Pearce/Pierce Family Genealogy
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1.
William1 PEARCE
was born 19 January 1712/13 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died WFT Est.
1762-1805 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He
married (1) Elizabeth Woodman
02 November 1735 in Little Compton, Newport, RI. He married (2) ANNA ???
Aft 1749.
Children of William PEARCE and Elizabeth Woodman
are:
2.
i.
JAMES2 PEARCE,
b. 09 October 1740, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. 02 March 1821.
ii. JOHN
PEARCE,
b. 30 January 1735/36.
3.
iii.
RICHARD PEARCE,
b. 26 May 1744, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. 15 March 1818, Little Compton,
Newport, RI.
iv. ELIZABETH
PEARCE,
b. 14 September 1749.
Children
of William PEARCE and Anna ??? are:
v. PETER2
PEARCE,
b. 10 November 1752.
vi. ELIZABETH PEARCE,
b. 23 August 1755.
vii. THOMAS PEARCE,
b. 05 April 1758.
viii. SUSANNAH PEARCE,
b. 02 August 1759.
ix. JOHN PEARCE,
b. 04 August 1760.
Generation
No. 2
2.
James2 PEARCE
(WILLIAM1) was born 09
October 1740 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died 02 March 1821.
He married Deborah Hunt.
Children of James PEARCE and Deborah Hunt
are:
4.
i.
WILLIAM3 PIERCE
OR PEARCE,
b. 07 June 1766, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. 15 May 1846, South Bristol,
Ontario, NY.
5.
ii.
ELIZABETH PEARCE,
b. 01 July 1763, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. 10 November 1849, Little
Compton, Newport, RI.
iii. SAMUEL
PEARCE,
b. 13 February 1763.
iv. SARAH
PEARCE,
b. 12 November 1768.
v. LORING
PEARCE,
b. 19 March 1774.
vi. JOHN
PEARCE,
b. 24 August 1775.
vii. ABIGAIL
PEARCE,
b. May 1778.
3.
RICHARD2
PEARCE
(WILLIAM1) was born 26
May 1744 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died 15 March 1818 in Little
Compton, Newport, RI. He married MARY Ellis Abt
1763 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, daughter of Jonathan Ellis and Patience Blackwell.
Child of Richard PEARCE and Mary Ellis
is:
i. JAMES3
PEARCE,
b. 02 January 1778, Little Compton, Newport, RI.
Generation
No. 3
4.
William3 PIERCE
OR PEARCE
(JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 07 June 1766 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died 15 May 1846 in
South Bristol, Ontario, NY. He
married Elenor PEARCE
08 July 1790, daughter of Jeremiah Pearce
and Ruth Durfee.
Children of William PIERCE or PEARCE
and Elenor PEARCE
are:
6.
i.
HENRY LEIGHTON4 PIERCE,
b. 30 April 1793, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. 13 June 1862, Sherwood,
Branch, MI.
7.
ii.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PIERCE,
b. 02 July 1801, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. 07 December 1890, Burlington,
Racine, WI.
5.
ELIZABETH3
PEARCE
(JAMES2, WILLIAM1)
was born 01 July 1763 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died 10 November 1849
in Little Compton, Newport, RI. She
married SAMUEL Hilliard
19 March 1786 in Little Compton, Newport, RI.
Children of Elizabeth PEARCE and Samuel Hilliard
are:
i. CLARISSA4
Hilliard.
ii. PRESCILLA
Hilliard.
iii. ISAAC
Hilliard,
b. 28 May 1789, Little Compton, Newport, RI.
iv. HANNA
Hilliard,
b. 26 November 1794, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. Aft 1815, Little Compton,
Newport, RI.
v. ABBIGAIL
PEARCE
Hilliard.
vi. JOHN
ADAMS
Hilliard.
vii. DEBORAH
PEARCE
Hilliard.
viii. GEORGE
WASHINGTON Hilliard.
ix. ANN
MARIE Hilliard.
x. SOPHIE
Hilliard.
Generation
No. 4
6.
Henry Leighton4 PIERCE
(WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 30 April 1793 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died 13 June 1862 in
Sherwood, Branch, MI. He married Hailey
Turner Manley.
Children of Henry PIERCE and
Hailey Manley
are:
i. ELEANOR
D.5
PIERCE,
b. 12 October 1813, Little Compton, Newport , RI; d. 07 November 1870, Athens,
Calhoun, MI.
ii. JONATHAN
E. PIERCE, b. 16 December 1814,
<Little Compton, , RI>.
iii. ROCINDA
HALL PIERCE,
b. 02 September 1816, Bristol, Ontario, NY or Lockport, Ontario, NY.
8.
iv.
WILLIAM HENRY PIERCE, b. 03 January
1818, Naples, Ontario, NY; d. 1868, Bristol, Ontario, NY.
v. HANNAH
H. PIERCE,
b. 02 February 1820, <Naples, Ontario, NY>.
9.
vi.
OLIVER P. PIERCE,
b. 04 February 1822, (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY; d. Bef 1900.
vii. JOHN
A. PIERCE,
b. 11 October 1824, <Naples, Ontario, NY>.
10.
viii.
CYRUS M. PIERCE,
b. 20 April 1831, (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY.
ix. JAMES
H. PIERCE,
b. 20 August 1833, <Naples, Ontario, NY>; d. 12 May 1856.
x. HENRY
L. PIERCE,
b. 15 October 1836, <Naples, Ontario, NY>; m. ANNIE ???.
7.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 PIERCE
(WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 02 July 1801 in Little Compton, Newport, RI, and died 07 December 1890
in Burlington, Racine, WI. He
married ROWENA Hills.
Children of Benjamin PIERCE and Rowena Hills
are:
i. ROWENA
HARRIET5
PIERCE,
b. 06 July 1827, South Bristol, Ontario, New York; m. CARLISLE Waite,
25 October 1856.
ii. ASA
PIERCE,
b. Abt 1823, , , NY.
11.
iii.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PIERCE
, JR.,
b. Abt 1830, , , NY.
iv. EMMA
PIERCE,
b. Abt 1853, , , WI.
v. FRANK
PIERCE,
b. Abt 1854, , , WI.
Generation
No. 5
8.
William Henry5 PIERCE
(HENRY LEIGHTON4, WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 03 January 1818 in Naples, Ontario, NY, and died 1868 in Bristol,
Ontario, NY. He married (1) DORCAS Wilford
Abt 1839 in , , NY. He married (2) Rowena
Truman Carpenter 1847 in
Bristol, Ontario, NY, daughter of Robert Carpenter.
Children of William PIERCE and Rowena Carpenter
are:
12.
i.
WILLIAM EUGENE6
PIERCE,
b. 03 July 1849, Bristol, Ontario, NY; d. 04 October 1926, Canandaigua, Ontario,
NY.
13.
ii. ROBERT
MELVIN PIERCE,
b. 09 January 1851, Bristol, Ontario, NY; d. 08 August 1937, Canandaigua,
Ontario, NY.
14.
iii.
DANIEL WEBSTER PIERCE,
b. 03 November 1852, Bristol, Ontario, NY; d. 15 August 1929, Canandaigua,
Ontario, NY.
iv. THOMAS
BENTON PIERCE,
b. 15 October 1854, Bristol, Ontario, NY; d. 15 November 1938, Reed Corners,
Ontario, NY; m. MARY Gilbert.
15.
v. WILLIAM
HENRY PIERCE
, JR.,
b. 30 July 1856, Bristol, Ontario, NY; d. 10 July 1917, Canandaigua, Ontario,
NY.
16.
16
vi.
JAMES HAMILTON PIERCE, b. 07 March
1858, Bristol or Canandaigua, Ontario, NY; d. 07 October 1935, Bristol, Ontario,
NY.
17.
17
vii.
GEORGE WASHINGTON PIERCE,
b. 19 April 1860, Bristol or Canandaigua, Ontario, NY; d. 05 August 1951,
Canandaigua, Ontario, NY.
18.
viii. HENRY LEIGHTON PIERCE,
b. 19 May 1863, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY; d. 31 May 1943, Canandaigua, Ontario,
NY.
Notes:
According
to the 1860 census William was a carpenter & joiner.
His personal estate was valued at $100.
9.
OLIVER
P.5 PIERCE
(HENRY LEIGHTON4, WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 04 February 1822 in (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY, and died Bef 1900.
He married WAITEY A.
West 16
March 1845 in (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY.
Children of Oliver PIERCE and Waitey West
are:
i.
WILLIAM H.6
PIERCE,
b. 26 October 1845, (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY.
19.
ii. LUCY
ANN PIERCE,
b. 12 February 1851, (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY.
20.
iii.
FRANCIS
M. PIERCE,
b. January 1853, (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY; d. 1924.
21.
iv. WARREN
L. PIERCE,
b. 14 September 1860, (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY.
Notes:
1860- Worked as a farmer in Naples, Ontario, NY
1861- Drawn to serve as a
petit juror at the Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer, to be held at
the Court House in Canandaigua on the second Monday of February next, at 10
o'clock A. M. of that day
Marriage
Notes:
In 1870 it looks like Oliver and Waitsey(?) had 2 boarders, Eleanor Lewis,
age 18 born in NY, and Josephine Lyon,
age 3, born in NY.
10.
CYRUS
M.5 PIERCE
(HENRY LEIGHTON4, WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 20 April 1831 in (prob) Naples, Ontario, NY.
He married LYDIA
LOVICA Tiffany,
daughter of Consider Tiffany and Roxanna Filer.
Children of Cyrus PIERCE and Lydia Tiffany
are:
i.
HAILEY T.6
PIERCE,
b. 26 February 1853, New York.
ii.
JAMES E. PIERCE,
b. 05 May 1856, New York; d. 1957, New York.
iii.
IDA A. PIERCE,
b. 18 January 1859, New York.
iv.
HENRY W. PIERCE,
b. 14 December 1861, New York.
v.
CLARISSA LUCY PIERCE,
b. 14 December 1865, New York.
vi.
JESSIE M. PIERCE,
b. 01 September 1868, Michigan.
vii.
NORA ISABELLE PIERCE,
b. 24 July 1875.
viii. CYRUS MARION PIERCE, b. 16 January 1880, Michigan.
Notes:
1860- Carpenter
1870- Between 1860 and 1870 Cyrus and family moved to Sherwood, Branch
County, MI where Cyrus remained a carpenter.
11.
BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN5 PIERCE ,
JR.
(BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN4, WILLIAM3
PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born Abt 1830 in , , NY. He
married MARY ???.
Children of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary ??? are:
i. ELLEN6
PIERCE,
b. Abt 1858.
ii. HARRIET
PIERCE,
b. Abt February 1860.
Generation
No. 6
12.
WILLIAM
EUGENE6 PIERCE
(WILLIAM HENRY5, HENRY LEIGHTON4, WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 03 July 1849 in Bristol, Ontario, NY, and died 04 October 1926 in
Canandaigua, Ontario, NY. He married FLORENCE S. Barden.
Children of William PIERCE and Florence Barden
are:
i. HARLEY
L.7
PIERCE,
b. Abt 1887.
ii. RALPH
D. PIERCE,
b. 04 October 1883, Bristol, Ontario, NY.
iii. ALLEN
M. PIERCE,
b. Abt 1873.
Notes:
From unknown newspaper:
WILLIAM EUGENE PIERCE
(1849-1926)
William
Eugene Pierce, aged 77 years,
of this city died this morning following a long illness.
He leaves two sons, Harley L. and Ralph D. Pierce
and one granddaughter, all of Los Angeles, Calif. Six brothers; George, Leighton, Daniel, and Melvin Pierce
of Canandaigua, Benton Pierce
of Reed Corners, and James Pierce
of Bristol.
Funeral
services will be held at Woodlawn chapel Wednesday at 3 o'clock, Rev. Nelson
L. Lobdell of the
Universalist Church officiating. Interment
will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Marriage
Notes:
From 1880 District 3, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York census:
Name |
Relation |
Marital
Status |
Gender |
Race |
Age |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Father’s
Birthplace |
Mother’s Birthplace |
|
E.
William PIERCE |
Self |
M |
Male |
W |
30 |
NY |
Farm
Laborer |
NY |
NY |
|
S.
Florance PIERCE |
Wife |
M |
Female |
W |
27 |
NY |
Keeps
House |
NY |
NY |
|
M.
Allen PIERCE |
Son |
S |
Male |
W |
7 |
NY |
At
School |
NY |
NY |
|
L.
Harley PIERCE |
Son |
S |
Male |
W |
3 |
NY |
|
NY |
NY |
Pierce,
male (Ralph) 04 Oct 1883 B Dr W S Hicks
Parent-Pierce, E & F (Barden)
13.
ROBERT
MELVIN6 PIERCE
(WILLIAM HENRY5, HENRY LEIGHTON4, WILLIAM3 PIERCE OR PEARCE,
JAMES2 PEARCE, WILLIAM1)
was born 09 January 1851 in Bristol, Ontario, NY, and died 08 August 1937 in
Canandaigua, Ontario, NY. He
married (1) MINERVA
HANNA Andrews
31 December 1873 in Bristol, Ontario, NY, daughter of Royal Andrews
and Hannah Everts.
He married (2) JENNIE
L. PIERCE
14 March 1879 in Allens Hill, NY. He
married (3) IDA
M. PIERCE
06 January 1885 in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY, daughter of Syrus PIERCE
and Hersalora Brown.
Child of Robert PIERCE and Minerva Andrews
is:
22.
i. MINERVA HANNA7
PIERCE,
b. 05 March 1875, Bristol, Ontario, NY; d. 10 February 1914, Bristol or
Canandaigua, Ontario, NY.
Child of Robert PIERCE and Jennie PIERCE
is:
i. &nb