Stephen Pierson (1720 - aft. 1787)

Born 11 Feb 1720 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York,

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Gapen) Everett — married 1760 in Hunterdon, New Jersey,

Descendants

Died after 2 Jul 1787 after age 67 in Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York, United States

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Biography

Name: Stephen Pierson Residence: Date: 1775 Place: Suffolk, New York, United States

Died Y. AFT 2 JUL 1787. Bridgehampton, Suffolk Long Island, New York. Age: About 67.

Theophilus Pierson b. 1690 -d.1742�His son was Stephen Pierson who died circa 1720.

Stephen was born 11 Feb 1720 in Suffolk, NY - probably Bridgehampton or Southampton. Supposedly he died about 1788 . One of Stephens 's children was a daughter, Sarah Pierson, who died circa 1748 and who had married John Morehouse III, who died in 1747.�John Morehouse was involved in the founding of Stamford, Connecticut, but sometime later his descendants migrated to Thompkins Co N.Y. Stephen: land deeds and other things: ("Pierson Millennium," e-mail message of 4/28/99) and from a Newspaper article of 1901 sent by Margaret Kingman: "About some of the Piersons and Some of the Pierson Homes in Sagaponack - More About the Old Papers Found in Sagaponack":��Stephen witnessed a land transaction at Southampton in 1747 ("Pierson Millennium") 1747: Stephen Peirson his bill of Sail from Elnathan White (M. Kingman)��Stephen sold his share in Lot 4, Canoe Place Division in Southampton Twp to Ephraim Hildreth in 1760�The Town of S'hampton granted Stephen land in 1763 at Little South Division in 1782 at the last division in Topping's Purchase and at the last division in Quoug Purchase.�

In May 1775 Stephen signed the Association of Americans against British tyranny at S'hampton ("Pierson Millennium" Chapter 16)� In the census of 1776 he is listed in Southampton, east of the Watermill and living with one Male and one Female, his children all having left home.� In Sept 1776 he was moved from Bridgehampton to Stonington, CT (Mather, Frederic Gregory , "The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut", J.B. Lyon Company, Albany, NY, 1913. Digitized copy at Archive.org, p508) [1] �02 July 1787 Stephen was among the signers of an agreement with Rev Aaron Woolworth.

Stephen's children were : 1) Sarah who married first John Morehouse who was killed at end of Rev War. John Morehouse III, who died in 1747.�John Morehouse was involved in the founding of Stamford, Connecticut but sometime later his descendants migrated to Thompkins Co N.Y. and married second Andrew Wager �2) Theophilus Pierson , b. Abt. 1743, Bridgehampton, Suffolk, NY d. 1831; 3) Sarah Pierson , b. Abt. 1744, NY, d. Abt. 27 Apr 1811, , Tompkins, NY 3) Elias�Residence: Southampton, East, Suffolk, NY; Residence: East side of Sagg Main Street.�� 4) James Pierson , d. date unknown. 5) John Pierson;

Sources

• Mather, Frederic Gregory,"The refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut," Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1913.

• New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - For individual sources please see the source information listed with each record. Many of the source documents are available in the Genealogical Research Library collect Note: APID: 1,7831::0

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