I have 3 Pierce/Pearce lines as ancestors: 1) John Pierce born ca1773, died ca1832/34 at sea, married 10 Apr 1808 in Marblehead, MA to Polly (Mary) Doliber. John perhaps a son of John Pearce who married 21 May 1765 in Marblehead, MA to Sarah Webber. 2) Mary Pearce, born 26 Nov 1769, Marblehead, MA, married 4 Dec 1788 in Marblehead, MA to Edmund Brooks (ca1764-1844). Mary a dau. of Nathaniel Pearce (ca1739-ca1786) and wife, Anna Lakin(1742-1816). 3) Exercise Pierce, died 1731, married 19 Oct 1668 in Ipswich, MA, Nehemiah Jewett (1643-1719/20). Exercise dau. of John Pearce, died 1661 at Dorchester, MA and wife, Rebecca Wheeler, died Dec 1674. Does anyone connect to the Pearce-Pierce families above? Thanks for your time, Bob Worthington