Benjamin Pearse
M, #15726, b. 11 January 1703
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Benjamin Pearse was born on 11 January 1703.
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Richard Pearse
M, #15727, b. 1615, d. 22 April 1677
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Biography
Richard Pearse was born in 1615 in Near Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. He and
Susannah Wright were married on 5 May 1642 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
1 He died on 22 April 1677 at age ~62 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
He was living at Prudence Island on Narragansett Bay on 14 September 1647 when he acknowledged receipt of a fifth of the legacy for the children of John Wright left by his wife's grandfather, Ralph Dell of Bow in Middlesex, England.
More about the Pearces and Wrights in England in NEHGS Register, Vol. 84, p. 427.
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He was living on Prudence Island in 1647. Richard Pearse had person sources.
2,3 He was born about 1615 in Bristol, Somerset, England.
Citations
- [S105] Torrey: New England Marriages CD
- [S150] Ancestral Lines, Third Edition, p. 464
- [S469] Carl Boyer, ed, "Ancestral Lines," Santa Clarita, CA, 1998, p. 464
Richard Pearse
M, #15729, b. 1590, d. 7 October 1666
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Biography
Richard Pearse was born in 1590 in Panington, Gloucestershire, England. He and
Martha Jacobs were married in 1615 in Panington, Gloucestershire, England. He died on 7 October 1666 at age ~76 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
He resided in Bristol, England, before coming to America on the ship, "Lyon." His brother, Capt. William Pearse, was the master of the ship.
He was said to be a son of Richard Pearse who resided on the homestead of his father, grandson of Richard Percy, the founder of Pearce Hall in York, England, and great grandson of Peter Percy, who was standard bearer for KIng Richard III of Bosworth field in 1485. Carl Boyer 3rd in "Ancestral Lines" calls Col. Frederick C. Pierce (1888) one of the least reliable genealogists to have published ever and casts doubt on the family history prior to this Richard.
Source for this and more about the Peases: New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, Vol. 1, p. 242 ff.
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Martha Jacobs
F, #15730, b. 1593, d. 31 December 1662
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Biography
Martha Jacobs was born in 1593 in Panington, Gloucestershire, England.
Richard Pearse and she were married in 1615 in Panington, Gloucestershire, England. She died on 31 December 1662 at age ~69 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Alternative sources say her name was Martha Coney, b. 1593, Gloucestorshire, England..
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John Pearse
M, #15731, b. 8 September 1647, d. 5 December 1707
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Biography
John Pearse was born on 8 September 1647 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. He and
Mary Tallman were married on 28 April 1669 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Massachusetts. He died on 5 December 1707 at age 60 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island.
He was made a freeman of Portsmouth April 28, 1669, and of the colony of Rhode Island on 2 May 1671. He made land purchases in Pocasset, later Tiverton, and probably moved there in 1682/3. He lived in Tiverton when the town was organized on 2 March 1692 and held the office of Ensign of Militia. John Pearse had person sources.
1 Citations
- [S469] Carl Boyer, ed, "Ancestral Lines," Santa Clarita, CA, 1998, p. 464
Susanna Pearse
F, #15733, b. 20 November 1652, d. February 1743
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Biography
Susanna Pearse was born on 20 November 1652 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Massachusetts.
George Brownell and she were married on 4 December 1673. She died in February 1743 at age 90.
Susanna Pearse was also known as Susannah Pearce.
Mary Pearse
F, #15734, b. 6 May 1654, d. 4 May 1736
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Biography
Mary Pearse was born on 6 May 1654 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Thomas Brownell and she were married in 1678 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. She died on 4 May 1736 at age 81 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Mary Pearse was also known as Mary Pearce.
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Isaac Pearse
M, #15736, b. 7 July 1661
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Biography
Isaac Pearse was born on 7 July 1661 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
John Wright
M, #15737, b. 1575, d. 5 July 1643
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Biography
John Wright was born in 1575 in Saint Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. He and
Mary Dell were married on 22 April 1624 in Waltham, Essex, England. He died on 5 July 1643 at age ~68 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
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Samuel Humphrey
M, #15739, b. 1649, d. 1699
Parents
Family: Mary Torrey (b. 14 February 1657, d. 19 May 1740)
Biography
Samuel Humphrey was born in 1649 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He and
Mary Torrey were married in 1678 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died in 1699 at age ~50.
He removed to Weymouth with his father while a child. He was made a freeman in 1678 and served as a selectman there. About 1699 he removed to Barrington, Rhode Island, with his family. He was town treasurer there, and also served as town clerk 1718 to 1722.
All his children were born in Weymouth. Samuel Humphrey had person sources.
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Citations
- [S1066] NEHGS Register, 164:68
Mary Torrey
F, #15740, b. 14 February 1657, d. 19 May 1740
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Biography
Mary Torrey was born on 14 February 1657 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Samuel Humphrey and she were married in 1678 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on 19 May 1740 at age 83 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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Samuel Humphrey
M, #15741, b. 23 December 1681
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Samuel Humphrey was born on 23 December 1681.
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John Humphrey
M, #15742, b. 19 February 1684, d. 11 July 1751
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Biography
John Humphrey was born on 19 February 1684 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on 11 July 1751 at age 67 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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Joshua Humphrey
M, #15743, b. 9 December 1686
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Joshua Humphrey was born on 9 December 1686.
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James Humphrey
M, #15744, b. 21 April 1689
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James Humphrey was born on 21 April 1689.
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Martha Humphrey
F, #15745, b. 1 February 1692, d. 26 October 1732
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Biography
Martha Humphrey was born on 1 February 1692 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Deacon Samuel Cooper and she were married on 26 March 1707 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 26 October 1732 at age 40 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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Mary Humphrey
F, #15746, b. 1 February 1692
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Mary Humphrey was born on 1 February 1692.
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Jonah Humphrey
M, #15747, b. 1696
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Jonah Humphrey was born in 1696.
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Deacon Jonas Humphrey
M, #15748, b. 1622, d. 30 October 1689
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Biography
Deacon Jonas Humphrey was born in 1622 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.
1 He and
Martha Taylor ?? were married in 1648 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on 30 October 1689 at age ~67 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
H was a tanner in Wendon, Buckinghamshire, England, and was also constable there. He came to America with his father in 1637, remained a few years in Dorchester where he was a freeman in 1640 and one of the proprietors of the town. He then removed to Weymouth. He lived in a part of town known as "Old Spain" on Neck Road He was made a freeman in 1653 and served as a selectman.
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Citations
- [S59] Topigraphical Dictionary of New England, p. 11
Martha Taylor ??
F, #15749, b. 1620, d. before 1689
Biography
Martha Taylor ?? was born in 1620.
Deacon Jonas Humphrey and she were married in 1648 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died before 1689.
James Jonas Humphrey
M, #15750, b. 9 September 1587, d. 19 March 1662
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Biography
James Jonas Humphrey was born on 9 September 1587 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England. He and
Francis Cooley were married on 11 June 1607 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England. He died on 19 March 1662 at age 74 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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