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Hugh Pierce 1749 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 September 1836

Death Location: Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Richard Pierce

Mother: Elizabeth (Pearce)

Spouse(s): Sofia Hunter

Children(s): George Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Joel Pierce, Charlie Pierce, Jeremiah Pierce, Willis Pierce

The story of Hugh Pierce began in 1749 in Frederick, Virginia, USA. Hugh Pierce married Sofia Bear Hunter, and had children including George W Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Joel Joseph Pierce, Charlie Pierce, Jeremiah Hampton Monroe Pierce, Willis Pierce. Hugh Pierce passed away in 1836 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Pierce began in 1749 in Frederick, Virginia, USA.
  • Hugh Pierce married Sofia Bear Hunter, and had children including George W Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Joel Joseph Pierce, Charlie Pierce, Jeremiah Hampton Monroe Pierce, Willis Pierce.
  • Hugh Pierce passed away in 1836 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Pierce
1730 – 1816
Birth Location: Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth (Pearce)
1725 –
Birth Location: Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sofia Hunter
1750 – 1839
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, British Colonial America, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

George Pierce
1776 – 1854
Birth Location: Old, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Pierce
1778 – 1860
Birth Location: in Old 96 Dist, Spartanburg S.C.
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Joel Pierce
1778 – 1804
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Charlie Pierce
1780 –
Birth Location: Old 96th Dist, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Jeremiah Pierce
1783 – 1870
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Willis Pierce
1791 –
Birth Location: Franklin, GA, Georgia, USA
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Hugh Pierce's Ancestors

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Hugh Pierce
1749 – 1836
Birth Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Pierce
1730 – 1816
Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (Simpson) (Pearce)
1725 –
Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Pierce's Descendants

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Hugh Pierce (1749 – 28 September 1836) m. Sofia (Bear) Hunter (1750 – 16 July 1839)
  1. 1. 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)
        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)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Pierce (1778 – 1860)
  3. 3. Joel (Joseph) Pierce (1778 – 28 April 1804)
  4. 4. Charlie Pierce (1780 – )
  5. 5. Jeremiah (Hampton Monroe) Pierce (1783 – 1870)
  6. 6. Willis Pierce (1791 – )

Hugh Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Hugh Pierce in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA
1836
28 September 1836
Age 87
Death of Hugh Pierce in Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1836
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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