Chris & All: Trying to identify Capt William Pearce has led me into the land of confusion !! The Capt. William Pearce who located in Virginia and had a wife named Jone appears to be a different person from the one who was Master of the Lyon. (More below) As for the John Sacker, during a search of the SSDI a few days ago; I had noticed several individuals with the surname Sacker listed. Therefore, it would appear that this is a different surname. As for Capt. William Pearce, Master of the Lyon, there appears to be some confusion as to where he was from and where he lived. The source I gave the other day shows him as being from Bristol, England. However, I found a couple of websites which appear to use a common source which says: " The Lyon ... Of Captain William Peirce, her Master, more particulars are known. He had sailed to Plymouth in 1623 as Master of the Anne of London, bringing the last lot of passengers to the Pilgrim settlement. He was then a resident of Ratcliffe, parish of Stepney, London, and at that date was about thirty-one years old. He made a voyage to Salem in 1629 as Master of the Mayflower (not the Pilgrim ship) and thereafter he was in constant traffic in passengers and merchandise across the Atlantic. He took up his residence in Boston in 1632 and was admitted freeman May I4, 1634. His wife, Bridget, joined the church February 2, 1632/3; perhaps a second wife, as a William Peirce, mariner of Whitechapel, was licensed in 1615 to marry Margaret Gibbs. Whitechapel and Stepney are adjoining parishes. He became a Town and Colony official and was engaged In coastwise shipping thereafter. He compiled an Almanac for New England which was the second issue in 1639 from the Daye press at Cambridge. In 1641 he was killed by the Spaniards while on a voyage to the island of New Providence, Bahamas Group, whither he was taking passengers for settlement. " The information above indicates that Capt. William Pearce, Master of the Lyon, was a resident of Ratcliffe, parish of Stepney, London in 1623 and became a resident of Boston in 1632. This would seem to indicate that the Capt. William Pierce of the Virginia Colony was a different individual. Regards, Thurmon Another source states that the last voyage of Capt. Pearce, (as Master of the Lyon) began at Boston, Oct. 27, 1632 and ended in a shipwreck off Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Nov. 2, 1632. Capt. Pierce safe but cargo and records lost. [Sources cited: Bradford, p. 244; Winthrop, p. 100]. This covers information that has been posted before but bears repeating in this discussion: Voyages of the Lyon: 1. From: Bristol - To: Salem, Mass.; Feb 1629/30 to May 1630. Returned to Bristol 2. From: Bristol - To: Boston, Mass.; Dec 1, 1630 to Feb. 5, 1631. Returned to London 3. From: London - To: Nantasket, Mass; Aug 23 1631 to Nov. 1631. Returned to London via Virginia Colony 4. From: London - To: Boston, Mass; June 22, 1632 to Sep. 16, 1632. Left Boston Oct. 27, 1632 and wrecked off Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Nov. 2, 1632. On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:07:02 +0100 "Chris Sackett" <chris@sackett.org.uk> writes: > 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> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > ---- > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb blocks HTML formatting in email messages. 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