James Pierce (1659 - 1742)

Born 7 May 1659 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1742 at age 82 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

James Pierce was born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massacusetts on May 7, 1659. He was the son of Thomas Pierce and Elizabeth Cole. ^[1]

James was married in Woburn on June 15, 1688, to Elizabeth Parker, daughter of Abraham Parker and Rose Whitlock Parker.

James Pierce died in Woburn on January 20, 1641/2.

Name

James /Pierce/^[2]

Details: Ancestry Family Trees^[3][4][5]

Birth

07 MAY 1659

Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA^[6][7][8]

Death

20 JAN 1741

Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA^[9][10][11]

Cause: old age

Date: 20 JAN 1741/2

Place: Woburn, British America

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Jul 16, 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S733 Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death date: 20 Jan 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
3. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Woodburn; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woodburn, Middlesex, MA Death date: 20 January 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA Marriage date: Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
4. ↑ Source: #S790 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
5. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Woodburn; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woodburn, Middlesex, MA Death date: 20 January 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA Marriage date: Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
6. ↑ Source: #S733 Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death date: 20 Jan 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
7. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Woodburn; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woodburn, Middlesex, MA Death date: 20 January 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA Marriage date: Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
8. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Woodburn; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woodburn, Middlesex, MA Death date: 20 January 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA Marriage date: Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
9. ↑ Source: #S733 Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death date: 20 Jan 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
10. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Woodburn; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woodburn, Middlesex, MA Death date: 20 January 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA Marriage date: Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA
11. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Woodburn; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 7 May 1659 Birth place: Woodburn, Middlesex, MA Death date: 20 January 1742 Death place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA Marriage date: Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, MA

• Source: S632 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S733 Title: Millennium File Publication: Name: Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S790 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
• Source: Abbreviation: A Genealogical Dictionary of the First New England Title: James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First New England Settlers Before 1692 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/vt/state/savage/) Repository: #R10 Data: Text: A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, �Before 1692�Volume #3�Pickard - Pierce CONT By James Savage CONT CONT PIERCE, PEARSE, PEARS, PEIRSE, or PEARCE, CONT JAMES, Woburn, s. of Thomas, by w. Elizabeth had Elizabeth b. 11 Oct. 1688; James, 28 Feb. 1690; and perhaps rem. JOHN, the patentee under the Pres. and Counc. of N. E. 1620 and 1, tho. connect. with the pilgr. of Plymouth, never came, in my opin. to this shore, yet Willis seems contra. I. 13. After most respectful consider. of the docum. refer. to in his note, I am constrain. to express a confidence, that the London clothworker never succeed. in accomplish, tho. he did undertake, a voyage to Plymouth, the ship being put back in distress. My judgment seems to have confirmat. by what is read in Bradford, 140. CONT CONT CONT THOMAS, Woburn 1643, may not improb. seem to be s. of the preced. b. in Eng. liv. first at Charlestown, and may have been f. of that Abigail; but at W. had John, b. 7 Mar. 1644, d. prob. soon; Thomas, 21 Jan. 1645; Elizabeth 25 Dec. 1646; Joseph, 22 Sept. 1648, d. soon; Joseph, again, 13 Aug. 1649; Stephen, 16 July 1651; Samuel, 20 Feb. 1654, d. at 2 yrs.; Samuel, again, 7 Apr. 1656; William, 7 Mar. 1658; James, 7 May 1659; and Abigail, 20 Nov. 1660. He was freem. 1677 and 13 Nov. of that yr. sold ld. in Charlestown. Thomas, f. of Stephen, could not be, as the biog. suppos. the same Thomas that d. 7 Oct. 1666, aged 83 yrs.
• Repository: R10 Name: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage Address:
• Source: Abbreviation: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Repository: #R12 Page: Volume 39, Pages 17-23
• Repository: R12 Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society Address: 99 - 101 Newbury Street CONT Boston, MA 02116 CONT USA Address 1: 99 - 101 Newbury Street City: Boston State: MA Postal Code: 02116 Country: USA Phone Number: 888-296-3447 Web Address: www.americanancestors.org
• Source: Abbreviation: Pierce genealogy : being the record of the posteri Title: Pierce, Frederic Beech, Pierce genealogy : being the record of the posterity of Thomas Pierce, an early inhabitant of Charlestown and afterwords heritagequest online (via Kitsap Public Library) Page: pages xi, xviii, 23, pages 28-29, 39-42 Data: Text: p. xiii: CONT CONT James, Woburn, s. of Thomas, Jr., b. 1659, m. Elizabeth Kendall, and had Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1688; James, b. Feb. 28, 1690; Rebecca and Mary. CONT CONT p. xviii: CONT CONT Thomas, Charlestown Village alias Woburn; m. May 6, 1635, Elizabeth Cole, often styled "Sergt. Thomas," selectman, Woburn, 1660l 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, 1858; James, b. May 7, 1659; Abigail, b. Nov. 20, 1660; Benjamin, m. Mary Reed. CONT CONT p. 23: CONT CONT 31. x. JAMES, b. May 7, 1659; m. Elizabeth Kendall. CONT CONT pages. 28-29: CONT CONT 31. JAMES3 PIERCE (Thomas2, Thomas1), b. May 7, 1659; m.* Elizabeth Kendall, b. Jan. 15, 1653, d. Oct. 16, 1715. He res. in Woburn and d. Jan. 20, 1742. CONT �Children:--- CONT CONT 96. i. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 11, 1688. CONT 97. ii. JAMES, b. Feb. 28, 1690; m. Hannah _____, and Phebe _____. CONT 98. iii. REBECKAH, b . Sept. 16, 1692; m. Feb. 12, 1714, Nathaniel Winship. CONT 99. iv. MARY, b. _____; m. Lea F. Kendall. CONT CONT * By this marriage a lunas naturae of an extra finger or toe, and sometimes both, was produced, and this has ever since appeared in this branch of the family. CONT
• Source: Abbreviation: Vital Records of Woburn, Mass. Title: Vital Records of Woburn, Mass. NEHGS (www.newenglandancestors.org) Data: Text: Year Last Name Record Record Type CONT 1659 PIERCE James, s. of Thomas, May 7, 1659. more <../woburn/browse.asp?id=8005&oid=8005&page=2> Birth

See Also

• NEHGS Register 1901, page 443: Clarifies James Pierce-Elizabeth Parker and Joseph Pierce-Elizabeth Kendall marriages, as well death dates.
• New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 582
• Pope, Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 361 (birth)

Acknowledgments

• Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.
• Thank you to Jon Myers for creating WikiTree profile Pierce-2844 through the import of MYERS-EVEY Family WikiTree.ged on Apr 18, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Pierce-1301 created through the import of Winn.ged on Dec 20, 2011 by Elizabeth S. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.
• Thank you to Claire Smith for creating WikiTree profile Peirce-300 through the import of smithwiki.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Claire and others.

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