The oldest Pierce that I have is Thomas born 1809 in Massachusetts. In 1850 he was living in Beverly, MA. He married Hannah Loring, March 14, 1839. I believe he was married to Joanna Kent first. Children were, Stephen Mosery 1836, Joanna K. 1838, Thomas L. 1841, Ezra L. 1843, George W. 1845, Jesse L. 1848. Stephen Mosery Pierce married Abbie Eliza (or Eliza Abbie) Perkins of Topsfield in 1863. Stephen was a mariner and shoemaker. He fought in the Battle of the Wilderness. Their children were Lewis Elmer 1864, Thomas Justin 1867, Nettie Gertrude 1868, Willie Francis 1870, Harlan Stephen 1876, Florence Annah 1880, Thomas Allen 1882. They resided in Topsfield, MA. Lewis Elmer Pierce married Mazora Imogene Towne in 1889. They had Archer Lewis, born 1892. Archer Lewis Pierce married Lucy Brown of Ipswich, MA . They had Richard 1923 & David 1927. Richard is my father in law, he remembers his grandmother (Mazora) taking him down to the wharf in Salem, Ma to look at ships when he was very young. She told him that his gr. gr. gr. gr. ? grandfather Pierce came to Salem on the Arbella. Also in the 1850 census there was a William Pierce who was 77 years old living in Beverly, could he be the father to Thomas? I plan on making a trip down to Beverly soon, just don't know how much information I need or what to look for. I really just began this a couple of weeks ago. Anyone out there know of this line? Thanks for your help, Brenda