36. JOSIAH S.7 PEARCE (Thomas6, Wright5, James4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 22 April 1818, died there 16 Nov. 1867. Residence: LC. He was married 10 Feb. 1841 by the Rev. Alfred Goldsmith in LC to PHEBE PEARCE, daughter of Col. Joseph and Priscilla (Palmer) Pearce, born in LC 6 June 1820 died there 30 April 1880. Both are buried in the Old Commons cemetery. Children: i. Sarah A., b. 3 Nov. 1846; m. June 1886 William S. Liscomb. Residence: Providence, ii. Nancy James, b. 13 Feb. 1949. d. in LC 28 March 1918; m.in LC 11 June 1872 Asa R. Howland, b. 19 Aug. 1845. iii. John T., b. 17 Oct. 1851; d. 2 5 Jan. 1911. iv. Isabel M., b. 29 May 1854; d. 19 May 1899; m. (1) Clarence O. Gray; m. (2) 28 Feb. 1886 George E. Cobb. 37. WRIGHT7 PEARCE (Benjamin6, Rouses5, Giles4. James3. George2, Richard1), born 9 Feb. 1818, died In LC 1 Dec. 1883. He married 25 Aug. 1844 JULIA A. FRANCIS, daughter of Cook and Hannah Francis, born in November 1823 in LC, died there 4 Sept. 1900. Both are buried at the Adamsville School House. Residence: LC. In 1850 they lived on the Miranda Pierce Road. Children, not recorded in LC: i. James F., b. 5 Dec. 1845; drowned in Vineland 24 May 1864 ae 19. ii. Edwin W., b. 23 June 1847; d. 18 Feb. 1863 ae 5. iii. Caroline A., b. in 1848. iv. Wright, b. in 1849 (?). v. Charles H., b. 16 April 1849; d. 7 Oct. 1883. vi. George R., b. in May 1852. vii. Orlando G., b. 31 May 1855; d. in 1914; m. Susan F. Lake, b. in 1855, d. in 1941. viii. Son, b. 24 June 1857. ix. Amanda M., b. 26 June 1860; d. 13 Feb. 1863 ae 3. x. Amanda M., b. 19 May 1866; d. 12 June 1907 ae 39. xi. James Edmund, b. 27 March 1867. 38. BENJAMIN7 PEARCE JR. (Benjamin6, Rouses5, Giles4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 9 Nov. 1822, died there 22 Feb. 1901. He was married in LC 25 March 1850 by the Rev. Elihu Grant to HARRIET S. MANCHESTER of Tiverton, daughter of Gardner and Betsey (Hambley) Manchester, born 9 Feb. 1833, died in LC in 1904. They are buried in Pleasant View cemetery near Adamsville. In the census of 1865, they were listed as living in LC district no. 8, on Nigger Lane, the road east of the Commons. Children: i. Albert Gardner, b. in 1851; d. 13 May 1911 in Warwick, R.I. ii. Gardner M., b. in April 1854; d. 24 Dec. 1856 ae 2. iii. Betsey J., d. 13 Nov. 1856 ae 3 months. iv. Edward W., b. 12 April 1859; d. in LC 17 July 1938; m. 7 March 1899 in LC Ella S. Hambley, daughter of William and Sarah Ann (Carr) Hambley, d. 14 Aug. 1945 ae 87 in Cranston. v. Harriet B., b. 26 Nov. 1870; d. 12 Dec. 1873. vi. Henry G., b. 21 Feb. 1874 in LC; m. 22 Oct. 1903 in Fall River Catharine Hardy. They had a daughter, Gladys, b. 21 July 1918 in Fall River, m. 23 Nov. 1943 in New York City Kenneth Sutcliffe, d. 4 April 1945 in Fall River. 39. ROUSE7 PEARCE (Benjamin6, Rouse5, Giles4, James3 George2, Richard1), born in LC 18 June 1826, died 5 May 1915, buried in the Pearce cemetery. He was married first in the stone church by James McKenzie 25 Nov. 1849 to COMFORT MARIA GRINNELL of Tiverton, born in 1832, died in LC 19 Oct. 1862. She is buried in the Pearce cemetery north of the stone school house. He married second 2 Jan. 1865 DEBORAH BOWER, born 22 Aug. 1839. AP Children: i. Anne, b. in 1852; d. 29 Nov. 1853 ae 1. ii. Franklin A., b. 22 April 1851; d. 27 Jan. 1857. iii. Estella, b. 27 June 1858; d. 27 Aug. 1884; m. 2 June 1878 Charles Richmond Wilbur, b. 3 Oct. 1838. 40. CHARLES7 PEARCE (Bradford6, Rouses5, Giles4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 3 Nov. 1835, died 30 Dec. 1914. He married DIANNA A. BRIGGS, daughter of Charles and Ann (Manchester) Briggs, born in 1848, died in LC 8 Aug. 1896. Children, not recorded in LC: i. Frank Borden, b. in LC 27 May 1867; d. 25 Nov. 1948; m. 9 April 1890 Louise F. Dobbs, daughter of Charles Dobbs of Providence. ii. Fannie Holmes, b. 15 July 1870 in LC; m. 21 Feb. 1900. Henry Athington, son of William and Mary (Hargrave) Athington, born in England in 1854. iii. Charles Lyman, b. 20 May 1874; d. 20 Dec. 1945 at Cranston. iv. George W., b. in 1876. 41. ABEL7 PEARCE (Jonathan6, Isaacs5, Jeptha 4, George 3. George2, Richard1), born in LC 29 June 1834. He married first 27 Sept. 1865 FANNY LACY, born 5 Feb. 1839, died in December 1870. He married second in October 1875 HARRIET JAMES. He became a Texas rancher, well known as "Shanghai" Pierce of Pierce Station, Texas. Children: i. Mamie F., b. 19 July 1867. 42. JONATHAN7 PEARCE (Jonathan6, Isaacs5, Jeptha4, George3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 6 Dec. 1839. He married 2 May 1866 NANNIE LACY, born 11 Aug. 1845. Residence: Dennings Bridge, Metagoda County, Texas. where he owned a very large tract of land. Children i. Jonathan P., b. 5 Nov. 1868. ii. Pearl, b. 26 Dec. 1873. iii. Abel, b. 4 Dec. 1875. iv. Grace. b. 1 Sept. 1879. 43. BENJAMIN SEABURY7 PEARCE (Val6, Joseph5, Nathaniel4, George3. George2, Richard1), born in LC 30 Aug. 1826, died there 7 Aug. 1899. He married in LC 27 Nov. 1851 PHEBE A. BRAYTON, daughter of Preserved and Nancy Brayton of Tiverton, born there 12 Feb. 1831/3, died in LC April 1905. They are buried in Pleasant View cemetery. Children, all recorded in LC: 46. i. Annie Benjamin, b. 5 Oct. 1864. ii. Philander Records, b. in LC 10 Aug. 1866. 47 iii. Herbert Warren, b. 7 Sept. 1870. 44. JAMES NELSON7 PEARCE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Nathaniel4, George 3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 5 Nov. 1849. Residence: LC. He married there 13 April 1899 ISABELLA McARTHUR of Providence, daughter of John and Isabella (Campbell) McArthur of Nova Scotia, born in 1864. Children: i, James Nelson Jr. 45. JAMES EDMUND8 PEARCE (Wright7, Benjamin6, Rouses5, Giles4 James 3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 27 March 1867, died there 27 April 1941, buried in Pleasant View cemetery. He married first in LC 13 Nov. 1894 LYDIA ESTHER SOULE, daughter of John and Mary (Wilbur) Soule, born in LC 10 Aug. 1871, died there 23 March 1933, buried at Pleasant View. He married second in LC 29 Oct. 1933 ABBIE ELIZABETH GODFREY SOULE, daughter of Zoeth and Julia M. (Dyer) Soule, born in East Greenwich, R.I., 11 June 1870, died in LC 10 March 1943. 46. ANNIE BENJAMIN8 PEARCE Benjamin7, VaI6, Joseph5, Nathaniel4, George3, George2. Richard1), born in LC 5 Oct. 1864. Children: i. Stewart Fuller, b. 25 July 1885; d. in 1943; m. in LC 9 Nov. 1910 Hellen Richards Simmons, daughter of David and Grace (Grinnell) Simmons, b. in 1886 in Tiverton, d. in 1946. ii. Eliza Woodman, b. 31 Aug. 1889; m. in LC. 12 Dec. 1907 Abel Wilbur Jennings, b. in 1886, son of Samuel and Nancy (Wilbor) Jennings. 47. HERBERT WARREN8 PEARCE (Benjamin7, Val6, Joseph5, Nathaniel4, George3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 7 Sept. 1870, died 27 Aug. 1933. He married SOPHIA M. HILLIARD, daughter of David and Ellen LeRoy (Thayer) Hilliard. Residence: LC. They lived on Maple Avenue where his father lived in 1890. Children: i. Edith Gertrude, b. 10 Nov. 1901; m. 28 June 1930 Otho Edmund Wordell, son of Gershom and Emma (Potter) Wordell. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=- 1. ELIJAH1 PEARCE, born in Freetown, Mass., in 1787, died 15 June 1877. Residence: LC. He married first SARAH (--). He was married second in LC by the Rev. Alfred Goldsmith 17 May 1842 to DESIRE GRINNELL, daughter of Billings and Comfort Grinnell, born in LC Oct. 1788, died there 8 Oct. 1866. They are buried in back of the school house at Adamsville. Children, not recorded in LC: i. Andrew, b. in 1825. 2 ii. Luther P., b. 24 Jan. 1826. iii. William, b. in Fall River in 1828; m. in LC 27 Nov. 1850 Mary A. Hunt. daughter of Dennis and Mary Hunt, 2. LUTHER P.2 PEARCE (Elijah1), born in Fall River 4 Jan. 1826, died in LC 7 Aug. 1867. Residence: LC. He married 19 Jan. 1851 in LC JANE T. IRISH, daughter of John and Lydia (Grinnell) Irish, born in LC 30 May 1831, died in Westport 18 April 1920. Both are buried in the cemetery back of the Adamsville school. A soldier in the Civil War, he was in Company D, 12th Regiment, Rhode Island volunteers, enlisted 11 Sept. 1862. discharged 29 July 1863 at Providence. Children, all recorded in LC: i. John Elijah, b. 4 July 1853. ii. Luther Winfield, b. 9 Dec. 1857. iii. Emma Lincoln, b. 3 June 1861. iv. Edward Sheridan, b. 1 Jan. 1867. v. Frank Andrew, b. 1 Jan. 1867; d. 20 May 1868. JOHN FRANKLIN PIERCE, son of John and Sarah (Hathaway) Pierce born in Freetown, Mass., 18 Aug. 1856, died in LC 15 March 1926. Residence LC. He married in LC 10 Nov. 1880 ROSETTA MARIA WILBOR, daughter of Jonathan6 (Jonathan5 Walliam4, William3 Samuel2, William1) and Rosetta Crowell (Young) Wilbor, born 29 Jan. 18 53 in LC, died there 12 Sept. 1937. They are buried in Hillside cemetery. Children, born in LC and recorded there i. Emma Wilbor, b. 30 Jan. 1882. ii. Mabel, b. 26 April 1890; d. 27 April 1890. iii. John Franklin, b. 13 Feb. 1892; m. Madeline Field, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Mosher) Field. Other Pearce births of which there are records in LC: Benjamin, son of Hannah Pearce, born 13 April 1763, died 27 Aug. 1778. Sarah, daughter of George and Margaret Pearce, born 29 May 1781. John W., son of Robert T. and Mary Ann Pearce, born 17 July 1829. Rebecca, daughter of Rachel Pearce, born 26 April 1788. Linda & Warren Pearce Colorado Springs CO 80919-4821