26. THOMAS6 PEARCE (Wright5, James4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 6 Sept. 1784, died there 24 July 1847. Residence: LC. He was married 26 Feb. 1811 in LC by the Rev. Mase Shepard to ELIPHAL TOMPKINS, daughter of John and Comfort (Seabury) Tompkins, born in LC 15 March 1790, died 1 Feb. 1868. Both are buried in the Old Commons cemetery. His will, made 6 April 1841 and proved 8 Nov. 1847: "... To wife use of real and personal estate excepting what is given in the following and all furniture. But if she remains not my widow then one third of real estate. To sons John and George Pearce my wearing apparel. To daughter Maria Pearce one bed that is now in the east room. Unto my children all estate both real and personal at the decease of my wife Children, recorded in LC: i. Abner T., b. 4 Oct. 1811; m. Sarah R. Briggs. ii. Frederic, b. 30 March 1813; m. 11 Nov. 1839. iii. Louisa, b. 22 Oct. 1815; m. Barber 36. 36 iv. Josiah, b. 22 April 1818. v. Franklin, b. 19 June 1820; m. Elizabeth Najac. vi. John T., b. 25 Aug. 1824; d. 24 July 1843. vii. George T., b. 28 July 1826. Residence: San Francisco. viii. Maria, b. 24 Aug. 1828; m. 24 Sept. 1848 David Grinnell. 27. BENJAMIN6 PEARCE (Rouses5, Giles4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 19 May 1784, died there 10 Aug. 1869. He was married 19 Aug. 1810 in LC by the Rev. Mase Shepard to SARAH A. PEARCE, daughter of Wright and Antrace (Sawyer) Pearce, born in LC 29 April 1788, died there 7 Jan. 1766. They are buried in the Pearce cemetery near the stone school house. Residence: LC. In 1850 they lived on Willow Avenue next to Abet Simmons, and, according to the census of 1865, they were living at that time in district no. 5. Her will, made 13 Aug. 1863 and proved 12 March 1866: "Sarah Pearce, wife of Benjamin Pearce of LC of advanced age... To husband Benjamin Pearce use of all real and personal estate. To sons Wright and James P. Pearce five dollars each. To three daughters Sophia Hilliard, Phebe Pearce and Sarah Snell, all wearing apparel. To children Wright. Benjamin Jr. and Sarah Snell one large silver spoon each, To daughter Sophia Hilliard my earrings and finger ring. To daughter Sarah Snell my gold necklace and great iron kettle. To granddaughter Emma Corilla Pearce, one bed and six small teaspoons. To granddaughter Estella Pearce one bed and six silver teaspoons. To grandson Albert C. G. Pearce my clock, picture of T. W. Dorr and the family register. To son Rouse Pearce my best looking glass and picture of General Washington. To sons Benjamin Jr. and Rouse, the rest and residue of my estate and they to be executors. Children, recorded in LC: i. Sophia, b. 14 Aug. 1811; m. (--) Hilliard. ii. Phebe, b. 22 May 1813; d. 13 Feb. 1910 in LC; m. Joseph Pearce. iii. Benjamin, b. 18 Nov. 1815; d. 4 Dec. 1815; unmarried. 37. iv. Wright, b. 9 Feb. 1818. v. James Peckham, b. 4 May 1819; m. (1) Lucy Blake, b. in 1822, d. 1 Jan. 1866; m. (2) Margaret Palmer. vi. Sarah, b. 3 Nov. 1820; m. 6 Dec. 1841 George W. Snell. 38. vii. Benjamin, b. 9 Nov. 1822. viii. Mary, b. 20 Aug. 1824; d. 3 Oct. 1824; unmarried 39. ix. Rouse, b. 4 June 1826. x. Harriet S., b. in 1830. 28. CORNELIUS6 PEARCE (Rouses5, Giles4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 27 April 1787. Residence: LC. He married 16 Dec. 1810 PRISCILLA BROWNELL, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Peckham) Brownell, born in LC 22 Oct. 1788. Children, recorded in LC: i. Eveline, b. 24 June 1810. ii. George Rouse, b. 13 Nov. 1812. 29. ELLERY6 PEARCE (Rouses5, Giles4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 25 July 1789. He married in Tiverton 18 July 1815 HOPE NEGUS, daughter of Stephen Negus. Residence: LC. Children, recorded in LC: i, Stephen Durfee, b. 20 Dec. 1815. ii. Eliza Brownell, b. 31 July 1817. 30. BRADFORD6 PEARCE (Rouses5, Giles4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 25 Dec. 1791, died there 28 June 1869. Residence: LC. He married 22 Jan. 1818 FANNY TOMPKINS, daughter of Uriah and Mary (Taylor) Tompkins, born 18 Jan. 1796. In his will, made 18 June 1868 and proved 14 June 1869, he left to his daughter Lydia Oliver all household furniture, to grandson H. Oliver and to Charles H. Mitchell, 100 dollars apiece, and to son Charles the rest and residue. Children, recorded in LC: i. Mary Taylor, b. 16 March 1819. ii. Frances Bradford, b. 10 March 1820; m. 12 Nov. 1843 Albert Manchester, son of Thomas and Cynthia Manchester. iii. Ann, b. 5 April 1822. iv. Lydia Mariah. b. 13 Feb. 1824. v. William Bradford. b. 26 April 1826. vi. Abby, b. 19 April 1828. vii. Harriet K., b. 30 Aug. 1830. viii. Henry H., b. 15 Jan. 1833. 40 ix. Charles, b. 3 Nov. 1835. 31 NATHANIEL6 PEARCE (Isaacs5, Jeptha4, George3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 30 June 1787, died there 28 March 1868, leaving no will. Residence: LC. He married in LC 2 Nov. 1809 SUSANNAH SIMMONS, daughter of Peleg and Eliphal (Sanford) Simmons, born in LC 2 Nov. 1788, died 12 Oct. 1845. Children, recorded in LC; i. Fallee S., b. 26 Nov. 1810; d. 9 March 1856. ii. Mary S., b. 16 Feb. 1813; d. 28 Dec. 1828. iii. Edwin, b. 17 Jan. 1815; m. in LC 6 April 1884 Susan L. Simmons, daughter of Taber and Betsey (Wardell) Simmons, born in Westport. iv. Benjamin C., b. 5 Oct. 1819; d. 10 May 1830. v. Ann M., b. 19 June 1821; m. 14 May 1879 the Rev. James Burlingame. vi. William S., b. 25 June 1824; m. Amelia McDonald. vii. Nathaniel S., b. 13 May 1828; d. 22 June 1830. 32. JONATHAN D.6 PEARCE (Isaacs5, Jeptha 4, George 3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 15 April 1801, died there 3 Aug. 1866. He married in LC 16 Feb. 1823 HANNAH PHILLIPS HEAD daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Davenport) Head, born in LC 4 April 1803 died there 3 Dec. 1879. They are buried in the New Wilbour cemetery on West Road, or the Seaconnet cemetery. He was a blacksmith. They lived on the road at the east of the Commons, which touches Peckham Road at the north, and lived on the old John Peckham farm. Children, recorded in LC: i. Miranda, b. 22 Feb. 1824; d. 17 Nov. 1905; unmarried. ii. George W., b. 12 Feb. 1826; d. 7 Oct. 1851; m. in LC 21 Jan. 1850 Harriet Atwell White, daughter of David and Patience (Brown) White. iii. Hannah, b. 8 March 1828; m. 15 Jan. 1849 Chester Gifford. iv. Frederick Horatio, b. 29 Nov. 1830; d. 4 Nov. 1899; unmarried, v. Mary D., b. 2 Oct. 1832; m. (1) 17 Oct. 1857 Asath P. Tabor; m. (2) 25 March 1865 Benjamin C. Borden. 41 vi. Abel H., b. 29 June 1834. vii. Julie, b. 2 Aug. 1837; m. (1) 28 Sept. 1858 Aaron Bradford; m. (2) 8 Nov. 1880 Joshua Cole. 42 viii. Jonathan, b. 6 Dec. 1839. ix. Susan E., b. 20 Nov. 1841; m. 20 April 1869 Wiley M. Huykendall Residence: Texas x. Isaac B., b. 20 Nov. 1841; d. 4 Aug. 1846 33. VAL6 PEARCE (Joseph5, Nathaniel4, George3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 14 Oct. 1799, died there 21 Dec. 1852. He was married in LC 26 Dec. 1821 by Thomas Burgess, justice, to ELIZABETH (ELIZA) WOODMAN, daughter of William and Priscilla (Brownell) Woodman, born in LC 13 Sept. 1800, died 9 March 1870. Both are buried in the Union cemetery. Residence: LC. They lived on the Long Highway. Their son Oliver was a soldier in the Civil War, serving as a private in company B 4th Massachusetts cavalry, enlisted 14 Sept. 1863 in New Bedford, discharged 31 May 1865. Children, recorded in LC: 43. i. Benjamin Seabury, b. 30 Aug. 1826. ii. Nathaniel Woodman, b. 28 Aug. 1830; d. in May 1832. iii. George Warren, b. 7 July 1833; d. 14 Jan. 1853 ae 19. iv. Oliver Val, b. 3 May 1839; d. 13 July 1866. 34. JOSEPH6 PEARCE (Joseph5, Nathaniel4, George3, George2, Richard1). born in LC 4 Nov. 1804, died 4 July 1874. He married 29 Feb. 1832 PHEBE PEARCE, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Pearce) Pearce, born in LC 22 May 1813, died there 13 Feb. 1910. Both are buried in the Union cemetery. Children, possibly born in Tiverton, last two recorded in LC, all listed in the 1865 census: i. Henry, b. 11 Jan. 1834; m. in LC 16 Aug. 1866 Catharine C. Chester, daughter of James and Arcksie (?) Chester. ii. Emerson Paine, b. 24 April 1836; d. 21 March 1919; m. 3 May 1863 Kate McLeod. b. 29 Dec. 1840. Residence: Providence. iii. David H., b. 6 May 1838; m. 20 Nov. 1873 Lillian E. Rice, b. in June 1850. Residence: Providence. iv. Alfred G., b. 20 Dec. 1840; m. 3 Oct. 1870 Julia A. White, b. 11 May 1849. v. Joseph B., b. 28 Aug. 1843; d. 30 Aug. 1908 in Providence; m. 15 Dec. 1864 Cynthia R. Wilbour, daughter of William and Clarinda Wilbour, d. in LC 15 June 1888. Residence: Adamsville. vi. Ellery A., b. 18 July 1846; m. Leah Freeborn. 44. vii. James Nelson, b. 5 Nov. 1849. viii. George W., b. 21 Nov. 1853; m. 3 Dec. 1885 Ida D. William, b. 4 Sept. 1856. ix. Nancy Anna, b. in LC 6 May 1865; d. 20 Sept. 1938; m. 7 March 1889 Charles Richmond Wilbur. 35. JAMES7 PEARCE (Godfrey6, Wright5, James4, James3, George2, Richard1), born in LC 16 May 1802, died there 3 Nov. 1896. Residence: LC. He married in LC 12 Dec. 1822 NANCY PEARCE, daughter of Col. Joseph and Anna Pearce, born in LC 16 May 1802, died there 28 July 1856. Both are buried in the Old Commons cemetery. Children: i. Harriet A., b. 13 Dec. 1832; m. July 1862 Horatio W.Richmond, son of Isaac and Abigail Richmond. Residence: Fairhaven. ii. Sarah Ann, d. 14 Nov. 1845 ae 14. Linda & Warren Pearce Colorado Springs CO 80919-4821