In a message dated 4/19/2002 10:28:30 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Catharine was involved in a legal battle over assets from a Mercer > estate. > I have heard a great deal of "stuff " over the years about this great Mercer Estate Battle and I have never been able to prove a thing about it even happening. However, I have been wondering if anyone on the list knows if these are the same Mercers that lived in Fredricksburg, VA during the time of the Revolution-before and after. They were very active in politics of the region and were professional people-pharmacists, etc. Left a real legacy there. Hugh Mercer was in business with George Washington and my husband's Dr. David Ker. Linda Hays Ker