My oldest proven PEARCE line is the following and would appreciate ANY response by those connected to them.: I sent this about a year ago but never heard from any Pearce folks whose kin were in NC in mid 1700's. Would love to locate Joshua's parents. Joshua Pearce b NC ca 1735, first appears in GA records July 1768 making appl. for 150 acres on Buck Creek, St Matthew's Parish, saying he had been in province of Ga 4 months from NC , had no land granted preivuously, had wife, 6 children. His wife was Hannah Green m NC 1752. Joshua d 1816, will made 10 Sept 1807, pr. Screven Co,GA 1816. chl mentioned in will were 1: William m Sarah Bray-they later moved to Rapides Parish,LA 1803 and had 5 ch; 2. Joshua Jr, wife not known to me. but moved with family to Miss in 1807 and died there in 1810. Had dau. Mary who m. 1796 as #2 wife of William McCall 3. Stephen m. Mary Mills(dau. of William who rec. land in Spanish Grants in Fl and who died 1792). He died 1829 4. Sarah m McRea The above Stephen and wife Mary Mills ha d the following: a). Mary(b 2/5/1793-d 8/15/1816 m Paul Beville Jr b.) Green D c) Joshua d) William F e)Stephen C f)Sarah Martha g) Jane E The above Green D had wife Mary ?.He died rather young but had son Stephen Green who is named in Grandfather's will. Stephen Green married Jane Eliza Lanier (,dau of James Lanier and wife Isabella Williams who m. Bulloch Co,GA 1848) They married in Decatur Co,GA and their first child was born there. They later went to Washington Co,FLA where he served in Civil War until he became ill and was sent home. Stephen and Jane E Pearce had children: Virginia who m. R D Nelson James H who moved to south Fl.around Lake Okeechobee and was lost track of,altho known to be living there in 1910-20(If any desc. out there please contact me) Thomas Bray, went to Montana bef. 1900 along with mother who was widow and other kinsmen to get land grants. Later he was over in Canada to get land Lawrence, first went to Texas and who was in Ill or Ind. in 1900 Clinton went to TExas as well along with sister Isabella went to Texas with 2 brothers when quite young and m. Asa A SMith Noella and Louisa-these sisters no one has ever known what happened to them or who they married if they did(would love to find their descendants if any) Hope this finds some folks kin to any of the above and they will contact me. Would love to add them to my records. Thanks Sarah