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James Pearce 1691–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: George Pierce

Mother: Temperance Kirby

Spouse(s): Martha Pearce)

Children(s): Samuel Sr

The story of James Pearce began in 1691 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America. James Pearce married Martha 1690 D 141 Wilbore Wilbur 6Pggm M James 1691 Pearce, and had children including Samuel Pearce Sr. James Pearce passed away in 1755 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Pearce began in 1691 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
  • James Pearce married Martha 1690 D 141 Wilbore Wilbur 6Pggm M James 1691 Pearce, and had children including Samuel Pearce Sr.
  • James Pearce passed away in 1755 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Pearce's Ancestors

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James Pearce
1691–1755
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
George Pierce
1670–1752
RI
Temperance Kirby
1670–1761
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Richard Pearse
1615–1678
Waltham Abbey, Essex Co., England
Susannah Wright
1627–1678
Newport,Newport,Rhode Island,USA
Richard (Kirby) II
1632–1720
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Patience Gifford
1644–1674
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1600–1643
Mary Dell
1602–1638
Richard Kirby
1603–1688
Jane (Vallence)
1615–1650
William Gifford
1615–1687
Patience Russell
1619–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph I
1590–1626
Joane Shipley
1590–1659

James Pearce's Descendants

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James Pearce (1691–1755) m. Martha (1690 (D-141) WILBORE\WILBUR -6pGGM (m James 1691) Pearce) (22 Oct 1690–22 September 1760)
  1. 1. Samuel (Pearce) Sr 1734–1793 m. Elizabeth Simmons 1732–1783 m. Roby (1743 Wood (2w-Samuel 1733) Pearce) 1743–1805
    1. 1. Phebe Pearce 1765–1802 m. Aaron (Cole) Capt. 1755–1802
      1. 1. Philetus Cole 1790–1839 m. Silence Fisk 1793–1865
        1. 1. Harriet (J.) Cole 1819–1893 m. William (B) Mattison 1815–1874

James Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of James Pearce in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1755
1755
Age 64
Death of James Pearce in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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