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William Paterson Pierce 1810–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1810

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: aft 1870

Death Location: Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: Zadock Pierce

Mother: Susanna Astin

Spouse(s): Mary Forlines

Children(s): Lucy"Lucie" Pierce

William Paterson Pierce was born in 1810 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Zadock Pierce And Susanna Asten Or Astin. In 1850, William Paterson Pierce resided in Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. In 1860, William Paterson Pierce resided in My District, Powhatan Court House, Powhatan, Virgi. William Paterson Pierce married Mary Susan Forlines, and had children including Lucy Lucie Jane Pierce. William Paterson Pierce passed away in 1870 in Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Paterson Pierce was born in 1810 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Zadock Pierce And Susanna Asten Or Astin.
  • In 1850, William Paterson Pierce resided in Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, William Paterson Pierce resided in My District, Powhatan Court House, Powhatan, Virgi.
  • William Paterson Pierce married Mary Susan Forlines, and had children including Lucy Lucie Jane Pierce.
  • William Paterson Pierce passed away in 1870 in Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zadock Pierce
1768–1823
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
ZP
Susanna Astin
1775–1829
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Forlines
1817–1888
Birth Location: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
MF

Children(s)

Lucy"Lucie" Pierce
1849–1891
Birth Location: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
LP

William Pierce's Ancestors

Self
William Pierce
1810–1870
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zadock Pierce
1768–1823
Virginia, United States
Susanna (Asten or) Astin
1775–1829
Virginia
Grandparents
Capt (William L. Pierce Artillery, Continental Army, American) Revolution
1740–1805
Spotsylvania, Orange, Virginia, United States
Mary Stanton
1740–1802
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
William Astin
1722–1786
Barbados
Mary Elliott
1733–1819
Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Pierce
1705–1760
Elizabeth Rucker
1708–1788
Col Stanton
1717–1768
Lettice Bryan
1718–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pierce
1680–1765
Ennice Briggs
1685–1705
Peter Rucker
1661–1743
Elizabeth Fielding
1660–1752
Thomas VI
1689–1741
Sarah Robinson
1693–1745
Dr. Bryan
1687–1748
Frances Anderson
1697–1748

William Pierce's Descendants

1.
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William (Paterson) Pierce (About 1810–aft 1870) m. Mary (Susan) Forlines (ABT 1817–17 Mar 1888)
  1. 1. Lucy"Lucie" (Jane) Pierce 1849–1891 m. John (Sherman) Hall 1840–1915
    1. 1. Martha (Susan "Susie") Hall 1871–1965 m. William (Joseph) Propst 1858–1923
      1. 1. William (🧩 Sherman) Propst 1895–1986 m. Josephine (🧩 Florence) Duryea 1895–1940
        1. 1. Leonora (🧩 Elizabeth) Propst 1921–1997 m. Frederic (🧩 Hendee) Jackson 1918–2006

William Pierce's Timeline

5 Records

1810
About 1810
Birth of William Paterson Pierce in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 40
William Paterson Pierce resided here in Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
William Paterson Pierce resided here in My District, Powhatan Court House, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
My District, Powhatan Court House, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
William Paterson Pierce resided here in Spencer, Jefferson, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
Spencer, Jefferson, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
1870
aft 1870
Age 60
Death of William Paterson Pierce in Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1810
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Spencer, Powhatan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1672; Page: 531A
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: My District, Powhatan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1371; Page: 821; Family History Libra
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia; Roll: 940; Page: 71a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Upper, Chesterfield, Virginia; Roll: 940; Page: 71a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: My District, Powhatan Court House, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: My District, Powhatan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1371; Page: 821; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Spencer, Jefferson, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Spencer, Powhatan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1672; Page: 531A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Powhatan
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1870
    Event Place: Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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