The earliest I can go back is John (or Jonathan Pierce) b. 1779 in VA. He married Elizabeth Ruppe in 1803 in Surry Co., NC. They later went to York Co., SC and on to Franklin Co., GA in 1820s. He died there in 1854. Their children were: Martin, Jacob, Thomas Henry, Hattie, Lucy, John, Suzy and Elizabeth. John Pierce (b. 1779) is listed in most censuses as b. in VA. So far his parents have not been found. Bonnie Bell