William Pearson II (1757 - 1836)

Born 27 Sep 1757 in Wilmington, Middlesex, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Pearsons) Pearson — married 17 May 1781 in Milford, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1836 at age 78 in Windsor VT

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Biography

William Pearson (aka Persons) was born in 1757 to William and Mary (Jaquith) Pearson. Born in Massachusetts, he would serve in the Revolutionary War and then marry Hannah Pearson, the daughter of Samuel and Bridgett (Gray) Pearson, after serving in the war on May 17, 1781, in Milford, New Hampshire. Together they would have the following children:

Hannah Persons (1782-1840)

William Pearson III (1785-1864)

Lois H Pearsons (1786-1866)

Abiel Pearson (1789-1875)

Reverend Ira Pearson (1791-1882)

Dennis Pearson (1794-1838)

Leonard Pearson (1796-1873)

Lydia Pearson (1800-1801)

Calvin Pearson (1802-1854)

William passed away in around 1836 at nearly 79 years of age.

In 1783, William’s father William Pearson, then of Duxbury School Farms in New Hampshire, purchased 109 acres in the township of Windsor, Vermont followed by a purchase of 52 acres in 1784. On 13 November 1793, William, Sr. conveyed these two properties to William Pearson, Jr. for payment of £100.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Vermont Land Records, Town of Windsor, 4:384, 4:385, 5:213

• Pierson Genealogical Records, collected and comp. by Lizzie B. Pierson, by Pierson, Lizzie Benedict. Publication date 1878. Publisher Albany, J. Munsell. Page 57. [1]

• Rootsweb Profile for William Pearson II [2]

• William is mentioned in his father, William Pearson Sr.'s Family Search Profile [3]

• William and Hannah Persons are mentioned in their son, Abial Pearson's Family Search Profile [4]

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4K4-HH5 : 17 October 2017), William Pearson, 27 Sep 1757; citing Birth, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 2,257,888.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RC-DPMN : 17 March 2018), William Pearson, 19 Jan 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,115.

• "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDLF-TBZ : 10 February 2018), William Pearson and Hannah Pearson, 17 May 1781; citing reference 2:3ZLK1CQ; FHL microfilm 1,001,289.

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKD-PVC : 18 October 2017), William Person in entry for William Person, 08 Aug 1864, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,654.