This is the first inkling I have had as to a Daniel Pierce. I have been stuck at Daniel Pierce, Sr., married to Nancy (maiden name unknown). I have a list of seven known children, the youngest of which, Daniel Jr. is my ancestor. Daniel Jr. was born in Tennessee in 1791. If you have any additional information I would appreciate hearing about it. Max Robinson [email protected] wrote: > Hi new cousin Julie! > > I, too, descend from Joshua Pierce and Hopestill Holloway. They did have > a daughter Eleanor. My descent is through their daughter Anna. Here is a > start for you and I'll be glad to share more. Anyone wishing further > information on the direct Pierce line down to Joshua and Hopestill are > welcome to see my web site at > "http://members.aol.com/JAncestry/pierce1.html". > > Joshua Pierce: > b. 25 Jan 1785/06 Pembrook, Plymouth, MA > d. 15 Mar 1794 Cornwall CT > m. Hopestill Holloway 20 Nov 1729 in Middleboro, Plymouth > County,Massachusetts, and deceased 13 March 1794 in Cornwall, Litchfield > County, Connecticut. 7th Great Grandmother Hopestill, of Middleborough MA, > deceased 10 April 1784.<< > > The book "Seven Pierce Families" has Joshua as descended from a Daniel Pierce > of Watertown, Massachusetts. The story "The Seven Pierce Families" about how > the Joshua Pierce of Newbury, Essex Co. ended up in Pembroke, Plymouth Co. > has long been questioned and suspected that maybe, because of the name, it > was assumed that they were the same person. It is more likely that our Joshua > is the son of John Pierce and Elinor Chiles (Childs) rather than Joshua > Pierce and Johanna Gerrish as stated in "Seven Pierce Families". > > The children of Joshua Pierce (son of Daniel) and Johanna Gerrish (daughter > of Moses) in "Seven Pierce Families" were: > Daniel, Anne, Mary, Henry, Moses, Samuel, and Joshua. > > The children of John Pierce and Elinor Chiles, as stated above, were: > PRISCILLA (b.c1696 Duxbury), ELINOR (b. c1698 Duxbury), Caleb (b. c1700 > Duxbury), Thankful (b. c 1703 Duxbury), Joshua (b. 1705 bapt. Feb 22, 1713 > Pembroke d. Mar 13, 1794 CORNWALL), Nehemiah (b. 1708 Pembroke d. Feb 21, > 1777 CORNWALL), Mary (b. c1710 Duxbury), Benjamin (b. 1712 Pembroke), Mercy > (b. 1714 Pembroke). > > The children of Joshua and Hopestill were: > Joshua (b. 1730 Pembroke), Elizabeth (b. 1733 Pembroke), JOHN (b. 1734 > Pembroke ), Sarah (b. 1736 Pembroke), ELEANOR (b. 1739 Pembroke), Seth (b. > 1742 Pembroke), PRISCILLA (b. 1745 Pembroke), Anna (b. 1750 Cornwall) > > None of the names from the Joshua/Johanna family carry through to the next > generation while several do in the John/Elinor family. John and Elinor were > married in Duxbury in 1695 and their children were either born in Duxbury or > Pembroke. In addition, a Joshua Pierce was baptized in Pembroke on Feb 22, > 1713 and, because of the date, it could not have been the one from Newbury. > > None of Joshua Pierce/Johanna Garrish's other children ended up in Cornwall > where at least one other son (Nehemiah) of John Pierce and Elinor Chiles died > there. Per Don Dickenson, while the information is circumstantial, it is > believed and a very strong case that years ago someone assumed that the > Joshua in Pembroke was the same as the one in Newbury and the story has been > repeated over the years. > > Following are vital records from Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut for > my 7th Great Grandparents Joshua Pierce and Hopestill Holloway for some of > their children: > As per letter rec'd from the Pembroke, Massachusetts town clerk, Pg. 160 > Pembroke births > - Pearce(see Pearse, Peirc, Peirce& Pierce) > - Eleanor d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Apr. 28,1759 > - Elizabeth d. Joshua & Hopestil b. Jan.25, 1732-33 > - John s. Joshua& Hopestil b. Nov.18,1734 (Josh & Hopestill being my > Gr..Gndpnts) > - Sarah d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Dec. 24,1736 > > Pierce > - Joshua s. Joshua & Hopestill b. Nov.8,1730 > - Priscilla d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Oct. 28,1745 > - Seth s. Joshua & Hopestill b. Oct. 28,1742 > > Cornwall, Connecticut. Vital Records Barbour Collection (Obtained from > Connecticut State Library in Hartford, CT) > - Pierce, Peerce (Also see Bierce) > - Anna d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Feb.20, 1749-50 > - Anna d. Joshua jr. & Amy b. Feb. 5, 1758 > - Ame d. Joshua & Ame b. Sept. 16, 1759 > - Eleanor d. Joshua & Hopestill Apr. 28, 1739 > - Elizabeth d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Jan. 25, 1732-33 > - John s. Joshua & Hopestill b. Nov. 20, 1734 > - John s. Joshua & Amy b.May 15, 1774 > - Joshua s. Joshua & Hopestill b. Nov. 8, 1730 > - Joshua Jr. m. Amy Johnson b. of cornwall Sept. 11,1754 by George > Kellogg, Jp. sworn to Aug. 9,1745 before Gideon Thompson J.P. by John > Pierce and Nehemiah Pierce. > - Joshua s. Joshua Jr. & Amey b. sept. 16,1762 > - Joshua (Capt.) d.Jan. 22, 1793 > - Joshua d. mar 13, 1794 in the 89th yr. of his age. > - Low Rain d. Joshua & Amy b. Mar. 23, 1766 (Lorain) > - Presilla d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Oct. 28, 1745 > - Samuel Johnson s. Joshua Jr. & Amy b. Dec.27,1769 > - Sarah d. Joshua & Hopestill b. Dec. 4, 1736 > - Seth s. Joshua & Hopestill b. Oct.28,1742 > > Looking forward to hearing from you, > Jeannie Winter ([email protected]) > > ==== PIERCE Mailing List ==== > Send list messages to [email protected] Digest Mode: [email protected]