 1932

The History of the Mershons in America

Visit www.henrymershon.com for an interesting and succinct accounting. You can peruse the history of the first six generations for each family line in the books written by Lucille Mershon (see Mershon Store). There are numerous items of interest under “DOCUMENTS”, e.g. copies of wills, letters, maps, biographies, etc

This photograph shows the back of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville at 2688 Main Street in Lawrenceville. The large sanctuary is on the right and the smaller chapel is on the left. An open wagon shed used for horse-drawn carriages faces the camera on the right. Grave markers can be seen in the church graveyard just left of wagon shed. Mershons conveyed by sale or donation frontage of 426 feet. (Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 1948, printed at Princeton University Press, pgs. 30-32).

The chapel was built in 1898, so this photograph is after that date. The church manse was built later on the vacant lot left of the chapel. Later the sheds were deeded to the Lawrenceville Academy and the land is currently used for tennis courts.

The Lawrenceville Historical Society owns the photo. E. C. Mershon and James C. Mershon provided the data.

The Mershon Name and Early Spellings

MARCHAND (FRENCH), MARCHANT (MIDDLE ENGLISH), MERCHANT
(MODERN ENGLISH), MARCHAN (DUTCH), MERSHON (PHONETIC)