Brief Life History of John
When Captain John Pierce was born on 11 October 1789, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, his father, Francis Marion Pierce, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Lewis Graham, was 29. He married Sarah Sally Allen on 19 January 1818. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 29 May 1854, in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Christian, Kentucky, United States.
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- Jn? Pearco, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Pierce, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- John Pierce, "Find A Grave Index"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1794
Historical Boundaries: 1794: Logan, Kentucky, United States 1797: Christian, Kentucky, United States
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English, Welsh, and Irish: from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Piers, Peres, Peris, an Old French nominative of Pierre or Per, the French form of Peter . Pierce is especially frequent in northwestern Wales and Lancashire, while Pearce is the more common spelling in the rest of England. In Ireland Pierce and Pearse represent a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.
Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.
History: Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the US, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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