Joshua
Pierce
aka Peirce
Born in Somerset, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Pierce
and Ann (Gainer) Pierce
Brother of
Elizabeth (Pierce) Caldwell, George Pierce, Ann Gainer (Pierce) Pim, Hannah (Pierce) Brinton, Margaret Pierce, Mary (Pierce) Brinton, Caleb Pierce, Gainer Pierce, Hannah (Pierce) Brinton and John Gainer Pierce
Husband of
Ann (Mercer) Pierce
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Rachel (Gilpin) Pierce
— married
after 5 Nov 1722 in Concord, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
George Joshua Pierce, Mary (Pierce) Cloud, Ann (Pierce) Mendenhall, Joshua Pierce, Joseph Pierce, Caleb (Pierce) Peirce and Isaac Pierce
Died
at age 68
in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Contents |
Biography
Joshua was born on 5 Jan 1684, England. He died 15 Sep 1752.[1]
Death and Legacy
Joshua is buried in the Kennett Friends Burial Ground.[2]
Joshua Pierce built the brick farmhouse now known as the "Peirce-du Pont House" that serves as a museum building in Longwood Gardens.[3] du Pont added the attached conservatory.
Sources
- ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. image
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140108325/joshua-peirce: accessed 04 January 2024), memorial page for Joshua Peirce (5 Jan 1684–15 Sep 1752), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140108325, citing Old Kennett Friends Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).
- ↑ Longwood Gardens. " Peirce-du Pont House", accessed 4 Jan 2024 from https://longwoodgardens.org/gardens/house-theater-district/peirce-du-pont-house
See also:
- http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5111977&pid=3705
- Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Peirce-185 created through the import of partial ancestors.ged on Feb 5, 2012 by Tom Fletcher.
- WikiTree profile Pierce-1427 created through the import of partial ancestors.ged on Feb 5, 2012 by Tom Fletcher.
- WikiTree profile Pearce-633 created through the import of partial ancestors.ged on Feb 5, 2012 by Tom Fletcher.
- WikiTree profile Pierce-725 created through the import of The Sammons Family Tree.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Steve Sammons.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joshua 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 Joshua 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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~0.78%
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
+
MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
-
~0.78%
Carol (Pierce) McKenzie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XR9831039 [compare]
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~0.78%
Peggy Emery :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T262294 [compare], FTDNA kit #422241
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~0.39%
Susan Pierce :
23andMe, GEDmatch G189020 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Terri (Lewis) Stern :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Terri_Stern
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T059798 [compare], FTDNA kit #300172
+
MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Bill Lewis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A177503 [compare]
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~0.39%
Stephan Lewis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A685626 [compare], Ancestry member steve_lewis1
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~0.39%
Virginia Rhodes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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Pearce-633 and Pierce-8608 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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Chris McCombs
Pierce-725 and Pearce-633 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person.
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