James Pierson (1700 - 1749)

Born 1700 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Williams) Peirson — married 1732 in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1749 at about age 49 in Killingworth, Killingworth Twp., Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

James Peirson was born circa 1700, in England and was sent to the Colonies, about 1715, when he was 16 years old. To pay for his passage, James was indentured in New Jersey, until he became of age (at the age of twenty)

James married Esther Williams. His Will is dated September 3, 1761, in Hanover, New Jersey and provides for his wife and four daughters, and gives all the rests of his property to his son, Moses.

Sources

• Pierson Genealogical Records collected and compiled by Lizzie B. Pierson, of Andover, Mass, published by Joel Munsell, Printer, 1878, Albany, New York (see image)