William Peirce (1708 - 1779)

Born 1 May 1708 in Watertown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Whitney) Pierce — married 28 Apr 1729 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1779 at age 71 in Sutton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

William was born on 1 may 1708 to Francis and Hannah Pierce in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

William Pierce and Sarah Whitney were married on 18 apr 1729 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.^[2]

They had the following children:

1. Francis 1729
2. Ebenezer 1731
3. Jonathan 1734
4. Hannah 1734
5. Seth 1738
6. William 1741
7. Sarah 1744
8. Aaron 1746
9. Samuel 1748

Sons Francis and Samuel answered the alarm in Lexington in april 1775.

William died in Sutton, Massachusetts in 1779.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Name William Peirce Event Type Birth Event Date 01 May 1708 Event Place Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Gender Male Father's Name Francis Peirce Mother's Name Hannah Citing this Record "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NW-KRF : 5 November 2017), Francis Peirce in entry for William Peirce, 01 May 1708; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,869.
2. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 Name Sarah WHITNY (see Whetney, Whitney, Whittney, Whittny) Spouse William Perce Marriage Date 18 Apr 1729 Marriage Place Hopkinton Source Vital Records of Hopkinton Full text WHITNY (see Whetney, Whitney, Whittney, Whittny), Sarah and William Perce, Apr. 18, 1729. Intention not recorded. [Whitteny, and William Pierce, ]
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name William Peirce Event Type DeathBirth Date abt 1701 Death Date 17 Jun 1779 Death Place Sutton, Massachusetts Death Age 78