Jeremiah Pierce Family

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 …

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: …

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. …

John Olin, I

John Olin the first to come to this country was born about 1664 and settled in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He married Susannah Spencer October 4, 1708. Susannah was born April 6, 1680, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. John died March 28, 1742 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. (Contrary to C.C. Olin’s book, this date …

Genealogy

I have enjoyed genealogy for over 40 years and this website reflects most of my work. I try to keep it updated, but my Ancestry.com tree is much more extensive and accurate. I hope you will feel free to contact me with questions. If I know of other sites that have additional information on a …