George Peirce / Pearce

1659 - 1733  (74 years)

• Name	George Peirce / Pearce
  Birth	1659	Winscombe, North Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jan 1733	Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I27643	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Ann Gainer / Gayner,   b. 1633, Oldbury-on-Severn, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England d. Jan 1725, Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1679
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Peirce,   b. 18 Sep 1680, Gloucestershire, England d. 27 Oct 1757, Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)   2. George Peirce + 3. Joshua Peirce,   b. 5 Jan 1684, England d. 15 Sep 1752, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)   4. Ann Peirce   5. Margaret Peirce   6. Mary Peirce   7. Caleb Peirce   8. Gainer Peirce + 9. Hannah Peirce   10. John Peirce   11. Elizabeth Peirce,   b. 1680   d. 1757 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F9534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  (Stone on ground, in large bush) ———————- Additional information. I found notation that George changed spelling from Pearce to Peirce in 1716. Contributor: (48176490) ---------------------- His will was probated 05mon/Jul 9/1734.. I can not make out what his stone says.... are you sure about the year of passing of 1733? Contributor: (47540766) ———— George Pearce, of the parish of Winscom, in the County of Somerset, England, and Ann Gainer of Thornbury, in the County of Gloucester, were married the 1st day of 12 mo. commonly called February, 1679. George with his wife and three young children emigrated from Bristol, the seaport nearest his residence in 1684, and the same year had a tract of 490 acres of land surveyed to him in what is now Thornbury township, PA. He arrived at Philadelphia prior to the 4th of the 9th mo. 1684, upon which day he presented two certificates to a Meeting of Friends held at the Governor's house. One of these certificates was from the monthly Meeting a Ffrenshay, in the County of Gloucester. The other was from the Thornbury Meeting. His children were Betty, George, Joshua, Ann, Margaret, Mary, Caleb, Gainer, Hannah and John. Betty married Vincent Caldwell; Ann with John Gibbons; Mary with Joseph, and Hannah with Edward Brinton, both grandsons of the elder, William Brinton; Joshua with Ann Mercer; Caleb with Hannah Cloud, and Gainer with Sarah Walter. George Pearce was living in 1712. George changed his surname spelling from Pearce to Peirce in 1716. Contributor: 49800811

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68904669/george-pearce_(peirce).