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William Pearce 1706 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 OCT 1706

Birth Location: Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: North Carolina Colony

Father: Gideon Pierce

Mother: Anne Pearce

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William Pearce was born in 1706 in Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony, the child of Gideon Pierce and Anne Wheeler Pearce. William Pearce passed away in 1772 in North Carolina Colony.

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Biography

  • William Pearce was born in 1706 in Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony, the child of Gideon Pierce and Anne Wheeler Pearce.
  • William Pearce passed away in 1772 in North Carolina Colony.

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William Pearce's Ancestors

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William Pearce
1706 – 1772
Birth Place: Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony
Parents
Gideon Pierce
1678 – 1751
Kent County, Maryland, Colonial America
Anne (Wheeler) Pearce
1720 – 1749
Grandparents
Colonel (Judge William Pearce) Jr.
1656 – 1719
Garway, Herefordshire, , England
Isabel ("Isabella") Hopkins
1635 – 1729
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Pearce
1609 – 1687
Margaret Price
1610 – 1679
Damaris Hopkins
1610 – 1666
Constance Sibley
1606 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Pearce
1585 – 1796
Susanna Swynson
1585 – 1630
Elizabeth FISHER
1595 – 1639
Hannah Prince
1577 – 1674

William Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1706
17 OCT 1706
Birth of William Pearce in Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony
Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony
1772
1772
Age 66
Death of William Pearce in North Carolina Colony
North Carolina Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1706
    Event Place: Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, Maryland Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: North Carolina Colony

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