Dear Listers, It has been brought to my attention that the Thomas Pierce (Pearce) I am researching was a great grandson of John Pearce (Mason) so if some of you have researched this line, I would be extremely grateful for your sending me this information that you have gleaned from your research. Finding anything on the parents of our great, great, great grandfather's background would help me through the brick wall that has guarded this knowledge. Please be kind enough to share with me. Thank you all. Sincerely yours, Mary Leona Pierce Holmes.