Joseph Pierson (aft. 1754 - abt. 1822)

Born after 18 Feb 1754 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Sizer) Pierson — married 4 Jun 1775 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 14 Feb 1822 before about age 67 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born about 1754. Joseph passed away about 1822.

Joseph Pierson, Captain, Revolutionary War. His Connecticut militia unit was mobilized and sent to serve in the Continental Army in New York to oust the British forces. After the war ended, Joseph Pierson was given a pension from State of Connecticut and a bounty land warrant from the State of New York. It is believed he used the land warrant to secure farmland in rural Nelson Township, Madison County, New York.

One source, the 1915 National Year Book of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, page 351, claims that Joseph served during the Revolution with the Fourth Ulster County Regiment of the New York Militia.

Descendant of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson and Abigail (Mitchell) Pierson, from their son, Isaac (1661-1725).

Joseph Pierson, son of Joseph Pierson and Mary (Clark) Pierson, was born in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT in 1754. His mother Mary (Clark) Pierson, daughter of Oliver Clark (b. 6 Jul 1704), descended from Samuel Clark, brother of Abigail Clark who married in 1673 Rev. Abraham Jr. Pierson, son of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson and Abigail (Mitchell) Pierson.

It is believed that Joseph Pierson (1754-1822) was employed by Samuel Sizer, a boat builder in Middletown, Middlesex, CT and Derby, New Haven. A 1790 US federal census taken at Derby, New Haven, Connecticut lists head of household: Joseph Peirson.

According to William Sizer's journal of his own life, he went to Derby on 22 Jun 1772 to work for his brother Samuel who was building cod fishing boats, and continued there until 25 Dec 1772. Also, that he helped move Samuel Sizer and family to Derby, New Haven, Connecticut on 26 May 1773.

William Sizer (1746-1826) served in the American Revolutionary War as Captain and Ensign. He married Abigail Wilcox on 29 Sep 1768, Middletown, Middlesex, CT. William died 1 Dec 1826, at Chester Center, Hampden, Massachusetts.

Samuel Sizer (1744-1823) later moved his boat building business from Derby to West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts where he built ships and barges. One of his barges was used to defend Lake Champlain during the Revolutionary War. Samuel died on the Sizer farm, 23 Sep 1823, at Steuben, Oneida, New York.

It can be assumed that Joseph Pierson had also moved to Derby from Middletown and continued to work for Samuel Sizer.

On 2 Jun 1775 Joseph Pierson married Samuel's niece, Sarah Sizer, in the Congregational Church, Middletown, Middlesex, CT. Sarah was daughter of Abel Sizer and Sarah (Mitchell) Sizer. Sarah Mitchell was a descendant of David Mitchell, son of Matthew Mitchell and Susan (Wood) Mitchell, parents of Abigail Mitchell, wife of Rev. Abraham Sr. Pierson.

Joseph Pierson's brother, Isaac, married Lucretia Sizer, sister of Sarah (Sizer) Pierson, in the Congregational Church, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, 8 Aug 1786. Isaac Pierson, a veteran of War of 1812, died in Fenner, Madison, New York 11 May 1848.

The information in the above biography was compiled by Thala June Susan, a great-great granddaughter of Isaac Pierson (1796-1870).

Information below was also compiled by Thala June Susag, and is about the life of Isaac Pierson, a brother of Joseph Peierson.

Isaac Pierson moved his family to Madison County, New York and lived near his brother, Capt. Joseph Pierson, who lived in rural Nelson Township. Isaac's wife, Lucretia Sizer Pierson, was a sister of Sarah Sizer Pierson, wife of Capt. Joseph Pierson.Isaac and his small family may have lived in home of Capt. Joseph Pierson temporarily.

In 1812, Isaac joined Swartout's Regiment, New York Militia, and fought in the War of 1812.

Isaac Persons is recorded as head of household in an 1820 census taken at Smithfield, Madison County, New York, along with his wife and one daughter (no names given before 1850 census). The town of Smithfield shared a border with Nelson Township.

Isaac Pierson is recorded as head of household in an 1830 census recorded at Fenner, Madison County, NY.
(1) male, age 30 to 40
(1) male, age 60 to 70 (Isaac age 63)
(1) female, age 15 to 20
(1) female, age 60-70 (Lucretia age 62)

Pvt. Isaac Pierson died 11 May 1848 at Fenner, Madison County, NY and was buried in Lyons Cemetery. His wife, Lucretia (Sizer) Pierson, died 25 Jun 1843, at Fenner, Madison County, NY, and was buried in Lyons Cemetery.

[Note] The names of their children are unknown. Believed to have had at least one son and one daughter.

Lucretia (Sizer) Pierson joined the Methodist Church, and in her obituary a statement was made that she had been a Methodist for 50 years.

Joseph Pierson was born about 1755 in British Colonial America. He was a descendant of Rev Abraham Pierson. He had about 10 siblings.

Joseph married Sarah Sizer in about 1775. They had thirteen children. One son was Isaac Pierson (1796–1870).

Joseph died 14 February 1822 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, Colonial America. He was buried in the Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Madison County, New York, USA.

^[1] His wife, Sarah Sizer was also buried there.

Research Notes

Joseph Pierson, Captain, Revolutionary War. His Connecticut militia unit was mobilized and sent to serve in the Continental Army in New York to oust the British forces. After the war ended, Joseph Pierson was given a pension from State of Connecticut and a bounty land warrant from the State of New York. It is believed he used the land warrant to secure farmland in rural Nelson Township, Madison County, New York.

One source, the 1915 National Year Book of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, page 351, claims that Joseph served during the Revolution with the Fourth Ulster County Regiment of the New York Militia.

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: "Billion Graves"
   Nelson Rural Cemetery, 3834-3912 Thomas Road, Nelson New York 13035, United States
   BillionGraves memorial (accessed 23 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Joseph Pierson (d 14 February 1822); Transcribed by Anita M Ingalls, May 18, 2016; Photographed by swilsey, May 9, 2016.

• New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664-1775, Vol. II; Index to New York Colonial Muster Volumes I & II (Ancestry.com) NOTE: listed as Lieutenant Joseph Pierson. Entry (not seen) in Vol. I, page 420.
• A book named "The Descendants of Stephen Pierson of Suffolk County, England and New Haven and Derby, Conn." by Fredrick Lockwood Pierson. Online link here.
• Ancestry.com
• Pierson, Richard and Pierson, Jennifer, Pierson Millennium Heritage Books, Inc, 1997, p236.
  
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32991851/joseph-pierson: accessed 28 October 2023), memorial page for CPT Joseph Pierson (18 Feb 1754–14 Feb 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32991851, citing Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Madison County, New York, USA; Maintained by Vogt/Fisher (contributor 47625884).