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Mourning Pierce 1695–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 June 1765

Death Location: Bladen, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Pierce

Mother: Patience Dodson

Spouse(s): Matthew Raiford

Children(s): Grace Raiford, Matthew Raiford

Mourning Pierce was born in 1695 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of John Pierce And Patience Dodson. Mourning Pierce married Matthew Raiford, and had children including Grace Peyton Raiford, Matthew Raiford. Mourning Pierce passed away in 1765 in Bladen, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Mourning Pierce was born in 1695 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of John Pierce And Patience Dodson.
  • Mourning Pierce married Matthew Raiford, and had children including Grace Peyton Raiford, Matthew Raiford.
  • Mourning Pierce passed away in 1765 in Bladen, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pierce
1659–1738
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Patience Dodson
1660–1738
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
PD

Spouses(s)

Matthew Raiford
1687–1746
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
MR

Children(s)

Grace Raiford
1724–1768
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
GR
Matthew Raiford
1710–1789
Birth Location: Virginia
MR

Mourning Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Mourning Pierce
1695–1765
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Pierce
1659–1738
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Patience Dodson
1660–1738
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Michael (James) Pierce
1615–1676
Saint Andrew's, England, United Kingdom
Persis Eames
1621–1662
Fordington, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mourning Pierce's Descendants

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Mourning Pierce (1695–1 June 1765) m. Matthew Raiford (1687–27 June 1746)
  1. 1. Grace ("Peyton") Raiford 1724–1768 m. John (Henry) Stephens 1700–1788
    1. 1. Mary (August) Stephens 1757–1844 m. Stephen Poe 1759–1843
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Poe) Murphy 1788–1856 m. Marshall Murphy 1770–1850
        1. 1. Randolph ("Randle") Murphey 1801–1870 m. Mary (Miller) Murphy 1803–1870
        2. 2. Nancy Murphey 1820– m. Jonathan Simmons 1811–
        3. 3. Jemima (Murphy) Files 1833–1916
        4. 4. John Murphey 1815–1885 m. Margaret (C Mackey) Murphy 1820–1885
        5. 5. Margaret Murphey 1826–1912 m. John (V) Larrick 1816–1892
        6. 6. Thomas Murphy 1836–
      2. 2. Larkin (C) Poe 1781–1847 m. Rachel Harrington 1792–1850
        1. 1. Larkin (Marion) Poe 1824–1863
        2. 2. William (C.) Poe 1816–1850
        3. 3. Thomas (J) Poe 1828–1864
        4. 4. Elizabeth (D) Poe 1812–1814
        5. 5. Elisha (D. Bismark) Poe 1812–1814
        6. 6. Robert (Stinson) Poe 1822–1887
        7. 7. Rachel (M.) Poe 1805–1812
        8. 8. Mary (Harrington Poe) Clyne 1813–1850 m. Thomas (C.) Clyne 1820–1848
        9. 9. Simon Poe 1815–
        10. 10. Mary"Polly" (M. Harrington "Polly" Poe) Clyne 1813–1890 m. Thomas (C.) Clyne 1820–1848
        11. 11. William (Carroll) Poe 1816–1870
        12. 12. Sarah (C) Poe 1819–1860
      3. 3. Simon Poe 1782–1875 m. Dicy Roberts 1800–
        1. 1. Benton (Allen) Poe 1838–
      4. 4. Samuel Poe 1785–1865
        1. 1. Malinda ("Millie" Aby) Poe 1815–1901
        2. 2. Mahala (Catherine) Poe 1818–1852
      5. 5. John Poe 1790–1865
        1. 1. James (Daniel) Poe 1820–1891
        2. 2. Martha Poe 1822–1906
        3. 3. Lucinda (Tranquilla) Poe 1826–1900
      6. 6. Elizabeth Poe 1794–1873 m. James (H) Smith 1784–1873
        1. 1. Jeremiah ("Jerry") Smith 1820–1856
        2. 2. John (N) Smith 1813–1905
        3. 3. Benjamin (H) Smith 1812–
        4. 4. Elisha Smith 1811–
        5. 5. Ira (K) Smith 1824–1905
      7. 7. Lydia (Elizabeth Poe) Brady 1776–1817 m. Enoch Brady 1774–
        1. 1. Elizabeth (P (Betsy)) Brady 1800–1876
      8. 8. James (William) Poe 1793–1860
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Poe 1827–1904
        2. 2. Jessie (Messer) Poe 1825–1910
        3. 3. William (B) Poe 1813–1857
        4. 4. John (James) Poe 1819–1865
      9. 9. William (G) Poe 1791–1863 m. Elizabeth "Betsy" 1800–1857
        1. 1. William (Green) Poe 1817–1877
      10. 10. Reuben (C) Poe 1770–1845
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Poe) Straughn 1798–1850
        2. 2. Elisha Poe 1806–1816
        3. 3. Ransom (Cook) Poe 1797–1880
    2. 2. John (Stephens) II 1743–1832
  2. 2. Matthew Raiford 1710–1789

Mourning Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1695
1695
Birth of Mourning Pierce in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1765
1 June 1765
Age 70
Death of Mourning Pierce in Bladen, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Bladen, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1765
    Event Place: Bladen, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Bertie County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Bertie County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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