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PIERCE / PEARCE / PEIRCE / PEIRCY

Piercy: a variation of the English (from the Normans) place name Percy, from any of the several places called that in Northern France, from the Gallo-Roman given name Persius + the local suffix -acum, and was given to the man who emigrated from there, likely as one of the followers of William the Conqueror. Other variants are Percey, Persay, Pearcey, Pearsey, Piercey, Piercy, Pericey , and Pursey. William de Percy (1030-1096) was one such follower -- he accompanied William the Conqueror and settled in the Northumbrian area, where his family was instrumental in holding the English border against the Scots.

PIERCE, PEARCE, PEIRCE  all derive from the PEIRCY surname in England and are essentially all one and the same.  The PIERCE's were some of the earliest settlers in this country. 
 
I am descended from Job Pierce b. 1799 and Jane (Wilson) Pierce.  Ida E. Pierce was born in KANSAS.  Her mother, Harriet (White) Pierce died not long after giving birth to her and Ida moved to the Punxsutawney/North Indiana County, PA area  circa 1880 and was raised by her 1/2 brother, John Scott Pierce and then adopted by the family of Aaron WORK. 


Descendants of John Wilson (sometimes middle name is listed as William) Pierce:

1 Joseph Wilson Pierce, aka J.W. Pierce, aka J. William Pierce, aka "Wils" Pierce b. abt 1825
   m. Lidia Margeret Ziegler b. 1832 & had 8 kids.  Lidia m. 2nd Jacob Shaffer
   m. Harriet White b. about 1855 & had Ida listed below
   m. Miranda Catherine Brill

   2 Ida E. Pierce b. 07/24/1874 d. 1946
     m. 09/09/1891 John George Armstrong b. 06/03/1867 d. 05/24/1942

      3 Mary Armstrong b. 03/04/1892 d. 10/??/1972
        m. M. Roy London

      3 Bertha Armstrong b. ?03/10/1893
        m. Orren L. Hann

      3 George Sylvester Armstrong b. 05/07/1896 d. 1975
        m. 06/26/1919 Mildred Helen Holmes b. 02/06/1898 d. 12/26/1990

      3 Robert M. Armstrong b. 03/03/1898 d. 09/30/1970
        m. ?1917 Margaret Love?         
        m. Madeline Specht d. 1985         
        m. LaBeryl Cross

      3 Charles L. Armstrong, Sr. b. 08/16/1900 d. 06/12/1967
        m. 06/??/1922 Janet "Nettie" Park Liddell b. 07/??/1904

      3 Walter Raymond Armstrong b. 05/21/1904
        m. Carrie Divelbliss
      3 ? Armstrong b. _____ d. died very young



Web page of Douglas R. Armstrong at http://www.Pittsley.com