Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1764 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 21 Apr 1808 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Pierce (1730-1816)
         Mother: Marcy Rider (1735-1820) 2
Spouses and Children 
1. *Phebe Newcomb (1756 - 26 Jun 1825)
       Marriage: 3 Nov 1785 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 3
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Lemuel Newcomb Pierce (1787-1849) 1
                2. Sally Pierce (1790-      ) 1



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John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Oct 1805 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Solomon Pierce (1775-1826)
         Mother: Keziah Doane (Est 1779-1841)



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John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1684 - Warwick, Rhode Island
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Jun 1722
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Ephraim Pierce (1647-1719)
         Mother: Hannah Holbrook (Cir 1650-1721) 5
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Hannah MILES
Married: 21 May 1702

picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Sep 1647 - Rhode Island
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Richard Pierce (1615-1678)
         Mother: Susannah Wright (1620-Bef 1678)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Tallman (1651 - Jun 1720) 6 
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Mary Tallman)
[confirm this John Pierce and Mary Tallman]

picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1570 - England
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Pierce (      -      )
         Mother:
Notes
General:
edited from Kirk D. Ransom from the La Mance book, Chapter XXIV
"The Pierce Family"
"Line of Sanford and Mary King-Pierce" via http://rootie.geeknet.com/pierce2.html
[starting on page 160]
John the Patentee, (who may have been an uncle instead of a brother to the others) was a merchant of London. He was the owner of the historic Mayflower. An association of merchants, with John Pierce at their head, secured a patent in 1620 from the Virginia Company for the use of the Mayflower colonists, who then expected to settle in Virginia. When the Mayflower returned in the spring of 1621, with the news of the change of base, John Pierce obtained a new grant or patent to Plymouth Colony, dated June 1, 1621. He himself started for the new world in the shop Paragon, but it proved unseaworthy and put back. He then sent the patent on the ship Good Fortune, which reached Plymouth Nov. 11, 1621. He remained in London, but used his means and ships in building up the colony.

picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Cir 1660 - Scituate, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 28 Jun 1738
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Michael Pierce (1615-1676)
         Mother: Persis Eames (1621-1662)
Notes
General:
Married on Dec. 12, 1683 in Plymouth Co., MA, Patience DODSON, daughter of Anthony DODSON. Children of John and Patience PIERCE: Mial married Mary WOOD; John married Abigail VINTON; Jonathan; Ruth married Stephen CORNELL; Jael married Hezekiah CHACE; David; Clothier married Hannah SHERMAN; Mary married Mr. NORTON; and Samuel married Polly BARBER.

picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Aug 1825 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 24 May 1902 7
         Burial: in Provincetown, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Pierce (1791-1831) 8
         Mother: Susannah Hill (1795-1868)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Nichols Atwood (13 Oct 1825 - 23 Oct 1898) 9 
       Marriage: 5 Nov 1846 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Alexander J Pierce (1862-1862)
                2. James W Pierce (1870-1948) 10
Notes
Medical:
age 76-9-23

picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1726
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Aug 1811 - Wiscasset, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Anne Young (8 Oct 1727 - 15 Aug 1811) 11 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1770
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Susanna Sanborn (Est 1770 -       )
       Marriage: 1800 - Standish, Maine
         Status: 



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John Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1737 - of Eastham
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Baker (13 Dec 1740 -       )
       Marriage: 20 Feb 1762 - Eastham, Massachusetts 12
         Status: 

2. Ruth Lombard (22 Sep 1744 -       )
       Marriage: 25 Mar 1766 - Truro, Massachusetts 13
         Status:
Notes
General:
It is an assumption, that the same John Pierce married Sarah Baker and Ruth Lombard.
Marriage Notes (Sarah Baker)
"february 20 : 1762 then Entred the Intentions of marriage between John Perce and Sarah Baker both of Eastham" 12

picture John Pierce 
      Sex: M
AKA: John Peirce
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Jul 1791 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 8
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Dec 1831 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 10
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Pierce (1768-1853) 10
         Mother: Sally (1769-1847)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Susannah Hill (24 Aug 1795 - 14 Apr 1868)
       Marriage: Cir 1810
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Newcomb Pierce (1811-1876)
                2. Ruth Peirce (1813-1855) 14
                3. Susan Pierce (1821-1846)
                4. John Pierce (1825-1902)
Notes
General:
stone
Mr. John Pierce died Dec 20, 1831 ae 40 yrs
"My husband died, I am left alone, With six children for to mourn; And may they all prepare to die, And meet him there above the sky" 10

picture John B Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Oct 1831 - Chatham, Massachusetts 15
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Joseph Pierce (Est 1800-      )
         Mother: Sarah Bassett (1802-      )



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John Buntin Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Jan 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 16
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Atkins Pierce (1812-      ) 17
         Mother: Martha Higgins Buntin (1817-      ) 18



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John Lewis Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Jul 1905 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Melzar Green Pierce (1875-1961) 20 21
         Mother: Mary Julia Silver (1880-      ) 20 22



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John S Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 3 Oct 1854 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 23
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Alexander Lovett Pierce (1832-      ) 24
         Mother: Betsey R Smith (1836-      )



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John Stubbs Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Apr 1863 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 25
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Isaac A Peirce (1844-1864) 26
         Mother: Sarah (Est 1846-      )



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John Swett Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Nov 1837 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 28
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 May 1883 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Israel R Pierce (1807-1888) 29 30 31
         Mother: Bethiah Swett (1808-1869) 32
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lucy J Neal (1838 -       )
       Marriage: 13 May 1855 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Helen Pierce (1855-1858) 34
                2. Albert W Pierce (1858-1858) 27 35 36
                3. Helen Weston Pierce (1861-      ) 37
                4. Estella May Pierce (1862-1863) 38
                5. Charles Pierce (1864-1866) 27
                6. Charles Pierce (1866-1867) 27
Notes
General:
epitaph:
"One less on earth, on more in heaven."

occupation:
1855, 1858, 1861, 1862, 1864, 1866 mariner/seaman Wellfleet 27

picture Joseph Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 4 Aug 1722
        Baptism: 
          Death: 9 Jun 1803 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Susannah Newcomb (23 Sep 1724 - 27 Aug 1792) 39 
       Marriage: 8 Oct 1747 - Eastham, Massachusetts 40
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thankful Pierce (1748-1842)
                2. Isaac Pierce (1754-1844) 41
                3. Joseph Pierce Jr (1759-1807) 42 43
Notes
General:
of Eastham, 1747
"He was a member of the crew of the brig Resolution, an American privateer, was taken prisoner by an English vessel, and with others committed to Old Mill Prison, 22 Jan 1771. " [date makes no historical sense]

"This stone marks the grave of Mr. Joseph Pierce who died June 9th, 1803, aged 80 years 10 months.
'So Jesus slept, God's dying sob
Past through the grave and blest the bed
Then rest dear saint till from his throne
The morning break and pierce the shade.' " 42 44

picture Joseph Pierce Jr 
      Sex: M
AKA: Joseph Peirce Jr 43 Joseph Pierce
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Nov 1759 - Billingsgate (Eastham), Massachusetts 43 45
        Baptism: 
          Death: 8 Nov 1807 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 43
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Pierce (1722-1803) 39
         Mother: Susannah Newcomb (1724-1792) 39
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joanna Young (14 May 1765 - 8 Dec 1841) 46 
       Marriage: 9 Aug 1787 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 47
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joshua Young Pierce (1789-1869) 45
                2. Joseph Pierce (1796-1815) 45
Notes
General:
"Of the estate of Joseph Pierce of Wellfleet, administration was granted, 17 Mar. 1808, to his widow Joanna. His inventory indicates that he was a farmer and blacksmith. One-third was given to the widow, and one-third to each of the sons, Joshua T. and Joseph."

"Benaiah Higgins apprentice to Joseph Pierce born Feb 21st, 1786" 42 43 45

picture Joseph Pierce 
      Sex: M
AKA: Joseph Peirce 49 Joseph Pierce
Individual Information 
          Birth: 6 Jun 1813 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 49
        Baptism: 
          Death: 26 Feb 1877 - Boston, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: suicide by exhaustion & asphyxia 50

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Young Pierce (1789-1869) 45
         Mother: Eunice Young (1786-1870) 51
Spouses and Children 
1. *Betsey H Horton (12 Oct 1816 - Dec 1842) 52 
       Marriage: 1837 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Ann Pierce (1840-      ) 53

2. Olive C Whittaker (22 Aug 1829 - 17 Jun 1905)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Eunice Anna Pierce (      -1859)
                2. Joseph E Pierce (1852-1864) 48
Notes
Medical:
age 63-5
married
oysterman
111 M St
b Wellfleet
s/o Joshua & Eunice, both b Wellfleet
Marriage Notes (Olive C Whittaker)
3 children with death dates but not birth dates in cemetery:
James Howard d 28 Jul 1848
Olive Courier d 19 Nov 1848
Joshua Hurbert d 29 Sep 1856
"Children of Joseph & Olive C. Pierce
'Of such is the kingdom of heaven.' " 48
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Sources

1 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:36. the family of John Pierce and Phebe his wife.

2 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 79 (MD16:143). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:537. Marriages.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:95. Solomon & Keziah Pierce family.

5 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 7959.

6 Brian Corr, Gencircles - briancorr.

7 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

8 George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 12:24.

9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:99. Jeremiah and Betsey Atwood family.

10 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).

11 Andrew P. Langlois, Descendants of John Young of Plymouth and Eastham. part 2 (2006. Mayflower Descendant 55 (1): 29-52).

12 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 125 (MD 27:187).

13 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 105.

14 Provincetown Massachusetts. Town records. (Provincetown Massachusetts), Death Book 1:18 #9, Cemetery Book 49. identifies parents.

15 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:299.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:179. The children of Atkins Peirce and Martha his wife.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:84. Joshua and Rachel Pierce family.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:129. daughter of Samuel and Phebe Buntin.

19 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1905 births.

20 Bowman, Records from Cemetery near South Wellfleet Church (Mayflower Descendant).

21 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1904, p 52.

22 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1899 marriages.

23 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 2:39.

24 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:164. The children of Thomas and Joanna Pierce.

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 6.

26 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association).

27 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 210. John S. Pierce family.

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:152. The children of Israel and Bethiah Pierce.

29 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1888, p 28, death records.

30 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:581. Marriages.

31 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 33. 1888 #35.

32 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:86. Joseph and Bethiah Swett family.

33 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, vol.2. Marriages 1843-1856 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 2:71.

34 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 97. frequently differ from other records

35 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 97.

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 52.

37 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 3.

38 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 5.

39 M. Natale, Ancestors of Mercy Holbrook Higgins (2005. email).

40 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 136 (MD28:83).

41 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:22. the family of Mr Isaac Pierce and Drusilla his wife.

42 Rosemary West, "R.K. West's Master List" (Sept 2003. Rootsweb).

43 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1:51.

44 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 39.

45 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:51. family of Mr. Joseph Pierce junr and Joanna his wife.

46 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:7. Robert & Joanna Young family.

47 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:539. Marriages.

48 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 6, lot 2. Joseph & Olive Peirce family.

49 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:101. Joshua Y and Eunice Pierce family.

50 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 294:18 (Boston).

51 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:21. the family of John Young 3d and Lucy his wife.

52 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:111. Barnabus and Betsey Horton family.

53 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:178. The daughter of Joseph Pierce & Betsey his wife.

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