Some additional thoughts concerning Capt. William Pearce. According to the information for him, he was born ca 1595 which would make him near the same age as Simon Sackett. Therefore, it would be doubtful that he could have been the father of Isabel Pearce wife of Simon. The information for the father of William Pearce shows only two children for him; Richard and William. So, we don't know whether or not Capt William Pearce had a sister named Isabel. And even if he did have a sister ... how did it happen that she met Simon Sackett from Thanet? We are still faced with the question as to how it came to be that Simon and Isabel were aboard a ship that departed from Bristol, England for the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Thurmon On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 20:15:38 -0700 "Thurmon E. King" <thurmonking@juno.com> writes: > A search for Capt. William Pearce on Altavista.com I came up with > http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/portsmouth/rr01/rr01_003.html > > "15. Capt. William Pearce. Born ca 1595 in Bristol, England.1 > William > died on 13 Jul 1641 in Providence, Bahamas.1 > > William resided in Bristol, England, Boston, Mass. and Providence, > Bahama > Island.1 > > Farmer has this: "William Peirse, the captain of the ship 'Lyon,' > wrote > his name Peirse; he was the author of the first almanack for 1639 > publislhed in North America. He was killed at Providence, > one of the Bahama Islands, in 1641. Savage ii. Winthrop Index. > Prince ii. > Annals 69, who erroneously regards him as a member of the Boston > Church, > says he was ancestor of Rev. > James Pierce, a well known writer and English divine, who died in > 1730."1 > > Copy of Order of Council when the troubles of Charles 1st. commenced > with > his Parliament. From the original books of the Privy Council: 1638. > "Ordered the twentieth [of April, 1638.] Order for the Desire to > passe to > New England, with passengers and provisions, upon certificate, etc.: > " > " Upon the humble petition of William Piers, master of the shippe > called > the Desire, that the Petitioner, with diverse others inhabiting in > New > England, did lately arryve in the Port of London, in the said shippe > being wholly built in New England, whither the said master doh1 nowe > desire to return in the same, and did therefore desire the leave of > the > board, according to his Majesties' late Proclamation, and to > transport > such Passengers and their necessary provisions of Howshold, as by > this certificate shall be gratified according to the Tenor of his > Magesties' former Proclamation. Theyr Lordships did this day give > Ieave > that the said master snd shippe should retorne > to New England, together with such passengers and theyr necessary > provisions as is desyred and their goods to passe as formelly. > Provided > that the said certificats of the Psssengers be first brought to the > Clarke of the Council attendant, to be by him allowed, and that they > doe > transport noe other passingers or Provisions but such as slrall be > allowed."-[Charles I. Vol. 15, 341.]" > > This site gives the father of William Pearce as Richard Pearce. > Capt. > William had a brother, Richard, who came to New England on the Lyon > and > died on 7 Oct 1666 in Portsmouth, RI. The brother has children > shown for > him. But Capt. William has no spouse or children shown for him. > > Thurmon

Thurmon (& All), I think I have several pieces of information about William Pearce & will look further. One I remember was Hotten's 'Persons of Quality' - probably because I like the title! Here is a post which I have extracted from the archives. Note the reference to William's wife Jone. Note also the ref. to a John Sacker, a servant who arrived in Virginia in 1623 !!!??? Comments??? Regards, Chris SACKETT-L Archives From: "Chris Sackett" <sackett@guernsey.net> Subject: [SACKETT-L] Persons of Quality Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:33:51 +0100 Dear Cousins, Obviously when doing Sackett family research one would be drawn to a tome with a title like "Persons of Quality". I found this at the NEHGS in Boston. (I think this qualifies for the longest book title so far!) "The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600 - 1700. With their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the Mother Country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars. From mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. Edited by John Camden Hotten. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1986." The book contains the following on our trusty sea captain, William Pierce. p224 "Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia James Citty The Muster of Capt. William Pierce Capt. William Pierce came in the Sea-venture m's Jone Pierce his wife in the Blessinge Servants Thomas Smith aged 17 yeares in the Abigaile Henery Bradford aged 35 yeres in the Abigaile Ester Ederife a maid servant in the Jonathan Angelo a Negro Woman in the Treasuror. The rest of his servant's; Provisions, Armes, Munition &ct at Mulberry Iland." p240-1 "Mulburie Iland. The Muster of the Inhabitant's att Mulbury Iland taken the 25th of January 1624. The Muster of Capt William Pierces servant's Richard Attkins aged 24 came in the London Marchannt Abigall his wife came in the Abigall William Baker aged 20 came in the Abigall Robert Aston 29 in the Treasuror Hugh Wing 30 Robert Lathom 20 Richard Aldon 19 Thomas Wood 35 came in the George 1620 Roger Ruce came in the Charles Allexander Gill 20 in the Bony bess Samuel Morris 20 in the Abigall Thomas Rose 35 in the Jonathan Robert Hedges aged 40 yeres in the _____ John Virgo came in the Treasuror Susan his wife in the same Shipp _____ John Gatter came in the George 1620 _____ William Richardson came in the Edwine _____ Richard Fine came in the Neptune _____ John Nowell came in the Margrett & John _____ Richard Downes came in the Jonathan _____ John Cranich came in the Marygold _____ Percevall Wood came in the George Ann his wife in the George _____ William Raymont came in the Neptune _____ William Bullock came in the Jonathan _____ Anthony Baram came in the Abigall Ellizabeth his wife in the William & Thomas _____ Thomas Harwood came in the Margrett & John 1622 Grace his wife in the George Servant's Thomas Read aged 65 yeres. _____" _______________ And, would anyone care to comment on the following entry?? p261 "Robart Thrasher his Muster Robart Thrasher age 22 in the Bona Noua 1620 Roland Williames age 20 in the Jonathan 1623 Servant John Sacker age 20 in the Margret and John 1623 _____" Regards, Chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- This thread: [SACKETT-L] Persons of Quality by "Chris Sackett" <sackett@guernsey.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----