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John Pierce 1720 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Pierce

Mother: Mary Copeland

Spouse(s): Ruth Narcum

Children(s): Mary Pierce, Rutha Pierce

It was in 1720 that John Pierce was born in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, a child of Thomas Pierce and Mary Copeland. John Pierce went on to marry Ruth Norkunas Narcum and had children such as Mary Pierce and Rutha Pierce. John Pierce was deceased by 1788 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Thomas Pierce
1693 – 1756
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
TP
Mary Copeland
1695 – 1724
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Ruth Narcum
1724 – 1806
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
RN

Children(s)

Mary Pierce
1722 – 1742
Birth Location: Piney Woods, North Carolina, United States
MP
Rutha Pierce
1760 – 1840
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
RP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 27 Sep 1730
    Event Place: Stert, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1788
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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