----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Bruneau" <lbruneau@mindspring.com> To: <PIERCE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [PIERCE-L & Variants ] Benoni PIERCE > Hello, > > The name Benoni or Benona is in my line as well. Hiram PIERCE b. > 1806 NY d. 1885 IA is said to be the son of Benona PIERCE b. 10/21/1781 > Rehoboth, MA d. 6/26/1855 Gilboa, Schoharie Co., NY and Elizabeth DAVIS. > Hiram and his wife, Miriam STRONG, were in Schoharie Co., NY from about > 1829-1852, they migrated through IL, to Delaware Co., IA. Hiram and Miriam > stayed at Delaware Co., IA until their deaths in 1885 and 1882 respectively. > > Children of Benona PIERCE and Elizabeth DAVIS are said to be Hiram, Hannah > b. 1808 m. Nelson K. MARTIN, Lemuel b. 1810 m. Lydia RULIFFSON, Lovel B. b. > 1814, Carlton K. b. 1816, Harriet b. 1820 m. Jacob Richtmyer HUBBELL, > Roxeline b. 1823 m. Mathew ST. JOHN, Electa b. 1829 m. Washington GRAHAM, > and Electus b. 1829 m. Clarissa WOOD. > > Children of Hiram and Miriam are Philo Porter b. 1831 d. 1833, Philander > Pitkin b. 1832 m. Justina CAHOON, Benona b. 1834 d. 1906 m. Thankful BIXBY, > Philo Porter b. 1836 d. 1859 m. Sarah E. GIBBS, Calvin Wright b. 1838 m. > Mary Martha FEAR, Martha Amelia b. 1840 m. Franklin Eugene WHEELER, Squire > William b. 1842 d. 1911 m. Mary Jane WHEELER, Laura Cornelia b. 1847 d. 1924 > m. James Seymour REEDER, Althea Ophelia b. 1848 m. Robert N. HEALEY, and > Leander Llewellyn b. 1853 d. 1923 m. Mary Jane WALKER. > > I hope that this helps a little. > > Lisa > -----Original Message----- > From: George Pierce <gpierce@olg.com> > To: PIERCE-L@rootsweb.com <PIERCE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:05 PM > Subject: [PIERCE-L & Variants ] Re: (no subject) > > > >Basil, > > > >Thanks for your quick reply. Hopefully another Pierce Lister will see this > >and can help me. > > > >George > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <BPercy@aol.com> > >To: <PIERCE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Cc: <gpierce@olg.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:46 AM > >Subject: (no subject) > > > > > >> Hi George, > >> > >> Don't know that I can be of assistance to you. Most of my Percy family > >and > >> descendant research has been in Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York, > >> and migration patterns seem to have followed a more northern route. > >> > >> The only thing that jumps out to me is your father's middle name. I have > >only > >> seen the Benoni name used consistently in one family, and that is the one > >> that traces back to John Pearce (mason). I know members of that family > >> migrated > >> south to North Carolina. Perhaps someone with ties to that family line > >would > >> know whether there is any Maryland connection. > >> > >> Good luck, > >> > >> Basil Have read your posting and the response on the John Pearce/The Mason line. My paternal line connects to this family. My 5th great grandfather, Nathan Parce (the "e" was removed from his line) was a son of Benoni Pearce and Mehitable Walker. Benoni was born 11/23/1730 in Rhode Island, married Mehitable Walker 5/5/1754 in Rhode Island, and they had 10 children. As Basil noted, much of this family migrated to North Carolina. My line (Nathan's family) settled in New York State, Chenango Co., and then some settled in Florida and others to Wisconsin. Don't know if there is any record of Maryland settlement, but it is possible. I have much on the branches of this family if you would like to know anything of the children of Benoni, or his siblings and parents, I would be happy to offer what I have. I have four Benoni Pearces in my records and one Benoni Parce, a son of Nathan Parce. In addition, there is a son of Nathan, a Hiram Parce in my line, and he had a son Hiram as well, so there could be a connection here somewhere. Let me know if there is anything I can offer to help. Holly Snead sneadh1@earthlink.net