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William Pearce 1609 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1609

Birth Location: Shrewton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1687

Death Location: Kent, Maryland, United States

Father: Anthony Peerse

Mother: Susanna Jefferis

Spouse(s): Margaret Price

Children(s): Edward Percy, William Pearce, William Pearce, Thomas Pearce, John Pearce, Harry Pierce

William Pearce was born in 1609 in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, the child of Anthony Peerse and Susanna Jefferis. William Pearce married Margaret Price, and had children including Edward Percy, William Pearce, William Pearce, Thomas Pearce, John Pearce, Harry William Pierce. William Pearce passed away in 1687 in Kent, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Pearce was born in 1609 in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, the child of Anthony Peerse and Susanna Jefferis.
  • William Pearce married Margaret Price, and had children including Edward Percy, William Pearce, William Pearce, Thomas Pearce, John Pearce, Harry William Pierce.
  • William Pearce passed away in 1687 in Kent, Maryland, United States.

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William Pearce's Ancestors

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William Pearce
1609 – 1687
Birth Place: Shrewton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Anthony Peerse
1585 –
Box, Wiltshire, England
Susanna Jefferis
1585 – 1630
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pearce's Descendants

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William Pearce (abt 1609 – 1687) m. Margaret Price (1610 – 1679)
  1. 1. Edward Percy (Oct 1636 (?) – 1658)
  2. 2. William Pearce (1643 – Abt 1719)
  3. 3. William Pearce (22 Apr 1656 – 1705)
  4. 4. Thomas Pearce ( – abt 1786)
  5. 5. John Pearce
  6. 6. Harry (William) Pierce

William Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1609
abt 1609
Birth of William Pearce in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England
Shrewton, Wiltshire, England
1687
1687
Age 78
Death of William Pearce in Kent, Maryland, United States
Kent, Maryland, United States

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Kent, Maryland, United States

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