John (Pierce) Peirce (1667 - 1744)

Born 27 Oct 1667 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Thompson) Pierce — married 6 Jan 1693 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1744 at age 76 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Leigh Anne Dear [send private message]

Biography

John "Peirce" aka "Pierce" was born on October 27, 1667.^[1] His parents were Thomas Pierce (1635-1706) and Mary (Frye) Pierce (-1704).

John "Pierce" married 6 January 1693/4 (Dorchester) Abigail Thompson ^[2] (1667-1747) daughter of Deacon Samuel Thompson of Braintree. They published their marriage intention at Braintree 5 Jan 1692/3. ^[2]

According to "Seven Pierce Families: a Record of Births, Deaths and Marriages..." [Pg. 249; Descendants of Robert "Peirce" of Dorchester: 4th generation] John and Abigail (Thompson) "Peirce" of Dorchester had the following children:

• Abigail, b. 1694; m. 1st Samuel Withington; m. 2nd Joseph Weeks; she d. 1761
• Mary, b. 1696; m. Daniel Preston
• Sarah, b. 1698; m. John Wisewell
• Ann, b. 1701; d. 1701
• Samuel, b. 1702; m. 1732, Abigail Mosely; he d. 1768
• Ann, b. 1704; m. Nathaniel Longley/Langley; she d. 1754
• John, b. 1707; m. 1st 1736, Elizabeth Sheppard of Milton (1713-1736); m. 2nd 1741 Elizabeth Fessenden (1721-1780) of Lexington; he d. 1778
• Hannah, b. 1709; m. Ebenezer Clapp; she d. 1757

Research Notes
Caution Find A Grave memorial record shows an incorrect birth date for John of Dorchester. The wife, parents and listed children all appear to be correct. His birth date is not shown on his gravestone.

F.A.G. memorial image of very legible old Colonial slate hand carved gravestone which is partially buried in the ground and reads: "John Pierce who died Jan. 2_th ______" the latter death date is obscured by fallen leaves. While the photographer was kind to take the photo if the leaves had been pushed away the gravestone death date might have been completely legible. As it is this could be the gravestone of a different John Pierce aka Peirce.

Sources

1. ↑ A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers. 1890)p. 10. </li>
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Torrey, Clarence Almon "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" Pg.583. Pub. 1992, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21805215?h=fbe3be</li></ol>