As early as 1685, Jeremiah was selected to appraise an estate in Warwick. That is often the first step in "public life."
Jeremiah Peirce appears in Warwick Co, VA court records 1713-1714.
Maybe this Jeremiah -
Isle of Wight Deeds, Wills - Great Book Vol 2 1715-1726 (p 235) 7-28-1718...
William Harrison and wife, Martha Harrison, of the upper parish to Jeremiah Pierce... 50 acres in the upper parish and now in the possession of said Pierce adjoining Matthew Jordan and Sewards Creek.
Wit" Joshua Turner and Joseph Chapman
Rec 4/27/1719
(p 436) 9-24-1721... Jeremiah Pierce of the upper parish to Thomas Crafts of the same... 50 acres (being land bought from William Harrison, decd).
Wit: Peter (X) Juell and Henry Hawsell
Signed Jeremi Peirce
rec 9/25/1721
Occupation: 1713 constable for the Lower points of Mulberry Island Parish & Stanley Hundred
Sources
Probate: 28 APR 1729 Isle of Wight Co, VA. Note: Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800 - his estate was appraised 4/28/1729 by Thomas Murray, Thomas Hill, and Benjamin Hodges.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jeremiah 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 Jeremiah: