This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iVB.2ACI/2042.1 Message Board Post: Hi Patsy, Supposedly the will of one Phillip Pierce was recorded in 1807 in Lincoln County. Do you know anything about him? My Pierce family was farther East - in Bertie, Martin, Tyrell, Edgecombe, Johnston Chowan counties. However, I still haven't located a will or any probate record for my earliest known Pierce ancestor, Phillip Pearce/Pierce. I don't know an exact birth year or death year for him, but he was old enough in 1735 to sell land. I suppose it's possible he lived until 1807. In any case, I would love to get hold of an abstract of that will. Phillip married Martha Andrews, a daughter of Warren Andrews of Tyrrell County about 1760. They had four children: Andrew(s), Lovick, Rhoda, and Winnifred. I wish you luck in your research. Hope to hear from you Walker Pierce