Jedediah Pierson Sr. (1711 - 1784)

Born 17 Sep 1711 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Hoadley) Pierson — married 21 Oct 1736 in Connecticut

Husband of Patience (Hodesal) Pierson — married 25 Oct 1769 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1784 at age 73 in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Birth

Jedidiah Pierson was born ca. 17 Sep 1711 at Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony.

Parents

• Father: Abraham Pierson (1680 - 1752)
• Mother: Mary Sheather Pierson (1689 - 1714)

Siblings

• Jedidiah Pierson (1711 - 1784)
• Mary Pierson Wilcox (1713 - 1795)*
• John Pierson (1717 - 1793)**
• Dodo Pierson (1723 - 1796)**

Marriage

Jedidiah Pierson married:

1) Abigail Hoadley (1714 - 1769) of Branford on 21 Oct 1736, who died 13 February 1769.

2) Patience Hodesal on 25 October 1769

Children

• Mary Pierson (1737 - 1759), born 17 September 1737.
• Abigail, born 8 January 1739.
• Phineas, born 26 April 1741;
• Hannah Pierson (1743 - 1772), born 16 July 1743.
• Jedidiah Pierson (1745 - 1751) born 1 April 1746; died 14 September 1751
• Abraham Pierson b. Nov. 1, 1747 at Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. Sep. 16, 1751 at Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
• Timothy Pierson (1749 - 1751) born 5 August 1749; died 19 August 1751
• Jedediah Pierson (1752 - 1752) born 23 October 1752; died 24 November 1752
• Ruth Pierson (1754 - 1754) born 14 March 1754; died 28 March 1754
• Jedidiah Pierson (1756 - 1793) born 18 February 1756

Death

Jedidiah Pierson died on Dec. 20, 1784 or died on 29 December 1784, at Killingworth, Middlesex County Connecticut.

Burial: Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Inscription: In memory of Mr. Jedidiah Pierson who died Decm 20 1784 in ye 74th year of his age.

Sources

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74D-D51 : 7 January 2020), Jedediah Pierson, 1711.
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.[1]
• Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: 1773 - 1851.
• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7NZ-2ZQ : 16 September 2020), Jedidiah Pierson, 1784.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 April 2021), memorial page for Jedidiah Pierson (17 Sep 1711–20 Dec 1784), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11661391, citing Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.
• Fact: Burial (1784) Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 March 2021, 13:25), entry for Jedediah Pierson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LQ5T-753 ); contributed by various users.

• CT Town Birth Records
• CT Death & Burials Index

• Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 11661391; Created by: Jerri Eoff Sudderth; Record added: Sep 01, 2005.

• Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24279608&pid=1787316526 Ancestry Family Trees]. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. : Repository : Ancestry.com; : Address: http://www.Ancestry.com.

• Source: Additional information gathered from: HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF PIERSON FAMILIES; from 1550 to about 1900 - compiled by Merlin J. Stone 1 Jun 1909 - sent to me by Vikki Pierson Crosley. Thank you Vikki!!

Acknowledgements

• Pierson-150 was created through the import of Dickinson Family Tree.ged on 31 March 2011.
• Pierson-1886 was created by Tom Quick, Quick-803 19:41, 5 November 2017 (EST).