2. Abraham PIERCE Jr. (Abraham ) was born Jan 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died Jan 1718 in Pembroke, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

Author: Robert Charles Anderson, Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, Book 1995
Contact: Unknown

Contact: Rich Rydalch
     See notes for his son John and for his father. Notes for his son quote a
1714 deed in which his father is Abraham, and it says "subject to rights of Hannah, wife of Abraham, if she survives him." It doesn't say Hannah is his mother.
     The FGRA sheet of Abraham and Rebecca Pierce shows a son Abraham, born Jan 1638, no day, Duxbury, died Jan 1718, no day. The date of his marriage to Hannah Glass, no other marriage. There were no FGRA sheets for him.
    "The Great Migration..." says "b. [blank] January 1638[/9?] [Plymouth Vital Records 2 (entered at his death in 1718)]; m. (1) by about 1665 Hannah Baker (in his will, dated 4 March 1692/3, Francis Baker made a bequest to 'my daughter Hannah Pearse' [Mayflower Descendant 31:107; CCL 106:7, citing Barnstable Probate Records 2:30]); m. (2) Scituate 29 October 1695 Hannah ___ (said to be Hannah Glass)."
    Other sources searched:
"Seven Pierce Families" by H. C. Pierce;
Probate Records of Bristol Co.
LDS proxy temple ordinances are in the 1997 LDS IGI from temple
records.
    There are entries in the IGI for the four children shown here in the first
family but they are shown to be sons of Abraham Pierce and Hannah Gilbert. The only marriage of Abraham Pierce and Hannah Gilbert in the IGI is in 1781. The entries were made by Marion P. Edwards, 2345 W. 14400 S., Bluffdale, Ut 84065. The source is shown to be 974.V2t. (This should be searched to find more about his first marriage.)
    There is a marriage in the IGI, 1660 to Hannah Baker, form submission,
8802032 26 film 1396468 (however, see notes for his wife).
    The sequence of birth of the children listed here for this family may not be as shown. There is a Joseph appearing in the Plymouth Colony Records in 1679, fined for playing cards; a John Peirse allowed payment as witness in a court case 6 July 1680 and appears as one of proprietors of undivided land in Scituate in Mar 1683. A Samuel Peirce listed with property in the last division of lands in Duxborough 5 June 1710, also Abraham senior and junior, John, Isaac and Thomas.

From Plymouth Colony Records:
Made acknowledgement to the Plymouth court 1 Oct 1661 concerning a "follish and unadvised" report to two ladies (having said, in effect, that another lady was with child); 5 Oct 1663 summoned to appear before the major to answer for abusive speeches to his father; granted 100 acres, or an equal share of what good land is there, on the "backsyde" of Indian Head River Pond 1 June 1680; appointed surveyor of highways in Duxburrow 6 June 1682; received land grant near Indian Head Pond 28 Feb 1683; Abraham Pearse, senior and junior were listed heads of families living in Pembroke when it was made a township in 1712. This is probably Abraham, son of Abraham and Rebecca, and his son Abraham, as the Abraham who married Rebecca was surely not still alive.

Abraham married Hannah BAKER, daughter of Francis BAKER and Isabel TWINING, about 1665 in Duxbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Hannah was born about 1644.

Contact: Rich Rydalch
     See notes for her husband and her father.
"The Great Migration..." says she was Hannah Baker, and cites the will of Francis Baker found in Barnstable Probate Records.
    The FGRA sheet of her parents gives Hannah's husband as "Mr. Pearce".
However it says Hannah was born 1658. As the record of marriage of Francis and Isabel is 1641 and the full date of birth of their first child is 27 Mar 1642, the next just a year, 1645, the next 1 May 1648, it is possible she could have been born second in the family, abt 1644 and the one shown as second born 1646. The source given is "Baker Fam Rec" by Florence Baker. It lists 6 sons first and then two daughters, with full birth dates for only three of the sons. It is possible the names were taken from the will, which probably named sons first and then daughters.
     It is possible Hannah was an older child.
     Isabel Twining is shown on the FHL family group sheet as daughter of William Twining.

3. Rebecca PIERCE (Abraham ) was born about 1640 in Duxbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

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Rebecca married Samuel WILLS before 1673 in Scituate, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Samuel was born 1640 in Scituate, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

6. Isaac PIERCE Sr. (Abraham ) was born about 1661 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. He died 28 Feb 1731/1732 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

Contact: Randy Muller
     There were an Issac Sr. and Isaac Jr.
    Ebenezer Peirce says Isaac, son of Abraham was born about 1661; married Alice, died in what is now Lakeville 1732. Soldier in Naragansett War. Then says his son was Thomas who married Naomi Booth in 1714. It also lists an Isaac, son of Isaac (and so would be Jr.) who married Judith Booth in or before 1703. (No birth date.) He died 1757, (presumably in Lakeville because his wife died there in 1733. (Minor problem: Abraham's age 56 when Isaac born.)
    Middleboro Deaths says Isaac Sr. died 1731, 71st year. (So would be born about 1661.)
    History of Middleboro, p. 422 says Isaac Sr. born about 1661. Died at advanced age. Served in Narragansett War, age about 16, soon after 1675. Awarded land for war service in 1734, and alive then, but it took a long time to get the land awarded, so maybe date is questionable. (Conflict with above Middleboro Deaths date). Also tells of Isaac Jr., Baptist in 1738, and will dated 175
    So only problems are death year and Abraham's age.
    Great Migration begins says Abraham's son Isaac born about 1641. No further information on him. So his estimated birth date is 20 years off. It also lists brother Abraham born about 1639 - 21 years younger than brother Isaac if Isaac was born in 1661, and the mother would be at least age 40 then, unless Abraham had a second wife. There was a long gap of 10 years before 1661, with no children.

Isaac married Alice CHARTLEY on 1680 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Alice was born 1661 in Scotland.