George Pearce, Sr.

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He was a blacksmith.

AKA. Pierce Pearis

Different names are listed as his parents, but more sources indicate parents were Richard Pearce/Pierce and Susanna Wright Pearce/Pierce.

PARENTS

Richard Pearce IV 1615-1678

Marriage: 5 May 1642 Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Susannah Anna Wright 1620-16

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George Pearce 10 July 1662–September 1752

Birth • 4 Sources 10 July 1662 Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Age 90 Death • 5 Sources September 1752 Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

George in entry for Mary Pearce, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

George Pearce 1662-1752

Marriage: 7 April 1687 Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Alice Hart 1664-1718

Children (5)

Susanna Pearce 1688-1711

James Pearce 1691-1755

Samuel Pearce 1695-1705

George Pearce Jr 1697-1764

Mary Pearce 1700-1755

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

Richard Pearce IV 1615-1678

Marriage: 5 May 1642 Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Susannah Anna Wright 1620-1678

Children (20)

John Pearis 1625-1682

Joseph Pearce 1642-

Nehemiah Pearce 1642-1678

Peter Pearce 1643-1716

Richard Pearce V 1643-1720

Martha Pearce 1645-1744

Infine John Pearce 1647-1707

Giles Peirce 1651-1698

Susanna Pearce 1652-1743

Mary Pearce Mary Pearce 1654-1736 Jeremiah Pearce Jeremiah Pearce 1656-1657 James Pearce James Pearce 1658-1748

Isaac Pearce 1658-

William Pearce 1658-1659

Sarah Pearce 1660-1720

Anne Pearce 1661-1662

William Pearce 1661-1752

Elizabeth Pearce 1661-

George Pearce 1662-1752

Samuel Pearce I 1664-1752

• Pearce genealogy, being the record of the posterity of Richard Pearce, an early inhabitant of Portsmouth, in Rhode Island, who came from England, and whose genealogy is traced back to 972. With an introduction of the male descendants of Josceline de Louvaine .. (1888)
• http://archive.org/details/pearcegenealogyb00pier
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/36/mode/1up
• Richard20 Pearce, Jr. (Richard19) b. 1590 m. in England Martha ---- .
• He resided in Bristol, England, and came to America in the ship "Lyons" from that place. His brother, Capt. William Pearce, was master of the ship. Children:
  • 1. i. Richard21, b. 1615; m. Susannah Wright.
  • 2. ii. John21, b. ---; m. Mary ---, and Mrs. Rebecca Wheeler.
  • iii. Samuel, b.
  • iv. Hannah, b.
  • v. Martha, b.
  • vi. Sarah, b.
  • vii. William, b.
  • viii. Mary, b..
• Capt. William Pearce20 (Richard19) b. in Bristol, England about 1595 .... etc.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/37/mode/1up
• 1. Richard21 Pearce (Richard20, Richard19,) b. 1615 in England; m. in Portsmouth, R. I., in 1642, Susannah Wright, who was born in 1620. He died in Portsmouth in 1678 and she was deceased at that time.
• Richard Pearse was at Portsmouth as early as 1654, when he was a witness .... etc.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/38/mode/1up
• He married, probably in 1642, Susannah, daughter of George Wright of Newport, who was probably of Salem, 1637, Newport, 1648, and who in 1649 stabbed one Walter Lettice, as John Winthrop, Jr., received a letter to this effect from Roger Williams.
• His will was drawn April 23, 1677, and was proved in Portsmouth Oct. 28, 1678. His son Richard was executor and he calls him his "eledest son."
  • Richard Pearce's Will. .... etc.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/39/mode/1up
• Richard's children were:
  • 1+i. Richard, b. Oct. 3, 1643; m. Experience --- .
  • ii. Martha, b. Sept. 13, 1645; m. Mahershallalhashboz Dyer of Portsmouth, born about 1643; d. 1670. He was the son of William and Catharine Dyer of England, Boston, Portsmouth and Newport. March 22, 1661, he signed certain articles relative to Westerly lands. She d. s. p. Feb. 24, 1744.
  • 2+iii. John, b. Sept. 8, 1647; m. Mary Tallman.
  • 3. iv. Giles, b. July 22, 1651; m. Elizabeth Hall.
  • v. Susannah, b. Nov. 22, 1652 ; m. Dec. 4, 1673, George Brownell, b. 1646. She d. Dec. 24, 1743. Ch.— Susanna, b. Jan. 25, 1676 ; m. John Reed of Freetown, who was town clerk there for thirty-five years ; Sarah, b. June 14, 1681 ; Mary, b. Dec. 8, 1683 ; m. William Hall ; Martha, b. Feb. 18, 1686 ; m. Samuel Forman ; Thomas, b. June 1, 1688 ; Joseph, b. Dec. 5, 1690, m. Ruth Cornell ; he was a representative to the General Court for six years ; Wait, b. Oct. 3, 1693 ; m. Joshua Sandford ; Stephen, b. Dec. 3, 1695, m. Martha Earle. George, d. April 20, 1718, in Portsmouth. In 1699-1702 he was deputy ; 1706-7-8-9-10-11 an assistant ; 1708, April, he was appointed on the committee in regard to vacant lands in Narragansett. His will is proved May 12, 1718, with wife Susannah executor. His inventory was £961 5s 10d. George was the eldest son of Thomas and Ann ( ---- ) Brownell, who was in Pourtsmouth as early as 1647.
  • vi. Mary, b. May 6, 1654, m. 1678 Thomas Brownell, Jr., b. 1650. Ch.— Thomas, b. Feb. 16, 1679; John, b. Feb. 21, 1682 ; George, b. Jan. 19, 1685 ; Jeremiah, b. Oct. 10, 1689 ; Mary, b. Mar. 22, 1692 ; Charles, b. Dec. 23, 1694, d. 1694 ; Thomas, d. May 18, 1732. She d. May 4, 1736 in Portsmouth, R. I.
  • Thomas Brownell, Jr., was the son of Thomas and Ann ( ---- ) Brownell of Portsmouth. His will was
  • http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/40/mode/1up
  • proved June 20, 1732 ; wife Mary and son Thomas executors. His inventory was £1,807. Mary's will was presented for probate June 9, 1735 and proved Nov. 19, 1736. Her brother George was executor. She gives her brother George a mare by his paying to her son John £8. Her inventory was £l75 12s 4d.
  • vii. Jeremiah b. Nov. 17, 1656. He res. in Narragansett or South Kingston, R. I.
  • viii. Isaac, b. Dec. 1658. He res. in Newport, R. I.
  • 4. ix. Samuel, b. Dec. 22, 1664 ; m. ---- ---- .
  • 5. + George, b. July 10, 1662; m. Alice Hart and Temperance Kirby.
• 2. John21 Pearce (Richard20, Richard19) .... etc.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/42/mode/1up
• 1+ Richard22 Pearce (Richard21), b. Oct. 3, 1643, in Portsmouth R. I., m. Experience ---- . They removed to Bristo and died there. He passed away July 19, 1720 ; Richard was freeman of the colony of Portsmouth May, 1663 ; freeman of the town of Portsmouth Apr. 28, 1669 ; was sole executor of his father's will Sept. 10, 1691. Richard Pearce and Experience, his wife, of Bristol, sold 16 acres of land in Portsmouth to William Harrington for £48. He probably settled in Bristol soon after his father's death. .... etc.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/43/mode/1up
• 2. ENSIGN JOHN2 PEARCE (Richard21), b. Sept. 8, 1647, in Portsmouth, R, I. ; m. Mary Tallman, who d. in June, 1720. Res. in Portsmouth and Tiverton. John Pearce 27 died at Tiverton Dec. 5, 1707, at 60 years, 2 months and days. ...... Married Mary, dau. of Peter and Ann Tallman of Portsmouth. Apr. 11, 1689 ..... Aug. 3, 1709, an agreement was filed between John Pearce of Tiverton, John Read, Jr., of Freetown and Mary his wife, Samuel Shearman and Sarah his wife of Swanzey, Thomas Cook, Jr., and his wife Elizabeth, John Cook, son of John Cook and Rachel his wife of Tiverton and Alice Pearce, all children of John Pearce, deceased, who died intestate. John was the only son. ..... etc.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/44/mode/1up
• 3. Hon. Giles22 Pearce (Richard21), b. July 22, 1651 ; m. April 1676, Elizabeth Hall, who d. 1698. She was the eldest 13, daughter of William and Mary ( ---- ) Hall of Portsmouth. He died November 19, 1698, Res. in East Greenwich and Portsmouth, R. I. .... etc.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/46/mode/1up
• 4. Samuel22 Pearce (Richard21), b. Dec. 22, 1664 ; m. ---- . Res. Prudence Island, opposite Portsmouth, R. I. Ch.— .... etc.
• 5. George22 Pearce (Richard21), b. July 10, 1662 ; m. Apr. 7, 1687, Alice Hart, b. Mar. 8, 1664, the dau. of Richard and Hannah Hart, of Portsmouth, d. Mar. 11, 1718 ; m. 2nd Mar. 22, 1721, Temperance Kirby, b. May 5, 1670, d. Feb. 25, 1761. He d. Aug. 30, 1752. Res. Little Compton, R. I., and in 1696 sold lands to his brother-in-law, Richard Hart. There was a George Pearce and George, Jr., in Little Compton in 1748, who at that time took the oath against bribery and corruption. The following is a copy of the entry of the first marriage of George Pearce from the Portsmouth town records :
• On Rhode Island, the seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and eighty-seven, George Pearce, of Portsmouth aforesaid, did take to wife Alice Hart, daughter of Richard Hart, of Portsmouth, and the said George Pearce and Alice Hart here and then, according to law, joined together in marriage before me, John Coggshall, Justice.
• http://archive.org/stream/pearcegenealogyb00pier#page/47/mode/1up
• Ch. ---
  • i. Susannah, b. Aug. 21, 1688 ; m. Dec. 19, 1706, Edward Thurston, b. Oct. 18, 1679 ; d. May, 1739. She d. Aug. 5, 1711. Ch. : George P., b. Nov. 4, 1709 ; m. Kezia --- and --- Grene ; William, b. Apr. 13, 1711 ; d. May 13, 1712. After Susanah's death he m. Oct. 15, 1712, Sarah Carr, by whom he had five children. Res. Little Compton, R. I. Edward Thurston was the eldest son of Jonathan Thurston of Little Compton, R. I., where he was born in 1679. He was a grandson of Edward Thurston, who was the first by that name in the Colony of Rhode Island. According to the Thurston genealogy he must have been there some time previous to 1647, sufficient, at least, to attend to the preliminaries of his marriage, which occurred June, 1647, to Elizabeth Mott, daughter of Adam Mott.* and is the third on the record of the "Society of Friends" at Newport. He is mentioned in the Colonial records as a freeman in 1655, as commissienor, assistant and deputy from Newport for many years from 1663 to 1690. On Aug. 26, 1686 he, with others, signed an address from the Quakers of Rhode Island to the king. He died Mar. 1, 1707, ae 90. She d. Sept. 2, 1694, ae 67. His grandson Edward is mentioned in the will.
  • 12. ii. George, b. Mar. 2, 1697 ; m. Deborah Searles.
  • 13. iii. James, b. Sept. 4, 1691, ; m. Martha Wilbur.
  • iv. Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1695 ; d. Jan 29, 1705.
  • v. Mary, b. May 16, 1700 ; m. Jan. 31, 1755, William Simmons. Res. Little Compton, R. I. ____________________
• The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island: comprising three generations of ... By John Osborne Austin
• http://books.google.com/books?id=LA7ntaS11ocC&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq...
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• Richard Pearce d. 1678. m. Susanna Wright, d. 1678 dau. of George Wright
• 1677, Apr. 22. Will- proved 1678, Oct. 28. Ex. son Richard. To son Richard, my now dwelling house, land, orchard, &c., pair of oxen, cart, plough, goods, &c. To sons John, Giles, James, William George and Jeremiah, each 1s. and to my four daughters, 1s. each.
• He calls Richard, his eldest son, but this does not agree with the birth as recorded.
• children.
  • I. Martha, b. 1645, Sept. 13. d. 1744, Feb. 24. m. Mahershallalhashbaz Dyer. d. 1670 son of William & Mary ( --- ) Dyer.
  • II. John, b. 1647, Sep. 8 Portsmouth, Tiverton, R. I. d. 1707, Dec. 5. m. Mary Tallman d. 1720. dau. of Peter & Ann ( ---) Tallman. ch: 1. John, 2. Mary, 3. Susanna 1672. 4. Anne, 1674, Feb. 14. 5. Sarah, 6. Elizabeth, 7, Rachel, 8. Alice
  • III. Richard, b. 1649, Oct. 3. Portsmouth, Bristol, R. I. m. Experience d. 1720, Jul. 17. ch: 1. Jonathan, 2. Richard, 3. Abigail, 1690, Oct. 3. 4., Mary, 1693, Aug. 17., Jeremiah, 1695, Aug. 29., Anne, 1699, Feb. 11., Benjamin, 1704, Jan. 11.
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  • IV. Giles b. 1651, Jul. 22. Portsmouth, East Greenwich, R. I. d. 1698, Nov. 19. m. 1676, Apr. 13. Elizabeth Hall d. 1698 dau. of William & Mary ( ---) Hall. ch: 1. Jeremiah, 1678, Jan. 22., 2. Susanna, 1679, May 7., 3. Elizabeth, 1682, May 27., 4. John, 1687, Jan. 11., 5. Mary 1690, Feb. 7.
  • V. Susanna, b. 1652, Nov. 20. d. 1743, Dec. 24. m. 1673, Dec. 4. George Brownell b. 1646. d. 1718, Apr. 20. son of thomas & Ann ( --- ) Brownell. ch: 1. Susanna, 1676, Jan. 25., 2. Sarah, 1681, Jun. 14., 3. Mary, 1683, Dec. 8., 4. Martha, 1686, Feb. 18., 5. Thomas, 1688, Jun. 1., 6. Joseph, 1690, Dec. 5., 7. Waite, 1693, Oct. 3., 8. Stephen, 1695, Dec. 3.
  • VI. Mary, b. 1654, May 6. d. 1736, May 4. m. Thomas Brownell d. 1732, May 18. son of Thomas & Ann ( ---) Brownell. ch: 1. Thomas, 1679, Feb. 16., 2. John, 1682, Feb. 21., 3. George, 1685, Jan. 19., 4. Jeremiah, 1689, Oct. 10., 5. Mary, 1692, Mar. 22., 6. Charles, 1694, Dec. 23.
  • VII. Jeremiah, b. 1656, Nov. 17.
  • VIII. James b. 1658, Dec. 6.
  • IX. Daughter b. 1661, Jul. 7.
  • X. George b. 1662, Jul. 10. Little Compton, R. I. d. 1752, Aug. 30. m. (1) 1687, Apr. 7. Alice Hart b. 1664, Mar. 8. d. 1718, Mar. 11. dau. of Richard & Hannah ( ---) Hart. ch: 1. Susanna, 1688, Aug. 21., 2. James, 1691, Sept. 4., 3. Samuel, 1695, Feb. 3., 4. George, 1697, Mar. 2., 5. Mary, 1700, May 16.; m. (2). 1721, Mar. 22. Temperance Kirby b. 1670, May 5. d. 1761, Feb. 5. dau. of Richard & Patience (Gifford) Kirby. no issue.
  • XI. William, b. 1664, Dec. 22. ___________________
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• Pg.97
• PEARCE, WALDO A. of Boston, Mass., b. at Warren, R. I., Mar. 14, 1837 (m. Nov. 29, 1864, Emma C. Webster); son of Abner T. of Santiago, Chile, South America, b. at Llittle Compton, R. I., Oct. 4, 1811, d. at Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 3, 1864 (m. Sept. 1, 1831, Sarah R. Briggs); son of Thomas of Little Compton, R. I., b. there Sep. 6, 1784, d. there (m. Feb. 26, 1810, Eliphal Tompkins); son of Wright of Little Compton, b. there July 27, 1750, d. there Apr. 8, 1829 (m. 1771 Antrace Sawyer); son of James of Little Compton, b. there Sep. 24, 1719, d. there Sep. 14, 1767 (m. Sep. 14, 1749, Sarah Simmons); son of James of Little Compton, b. there Sep. 4, 1691, d. there Sep. 24, 1755 (m. 1712, Martha Wilbur); son of George of Portsmouth, R. I., b. at Little Compton, July 10, 1662, d. at Portsmouth Aug. 30, 1752 (m. Apr. 7, 1687, Alice Hart); son of Richard of Portsmouth, R. I., b. in England 1615, d. at Portsmouth 1678 (m. 1642, Susannah Wright); son of Richard of Bristol, Eng., who came to America in the ship Lyons commanded by his brother, Capt. William Pearce. At that time the spelling of the name was changed from Percy to Pearce and the record follows back to Peter Percy, b. 1447, son of Ralph. ____________________
• Pierce DNA Project Northern U.S. and the U.K.
• ID 70082 (Group H)
• 1. Richard Pearce b Bristol, Somerset, England 1615
  • d Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island Abt. Sept. 1678
  • m Waltham Abbey, County Essex, England 05 May 1642
  • Married to Susannah Wright
• 2. George Pearce
  • b Portsmouth, Rhode Island 10 July 1662
  • d Little Compton, Rhode Island Abt 03 Sept 1752
  • m Little Compton, Rhode Island 07 April 1687
  • Married to Alice Hart
• 3. James Pearce
  • b Little Compton, Rhode Island 04 Sept 1691
  • d Little Compton, Rhode Island 24 Sept 1755
  • m Little Compton Rhode Island 05 Mar 1712
  • Married to Martha Wilbore
• 4. Samuel Pearce
  • b Little Compton, R.I. 29 Jan 1734
  • d Warren, R.I. Bef Sept 1796
  • m Little Compton, R.I. 12 Nov 175
  • Married to Betsy/Betty/Elizabeth Simmons
• 5. James Pearce
  • b Warren, R.I. (Prob) 10 Dec 1765
  • d Prob N. C. Aft 1834
  • m Camden Co, N.C. (Prob) Bef 28 Mar 1803
  • Married to Sally/Sarah McBride
• 6. Samuel Pearce
  • b N.C. 9 Apr 1812
  • d Henderson Co. Tenn.
  • m ca 1836
  • Married to Sarah Collins
• 7. J.D./Jerry/Jeremiah Pearce
  • b Tennessee 6 March 1837
  • d Durant OK 13 Feb 1901
  • m Mifflin, Tn 22 Nov 1866
  • Married to Mary G. Pruitt
• 8. Hubert Edward Pearce
  • b Lonoke Ark 25 May 1873
  • d Clarendon Ark 11 Dec 1949
  • m Monroe County 26 April 1899
  • Married to Bettie Fanchier Black
• From: http://www.piercednanorth.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art... ________________________
• Richard Pearce, IV
• Birth: 1615 Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
• Death: 1678 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
• Richard died before 8 Oct 1678 [date his will was proven. The will mentions sons Richard, John, Giles, James, Wiilliam George & Jeremiah and 4 unnamed daughters to receive inheritance when of age.
• Three known daughters are Mary [m. Thomas Brownell, Jr.], Martha [married M. Dyer], and Susannah [married George Brownell].
• Richard and Susannah Wright were married 5 May 1642 At Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
• He was appointed Surveyor of Marks of Cattle on 8 Jan 1657.
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Richard Pearce (1590 - 1666)
• Martha [Unknown] Pearce
• Spouse:
• Susanna Wright Pearce (1627 - ____)*
• Children:
  • Richard Pearce (1643 - 1720)*
  • Mary Pearce Brownell (1654 - 1736)*
• Burial: Unknown
• Find A Grave Memorial# 113521743
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113521743 _________________________
• PIERCE, George
• b. 10 JUL 1662 Portsmouth, Newport, RI.
• d. 10 AUG 1752 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
• Parents:
• Father: PIERCE, Richard
• Mother: WRIGHT, Susanna
• Family:
• Marriage: 7 APR 1687 Lebanon, New London, CT.
• Spouse: HART, Alice
• b. 8 MAR 1663/4 Portsmouth, Newport, RI.
• d. 22 MAR 1717/8 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
• Parents:
• Father: HART, Richard
• Mother: KEENE, Hannah
• Children:
  • PIERCE, Susanna
  • PIERCE, James
  • PIERCE, Samuel b. 3 FEB 1694/5 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
  • PIERCE, George
  • PIERCE, Mary
• Family:
• Marriage: 22 MAR 1720/1 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
• Spouse: KIRBY, Temperance
• b. 5 MAY 1670 Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass.
• d. 25 FEB 1761 Little Compton, Newport, RI.
• Parents:
• Father: KIRBY, Richard
• Mother: GIFFORD, Patience
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_4e.htm#103 ______________________________

(King Philip's War)

Different names are listed as his parents, but more sources indicate parents were Richard Pearce/Pierce and Susanna Wright Pearce/Pierce.

June 02, 1664, Land Grant in Lancaster County, Virgina.

Was a blacksmith.

• Reference: FamilySearch Record - SmartCopy: Aug 22 2019, 11:24:59 UTC