Pierce family genealogy my genealogy hound home page. Biography of edwin dana pierce amherst class of 1892 source. It is well known that pierces almanack for 1639 was the first thing in book form printed. Genealogy for william pierce, of mulberry island c.
William pierce was my ancester, i was hoping there would be. William pierce who settled in jamestown colony, virginia about 1609. Pierce colonel pierce may have had this john pierce as a brother. Links to web sites that are not part of the usgenweb project are provided for your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of the web sites or their contents by the usgenweb project. Jane pierce jamestown filing cabinet liberty letters. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about manford pierce on myheritage, the worlds family history network. There were actually four pierce brothers who made their mark on the new world. It is considered by some to be the first bound book published in north america. Search 781 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever.
Examination of a modern account of captain william pierce of virginia demonstrates conclusively that. Captain michael pierce genealogy of john harwood pierce. James pierce, a well known writer and english divine, who died in 1730. William pierce, who came to this country from engla frederick clifton pierce on. This site powered by the next generation of genealogy sitebuilding, v. Genealogy of john harwood pierce 1st american generation.
He had three brothers named richard, john and michael. We hope you will participate on the pierce forums, it is a great place to find or post information on pierce genealogy and is completely free to participate. The orthography of the name of this family is much and often varied in the records. The exact manner in which he died is repeated in more than 20 books and letters detailing the military history of the king phillips war. This page was created using microsoft word by coverting a rich text file format to html and includes many photos. Other family surnames mentioned within a biography are not included in these lists of surnames. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. All the books indicating a lineage between the pearce family and the percy family appear to just be copies of that data from this book. William pierce above who lived in boston and arrived there about 1835 to settle for a bit, he was mostly a mariner, there was also one capt. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the percy surname. The pierce family is one of the ancient colonial families of the commonwealth, the forerunners of the name playing a conspicuous part as masters of vessels bringing hither emigrants from england.
J ames hamilton 6 pierce william henry 5, henry leighton 4, william 3 pierce or pearce, james 2 pearce, william 1 was born 07 march 1858 in bristol or canandaigua, ontario, ny, and died 07. William pierce, who came to this country from england ebook written by frederick clifton pierce. William pierce joel munsells sons, albany, ny, 1889. By 1624, captain william peirce had built a house near jamestown described by. Here are some links that may assist in your pierce county genealogy research. The pierce land on pullen point was sold by pierces widow to deane winthrop in 1647.
John pierce, was born on june 1778 in brattleboro, vermont. William pierce was likely owner of the mayflower, on which the pilgrams made their voyage to america. Genealogy profile for william pierce william pierce 1657 1720 genealogy genealogy for william pierce 1657 1720 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Capt michael pierce 16151676 find a grave memorial. William pierce and wife who was joan phippen, possibly his cousin, according to some researchers. The genealogy and family history collection is a unique set of materials that describes the histories and narratives of particular american families.
Captain michael pierce peircepersepearce, spelling varies he married 1st persis eames, dau. Jane pierce, the daughter of captain william pierce and his wife joan. Fifteen years ago while at work compiling data for the history and genealogy of the pierce family my own branch, considerable information was obtained of the family of captain michael pierce, an early inhabitant of plymouth colony, who moved from weymouth to scituate. This is the colonial captain william pierce 1591 to 1641, the captain. Manford william pierce was born on month day 1899, at birth place, to francis pierce and helena victoria pierce born steacy. Hudsonmohawk genealogical and family memoirs is a fourvolume set covering nine counties in the hudson valley mohawk valley capital district area of upstate new york. For several generations there has lived in new bedford a branch of the old rehoboth and swansea pierce family, descendants of capt.
The body of the will or deed has generally no authority in regard to the. Three brothers, john, captain william and captain michael, to. Captain michael pierce, 9th great grandfather mermaidcamp. William pierce of ratcliffe and boston was the same as captain william pierce of james city, virginia pierce genealogy no. William pierce was born in york county, virginia in 1753, the third and youngest son of. Abraham pierce the new england historical and genealogical register. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. William pierce, the mariner 1591 1641 genealogy geni. William peirce was a tobacco planter and merchant, a burgess. Captain william pierce in the early history of the colonies was the most. Capt william pierce 15801656 find a grave memorial. In 1639, pierces almanack was the first book form printed at cambridge, massachusetts, on a. Being the record of the posterity of captain michael john and captain william pierce 1889 paperback september 10, 2010 by frederick clifton pierce author see all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
All were grandsons of anteress pierce, and sons of azrika pierce and his wife martha. Captain michael pierce, 9th great grandfather september 16, 20 colonists, king philips war. Frederick clifton pierce, whose genealogical conclusions are generally of little value, has further muddied the water by claiming that mr. Manford pierce historical records and family trees. Should fc pierces pierce genealogy books be placed in. William pierce was born in 1580 in heacham, norfolk, england. William pierce, who came to this country from england frederick clifton pierce on. Some of her findings conflict with the information presented on these pages and shed new light on the micheal pierce genealogy.
In the boston book of possessions in 1645 a william pierce held one. This branch of the pierce family in america is one of long standing and among the first settlers of new england. Jane joane pierce who married john rolfe was the daughter of capt. The following page gives a full overview of the pierce family tree which includes many other families and also has the pearce family subset. William pierce, who came to this country from england. Create a free family tree for yourself or for nelly pierce and well search for valuable new information for you. William pierce, who came to this country from england by pierce, frederick clifton, 18551904. None of the percy genealogy documents show that a percy changed the spelling of his last name to pearce. The collection brings to life pre1923 books that contain information such as birth, death, marriage, pr. Mary peirce fuller 1781 minster,kent,england 12 may 1840 managed by trish sherwin last edited 20 feb 2017.
Captain michael pierce, captain william pierce, and john pierce the patentee all come from the same branch and their descendants all match on chromosome 19 for the same exact end location number without mutation. I have three or four pierce lines, and this is supposed to be one of them through the rolfemilnerprice line though ive not documented it. Gardner has done extensive recent genealogical research. Ahnentafel ancestor chart for the family tree of franklin pierce that includes citations of all sources.
Welcome to some of the best pierce genealogy resources found on the web. He was captain in the militia during the revolutionary war and was. William pierce who came to this county from england pierce, edmund on. Should fc pierces pierce genealogy books be placed in the. Welcome to the percy family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Captain william pierce the mariner, was captain of the mayflower, 3nd voyage, sea. Captain michael pierce, captain william pierce, and john pierce the patentee all come from the same branch and their descendants all match on. William pierce who came to this county from england. Michael, john, and captain pierce frederick clifton pierce, 1889, internet archive. William pierce, who came to this country from england scholars choice editionthis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Search 11,616 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. William pierce, who came to this country from england see other formats.
Captain william pierce abt 1595 1651, captained the mayflower on its second voyage to new england and is credited with many firsts. Pierce, william 62 12 sep 1919 d rev o f alvord 16. An almanac for new england for the year 1639 the eightpage book, compiled by william pierce, was printed in cambridge, mass. Explore genealogy for william pearse pierce born abt. Selected pierce descendants, locations, and objects of note. Google books pierce genealogy being the record of the posterity of thomas pierce, an early inhabitant of charlestown, and afterwards charlestown village woburn, in new england, with wills, inventories, biographical sketches, etc. Young pierce studied art for a short time in maryland under charles willson peale and returned to williamsburg, virginia, in the summer of 1775 to practice his new skills. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames.
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