John Lewis Pearcy (1735 - 1810)

Born 30 Sep 1735 in Drulingen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1810 at age 74 in Augusta, Greenbrier County, Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Michael Pearcy [send private message]

Biography

After immigrating to Philadelphia in 1752 with his family, Johann Ludwig Persie anglicized his name to John Lewis Pearcy. (b. 30 Sep 1735, Johann Ludwig Persie baptized 4 February 1736 at Drulingen. Confirmed in 1749 at Waldhambach. d. 23 Jul 1810 Augusta Co, VA) married in 1755 to Hannah Lindsey CUNNINGHAM (d. 1810 Augusta Co, VA)

Sources

• WikiTree profile Pearcy-22 created through the import of Hawk-edited.ged on Feb 15, 2012 by Chilton Hawk. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Chilton and others.

Notes

From Michael Pearcy: After immigrating to Philadelphia in 1752 with his family, Johann Ludwig Persie anglicized his name to John Lewis Pearcy. (b. 30 Sep 1735, Johann Ludwig Persie baptized 4 February 1736 at Drulingen. Confirmed in 1749 at Waldhambach. d. 23 Jul 1810 Augusta Co, VA) married in 1755 to Hannah Lindsey CUNNINGHAM (d. 1810 Augusta Co, VA) [This information logged in the ID Sorenson 8 (Group NN) record for the Pierce Southern DNA Project - piercedna.com/pedigrees]

• Source: S106 Ancestry.com 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;

• Source: S257 Ancestry.com Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;

• Source: S287 Ancestry.com U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; NOTEFilby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

• Source: S9 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; NOTESons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

• Source: S98 Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; NOTEHistoric Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania