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Capt Richard Pearce 1590–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1677

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Capt. Dorset

Mother: Lady Coney

Spouse(s): Susannah (immigrant)

Children(s): Susannah Pearce

In 1590, Capt Richard Pearce entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Capt William Charles Pierce Captain In The Militia Knight Of Dorset And Lady Marguerite Coney. Capt Richard Pearce married Susannah Wright Immigrant, and had children including Susannah Maria Pearce. Capt Richard Pearce passed away in 1677 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Capt Richard Pearce entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Capt William Charles Pierce Captain In The Militia Knight Of Dorset And Lady Marguerite Coney.
  • Capt Richard Pearce married Susannah Wright Immigrant, and had children including Susannah Maria Pearce.
  • Capt Richard Pearce passed away in 1677 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Dorset
1550–1622
Birth Location: Dorset, England
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Lady Coney
1550–1615
Birth Location: Panington, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah (immigrant)
1600–1678
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Children(s)

Susannah Pearce
1612–1703
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
SP

Capt Pearce's Ancestors

Self
Capt Pearce
1590–1677
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Capt. William Charles Pierce, Captain in the Militia, Knight of Dorset
1550–1622
Dorset, England
Lady (Marguerite) Coney
1550–1615
Panington, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard I "Ricardus Percy" Pierce, Baron Pierce of West) Riding
1500–1605
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Blewett
1525–1575
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Pearce's Descendants

1.
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Capt (Richard) Pearce (1590–22 Apr 1677) m. Susannah (Wright) (immigrant) (5 Aug 1600–23 Apr 1678)
  1. 1. Susannah (Maria) Pearce 1612–1703 m. James ((John) Reed) Sr 1606–1703
    1. 1. Capt (John Thomas Reed) Sr 1632–1730 m. Ann Samson 1636–1710
      1. 1. John (Reed) Jr. 1667–1724 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Tuttle 1666–1724

Capt Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Capt Richard Pearce in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1677
22 Apr 1677
Age 87
Death of Capt Richard Pearce in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1677
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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