Nathan Pierce (1716 - 1793)

Born 21 Feb 1716 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Martin) Pierce — married 6 Oct 1737 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1793 at age 77 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Nathan's birth 21 Feb 1716 Rehoboth Vital Record Transcripts ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage 6 Oct 1736 as per page 89 Pierce Genealogy, No. IV Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889. ^[3]

Vital records show Nathan and Lydia Martin were married in Rehoboth, MA, on 6 Oct 1737 by Reverend Nathaniel Millard.^[4]

Nathan's death date April 14, 1793...burial at Peleg Pierce Yard.

Nathan and Lydia are buried it the Village Cemetery in Rehoboth. ^[5]

He left a will on April 3, 1792 at Rehoboth, MA. His will was proved June 4, 1793. Hezekiah Martin was executor, Stephen Bullock, Judith Martin and Freelove Horton, witnesses. Her will was proven Jan. 18, 1798. The witnesses were Nathaniel Miller, Jacob Saunders and Hezekiah Martin; the latter was also executor. Pierce, Frederick Clifton. ^[6]

Burial

Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts (Find A Grave)

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). [1]
2. ↑ page 58 Pierce Genealogy, No. IV Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889. [2]
3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/piercegenealogyn00pier
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-497S : 20 April 2016), N... Peirce and Lydia Marten, 10 Sep 1737; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.
5. ↑ A source for this information is needed
6. ↑ page 89 Pierce Genealogy, No. IV Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889. https://archive.org/details/piercegenealogyn00pier

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Pierce Genealogy, No. IV Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889. Page 58, 89-91. https://archive.org/details/piercegenealogyn00pier
• Find A Grave: Memorial #82872802

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