This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perse, Cony, Coney, Pierce, Cole, Converse, Holt, Ballard, Buck, Whiting, Carter, Brooks, Smith, Gray, Sammons, White, Russie, Crippen, Harrison, Kelly, Wilkes, Groesbeck, Castell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Eej.2ACIB/2171 Message Board Post: See section 4 below for Dinah Holt. This family history is accurate to the best of my knowledge as of August 01 2002. I am seeking corraborative details and welcome your e-mail at matthews@cpros.com 0. maybe Thomas Perse --- b. est 1539 maybe Norfolk Co, England --- d. est aft 1582 est England --- m. est btwn 1560-1583 England --- to Margaret Cony (or Coney) --- b. est 1542 prob Norwich, Norfolk Co, England --- (Dau of John Cony (or Coney) b. est 1517 and -------) --- d. est aft 1583 est England --- (Thomas & Margaret: At least son Peter Perse b. est 1560) --- (Maybe also son Thomas Pierce below) --- 1. Thomas Pierce ------- b. 1583-84 England ------- (Came from England to America 1633-34 with his wife and ------- their children, settling in Charlestown, which was since 1628 ------- the initial seat of government of Massachusetts Bay Colony) ------- (Charlestowne Village became Woburn 1642) ------- d. Oct 07 1666 est Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA ------- m. bef 1633-34 England ------- to Elizabeth ------- ------- b. 1595-96 England ------- d. aft 1665 prob Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA ------- (Thomas & Elizabeth: Four sons, four daughters) ------- 2. Thomas Pierce, Jr. ----------- (Thomas 1) ----------- (3rd son being the 3rd of 8 children by Thomas & Elizabeth) ----------- b. maybe 1608 est England ----------- d. Nov 06 1683 prob Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA ----------- m. May 06 1635 est Charlestowne Village, MA ----------- to Elizabeth Cole ----------- b. est bef 1617 est England ----------- d. Mar 05 1688 prob Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA ----------- (Thomas Jr & Elizabeth: Three daughters, ten sons) ----------- 3. John Pierce --------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2) --------------- (1st son being the 2nd of 13 children by Thomas Jr. & Elizabeth) --------------- b. Mar 07 1643 prob Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA --------------- d. prob 1720 est Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA --------------- m. Jul 05 1663 prob Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA --------------- to Deborah Converse --------------- b. Jul 25 1647 --------------- d. aft 1716 maybe Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA --------------- (John & Deborah: Two daughters, eight sons) --------------- 4. Daniel Pierce ------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3) ------------------- (4th son being the 5th of 10 children by John & Deborah) ------------------- b. Oct 07 1676 Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA ------------------- d. est aft 1723 maybe Harvard, Worcester Co, MA ------------------- (Worcester Co created 1731; Harvard incorp 1732) ------------------- m. Jul 03 1705 Woburn, Middlesex, MA ------------------- to Dinah Holt ------------------- b. May 23 1681 prob Andover, Essex, MA ------------------- (Dau of Henry Holt and Sarah Ballard) ------------------- d. Jan 07 1738 Wilmington, Middlesex, MA ------------------- (Daniel & Dinah: Four daughters, four sons) ------------------- 5. Daniel Pierce ----------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4) ----------------------- (3rd son being the 5th of 8 children by Daniel & Dinah) ----------------------- b. Jun 23 1714 maybe Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA ----------------------- d. Apr 1795 maybe Lunenburg, Worcester Co, MA ----------------------- m. Dec 23 1741 ----------------------- to Sarah Buck ----------------------- b. Apr 03 1717 ----------------------- d. May 13 1758 maybe Lunenburg, Worcester Co, MA ----------------------- (Daniel & Sarah: Four daughters, four sons) ----------------------- 6. Samuel Pierce --------------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4 Daniel 5) --------------------------- (3rd son being the 4th of 8 children by Daniel & Sarah) --------------------------- b. May 21 1749 MA --------------------------- d. Dec 271824 Jaffrey, Cheshire Co, NH --------------------------- 1st of 2 m. Jan 10 1774 (2nd of 2 m. to Elizabeth Whiting) --------------------------- to Abigail Carter --------------------------- b. 1751 --------------------------- d. Feb 28 1777 Leominster, Worcester Co, MA --------------------------- (Samuel & Abigail: Two sons) --------------------------- 7. Samuel Pierce, Jr. ------------------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4 Daniel 5) ------------------------------- (Samuel 6) ------------------------------- (2nd son being the 2nd of 2 children by Samuel and Abigail) ------------------------------- b. May 09 1776 prob Jaffrey, Cheshire Co, NH ------------------------------- d. Apr 08 1858 Jaffrey, Cheshire Co, NH ------------------------------- m. Feb 21 1806 ------------------------------- to Mehitable "Hetty" Brooks ------------------------------- b. Dec 26 1777 Jaffrey, Cheshire Co, NH ------------------------------- (Dau of Joseph Brooks and Abigail -------) ------------------------------- d. Apr 07 1866 ------------------------------- (Samuel Jr & Hetty: Seven sons, three daughters) ------------------------------- 8. Luke C. Pierce ----------------------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4 Daniel 5) ----------------------------------- (Samuel 6 Samuel 7) ----------------------------------- (1st son (twin) being the 1st of 10 children by Samuel Jr & Hetty) ----------------------------------- b. Jan 11 1807 maybe Jaffrey, Cheshire Co, NH (twin) ----------------------------------- d. Jan 04 1855 Franklin, Oakland Co, MI ----------------------------------- 1st of 2 m. May 05 1836 Petersborough, Hillsborough, NH ----------------------------------- to Margaret Smith ----------------------------------- b. Sep 05 1814 Petersborough, Hillsborough, NH ----------------------------------- (Dau of William Smith 1773 (or 1779)-1875 ----------------------------------- and Olive Gray est 1782-1820) ----------------------------------- d. Mar 09 1851 ----------------------------------- (Luke & Margaret: Two daughters, one son - who died in infancy) ----------------------------------- Luke's 2nd of 2 m. Dec 16 1851 ----------------------------------- Sturgis, St. Joseph Co, MI ----------------------------------- to Hester Ellen Sammons ----------------------------------- b. Apr 25 1830 Ames, Montgomery Co, NY ----------------------------------- (Her 2nd of 2 m. est btwn 1855-1885 to ------- White) ----------------------------------- d. Apr 12 1909 ----------------------------------- (Luke & Hester: One son) ----------------------------------- 9. Samuel Willard Pierce --------------------------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4 Daniel 5) --------------------------------------- (Samuel 6 Samuel 7 Luke 8) --------------------------------------- b. Apr 29 1853 Franklin, Lenawee Co, MI --------------------------------------- d. 1936 --------------------------------------- bd. Pleasant Hill Cem, LeGrand, Marshall Co, IA --------------------------------------- 1st m. Mar 19 1878 Nevada, Story Co, IA --------------------------------------- div. est bef 1888 (His 2nd of 2 m. Matilda Ellen Russie) --------------------------------------- to Alice "Hattie" M. Crippen --------------------------------------- b. ------- NY --------------------------------------- d. aft 1905 --------------------------------------- (Samuel & Hattie: One son) -------------------------------------- 10. George Luke Pierce ------------------------------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4 Daniel 5) ------------------------------------------- (Samuel 6 Samuel 7 Luke 8 Samuel 9) ------------------------------------------- b. Jan 011880 Green Mountain, Marshall Co, IA ------------------------------------------- d. ------- ------------------------------------------- m. Jul 07 1901 LeGrand, Marshall Co, IA ------------------------------------------- div. Sep 06 1927 Marshall Co, IA ------------------------------------------- to Adeline May "Addie" Harrison ------------------------------------------- b. May 31 1879 LeGrand, Marshall Co, IA ------------------------------------------- (Dau of Harvey Latham Harrison b. 1857 ------------------------------------------- and Idelia May "Delia" Kelly 1860-1889) ------------------------------------------- d. Dec 13 1958 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA ------------------------------------------- (George & Addie: One son) ------------------------------------------ 11. Cleo Samuel "Sam" Pierce ----------------------------------------------- (Thomas 1 Thomas 2 John 3 Daniel 4 Daniel 5) ----------------------------------------------- (Samuel 6 Samuel 7 Luke 8 Samuel 9 George 10) ----------------------------------------------- b. Sep 23 1904 LeGrand, Marshall Co, IA ----------------------------------------------- d. 1968 CA ----------------------------------------------- 1st of 3 m. est bef 1927 (2nd to Wilkes) (3rd to Groesbeck) ----------------------------------------------- to Nellie Faye Castell ----------------------------------------------- b. Mar 20 1911 Marshalltown, Marshall Co, IA ----------------------------------------------- d. Dec 1987 Marshall Co, IA ----------------------------------------------- (Sam & Nellie: One daughter) Sources: Pierce, Frederic Beech, Pierce Genealogy, Being the Record of the Posterity of Thomas Pierce, an Early Inhabitant of Charlestown, and Afterwards Charlestown Village (Woburn), in New England with Wills, Inventories, Biographical Sketches, Etc. (Press of Chas Hamilton, Worcester, MA, 1882). [1] "since 1628 the initial seat of government of Massachusetts Bay Colony" Charlestown, MA A Link to the Past... A Community to Grow In (Online http://charlestown.ma.us/ Dec 04 2001). [1] "Charlestowne Village became Woburn 1642" A Chronological History of Woburn, Massachusetts (Online http://www.ultranet.com/~woblib/chrnlgy.htm Dec 04 2001). [4] "Worcester Co created 1731; Harvard incorp 1732" Towns of Worcester County (Online http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/state/worc/towns.html Dec 04 2001). [8] "NY" and "White" from Iowa State Census 1885 LeGrand, Marshall Co: Household of S. Willard Pierce. [9,10,11] Various details from Pierce Family Bible and from personal knowledge of living family members.