‘Elder’ John Pierce

John Pierce

• Birth: 1659 Hingham Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
• Death: Sep. 8, 1750 Somerset Bristol County Massachusetts, USA
• Christened on May 9, 1665 in Hingham Plymouth, Mass.
• Will dated , 26 Jun 1738 Bristol Co. 12:429-31 probated 6 Nov. 1750
• John Peirce, youngest son of Captain Michael Peirce and Persis Eames.
• Husband of Patience Dodson, daughter of Anthony Dodson and Mary Williams.
• Elder and assistant to Rev. Joseph Mason of First Church of Christ in Swansea in 1715.
• Children: Mial, John, Jonathan, Ruth, Jael, David, Clothier, Samuel, and Mary.
• Note this surname is spelled Peirce and Pierce in various documents.

Inscription:

"In memory of Elder John Peirce. He died Sept ye 8th A.D. 1750 in ye 91st year of his Age."

Burial: Hathaway-Chace Cemetery Somerset Bristol County Massachusetts, USA

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Family

https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr05/rr05_213.html#P3228

On 12 Dec 1683 John Pierce married Patience Dodson (9184) , daughter of Anthony Dodson (say 1625-) & Mary Williams (3096) (say 1626-), in Scituate, MA.110 Born ca 1664/5 in Scituate, MA. Patience died on 3 Nov 1738.

Their children include:

1. Michael Pierce (24 Sep 1684-bef 3 Jan 1764)
2. John Pierce (12 Apr 1686-4 May 1766)
3. Jonathan Pierce (24 Feb 1688-aft 1738)
4. Ruth Pierce (6 Sep 1689-)
5. Jael Pierce (24 Feb 1692-ca 1730)
6. David Pierce (1 Jun 1695-bef 26 Jan 1767)
7. Clothier Pierce (5 May 1698-)
8. Samuel Pierce (3 Jun 1700-1785)
9. Mary Pierce (ca 1701-) .

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• 'The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the ... By Charles Henry Pope
• http://books.google.com/books?id=k___uh7sQAkC&pg=PA360&lpg=PA360&dq...
• Pg. 360
  • PIERCE, PEARCE, PEARS, PEARSE, PEIRCE, PIERS,
• Michael, Hingham, 1645. Rem. to Scituate. Took John Reade as an apprentice July 15, 1653. His wife d. 31 Dec. 1662; he m. Anne __. Ch. Persis bapt. Jan 7, 1645, Benjamin, 'John', Ephriam, Elizabeth, Deborah, Anna and Abigail, all bapt. at Hing. May 9, 1665; Abiah, Ruth. [Hist. Hing. and Col. Rec.]
• He was a captian in King Philip's War, and was slain in battle. His will dated 15 Jan. 1675, prob. 22 July, 1676, made his son Benjamin exec.; beq. to wife Annah, son John; to son Ephraim, and his ch. Eliakim and Ephraim; refers to a gift from father Eames, and calls Mark E. and Charles .....
• Pg. 361 is not part of this book preview.
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• '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. (1882)
• http://www.archive.org/details/piercegenealogyb00pier
• http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n18/mode/1up
  • A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY
• http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n18/mode/1up
• Benjamin, Scituate, s. of Capt. Michael, m. 1678. Martha, dau. of James Adams, had Martha, Jerusha, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Persis, Caleb, Thomas, Adams, Jeremiah, and Elisha, all b. between 1679 and 1699. — Deanes Scituate.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n19/mode/1up
• Ephraim, Weymouth, prob. s. of Capt. Michael of Scituate, by
• http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n20/mode/1up
• wf. Hannah, dau. of John Holbrook, had Azrikam, b. Jan. 4, 1672 ; prob. Ephraim ; and perhaps others.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n22/mode/1up
• ' John, Scituate, s. of Capt. Michael, same, m. 1683, Patience, dau. of Anthony Dodson, had Michael, John, Jonathan, Ruth, Jael, David, and Clothier, b. bet. 1684 and '98. — Deane.
• Capt. Michael, Hingham, Scituate. Ch. Persis, Benjamin, 'John', Ephraim, Elizabeth, Deborah, Ann, Abia, Ruth; he m. a second wf. Ruth, wa a capt of great bravey, in command of 50 Eng. and 20 Friendly Indians from Cape Cod, in Philip's War, and was with most of them killed March 26, 1676, at Pawtucket fight in Rehoboth-- Deane's Scituate, pp. 122, 325.
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Born in Hingham, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA on 1658 to Michael Pierce and Persis Eames. John married Patience Dobson and had 9 children. He passed away on 1738 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Family Members

Parents

   Michael Pierce1589-1676

   Persis Eames1621-1662

Spouse(s)

Children

   Patience Dobson1659-1750

David Pierce1691-Unknown

   Ruth Pierce1689-1767

   Mary Pierce1681-Unknown

   Mial Pierce1683-1763

   John Pierce1687-1766

   Jonathan Pierce1688-Unknown

   Jael Pierce1696-1738

   Clothier Pierce1698-Unknown

   Samuel Pierce1699-1795