Martha Pierson

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Pierson was born in 1728, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Josiah Peirson, was 33 and her mother, Martha Halsey, was 30. She married Stephen Jagger on 24 January 1751, in Southampton, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 30 January 1764, in Southampton, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 36, and was buried in Westhampton, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Jagger
1719–1796
Martha Pierson
1728–1764
Marriage: 24 January 1751
Martha Jagger
1752–1759
Jonathan Jagger
1760–1809
Susanna Jagger
1755–1831
Hannah Jagger
1758–1819
Abigail Jagger
1760–
David Jagger
1762–1850

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  • Martha Jagger, "Find A Grave Index"

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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