John
Pearce
Born in Flatbush, Long Island, New York
Ancestors 
Son of William Robert Pearse
[uncertain]
and Hannah Pearce
[uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Maria (Delamater) Pearce
— married
3 Jun 1716 in Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Pearse) Woolsey, James Pearce Sr., John Pearce, Joseph Pearce, William Pearce, Mary Pearce, Rachel Pearce, Elisha Pearce, Daniel Pearce, Anna Pearce, Unknown Pearce and Elizabeth Pearce
Died
at age 62
in Harlem, New Amsterdam, Province of New York
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Biography
His parents are uncertain. Various people have suggested:
- John Pearce and Eliza Carter
- William Pearse and Hannah
- Richard Pearce and Hannah Wright
- Richard Pearce and Susanna Wright
He married Maria De La Mater on 3 June 1716 Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. They had ten children. He was originally buried in the Dutch Cemetery that was then moved; see below note.
NOTE: All the interments for the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery of Harlem, New York were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery, 501 East 233rd Street, Bronx County, Bronx, NY. The move was done in 1875.
...Montague Family Tree: This shows John Pearce was born 4 on Apr 20 1682 in Flatbush, New York. He died 5 on Jun 3 1744 in New Harlem, New York and was buried 6 on Jun 3 1744 in Buried: New Harlem Cem. NY, NY. John married 3 Maria DELAMATER 1, 2 on Jun 3 1716 in Mamarhnerk, West Chester Co., New York. Maria was born 4 on Aug 8 1696 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York. She died 5 on Oct 24 1734 in New Harlem, New York. Their two oldest sons were James PEARCE was born on Aug 8 1717 and died on Mar 15 1787. John PEARCE was born on Aug 8 1717 and died on Jan 12 1807. James married Sarah VAN HORNE 1 on Jan 19 1741/1742 in Bergen Co. New Jersey. Sarah was born 3 on Sep 30 1724 in New York, New York. She died 4, 5 on Nov 20 1806 in Columbiana, Ohio. James' children were Andrew PEARCE was born on Dec 15 1743 and died on Jun 15 1800. Mercy PEARCE was born on Jan 29 1745/1746. Lewis PEARCE was born on Jan 21 1747/1748 and died on Aug 23 1825. Sarah PEARCE was born 2 on Apr 3 1752. She died 3 before 1761. Hannah PEARCE was born 2, 3 on Sep 23 1755 in Bergan Co., New Jersey?. Hannah married Hugh BRADY on Feb 12 1775. Moses PEARCE was born on Sep 23 1755 and died BET. 1822 - 1825. Sarah PEARCE was born on Sep 23 1761. James , Jr. PEARCE was born on Dec 30 1762 and died on Feb 18 1844. Stephen PEARCE was born on May 19 1764 and died on Nov 28 1810. Jonathan PEARCE 1 was born 2 on Aug 11 1767. He died 3 on Oct 20 1802 in Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. John married Ann H. ALEXANDER about 1742. John also married Elizabeth BOWERS on Mar 19 1758. John's child was Issac PEARCE was born on Dec 21 1758. 1791 and 1798 tax lists for Elizabeth Allegheny Pennsylvania show John and Issac Pearce and show Sarah (and widow), Joseph, Elisha, Andrew, James, Stephen, and Lewis Pearce. This seems to imply that the families of John and James Pearce located to Pennsylvania. This also implies that the John Pearce born 8 Aug 1717 in Mamaronech, Westchester, New York, United States on the Montague family tree is not the John Pearce who married Lydia Fish in 1746 in New Jersey and is not the father of Joseph Pierce on the Sons of the Revolution Application. There is possible New Jersey census information indicating that John and Lydia Pearce lived in New Jersey through 1784.
Name
- John /Pears/[4]
Birth
- 20 APR 1682 Flatbush, New York, USA[5]
- 30 APR 1682 Flatbush, New York, USA[6]
Marriage
- Husband: John Pierce
- Wife: Maria Delamater
- 03 JUN 1716 Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York, United States[7]
Children
- Anna Pearce
- UNKNOWN Pearce
- John Pierce
- Joseph Pearce
- Rachel Pearce
- Daniel Pearce
- William Pearce
- Elisha Pearce
- Sarah Pierce
- Elizabeth Delamater
- James Pearce
- Mary Pearce
Research Notes
Pat Wardell says he was the son of William Pearce and Hannah, born 20 April 1682 in Flatbush and married on 3 June 1716 in Mamaroneck. First child born in Mamaroneck; later ones in Harlem. Her only source was AJRealm @ aol.com, April 2000, Dutch-Colonies List. Can someone look that up??? Smith-62120
Birth not found in Flatbush church records. No online records for Mamaroneck in this time period -- people there may have been handled by churches to Kingston, Poughkeepsie, etc. Marriage not found in Kingston church records. Harlem records are lost. Smith-62120 04:03, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S50 Page: Source number: 1413.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CLT. Data: Text: Birth date: 1716. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=957965&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- ↑ Source: #S58 Data: Text: Birth date: 8 August 1717. Birth place: New, Harlem, NY, USA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=3528768&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- ↑ Source: #S231 Page: Source number: 1546.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
- ↑ Source: #S230 Page: Volume: 294; SAR Membership Number: 58625
- ↑ Source: #S231 Page: Source number: 1546.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
- ↑ Source: #S230 Page: Volume: 294; SAR Membership Number: 58625
- ↑ Source: #S231 Page: Source number: 1546.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
See also:
- Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Peers.pdf, page 5, "Pearse, John". Accessed 06 Nov 2016. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
- Find A Grave memorial
- Source: S230 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S50 and S231 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004.
- Source: S58 Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
- Query requesting information about John Peairs. NEHGS NEXUS: New England Across the United States. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) American Ancestors
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
Dolores Pulver
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A321296 [compare]
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- Comments on John Pearce Jul 28, 2021.
- Remove Pearce-3176 as a child of Pearce-37 and Wright-20814 May 19, 2017.
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