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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 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, 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 …
Double Pierce Connection Sources: From Seven Pierce Families collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce 1936, Wash. D.C. More information on the Brownell family in Pownal, Vermont