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George W Pierce 1776 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: September 1854

Death Location: Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA

Father: Hugh Pierce

Mother: Sofia Hunter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pierce

Children(s): Aquilla Pierce, David Pierce, Minerva Pierce, Riley Pierce, Joseph Pierce, George Pierce, James Pierce, Mahala Pierce, Edward Pierce, John Pierce, Joseph Pierce, George Pierce, Charles Pierce, Minerva Pierce

In 1776, George W Pierce entered the world in Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, born to Hugh Pierce and Sofia Bear Hunter. George W Pierce married Elizabeth McCracken Pierce, and had children including Aquilla Pierce, David Pierce, Minerva Pierce, Riley Wilburn Pierce, Joseph Pierce, George Wood Pierce, James C Pierce, Mahala Pierce, Edward Pierce, John Pierce, Joseph Pierce, George Pierce, Charles Montgomery Or Marcellus Pierce, Minerva Pierce. George W Pierce passed away in 1854 in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1776, George W Pierce entered the world in Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, born to Hugh Pierce and Sofia Bear Hunter.
  • George W Pierce married Elizabeth McCracken Pierce, and had children including Aquilla Pierce, David Pierce, Minerva Pierce, Riley Wilburn Pierce, Joseph Pierce, George Wood Pierce, James C Pierce, Mahala Pierce, Edward Pierce, John Pierce, Joseph Pierce, George Pierce, Charles Montgomery Or Marcellus Pierce, Minerva Pierce.
  • George W Pierce passed away in 1854 in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA.

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George Pierce's Ancestors

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George Pierce
1776 – 1854
Birth Place: Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Hugh Pierce
1749 – 1836
Frederick, Virginia, USA
Sofia (Bear) Hunter
1750 – 1839
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, British Colonial America, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard Pierce
1730 – 1816
Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (Simpson) (Pearce)
1725 –
Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England
Bold (Bear) Hunter
1730 –
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver Toter
1730 – 1839
Indian, Penobscot, Maine, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Pierce's Descendants

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George (W) Pierce (1776 – September 1854) m. Elizabeth (McCracken) Pierce (1774 – 1865)
  1. 1. Aquilla Pierce (1798 – 1834)
  2. 2. David Pierce (6 May 1800 – 23 March 1865)
  3. 3. Minerva Pierce (1801 – )
  4. 4. Riley (Wilburn) Pierce (4 September 1802 – 31 January 1864)
  5. 5. Joseph Pierce (1804 – )
  6. 6. George (Wood) Pierce (1806 – )
  7. 7. James (C) Pierce (21 Sep 1806 – 2 Sep 1869)
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Pierce (abt 1845 – 1919) m. Martha (L) GWIN (abt 1846 – 1895) m. Marthy Bell (abt 1848 – ) m. Marthy Ben (abt 1848 – )
      1. 1. Albert (M) PIERCE (abt 1865 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (Shelby) Pierce (may 4,1875 – january 20,1968) m. Polly Hill (august 1878 – 1910) m. Nora (Elizabeth) Holcomb (june 2,1895 – 13 Dec 1967)
        1. 1. Sherman Pierce (17 Jan 1903 – 23 Oct 1986) m. Dely Pierce (1905 – )
      3. 3. Jesse (William) PIERCE (06 May 1883 – 17 Mar 1953)
  8. 8. Mahala Pierce (1809 – 1860)
  9. 9. Edward Pierce (1810 – )
  10. 10. John Pierce (1815 – )
  11. 11. Joseph Pierce (1815 – 1856)
  12. 12. George Pierce (1818 – 27 December 1853)
  13. 13. Charles (Montgomery Or Marcellus) Pierce (1823 – 14 February 1872)
  14. 14. Minerva Pierce (1826 – 21 April 1878)

George Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of George W Pierce in Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1854
September 1854
Age 78
Death of George W Pierce in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1854
    Event Place: Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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