Ireland 1766 Religious Census Record info about William, jnr NODWELL
Name: William, jnr NODWELL Religion: Protestant Parish: Magherafelt Diocese: Armagh County: Londonderry Townland: Magherafelt

W - L Mercer has a great deal of information about a Mercer family which he says shared the family farm, Rusky.  Notes from him follow.
ALEXANDER MERCER b.June, 1827 in Derry County, Ulster near Limavady and d. 
17 Dec. 1894 in Artemesia Townships (nr. Markdale), Grey County Ontario. m. 
23 Sep. 1848 in Philadelphia to MARY JANE SMYTH b. 14 Nov. 1821 possibly in 
Derry or Antrim  County Ireland, and d. 6 Nov. 1919 in Artemesia Township. 
Moved to Ontario circa 1855 and purchased a 100 acre farm from Gavin Simpson
(Easterly Lot #32, Concession #8, Erin township Wellington County. Sold 
their farm on 5 Nov. 1877 to a cousin, Robert C. Nodwell, Andrew's youngest 
son. The Mercer's moved to Markdale and subsequently purchased a farm on the
East Line, Artemesia Township Grey County about one mile southeast of 
Markdale and their homestead there was still in excellent conditi
1983

There son, ALEXANDER MERCER was born in Philadelphia Pa. on 22 Dec. 1853 and
was my grandfather. He was married to Isabel Ruth Foster on Jan 1, 1884 and 
he died Sept. 25, 1935 in Chilliwack BC. They left Markdale in 1889. I have 
more information on the entire family which I would be happy to mail if you 
are interested.

You mention a R.D. Nodwell--I have a record for Robert C(arrick?) Nodwell b.
20 Jan 1857 and d. 28 May 1949. He was a farmer and lived in Erin Township, 
Wellington County (near Hillsburgh).  A bit more on the Nodwells---The first
mention I have in my records of the Nodwell (originally Nedwill as Merc
was originally Mercier) family is as follows a Mercer(no first name), wife 
Elizabeth(who died in Guelph) shared a farm called "Rusky" near 
Newtonlimavady (now called Limavady, Town-Land Anaghmore, in Derry County, 
with William Nodwell. Elizabeth Mercer's sister Isabella married Andrew 
Nodwell, oldest child of William and his second wife, Letitia Dunn, who 
emigrated  in 1838 with their six youngest children to Ontario and settled 
on Lot #24, Concession #8 Erin Township.  His son William from his first 
marriage remained in Ireland and Andrew (1810-1884) and Isabella Mercer 
(1819-1879) who were married in 1836 and lived in Ireland until 1839 
emigrated to the USA and lived in Philadelphia for three years before going 
to Ontario and settling on  Lot #22, Concession 8 Erin Township.
