Anna Ballard

105. Thomas 4 Pierce (Benjamin 3, Thomas 2, Thomas 1), b. Nov. 23, 1702 ; m. Nov. 5, 1722, Hannah Locke, b. July 11, 1701, d. bef. Jan. 24, 1743, for at that time he m. 2nd, Lydia Gibbs. He d. Mar. 10, 1768. He first went to Leicester, then to Hopkinton. His wife was admitted to the church in that town in 1730, by letter from the church at Leicester. In 1747, he resided in Framingham. Thomas Pierce of Framingham, yeoman, advanced in age (will, Feb. 22, 1768, pro. Apr. 5, 1768), names his w. Ledy (Exec), his children, viz: Jonathan, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Mehitable, his s. Thomas, his s. Benjamin, the heirs of his s. Timothy dec'd, his s. James, his d. Hannah Ballard, his dau. Hephzibah Dolby (Dolbier). Agreement of children and heirs signed by Mary Pierce, Thomas, Martha, Jonathan, John, Elizabeth (all Pierce), Hannah Ballard, William Ballard, Hitte Pierce. John (over 14) was put under guardianship Apr. .5, 1768.

A very singular error was five times repeated on the Middlesex Probate records in 1747, where guardians were appointed to the children, of the first wife, her father having deceased, leaving the children property. In the records of the appointment of guardian, it is recited that they were " the children of Thomas Pierce, late of Framingham, deceased," when in fact he did not die till twenty-one years after. It was the wife who had "deceased."

Children : —

225A. i. Hannah, b. Feb. 1, 1723; m. Aug. 25. 1741, William Ballard, * d. in Framingham, Dec. 10, 1802.

Ch. :

• Beulah, m. Sam'l Ballard;
• Anna, m. Ephraim Pratt;
• Esther, m. Jona. Flagg. Jr. ;
• Ebenezer, d. unm ;
• Sarah, m. A. M. Chandler.

225(1/4). ii. Benjamin, b. 1725; in. May 7, 1752, Mary Lamson.

225(1/3). iii. Thomas, b. 1727; m. Apr. 26, 1750, Mary Haven.

225B. iv. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 22, 1728; d. bef. 1748; not mentioned in father's will.

225C v. Hepzibah, b. Apr. 18, 1731 ; m. in King's Chapel, Boston, Feb. 18, 1760, Benjamin Dolbier. They res. in Newton, Weston and Templeton.

Ch. :

• James, b. Nov. 5. 1760;
• Timothy, b. Mar. 23, 1762;
• Samuel, b. Jan. 13, 1764;
• Nathan, b. Dec. 23, 1765;
• Lydia, b. Oct. 19, 1767;
• Umphre, b. Jan. 1, 1769.

225(1/2) vi. Timothy, b. Mar. 31, 1734; m. Mar. 27, 1755, Abigail Knap.

225D. vii. James, b. Oct. 22, 1737.

225E. viii. Phebe, b. July 22, 1739 ; d. Mar. 1, 1755.

225F. ix. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 30, 1744; m. Apr. 25. 1771, Silas Haven.

225(3/4). x. Jonathan, b. Dec. 4, 1745; m Lydia ____ ; res. Framingham.

Ch.

*    Jonathan, b. July 28, 1788.

225G. xi. Mary, b. Aug. 7, 1748; m. July 1, 1772, Amos Stimpson.

225H. xii. Martha, b. June 25. 1749.

225(7/8). xiii. John, b. Oct. 20, 1751; m. Mar. 3, 1773, Mary Brown.

225J. xiv. Mehitable, b. July 21, 1758.

Bibliographic information:

• 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.
• by Pierce, Frederic Beech, 1845-; Pierce, Frederick Clifton
• Published 1882
• Topics Pierce family, genealogy
• Publisher Worcester, [Mass.] : Press of C. Hamilton
• Pages 410
• Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
• Language English
• Call number 31833008592104
• Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive
• Book contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• Collection familygenealogy; allen_county; americana; genealogy; additional_collections
• Notes No TOC. Some pages cracking near binding.
• Scanfactors 7
• Full catalog record MARCXML
• Page 42
• Identifier-access http://www.archive.org/details/piercegenealogyb00pier