Joshua Peirce

1684 - 1752  (68 years)

• Name	Joshua Peirce
  Birth	5 Jan 1684	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Sep 1752	Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Old Kennett Friends Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I27650	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	George Peirce / Pearce,   b. 1659, Winscombe, North Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England d. 19 Jan 1733, Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F9534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Mercer,   b. 1688, Pennsylvania, USA d. Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	1713
  Children	1. George Peirce,   b. 1713   d. 1775 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F9574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel Gilpin,   b. 12 Feb 1695, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 May 1776, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Joshua Peirce,   b. 1724   d. 1803 (Age 79 years)   2. Caleb Peirce,   b. 1728   d. 1815 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F9606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Joshua was born 11mon/Jan 5/1684 in England to parents George and Ann (Gainer) Peirce. George received a farmland land grant in 1700 from William Penn for what is today Longwood Gardens. They came to America in 1684 on one of William Penn's ships. Joshua married Ann Mercer on 08 mon/Oct 12/1713 in Delaware, PA within the Concord MM. They had at least one daughter Mary Peirce (1716/17-1793) who married 1739 William A. Cloud (1717/28-1791). He married second, Rachel Gilpin 09 mon/ Nov 15/1722. Joshua built the original brick farmhouse in 1730, Pierre DuPont later added onto this. Joshua's twin Grandsons Joshua and Samuel born 1766, planted some trees in 1798 which developed into Peirce's Park and later Longwood Gardens. Joshua's Great Granddaughter Hannah Peirce Pennell Cox was an active abolitionist, gave land for Longwood Progressive Friends Meeting. WILL - Joshua Peirce. East Marlborough. 8/23/1752. September 23, 1752. C. 365. Provides for wife Rachel. To son George 5 shillings. To son Joshua the plantation I purchased of Daniel Harry, containing 177 acres. To son Joseph, a lot in Wilmington containing 31 perches, also 5 shillings. To son Caleb that part of my plantation I now live on containing 189 acres. To son Isaac at 21, the remainder of plantation containing 122 acres being the north part thereof. To daughters Mary Cloud and Ann Mendenhall £40 each. Executor: Son Caleb. Save ∼ Father of Joshua Peirce, who married Rachel Hayes. Contributor Flababo (47225301) shared: "Newlin Friends Cemetery does not exist. It is an error in this publication. It probably should be Bradford but I am looking into the details of the seven memorials in that cemetery on a case-by-case basis". Possible duplicate with #140108325 Gravesite Details Thank you to Melissa Mariano #47956313 for sharing link to parents.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140108325/joshua-peirce.