Gene, I have Pierce/Peirce family from Kentucky that migrated to Missouri. I do not find any names in common though. Mine came from Mason County. I have some census information (I neglected to note the census date) that has a James and a Thomas Peirce/Pierce from Green County, KY. Also in the same census there is a Joseph Pearce, a Jesse Peirce and a George Pierce all from Green County Ky. Note the different spellings - a common happening. I also have a brick wall with my Pierce/Peirce family. My ancestors were Aholiab and Caleb Pierce/Peirce. My great great grandmother, Elizabeth Hieatt (another brick wall) married 1st Caleb and 2nd Aholiab who were brothers. They supposedly came from Wales but my family Bible does not indicate where they were born. Anne in KY