Born in East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Joshua Pierce
and Rachel (Gilpin) Pierce
Brother of
George Joshua Pierce [half], Mary (Pierce) Cloud [half], Ann (Pierce) Mendenhall [half], Joshua Pierce, Joseph Pierce and Isaac Pierce
Husband of
Hannah (Greaves) Pierce
— married
22 Oct 1755 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Caleb Pierce, Jacob (Pierce) Peirce, Joshua (Pierce) Peirce, Samuel Pierce and Sydney Pierce
Died
at age 88
in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2015
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Biography
Caleb was born on 2 December 1727 in East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Joshua Pierce and Rachel (Gilpin) Pierce.[1]
Caleb died at the age of 88 on 12 October 1815 in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.[2][3]
Died 12 Oct 1815. Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [4] [5] 23 Feb 1815. Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. [6] Found multiple copies of death date. Using 12 Oct 1815
Residence 1781 East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania. [7] Abt 1805. East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania. [8]
Buried Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [4]
Probate: 16 Dec 1815. Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [8]
File @O109@.
Marriage Husband @I412106867722@. Wife @I412106880630@. Child: @I412106880634@. Child: @I412106867344@. Child: @I412106880631@. Child: @I412106880632@. Child: @I412106880635@. Marriage 21 May 1740. Kennett, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Marriage 01 Nov 1755. Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [9]
External Files
- File O109 File: Format: jpg. photo MTYPE place. STYPE jpeg. SIZE 3221. WDTH 250. HGHT 188. Kennett Friends Burial Ground, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA. RIN 9a6441ea-f287-48fa-9af7-bc7236dac722 Kennett Friends Burial Ground, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA META <metadataxml><cemetery ><transcription /><metadataxml> CREA 2020-03-27 02:42:32.000 CLON TID 27633836. PID 12466037593. OID 66716fed-8cc5-4cf5-94d2-c7baacaa69cd. Origin: u
Sources
- ↑ Birth: Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004. Citing: Page: Database online. Source number: 1546.180; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Record for Caleb Peirce (accessed before 24 August 2014)
- ↑
Family Tree record for Hannah Greaves: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Hannah Greaves. - ↑
Family Tree record for Caleb Peirce: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Peirce. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Source: S1586252890 Ancestry Record 60525 #115047394
- ↑ Source: S1594736416 Ancestry Record 61175 #7556
- ↑ Source: S1594736091 Ancestry Record 7249 #10258850
- ↑ Source: S1594552293 Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 323 Ancestry Record 2497 #1878911
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Source: S1586253537 Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania Ancestry Record 8802 #1650776
- ↑ Source: S1594736430 Source number: 1546.180; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #939950
- Source: S1586252890 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60525
- Source: S1586253018 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree
- Source: S1586253537 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2015 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 8802
- Source: S1590279185 U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2705 Note: Hinshaw, William Wade. <i>William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records</i>. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.Monthly Meeting: Kennett Monthly Meeting; Archive Reference: EE 143 Ancestry Record 2705 #142138
- Source: S1594552293 Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2497
- Source: S1594736091 Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2003 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7249
- Source: S1594736116 Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. II Record Collection 48633Note: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-SonsDaughtersPilgrimsII&h=429978&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 48633 #429978
- Source: S1594736416 Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61175
- Source: S1594736430 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2004 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7836
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- J. Pierce
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #960563
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~0.39%
Sylvia (Emery) Lewis :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal TERed147f95, Ancestry member Terri_Stern
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T629749 [compare], FTDNA kit #795976
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Carol (Pierce) McKenzie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XR9831039 [compare]
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~0.39%
Peggy Emery :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T262294 [compare], FTDNA kit #422241
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Rejected matches › Caleb Pierce (1726-1776)
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"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7K-XXH : accessed 31 August 2015), Caleb Peirce, 08 Jun 1726; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
Another reason that I don't believe these are the same person is that none of the Pierce family I've been researching were from Pennsylvania at any time.
If you have documentation that shows otherwise, I'd be happy to know about it.