Jeremiah Pierce/Pearce was born January 22, 1678 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island to Giles Pierce and Elizabeth Hall. He died April 25, 1754 in South Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island. He married in 1701 to Abigail Long. Abigail Long was born June 20, 1682 in Rhode Island to Phillip Long, Sr. and Hannah Fisher and she …
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What? A connection to Harry Potter? You betcha.
Alnwick Castle has belonged to the Percy family for over 700 years. This castle was used in filming the Hogwarts school in Harry Potter. Check out their website to see a lot of history on the Percy family as well as some great pictures of the Percy ancestors. Here is a snapshot of our line: …
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John Olin, II
John Olin II was born March 8, 1711/12 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. He married Susannah Pierce in East Greenwich on December 8, 1734. She was born in North Kingston, Rhode Island April 8, 1708 and was the daughter of Jeremiah Pierce. John and Susannah (Pierce) Olin lived in Rhode Island where they reared …
John Olin, III
John Olin III, son of John Olin II and Susannah Pierce, was born September 17, 1741 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island and died November 2, 1821 at Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. He was married to Sarah Card 1764 at East Greenwich, Rhode Island. She died January 12, 1819. Both are buried in the cemetery at …
Pierce Family
Double Pierce Connection Below is a chart of how my maternal and paternal families share one ancestor. Related Families Sources: Pearce Genealogy Being the Record of the Posterity of Richard Pearce An Early Inhabitant of Portsmouth, In Rhode Island Who Came From England, and whose Genealogy is traced Back to 979, by Col. Frederick C. …