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William Pearce 1609 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1609

Birth Location: Shrewton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jul 1687

Death Location: Kent County, Maryland Colony

Father: Anthony Pearce

Mother: Susanna Swynson

Spouse(s): Margaret Price

Children(s): John Pearce, Edward Percy, Colonel Jr., Thomas Pearce

William Pearce was born in 1609 in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, the child of Anthony (Percy) Pearce and Susanna Jefferis Swynson. William Pearce married Margaret Price, and had children including John Pearce, Edward Percy, Colonel Judge William Pearce Jr., Thomas Pearce. William Pearce passed away in 1687 in Kent County, Maryland Colony.

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Biography

  • William Pearce was born in 1609 in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, the child of Anthony (Percy) Pearce and Susanna Jefferis Swynson.
  • William Pearce married Margaret Price, and had children including John Pearce, Edward Percy, Colonel Judge William Pearce Jr., Thomas Pearce.
  • William Pearce passed away in 1687 in Kent County, Maryland Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pearce's Ancestors

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William Pearce
1609 – 1687
Birth Place: Shrewton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Anthony (Percy) Pearce
1585 – 1796
Box, Wiltshire, England
Susanna (Jefferis) Swynson
1585 – 1630
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Martha Wright
1530 – 1620
Holderness, Yorkshire County, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pearce's Descendants

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William Pearce (Oct 1609 – 16 Jul 1687) m. Margaret Price (1610 – 1679)
  1. 1. John Pearce (ABT 1631 – 12 Sep 1719)
  2. 2. Edward Percy (Oct 1636 (?) – 1658)
  3. 3. Colonel (Judge William Pearce) Jr. (22 Apr 1656 – 12 Sep 1719) m. Isabel ("Isabella") Hopkins (1635 – 22 Apr 1729)
    1. 1. Sarah ((Tipton) Pearce (Pierce)) (Percy) (10 Aug 1665 – 15 Dec 1709)
    2. 2. Mary Pearce (1672 – 26 Mar 1715)
    3. 3. Sarah (Pearce) Tipton (10 Aug 1676 – 15 Dec 1709)
    4. 4. Daniel Pearce (1677 – Dec 1727)
    5. 5. Gideon Pierce (1678 – Aug 1751) m. Anne (Wheeler) Pearce (Bef. 1720 – Aft. 1749) m. Beatrice (Ann) Codd (1682 – 4 February 1743)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Pearce (1700 – 2 July 1736)
      2. 2. William Pearce (17 OCT 1706 – 1772)
      3. 3. Gidion Pearce (11 MAR 1708 – Bef. 25 May 1745)
      4. 4. Elizebeth Pearce (1 Sep 1710 – Bef. 25 September 1749)
      5. 5. Isabella Pearce (10 Mar 1714 – 27 Jul 1772)
      6. 6. Sarah Pearce (10 Mar 1714 – 26 April 1756)
      7. 7. Benjamin Pearce (12 DEC 1716 – )
      8. 8. George Pearce (1717 – )
      9. 9. Mary Pearce (Abt 1718 – )
      10. 10. Andrew Pearce (9 Jun 1719 – )
      11. 11. Daniel Pearce (03 Feb 1721 – )
      12. 12. Isaac Pearce (22 May 1724 – )
      13. 13. Rachel Pearce (1727 – )
      14. 14. James (Alfred) Pearce (ABT 1730 – 22 Mar 1802)
      15. 15. Gideon Pierce (1700 – Bef. 25 May 1745)
      16. 16. Thomas (Pierce) Pearce (1705 – )
      17. 17. WILLIAM (PEARCE - m) Lewis (17 Oct 1706 – 1772) m. ANNA (ELIZABETH) LEWIS (1710 – )
        1. 1. Amey (Lewis) Pearce (1726 – 1790) m. Enoch (Sr) Spinks (1720 – 20 Mar 1772)
      18. 18. Batrice (Pearce) Pierce (1710 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth (H. Pearce) Ward (1680 – 13 Apr 1733)
    7. 7. Isabella (Pearce) Blay (1681 – 1716)
    8. 8. Colonel (Benjamin Pearce) Sr. (1683 – 4 Apr 1734)
    9. 9. Captain (William Charles) Pearce (1685 – 12 Sep 1719)
  4. 4. Thomas Pearce ( – abt 1786)

William Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1609
Oct 1609
Birth of William Pearce in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England
Shrewton, Wiltshire, England
1687
16 Jul 1687
Age 78
Death of William Pearce in Kent County, Maryland Colony
Kent County, Maryland Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1609
    Event Place: Shrewton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1687
    Event Place: Kent County, Maryland Colony

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