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A
Abel or Abel Pierce, MA Line, S33463, BLW #683-100-26 Feb 1818,
appl 13 Apr 1818 Rutland Co. VT aged 58 however in 1820 sol gave
his age as 64 & had no wife or children under his care, he
had signed a p.o.a. on 16 Dec 1817 at Sudbury VT
Abel or Abel Pierce, Sally, MA Line, W15699, sol appl 29 Dec 1818
Franklin Co VT aged 60, sol enl at Westminster MA, in 1820 sol
had a wife Sally aged 57 & children; Hariet 14, oldest son
Thomas of aged but boarded at home, Judson C. aged 23 living
at home & Betsey aged 19 living at home, sol sigend as Abel
Peirce the 2nd, sol's son Thomas Peirce was aged 52 on 4 Dec
1839 & lived in Franklin Co VT, wid appl 4 Aug 1840 Franklin
Co VT aged 80, sol & wid had m in Jan or Feb 1788 & sol
d. 14 Apr 1825, children's births that were legible, Thomas b
13Dec1787, Betsey b 7Jun1790, Jothan b in Jan 1792 & d 3Sep1813,
Abel b 7Aug1795, Judson Curtis & Sally b 4 Oct 1797, Betey
b 20Apri1800 & Harriot b 9May1804
Amos or Amos Pierce, MA & VT Line, S14177, sol was b 1Sep1765
at Westminster in Worcester Co MA, he lived at Brattleborough
VT at his 2nd enl & in MA at 1st enl, he appl 5Sep1832 Washington
Co NY, sol d leaving a wid Lydia who in 1835 was of Putnam NY.
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B
Benjamin or Benjamin
Pierce, Lucy, MA Line, W21975, sol lived at
Sandisfield MA at enl & he m there to Lucy Sage on 18Jan1786
& in 1796 they moved to Troy NY, he appl 19Jun1818 at Troy
in Rensselaer Co NY & sol d there 11Aug1840 aged 77, wid
appl 6Sep1843 at Poughkeepsie in Dutchess Co NY aged 79, wid
d 6May1846 at Troy NY leaving children; Clara Hewitt, Mary Whiting,
Caroline E. Vassar all were living at Troy NY in 1855 & a
son Chauncey Peirce of NY City NY in 1856, a grandson Benjamin
Peirce Smith was of NY City NY in 1855 aged 26 yrs.
Benjamin or Benjamin
Pierce, Rebecca, MA
Line, W26867, sol enl at Cambridge MA & later moved to Groton
MA & also enl there, sol appl 21Apr1818 Windsor Co VT aged
63, sol m Rebecca daughter of Pelatiah Wright of Westford MA
on21Jul1782 at Groton MA, sol d 7Nov1829, wid appl 23Oct1838
at Chester Vt aged 74, sol & wid had a large family of children
but no names were given, in 1838 a John Peirce of Ludlow Vt &
Stephen Peirce of Chester VT testified in the case.
Benjamin Pierce, Nabby, NH Line, W10900, BLW#38577-160-55,
sol was b at Wilton NH & he lived there at enl, sol's 1st
wife Dorcas d15May1817 & sol m 2nd to Nabby wid of John Dodge,
sol appl 15Mar1822 at Andover VT aged 60 & he d 9May1847
at Londonderry VT, wid appl 2Novt1855 at Wethersfield in Windsor
Co VT aged 70, children of sol & 1st wife were; Dorcas b
22Jan1786, Polly b29Apr 1787, James b 17Aug1789, Abiel or Abial
b21Mar1791, Asa b 17Mar1793, Alvah b 6Oct1796, Nancy b 2Dec1798,
Alanson b27Aug1801 & Abel B 1Apr1803 & of these only
4 were living in 1855 twit; Polly Dodge, Nancy Putnam, Asa &
Abiel or Abial Peirce, children by sol & 2nd wife were; Abigail
b 25Nov1820 & Lucy who m. a Mr. Chittenden & in 1856
was age of 30 & lived in Weathersfield VT, the wid had a
daughter by her 1st husband John Dodge named Nabby who was b
in Nov1817, also shown but no relationship stated were; Fernando
A. & Augusta H. Pierce both of Weathersfield VT in 1855 &
a Hannah Pierce aged 56 in 1856 a res of Weathersfield VT.
Benjamin or Benjamin
Pierce, wid Peace,
NH Line, W26863, see Benjamin Pierce
Benjamin or Benjamin
Pierce, Lucinda, NH
Line R8240, BLW #19814-160-55, see Benjamin Pierce
Bowen, RI Line, S21921, sol was a son of
Langworthy Peirce & was b 7Mar1762 at North Kinston RI &
he lived there at enl & in 1787 he moved to South Kingston
RI for 2 yrs then returned to North Kingston RI for 3 yrs then
moved to Portsmouth RI for 7 yrs then to Bristol RI for 18 mths
then returned to N. Kinston RI for 2 yrs then to S. Kinston RI
for 1 yr then to Hopkiton RI for 3 yrs then returned to S. Kinston
RI for 16 yrs then to Warwick RI for 2 yrs then to Cranston RI
for 2 yrs then to Providence RI for 1 yr then to N. Providence
RI when he was living in 1834 then moved to East Greewich in
Kent Co RI where he appl 3 Jun 1836 & in 1836 he had moved
to Scituate RI, in 2837 sol referred toa number of sons &
in same aff'dt he mentioned a Daniel Peirce of Smithfield RI
but did not give a relationship, sol d 9Aug1853, in 1835 an Hon.
Dutie J. Pearce of Newport RI was a Rep to Congress at Washington
DC & still srv there in 1837 & was related to the sol
Benj
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C
Charles or Charles
Pierce, MA Line, S36735,
see Charles Pierce,
Christopher, MA Line, S29378, sol was b 20Mar1757
at Pembroke in Plymouth Co MA & he always lived there &
he appl there 22Aug1832
D
Daniel or Daniel
Pierce, Mary, Cont
& RI Line, W21963, sol was b 3 Mar 1752 & he m Mary (--)
16Nov1793 & she was b 16Sept 1760, sol appl 31Mar1818 Kent
Co., RI, in 1820 sol had a wife aged 59 & children at home;
Susannah 22 & James aged 19, wid appl 26Sep1838 Providence
Co RI aged 78, sol d 12Feb 1824, wid stated her cousins Waity
& Betsey Sweet were at her m, sol's & wid's son Peleg
was b 27Apr1789 prior to their marriage & they petitioned
the Gen'l Assemby of RI to restore the rights & privileges
as if b. in wedlock, other children were; Sally B. Peirce b 1Feb1794,
Elijah L. b 17Jul1796, Susan A. b 2Apr1798, Christopher B. b
13Aug 1799 & he m 1 May 1826 & James B. b 24Mar1801 &
he m 3Apr1827
David or David
Pierce, Keziah, MA
Line, W26900, sol m Kezia Packard 2Jul1778 both were of Worcester
MA, sol appl 9Apr1818 Windsor Co VT aged 65, in 1820 sol had
a wife aged 64 & 1 daughter at home aged 41 "deranged",
on 16Nov1849 a son James Peirce made aff'dt at Harland VT aged
52 & stated sol d 5Aug1837 leaving a wid who d in the fall
of 1841 leaving children: James & William Peirce both of
VT & Polly Davis of NH
David or David
Pierce, NH Line, S36736,
appl 11Apr 1818 Somerset Co MA (ME), in 1820 sol was aged 78
a res of Norridgewock, ME with a wife Sarah aged 86 yrs, he had
enl at Chesterfield (state?)
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E
Ebenezer or Ebenezer
Pierce, Pamilia, MA
Lin e, W8518, BLW #14966-160-55, see Ebenezer Pierce
Eliab or Eliab
Pierce, MA Line, S11244,
sol was b 6Sep1761 at Hopkinton in Middlesex Co MA & he lived
at Hubbardston MA at enl & aftwards lived in Windsor Co VT
for 3 or 4 yrs & in 1792 he moved to Herkimer Co NY where
he appl 10Oct1832, Thomas Peirce of Frankfort NY was a witness
Ezekiel, MA Line, S41060, appl 15 Apr 1818
Windham Co VT, in 1820 sol was aged 66 with a wife 59.
F
G
H
Henry or Henry
Pierce, Deborah Winslow
former wid, MA Line, W18350, sol m Deborah Chase 17Mar1785 as
officially shown or 20Mar1785 as stated by wid at Middleborough
in Plymouth Co MA & wid appl there 18Apr1848 aged 85, sol
d 22Jan1791 & wid m next to Asa Winslow on 17Jul1792 &
he left wid about 1817 & went to the western country &
had d there about 1838
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J
James or James
Pearce, MA Line, S36727,
appl 10Apr 1818 Lincoln Co MA (ME) aged 57, in 1820 sol was of
Kennebec Co ME with a wife Mary aged 60 & samuel Peirce aged
26 who he had hired tohelp him & Elizabeth Colby aged 19
who he had brought up & she took care of his family
James or James
Pierce, MA Line, S41074,
see James Pierce
Jesse or Jesse
Pierce, Lydia, MA
Line, S15206, sol m Lydia Gale 6Mar1784 at Sutton in Worcester
Co MA & he lived there at enl & he appl 8Apr1818 in Milbury
in Worcester Co MA, on 22Jul 1820 sol gave his age as 54 with
a wife & 1 child aged 5 with him, sol d 13Nov1820, wid appl
24Aug1838 at Millbury MA aged 72 & wid d 25Apr1843 leaving
children; Jesse Peirce, Josiah Gale Peirce, Abram Peirce, George
Peirce & Zoah wife of Mose Dunton who made joint aff'dt 18Jan1844
Job or Job Pierce
or Pearce or Pearse, Mary,
MA & RI Line, W13814, sol appl 1 Apr1818 at Barrington RI
but lately of Swanzey RI, in 1820 sol was aged 69 with a wife,
wid appl 7 Aug 1838 at Swanzey RI aged 72, sol lived at Smithfield
RI at enl, wid mentioned a Philip Peirce of Dighton MA as being
dec'd in 1838, sol m Mary (--) 14Oct1786 & sol d 6Sep1829
John or John Pierce, CT Line, R3691, sol was b 19Aug1753
in Windham Co CT & at the start of the Rev he was attending
Yale College but was home on spring vacation when he enl &
after the Rev he lived at Providence RI for 2 yrs then returned
to Plainfield CT & in Apr1801 he moved to Bradford Co PA
where he appl *Aug1832, sol d 4Nov1834 leaving no wid, in 1854
a son John Peirce was of East Smithfield in Bradford Co PA &
stated he was an only child.
John or John Pierce, MA Line, S37297, appl 13May1818 York
Co MA (ME)aged 72
Jonas or Jonas
Pierce, Susannah,
MA Line, W19990 sol appl 14Apr1818 Worcester Co MA, in 1820 sol
was of Milford MA aged 60 with a wife Susanna aged 57 & 1
daughter Maria at home aged 16, sol had m Susanna Allen or East
Studbury MA on 18Oct1793 & sol was then of West MA where
he lived during the Rev, wid appl 30Oct1838 at Hopkinton in Middlesex
Co MA aged 69, sol d 26Dec1835
Jonathan, Elizabeth, RI Line, W26319, sol was
a son of Daniel Peirce & he m Elizabeth daughter of Benjamin
Coggeshall at Greenwich RI on 1 Sep 1782 & both were of E.
Greenwich RI where sol lived at enl, sol 30Mar1832 at Warwick
in Kent Co RI & wid appl there 18Mar1836 aged 73
Joseph or Joseph
Pierce, MA Line, S34475,
appl 14Apr1818 at Sterling in Worcester Co MA aged 67, in 1811
sol had a wife Mary who d before 1820, sol m Lucy Parks who in
1823 was aged 76, in 1820 sol's son Isaac Peirce was of Sterling
Ma, sol referred to a large family but gave no names
Joseph or Joseph
Pierce, Eleanor, MA
Line, W14698, sol appl 10Jul1820 Worcester Co MA aged 63 with
a wife Eleanor aged 58 & an unmarried daughter Eleanor aged
23 also 2 grandchildren; Joseph Myrick aged 15 & Thomas Eaton
Myrick aged 13 living with him, sol m Eleanor Crawford 10Oct1782
both were of Shrewsbury MA, sol reapplied 7Aug 1832 at Athol
MA, wid appl 8Mar 1839 Chenango Co NY aged 76 on 14Apr1838, sol
d 14Mar1835
Joseph or Joseph
Pierce, Hannah, MA
Line W19987, se Joseph Pierce
Joseph or Joseph
Pierce, MA Line, R8238,
appl 28Sep1833 Cayuga Co NY, sol was b in 1755 at Rochester in
Plymouth Co MA & he lived there until age of 40 then moved
to New Bedofrd MA & in 1816 he moved to Cauyga Co NY
Josiah or Josiah
Pierce, MA Line, S31303,
after the Rev sol lived at Zoar & Charlemont MA until 1828
then moved to Buckland in Franklin Co MA where he appl 15Aug1832
aged 81
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M
N
Nathaniel or Nathaniel
Pierce, MA Line, S33478,
appl 15Feb1819 at Medford, MA, sol was aged 70 in Oct 1820 with
a wife aged 70 in Aug 1820
& had no children, sol d 13Jul1825
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P
Philip, Anna, MA Line, W18763, sol appl
10Nov1818 Bristol Co RI but was a res of Dighton MA , sol reapplied
18Mar1829 in Bristol Co MA aged 66, wid appl 10Aug1838 Bristol
Co MA aged 74, sol m Anna Manchester 15Dec1783 both were of Swansey
MA, sol d 27Oct1829, a daughter Betsey Peirce of Digton in Bristol
Co MA made aff'dt 7Aug1836 aged 45
R
Richard, MA & RI Line, S33479, appl 9Apr1818
Bristol Co MA, sol enl at Middleborough MA & later enl at
Newport RI, in 1820 sol was of Dartmouth MA aged 71 with a wife
& a daughter aged 15 & a grandchild aged 2 1/2 yrs who
lived with him.
Robert or Robert
Pierce, MA Line, S5157,
sol was b 17Oct 1761 at Scituate in Plymouth Co MA & he lived
there at enl & he appl there 22Aug1832
Robert or Robert
Pierce, Molly, MA
Line, W15202, see Robert Pierce
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Samuel or Samuel
Pierce, Dorcas, CT
Line, W5157, see Samuel Pierce
Samuel or Samuel
Pierce, Hannah, CT
Line, W26901, sol was b 22Sept1756, he lived at Canaan CT at
enl, he appl 24Apr1818 at Salisbury in Addison Co VT where he
d 11Mar1832, sol had m Hannah White 25Oct1781 at Salisbury CT
& she appl there 6 Aug1836, wid d 24May1846, children were;
Elizabeth b 12Aug1782 & she m a Mr. Story, Theodocia b 14May1784,
Submit b 6Apr1786 & she m a Mr. Weaver, Alvares b 3Dec1791,
Samuel b 31May1794 & d 3Feb1809, Rodney b 1Apr1791 &
he made aff'dt 6Aug1836 at Salisbury Vt, Hannah b 18Oct1798,
Solomon William b 26Dec1801 & Alonzo b 19May1804
Silas, MA Line, BLW #1644-300-2 Apr1791
assignee John Peck, srv as a Capt., No papers
Solomon or Solomon
Pierce, NH Line, S22936,
sol was b 18Oct1750 at Groton MA & he lived at Hollis in
Hillsobrough Co NH at enl & he appl there 27Aug1832
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Thomas or Thomas
Pierce, MA Line S34473,
see Thomas Pierce
W
William or William
Pierce, MA Line, S15559,
sol was b 25Dec1746(old style) as Boston MA & he lived there
at enl & he appl there 4Dec1832
William or William
Pearce, Phebe, MA Line, W19983, sol m Phebe Manning 21May1790
both were then of Waltham in Middlesex Co MA & sol appl there
31Mar1818, in 1820 sol was aged 62 with a wife aged 57 &
1 child aged 7, wid appl 21Aug1838 at Waltham MA aged 71, sol
d 4Sept1825
William, Hannah, MA Line, W26606, sol m Hannah
Quint 29Sep 1779 at Berwick in York Co MA (ME), wid appl 14Aug1838
at Lebanon in York Co ME aged 79, sol d 22Jul1826, a Nancy Butler
aged 76 of S. Berwick ME knew sol from childhood but stated no
relationship, sol was b at Berwick MA (ME)
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Zadock, MA Line, S43838, appl 21Apr1818
Broome Co NY aged 59, sol enl at Middlebury && Freetown
MA, in 1820 sol had a wife Rachel aged 54
Zebulon or Zebulon Pierce, Mary, MA Line, W18990, sol
appl 8 Dec1829 Cortland Co NY aged 73, wid appl 2Jun1846 Cortland
Co NY aged 78, sol m Mary(--) 3Apr1806 & sol d 27Feb1837,
an Amy Putnam aged 49 made aff'dt 2Jun1846 at Truxton NY but
no relationship was given, sol's son Lyman Peirce signed p.o.a.
26Apr1855 in Cortland Co NY.
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