Joseph M (Pierson) Pearson (1767 - 1843)

Born 15 Apr 1767 in Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Pede (Wheelock) Pierson — married 21 Aug 1836 in Avon, Livingston, New York, United States

Died 10 Dec 1843 at age 76 in East Avon, Avon, Livingston, New York, United States

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Biography

Joseph Pearson, born in 1767 was the son of Ephraim Pearson (Born before 1733, who, in 1789, married Rebecca W. Hull, born Waterhouse in 1765 and widow of Henry Hull). Joseph had three wives: He first married Sarah Waterous in 1789, second C. W. Jenks in 1810 (appears to have been born Clarinda Waterous) and third, P Wheelock in 1836. Joseph died in Avon, New York,1843.

Joseph went to Avon, New York in 1797 with a wife and two children. Here he had a farm which was afterwards owned by his brother, Jesse, and then another farm where he lived until he died in 1843, in East Avon, New York.^[1] Here Joseph was a prominent member of the Congregational Church and where he kept a public house for many years. Joseph was widely known and highly respected.

Joseph had nine children - six daughters and three sons: Catherine, born 1773; Clarenda, born 1793; Mary, born 1794; Nancy, born 1797, Maria, born 1799; Welthy, born 1801; George, Born 1804; Frederick Bushnell, born 1806 and Bradley, born 1809. Given the dates of the children's births and his marriage in 1810 to his second wife, Sarah Waterous Pearson would have been the mother of all nine children.

Research Notes

When this profile imported via a Gedcom, Joseph was given the demographics of his brother, John Pearson, born 1765 in Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut. I have changed these to the demographics for Joseph Pearson, born 1767, in "Pierson Millennium" p 151. How relevant the sources (other than "Pierson Millennium") provided below are for Joseph specifically, I do not know. (Pierson-2995)

E: Richard Pierson in "Pierson Millennium" does not provide the source(s) of his information about John (born 1765) and his wife Rebecca, their children or John's siblings. He cites DAR "Patriot Index", Centennial Edition, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1994, Part 3, as the source for information about Rebecca's husband, John's siblings Ephraim and Jesse.

In 1844, the heirs of Joseph Pearson/Pierson deeded land to his widow Peda for $1500. The list of his heirs is available in the deed. View on Familysearch.org.

• Pierson, Lizzie B. Pierson Genealogical Records: Collected and Comp. by Lizzie B. Pierson. Albany: J. Munsell, 1878. page 28.
• Genealogical Records of the Pioneer Families of Avon, N.y: Pierson, Waterous, Homer, Martin, Etc., and Their Descendants. Rochester N.Y: Express Print. House, 1871. page 12

Sources

1. ↑ [1]: accessed 28 August 2022), memorial page for Joseph Pearson (unknown–10 Dec 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29256203, citing East Avon Cemetery, East Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799).

• Pierson, Richard E and Pierson, Jennifer, "Pierson Millennium," Heritage Books Inc, 1997. p151.

• Joseph /Pierson. Page: Volume: 19; SAR Membership Number: 3688 Page: Ancestry Family Tree

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPZ-G8P : 20 February 2021), Joseph Pierson, Avon, Livingston, New York, United States; citing 24, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 93; FHL microfilm 17,153.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBJ-94WG?cc=1786457&wc=31SL-928%3A1588666984%2C1588666116%2C1588667543 : 24 August 2015), New York > Livingston > Leicester > image 49 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rich Oliver for creating WikiTree profile Pierson-630 through the import of TheOlivers-3_2013-03-11_01.ged on Mar 11, 2013.