Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Isaac Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1702 - Swansea, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Jun 1747
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Azrikim Pierce (1670-1748)
         Mother: Sarah Heywood (1676-Bef 1713)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Esther Covell (1725 -       )
       Marriage: 18 Feb 1745 - Eastham, Massachusetts 2
         Status: 



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Isaac Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Aug 1808 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 3
        Baptism: 
          Death: 9 Apr 1827 - Jersey shore
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Pierce (1778-      )
         Mother: Rachel Hatch (1778-1842) 4
Notes
General:
"Solomon Lewis 2d, Samuel Mason and Isaac Pierce were lost on the Jersey shore"
This record is undated, but is between records dated 11 Apr and 28 May 1827. Solomon Lewis's gravestone provides the date.
There were 2 Isaac Pierce/Peirces of Wellfleet, b 1808 and 1811. One died in a shipwreck in 1827, and one married Drusilla Snow in 1825. I guess that the elder one drowned and the younger married. 5

picture Isaac Pierce 
      Sex: M
AKA: Isaac Peirce 7 Isaac Pierce
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Sep 1811 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Apr 1881 - Boston, Massachusetts 8
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Young Pierce (1789-1869) 9
         Mother: Eunice Young (1786-1870) 10
Spouses and Children 
1. *Drusilla Snow (6 May 1813 - 8 Dec 1871)
       Marriage: 16 Jul 1835 - Truro, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Charles William Pierce (1838-      ) 12
                2. Jesse S Peirce (1840-1850) 6
                3. Isaac A Peirce (1844-1864) 6
Notes
General:
1863 mariner, Wellfleet
Medical:
age 69-7-10

picture Isaac Pierce 
      Sex: M
AKA: Isaac Peirce 14 Isaac Price
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 May 1754 - Billingsgate (Eastham), Massachusetts 13
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Aug 1844 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: old age

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Pierce (1722-1803) 1
         Mother: Susannah Newcomb (1724-1792) 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Drusilla Cole (13 Apr 1758 - 20 Jan 1819)
       Marriage: 10 Dec 1778 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Susanna Pierce (1780-1793) 13
                2. Isaac Pierce (1791-1799) 13

2. Deborah Swett (20 Jun 1763 - 6 Dec 1855) 16 
       Marriage: 20 May 1820 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17
         Status:
Notes
General:
"Mr. Isaac Peirce died July 11, 1844, aged 90 years in April." 18
Medical:
age 90-2
married
mariner
b Wellfleet
s/o Joseph & Sarah Pierce 19

picture Isaac Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Jun 1778 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: Sep 1863 - Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Pierce (1751-1842)
         Mother: Lydia Newcomb (1758-1842)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rachel Fowler (27 Jul 1782 - 27 Oct 1865)
       Marriage: 31 May 1800 - Orrington, Maine
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Syrena Pierce (1811-1884)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Rachel Fowler)
Children, in Orrington
Syrena Pierce b: 25 AUG 1811
Nathaniel Pierce b: 31 JAN 1802
Simeon Pierce b: 22 OCT 1803
Dorcas Pierce b: 13 NOV 1805
Lydia Pierce b: 8 SEP 1807
Dorinda Pierce b: 26 JUL 1809
Isaac Pierce b: 11 JUN 1814
Elijah S. Pierce b: 20 MAY 1816
Rachel E. Pierce b: 9 JAN 1818
Abigail F. Pierce b: 1 MAR 1821
Joseph D. Pierce b: 29 DEC 1823
(mac3387)

picture Isabel L Pierce 
      Sex: F
AKA: Isabella L Pierce
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Jul 1855 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22 23
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Dec 1931 - Orange, Massachusetts 24
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: rectal carcinoma

Parents 
         Father: Captain David Young Pierce (1823-1912) 20 25
         Mother: Hannah Paine Ryder (1828-1864) 20 26
Notes
General:
1880 Wellfleet census: Isabel was single, living with her parents.
Medical:
age 76-4-13 24

picture Isabella J Pierce 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 May 1834 - Chatham, Massachusetts 27
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Pierce (Est 1800-      )
         Mother: Sarah Bassett (1802-      )



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Israel Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1775
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Deborah Rich (13 Oct 1779 - 21 Oct 1862) 28 29 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Israel R Pierce (1807-1888) 30 31 32



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Israel Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 6 Oct 1828 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Jun 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Israel R Pierce (1807-1888) 30 31 32
         Mother: Bethiah Swett (1808-1869) 34



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Israel R Pierce 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Aug 1807 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30 32 35
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Nov 1888 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30 32
         Burial: in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death: paralysis and heart disease 30
Events
• Occupation 32 36, labore, 1880 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Israel Pierce (Est 1775-      )
         Mother: Deborah Rich (1779-1862) 28 29
Spouses and Children 
1. *Bethiah Swett (1 Aug 1808 - 27 Jul 1869) 34 
       Marriage: 6 Dec 1827 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 31
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Israel Pierce (1828-1859)
                2. James Ford Pierce (1831-Bef 1895) 33
                3. Captain Benjamin Higgins Swett Pierce (1832-1910) 33 37
                4. Captain Warren Emerson Pierce (1834-1898) 38 33 39
                5. Alonzo Lewis Pierce (1836-      ) 33
                6. John Swett Pierce (1837-1883) 33 40
                7. Bethia Swett Pierce (1839-1844) 41
                8. Deborah Rich Pierce (1841-1878) 33 42
                9. William Todd Pierce (1843-      ) 33
                10. Bethiah Swett Pierce (1844-1855) 33
                11. George Allen Pierce (1846-1866) 33
                12. Edward Winslow Pierce (1848-      ) 33
                13. Melzar Green Pierce (1850-1927) 33 43
                14. Sylvanus Rich Pierce (1853-1936) 33

2. Rachel Hopkins Smith (14 Dec 1811 - 17 Mar 1899) 36 44 
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
1844, 1850 mariner, Wellfleet 32
Medical:
age 81-3-3
married
retired
no Wellfleet birth record 32
Marriage Notes (Rachel Hopkins Smith)
1880 Wellfleet census: Israel and Rachel Pierce were living on their own.
Israel, 72, laborer
Rachel H, 68, keeping house
Neither is seen in the cemetery lists, despite the death records.
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Sources

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

2 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 111 (MD24:86. 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.), 1:84. Joshua and Rachel Pierce family.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:12. Isaac & Rachel Hatch family.

5 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:236. Deaths.

6 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).

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

8 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass
archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable), 3 May 1881.

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

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

11 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 321.

12 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:175. the son of Isaac Pierce & Drusilla his wife.

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

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

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:532. Marriages.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:13. Benjamin & Mercy Sweat family.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:570. Marriages.

18 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 40.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 74. frequently differ from other records

20 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 3. Peirce.

21 1900 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts (June 2-6, 1900). The house and family numbers on the census forms were repeatedly corrected, and it is hard to read the final numbers from the photocopies.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 50.

23 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 105:29 (Wellfleet).

24 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1931.

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:134. The Children of Samuel Pierce 2d & Nancy his Wife.

26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:145. The children of Samuel and Louisa Rider.

27 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.

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 4.

29 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:39. the children of Elisha Rich and Hannah his wife.

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

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

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

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

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

35 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 26.

36 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts.

37 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), lots 41. Benjamin H. S. & Ruth G. Pierce family.

38 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1898, p 37.

39 Ben H. Swett, "Sweat and Swett Families of Cape Cod
John Swett of Newbury" (2005. http://swett-genealogy.com/10CapeCod.html
Rootsweb databases bswett, bhswett).

40 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.

41 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 735. Israel & Bethiah Pierce family.

42 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 323. John W. & Deborah R. Freeman family.

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

44 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 44. 1899 #9.

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