John Pierce (1716 - aft. 1752)

Born 23 May 1716 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Houghton) Pierce — married 10 Mar 1747 in Harvard, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

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Biography

John was born in 1716. He is the son of Daniel Pierce (1676-1754) and Dinah Holt (1681-1738).

He married Hannah Houghton (marriage intention) 10 March 1747, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Vital Records

Births at Harvard: Perce & variations

Hannah, d. John and Hannah, bp. Aug. 18, 1745. CR1

Meriah, d. John and Hannah, Oct. 19, 1748.

Hannah, d. John and Hannah, bp. May 6, 1750. CR1

John, s. John and Hannah of Shirley, bp. July 15, 1753. CR1

Sarah, d. John and Hannah, bp. May 9, 1756. CR1

Marriages

Hannah of Bolton, and Samuel Burnam, in Bolton, June 29, 1769.*

Meriah [Peirce. int.] of Bolton, and Elisha Houghton, in Bolton, Nov. 30, 1768.

Deaths

–––––, ch. John, Oct. 4, 1750. CR1

Hannah, Oct. 21, 1745, a. 2 m. CR1

Hannah, wid., Apr. 16, 1811, a. 84 y. Old age. CR1 [b c1727]

John, Sept. 12, 1828, a. 69 y. GR1 [b c1759]

Shirley Vital Records^[2]

Births

John s John and Hannah May 2 [May 12 T.C.] 1753

Sarah [Hannah, T.C.], d John and Hannah, Apr. 27 1756

Solomon s. of John and Hanna, Nov 18, 1759

Joshua, s John and w., bp July 3, 1768

John s John Jr. and Salla, Mar 31, 1777

Solomon s. John (Peirc) Jr. and Salla, Mar 15, 1779

_________ ch. Abner and Lydia (Hartwell), July 10, 1792 B.R.

Research Notes

Possible Deed: land in Lunenburg, to John Peirce of Harvard, from Jonathan Willard.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., A.B., S.B., Member, NEHGS "Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts to the Year 1850" Marriages, pg.182/326. Pub. 1917, Boston, Mass. Source Text: "Hann[ah] Houghton & John "Pirce" [mar. int.] 10 March 1747" https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21982476?h=782f13
2. ↑ Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1918)
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZH-V61S?cc=2106411&wc=MCBL-SNL%3A361612201%2C361667101 : 22 May 2014), Worcester > Deeds 1745-1747 vol 21-22 > image 410 of 602; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-PW5 : 3 November 2017), John Peirce, 23 May 1716; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-PZD : 5 November 2017), John Pierce and Hannah Stone, 22 Nov 1744; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 903,680.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 May 2019, 02:00), entry for John Pierce(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ2H-785); contributed by various users.
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ2H-785/john-pierce-1716-1789.
• https://www.houghtonsurnameproject.com/g0/p441.htm#i13220