Samuel Pierce, of Charlestown

From Peirce genealogy: being the record of the posterity of John Pers, an early ... By Frederick Clifton Pierce Pg.xv

Samuel, Malden, s. of Thomas, Sen., of Chast., by wf. Mary, had Mary, b. Jun 20, 1656; Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1658, m. Elizabeth Hall; John, b. Aug. 10, 1659, d.; Joseph, b. Aug., 1660, d. bef. 1678; Jonathan, b. 1661, m. Mary Lobdell; John, b. 1664, m. Elizabeth Mudge; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1666; Persis, b. Jan 30 1668; Abigail, b. Apr. 16, 1670, d. bef. 1708; Hannah, b. Dec 28, 1671; Benjamin, b. Aug. 15, 1675, d. bef. 1678; Samuel, m. Mary Orton.

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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
• https://archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n21/mode/1up
• Pg.xiv.
• .... etc.
• JOHN, Charlestown, 1652, s. of Thomas, Sen., of same, but I do not think (as Savage suggests) that he is the one who had a wife Elinor and rev. to Kittery, for John and Elinor were inhabitants of the Colony as early as 1639 ; but it seems to me prob. that he died soon after his father (1666) and that he is the "unkle John" named in the will of Samuel, Charlestown.
• https://archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n24/mode/1up
• Pg.xvii.
• SAMUEL, Malden, s. of Thomas, Sen., of Chast., by wf. Mary, had Mary, b. Jun 20, 1656 ; Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1658, m. Elizabeth Hall ; John, b. Aug. 10, 1659, d. ; Joseph, b. Aug., 1660, d. bef. 1678 ; Jonathan, b. 1661, m. Mary Lobdell ; John, b. 1664, m. Elizabeth Mudge ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1666 ; Persis, b. Jan 30 1668 ; Abigail, b. Apr. 16, 1670, d. bef. 1708 ; Hannah, b. Dec 28, 1671 ; Benjamin, b. Aug. 15, 1675, d. bef. 1678 ; Samuel, m. Mary Orton.
• .... etc.
• THOMAS, Charlestown, from England, adm. to Church 1634, freeman 1635, by wf. Elizabeth had John, Samuel, Thomas b. 1618, Robert, Mary, Elizabeth, Persis, and Abigail. He d. Oct. 7, 1666.
• https://archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n25/mode/1up
• Pg.xviii.
• ROBERT, Charlestown, s. of Thomas, Sen., same, m. Feb. 18, 1657, Sarah Eyre.
• THOMAS, Charlestown Village alias Woburn ; m. May 6, 1635, Elizabeth Cole, often styled "Sergt. Thomas," selectman, Woburn, 1660 ; had ch. Ensign John, b. Mar. 7, 1643 ; Thomas, b. June 21, 1645 ; Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1646 ; Joseph, b. Sept. 22, 1648, d. Feb. 27, 1649 ; Joseph, b. Aug. 13, 1649 ; Stephen, b. July 16, 1651 ; Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1654, d. Oct. 27, 1655 ; Samuel, b. Apr. 7, 1656 ; William, b. Mar. 7, 1658 ; James, b. May 7, 1659 ; Abigail, b. Nov. 20, 1660 ; Benjamin, m. Mary Reed.
• .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/n34/mode/1up
• Pg.17
• 1. Thomas Pierce, the emigrant ancestor of this branch of the Pierce family, came from England to this country in 1633-4, with his wife Elizabeth Pierce, and settled in Charlestown, Mass. He was b. in England in 1583-4; d. Oct. 7, 1666. His wife Elizabeth was b. in England in 1595-6.
• https://archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/18/mode/1up
• The wife of Thomas was admitted to the church at Charlestown Jan. 10, and he Feb. 21, 1634-5. He was freeman May 6, 1635. Sept. 27, 1642, he was one of the twenty-one commissioners appointed by the Great and General Court, "to see that Saltpetre heapes were made by all the farmers of the colony."
• INVENTORY: House, etc., £60; 12 acres, £48; 8 acres commons, £32; 6 acres, £20; 10 acres marsh, £30; 5 commons, £30; total, £413.
• Children, b. in Charlestown : —
  • 2. i. JOHN, probably the one admitted to the Church of Charlestown Aug. 22, 1652. He is not the one (as Savage suggests) who had a wife Elinor and removed to Kittery, for John and Elinor were inhabitants of the colony as early as 1639. He was a "Mariner," and probably returned to England and died there, as nothing can be found of his children in this country. He signed a deed in "Charltowne" the 27th of the 6th mo., 1655, as "John Pierce, Mariner, Doe for my selfe, my wiffe," &c. ; in this property conveyed was "a quarter of a cows common, which I bought of my sister, widdow Persis Bridges."
  • There was a Capt. "John Pierce," who made several voyages between the colonies and England, who is supposed to be this one.
  • It seems to me very probable that John died in England soon after his father, and that he is the "Unkle John" named in Samuel's will.
  • .... etc.
  • 3. ii. SAMUEL; m. Mary ---- .
  • 4. iii. THOMAS, Jr., b. 1608 [?] ; m. May 6, 1635, Elizabeth Cole.
  • 5. iv. ROBERT; m. Feb. 18, 1657, Sarah Eyre.
  • 6. v. MARY; m. Peter Jeffs and had child Elizabeth.
  • 7. vi. ELIZABETH; m. Randall Nichols.
  • 8. vii. PERSIS; m. William Bridge and had a child Mary. She m. 2nd, John Harrison. She was admitted to the church of Charlestown, Nov. 30, 1643.
  • 9. viii. ABIGAIL, b. June 17, 1639.
• .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/piercegenealogyb00pier#page/20/mode/1up
• 3. SAMUEL2 PIERCE (Thomas1); m. Mary — , b. 1631, d. July 17, 1705, of small-pox. He d. Sept., 1678. He was of Malden, but removed to Charlestown between 1666 and 1669. He joined the Charlestown church Dec. 5, 1669 (Savage) and Jan. 16, 1670, brought to baptism, Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, Jonathan, John, Mary, Elizabeth, and Persis. His wife Mary joined the church, Mar. 27, 1670. Their son, Samuel, is, I think, the one to whom the widow, Mary, gave the land in Charlestown, as he moved from Malden.
• Children : —
  • 10. i. MARY, b. June 20, 1656; m. John Lynde and d. Dec. 22, 1690, leaving issue.
  • 11. ii. SAMUEL, Jr. ; m. Mary Orton, b. 27 (6), 1648.
  • 12. iii. THOMAS, b. Jan. 7, 1658; m. Elizabeth Hall, b. 18 (7), 1658; and she m. 2nd, John Oldham, b. 1652, d. Oct. 14, 1719. He d. Aug. 4, 1693, of fever.
  • 13. iv. JOHN, b. Aug. 10, 1659; d. "very soon" (Savage).
  • 14. v. JOSEPH, b. Aug., 1660; d. bef. 1678.
  • 15. vi. JONATHAN, b. 1661 ; m. Dec. 4, 1683, Mary Lobdell.
  • 16. vii. JOHN, b. 1664; m. Feb. 4, 1691, Elizabeth Mudge.
  • 17. viii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 16, 1666; m. Jan. 3, 16—, John Cuttice. They had one child, Elizabeth. After the death of Cuttice the widow m. Isaac Cleveland of Charlestown.
  • 18. ix. PERSIS, b. Jan. 30, 1668; m. Mar. 26, 1690, John Sheppard ; m. 2nd, William Rand of Charlestown, who was wounded at Quebec, and d. Feb. 9, 1746. She d. June 25, 1748.
  • 19. x. ABIGAIL, b. Apr. 16, 1670; d. before May 31, 1708.
  • Abigail Pierce of Charlestown, spinster, will dated Apr. 23, 1707, proved May 31, 1708, leaves all her "goods aud estate" to "my three sisters, viz : Elizabeth Cleveland, Persis Rand and Hannah Counce." Total Inventory of Estate £77—19—09.
  • 20. xi. HANNAH, b. Dec. 28, 1671 ; m. Jan. 29, 1695, Samuel Counce, b. July, 1671. She d. 1714.
  • 21. xii. BENJAMIN, bap. Aug. 15, 1675 ; d. bef. 1678.
• .... etc. ________________________
• Mary,
• d. 17 JAN 1705/6 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass.
• Family:
• Spouse: PIERCE, Samuel
• b. 1617 England
• d. SEP 1678 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: PIERCE, Thomas
• Mother: CAREW, Elizabeth
• Children:
  • PIERCE, Samuel
  • PIERCE, Abigail
  • PIERCE, Elizabeth
  • PIERCE, Mary
  • PIERCE, Thomas b. 7 NOV 1657 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass.
  • PIERCE, John b. JUN 1658 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass. d. JUN 1658 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass.
  • PIERCE, Joseph b. JUN 1659 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass.
  • PIERCE, Persis
  • PIERCE, Hannah
  • PIERCE, Benjamin b. 15 JUN 1675 Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass.
• http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_72b.htm#51 ____________________________
• Thomas Pierce
• Birth: 1584
• Death: Oct. 7, 1666
• Children: Persis Pierce Bridges Harrison, John Pierce, Thomas Pierce Jr, Samuel Pierce, Robert Pierce, Mary Pierce Tufts, Elizabeth Pierce Nichols, and Abigail Pierce.
• NOTE: Some online pages indicate he was born Apr 8,1584 at Norwich, Co.Norfolk. Others indicate he was born in Salford, Co.Bedfordshire, while some pages indicate he was a son of Richard Pierce and Marguerite (Coney) Pierce. I am unable to confirm these from valid resources.
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Elizabeth Pierce
• Children:
  • Thomas Pierce (____ - 1683)*
  • Persis Pierce Bridges Harrison (1625 - 1683)*
  • Mary Pierce Tufts (1627 - 1703)*
• Burial: Unknown
• Find A Grave Memorial# 54474226
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54474226 ____________________
• Genealogical guide to the early settlers of America Vol. 3 by Whittemore, Henry
• https://archive.org/details/cu31924095655589
• https://archive.org/stream/cu31924095655589#page/n142/mode/1up
• Pg.423
• SAMUEL PIERCE, Malden, whose wife's name is not found, had Mary, born 1656; Thomas, 1658; John, and perhaps Joseph, 1659; of whom John died very soon; and Eliz. 1666; probably more, for Savage supposes him to have removed to Charlestown, and may be person whose wife Mary joined the C. Church 1670, and brought to bapt. Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, Jonathan, John, Mary, Eliz. and Persis, all 1670; Abigail, 1670; Hannah, 1671 ; and Benjamin, 1675. _____________________

Samuel was originally of Malden but removed to Charlestown between 1666-1669.

He was admitted to the Church of Charlestown on 12/5/1669 [per Savage]. On 9/16/16690, he brought his children Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, Jonathan, John, Mary, Elizabeth and Persis for baptism [Record Book of the First Church of Charlestown, NEHGR, p. 52].

His will, dated 9/8/1710, probate d10/17/1710, devised to son Thomas the house and 2 acres, all meadow from Sprague's Marsh to Bullard's bridge, 4 acres of plowland before the door, 2 lots of 2 acres each, the haylot at the Cambridge line, The meadow adjacent Bullard's bridge. To Thomas he also left 4 cow-commons; he to pay Joseph and the 4 daughters. To Jonathan, the Great lot, the marsh between widow Lynde and Bullard bridge and 2 commons. To John, the house and malt-house at Neck, and land except house-plot for Joseph, 30 by 50 between dwelling house and creek, on acre bought of James Goodin, formerly of E. Drinker, 2 cow commons [The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Mass., pp. 756-757].

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Son of Thomas Pierce and Elizabeth (Unknown) Pierce
Brother of Thomas Pierce II, John Mariner Pierce, Daniel Pierce Sr., Robert Pierce, Elizabeth (Pierce) Nichols, Persis (Pierce) Harrison, Mary (Pierce) Tufts and Abigail Pierce
Husband of Mary (Unknown) Pierce — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Mary (Pierce) Lynde, Samuel Pierce Jr., Thomas Pierce, John Pierce, Joseph Pierce, Jonathan Pierce, John Pierce, Elizabeth (Pierce) Stratford, Persis (Pierce) Rand, Abigail Pierce, Hannah (Pierce) Counce and Benjamin Pierce
Died Sep 1678 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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