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 >> >> > > >==== PIERCE Mailing List ==== >Forget how to Unsubscribe? Need Help? Most questions can be answered by going to: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pierces/ResourceCenter.html WHO'S RESEARCHING WHO oR WHOM? Pierce Researchers and their lines - >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pierces/about/index.html >