Mercy Peirce

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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.

1820 Census: Middleborough, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts
Henry Pickens
2 males under 10
1 male 10- 16
1 male 26-45
1 female 15- 26
2 females 26- 45

1840 Census: La Salle Co, Illinois
Henry Pickens
4 males btw 20-30 yrs
1 male 50-60 yrs
1 female 15-20 yrs
1 female 40-50 yrs
Did they have a daughter?

Living with son James and family in 1850.
1850 Census Illinois, County: LaSalle
Division: Bruce (Town changed from Bruce to S. Ottawa.)
Nancy Pickens, 60, Mass

Could not find in 1860 or 1870.

Mercy married Henry Pickens on 3 Mar 1808 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. Henry (son of James Pickens, Jr. and Mary Trouant) was born on 18 Jun 1785 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Mar 1847 in Lasalle, Lasalle Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Lasalle, Lasalle Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. James Pickens was born on 15 Dec 1808 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Oct 1889 in Ottawa, Lasalle Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Ottawa, Lasalle Co, Illinois, USA (Summit View Cemetery).
2. Herman Pickens was born on 22 Feb 1815 in Lakeville, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Henry P. Pickens was born on 19 May 1818 in Lakeville, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1849 in Illinois, USA.
4. Levi Pickens was born on 5 Aug 1822 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA.

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Groom's Name: Herman Peirce
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Marriage Date: 11 Mar 1787
Marriage Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09959-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 945016
Reference Number: Roll 5 P70 R7
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910


His children's surname is consistently spelled PEIRCE.

Herman married Rachel Hoar on 25 Mar 1787 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. Rachel (daughter of Robert Hoar, Sr. and Rachel (Unknown)) was born about 1764 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Nov 1856 in . [Group Sheet]

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George married Sarah Peirce on 14 Sep 1757 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Shadrach Peirce and Abigail Haskins) was born on 1 Feb 1738 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Apr 1778 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Groom's Name: Robert Hoar
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02933-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 945015
Reference Number: p49
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910


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"Robert Hoar [senior] was a miller and operated a grist mill, which was operating yet in 1792 when it was sold by his son, John. He [Robert Sr.] divided his father's property with only surviving brother, William [the Deacon] in 1765. Robert was a prosperous and active citizen." Norton T. Horr

Two of his children married descendants of George5 Pierce. (GEORGE5, ISAAC4, ISAAC3, ISAAC2, ABRAHAM1)
Jonathan Hoar married Abigail Pierce, and Rachel Hoar married Harmon Pierce-Peirce. Robert's son Peter Hoar married Mercy-Marcy6 Pierce. (Job5, Ebenezer4, Isaac3, Isaac2, Abraham1 PIERCE) I am still searching for the parents of Olive (Polly?) Pierce born 1771.

Could not find him as head of household in 1790 census.

Robert Hoar Sr. married three times. He had one son, Robert Hoar/Horr II with wife Sarah Willis. With wife Judith Tinkham he had three children; Peter, Sarah and Judith. His third wife Rachel had been previously married to Hoskins/Haskins or Hathaway and they had two children John and Rachel.

Robert married Rachel (Unknown) on 26 Nov 1761 in Middleboro, , Massachusetts, USA. Rachel was born about 1723 in ; died after 1795 in . [Group Sheet]

Isaac married Deliverance Holloway on 5 May 1735 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. Deliverance was born about 1714 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Oct 1801 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

Shadrach married Abigail Haskins on 16 Aug 1737 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail (daughter of Henry Haskins and Abigail Godfrey) was born on 24 Aug 1719 in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Was a wheel wright at Taunton. Founded the Middleboro family. Moved to Middleboro, Massachusetts about 1712. Was a prosperous land owner and in 1741 he divided most of his property between his surviving sons, Robert and William.

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Title: The Peirce Family of the Old Colony or The Lineal Descendants of Abraham Peirce. By Ebenezer W. Peirce of Freetown, Mass. Published 1870
Pages 49 and 50
Rebecca Peirce. Daughter of Isaac Peirce, Sen.; m. Samuel Hoar, of Middleborough, Mass. Rebecca died July 12, 1765. Samuel died Feb. 13, 1746.
Samuel Hoar and wife Rebecca Peirce had:
Samuel, b. Aug. 12, 1716; d. April 5, 1736.
Robert, b. May 23, 1719; m. three times: 1st, Sarah Wuillis, who died Jan. 13, 1753; m. 2nd, Oct. 4, 1753, Judith Tinkham, who died Feb. 26, 1761; and he m. 3rd, Nov. 26, 1761, Rachel Hoskins. The Hoar family at Pelham are his descendants.
William, b. Dec. 30, 1721; m. Jan 31, 1745, Sarah, a daughter of Henry Hoskins, of Taunton, and granddaughter of William Hoskins of that town. William Hoar was Deacon of the 2nd Calvinist Baptist Church in Middleborough. He died April 25, 1795. Sarah his wife died Nov. 15, 1774. His posterity are in Middleborough, Lakeville and Freetown.
Jacob, b. July 7, 1724; died March 24, 1736.
The Hoar family were buried in the Caswell burial-ground in East Taunton, and from the dates on their tomb-stones I learn they died as above stated. The dates of their births and marriages were copied from the town records of Middleborough. Major Peter Hoar, an officer of the Patriot army in the American Revolution, was a son of Robert Hoar and 2nd wife Judith Tinkham. Maj. Peter Hoar died March 12, 1815, aged 60 years, and was buried in the cemetery of the Peirce family in Middleborough, now Lakeville. He left no children. Was one of the most excellent of the earth.

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/william-richard-cutter/genealogical-and-family-history-of-central-new-york-a-record-of-the-achievement-ttu/page-53-genealogical-and-family-history-of-central-new-york-a-record-of-the-achievement-ttu.shtml
"Sarah Rebecca [Pierce], married Samuel Hoar. He served in the Narragansett war, receiving a grant of land for his services. He [her father] died at Middleboro (Lakeville), Massachusetts, February 28, 1732, while sitting in a chair."


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Beside the Nelson and Peirce families, among the early settlers of what is now Lakeville, was the Hoars, who prob- ably came from Taunton. Samuel Hoar married Rebecca Peirce, a daughter of Isaac Peirce, the soldier in Narragansett War. The children of Samuel Hoar and wife Rebecca, were Samuel, born Aug. 12, 1716, died April 5, 1736, Rob- ert, born May 23, 1719, married Sarah WilHs, of Bridge- water, she died January 13, 1753, and he for a second wife married Judith Tinkham, of Middleborough, Oct. 4, 1753, and she died Feb. 26, 1761. For a third wife he married' Rachel Hoskins, Feb. 26, 1761. ?W William, born Dec. 30, 1721, married Jan. 31, 1745, Sarah Hoskins, of Taunton, she was a daugh?C-er of Henry Hoskins of Taunton, a blacksmith, and born of his wife, Abigail Godfrey, and a grand-daughter of William Hoskins, of Taunton, a soldier in the Narragansett war. William Hoar, was deacon of the Calvinistic Baptist Church, herein noticed, of which the Rev. Mr. Hinds, was the first pastor. Deacon William Hoar, died April 25, 1795. Sarah, his wife, died Nov. 15, 1774. They were the parents of Braddock Hoar, a patriot soldier in the war for Independence, and who afterward removed to the State of New York. Peter Hoar, a Patriot officer in the war of American Revolution, was a son of Robert Hoar, and born of his second wife, Judith Tinkham.
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Samuel married Rebecca Peirce in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Isaac Peirce and Alice Chartley) was born on 12 Jul 1691 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Jul 1765 in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA (Staples Street Burying Ground). [Group Sheet]

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MARRIED ABOUT 1712