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John Joseph Pierce 1720 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Perquimans, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1788

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

Father: Thomas Pierce

Mother: Mary Copeland

Spouse(s): Ruth Norcom

Children(s): John Pierce, Rutha Pierce, William Pierce, Covington Pierce, Agnes Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce

1720 marked the beginning of John Joseph Pierce's life in Perquimans, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA, to parents Thomas Pierce and Mary Copeland. Eventually, John Joseph Pierce married Ruth Norkunas Narcum and Norcom, and they welcomed John A Pierce, Rutha Pierce, William Pierce, Covington Pierce, Agnes Pierce and Elizabeth Pierce. John Joseph Pierce passed in 1788 at Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Thomas Pierce
1693 – 1756
Birth Location: Perquimans Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
TP
Mary Copeland
1697 – 1744
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
MC

Spouses(s)

Ruth Norcom
1728 – 1806
Birth Location: Chowan Co, NC
RN

Children(s)

John Pierce
1755 – 1841
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina
JP
Rutha Pierce
1760 – 1840
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
RP
William Pierce
1755 –
Birth Location: Chowan Co., North Carolina, USA
WP
Covington Pierce
1757 –
Birth Location: Chowan Co., NC, USA
CP
Agnes Pierce
1759 – 1820
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
AP
Elizabeth Pierce
Birth Location: –
EP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Perquimans, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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