Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Pierson was born on 14 May 1810, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Patrick Pierson, was 33 and his mother, Mary Lynn, was 22. He married Matilda McKnight on 5 June 1834, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 13 daughters. He lived in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 3 October 1899, in Scott, Virginia, United States, at the age of 89.
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- Alexander Pearson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alexander Pierson, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Aleck, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1817 · Name change
Name change from Winfield to Estillville in 1817.
1834 · Charter
Estillville was chartered in 1834.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pearson .
North German: patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Peerson .
History: Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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