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. Captain william pierce abt 1595 1651, captained the mayflower on its second voyage to new england and is credited with many firsts. Captain michael pierce peircepersepearce, spelling varies he married 1st persis eames, dau. Captain michael pierce and the fake genealogy of frederick. The pierce land on pullen point was sold by pierces widow to deane winthrop in 1647.
Other family surnames mentioned within a biography are not included in these lists of surnames. Welcome to some of the best pierce genealogy resources found on the web. 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 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. Abraham pierce the new england historical and genealogical register. He was captain in the militia during the revolutionary war and was.
Genealogy of john harwood pierce 1st american generation. 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. 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. William pierce, who came to this country from england by frederick clifton pierce 1 edition first published in 1990. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about manford pierce on myheritage, the worlds family history network. William pierce, who came to this country from england. Though frequently referred to with a middle name of leigh, he always signed his name as william pierce jr.
The genealogy and family history collection is a unique set of materials that describes the histories and narratives of particular american families. Examination of a modern account of captain william pierce of virginia demonstrates conclusively that. This site powered by the next generation of genealogy sitebuilding, v. John pierce the patentee, robert pierce, captain william pierce, and captain michael pierce. Search 11,616 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever.
Michael, john, and captain pierce frederick clifton pierce, 1889, internet archive. William pierce was my ancester, i was hoping there would be. Here are some links that may assist in your pierce county genealogy research. Jane pierce, the daughter of captain william pierce and his wife joan. Mary peirce fuller 1781 minster,kent,england 12 may 1840 managed by trish sherwin last edited 20 feb 2017. William pierce who came to this county from england pierce, edmund on.
Pierce, 1889, being the record of the posterity of captain michael, john and captain william pierce who came to this country from england. He had three brothers named richard, john and michael. This page was created using microsoft word by coverting a rich text file format to html and includes many photos. William pierce was likely owner of the mayflower, on which the pilgrams made their voyage to america. William pierce, who came to this country from england see other formats. 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. 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. None of the percy genealogy documents show that a percy changed the spelling of his last name to pearce. Some of her findings conflict with the information presented on these pages and shed new light on the micheal pierce genealogy. Frederick clifton pierce, whose genealogical conclusions are generally of little value, has further muddied the water by claiming that mr. The body of the will or deed has generally no authority in regard to the. William pierce who came to this county from england. Manford william pierce was born on month day 1899, at birth place, to francis pierce and helena victoria pierce born steacy.
William pierce, who came to this country from england ebook written by frederick clifton pierce. For several generations there has lived in new bedford a branch of the old rehoboth and swansea pierce family, descendants of capt. William pierce and wife who was joan phippen, possibly his cousin, according to some researchers. Also includes family tree and ancestor charts showing the family relationships of.
Captain michael pierce genealogy of john harwood pierce. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. William pierce was born in york county, virginia in 1753, the third and youngest son of. This section makes it possible to view all the biographies currently available for the pierce family surname. 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 exact manner in which he died is repeated in more than 20 books and letters detailing the military history of the king phillips war.
William pierce who settled in jamestown colony, virginia about 1609. 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. William pierce, the mariner 1591 1641 genealogy geni. Explore genealogy for william pearse pierce born abt. Three brothers, john, captain william and captain michael, to. Capt michael pierce 16151676 find a grave memorial. The orthography of the name of this family is much and often varied in the records.
Biography of edwin dana pierce amherst class of 1892 source. It is considered by some to be the first bound book published in north america. 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. Jane pierce, probably daughter of williams, married john rolfe, the widower of pocahontas, the indian princess who saved capt. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and. This is the colonial captain william pierce 1591 to 1641, the captain. Should fc pierces pierce genealogy books be placed in the. The collection brings to life pre1923 books that contain information such as birth, death, marriage, pr. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. An almanac for new england for the year 1639 the eightpage book, compiled by william pierce, was printed in cambridge, mass. Jane pierce jamestown filing cabinet liberty letters. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames. Captain william pierce in the early history of the colonies was the most.
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. Manford pierce historical records and family trees. William pierce, who came to this country from england albany 1889, p. Pierce colonel pierce may have had this john pierce as a brother. William pierce joel munsells sons, albany, ny, 1889. Jane joane pierce who married john rolfe was the daughter of capt.
James pierce, a well known writer and english divine, who died in 1730. Welcome to the percy family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. William pierce, who came to this country from england frederick clifton pierce on. 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. It is well known that pierces almanack for 1639 was the first thing in book form printed. Captain michael pierce, 9th great grandfather september 16, 20 colonists, king philips war. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages.
Capt william pierce 15801656 find a grave memorial. William pierce, who came to this country from england by pierce, frederick clifton, 18551904. In 1639, pierces almanack was the first book form printed at cambridge, massachusetts, on a. Captain michael pierce, captain william pierce, and john pierce the patentee all come from the same branch and their descendants all match on. Captain michael pierce, 9th great grandfather mermaidcamp. Search 781 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Find pierce trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. 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. Ahnentafel ancestor chart for the family tree of franklin pierce that includes citations of all sources. Captain william pierce the mariner, was captain of the mayflower, 3nd voyage, sea. Pierce, william 62 12 sep 1919 d rev o f alvord 16.
There were actually four pierce brothers who made their mark on the new world. Should fc pierces pierce genealogy books be placed in. By 1624, captain william peirce had built a house near jamestown described by. John pierce, was born on june 1778 in brattleboro, vermont. In the boston book of possessions in 1645 a william pierce held one. William peirce was a tobacco planter and merchant, a burgess. All were grandsons of anteress pierce, and sons of azrika pierce and his wife martha. Pierce family genealogy my genealogy hound home page.