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From: "Tim Shea" <>
Subject: RE: [MAFRANKL] Zebulon Pierce's Children/Descendants - HELP, Please@
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:39:36 -0400
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Hi Laura - I'm guessing here, but I think there is a small problem...if I'm reading this correctly Zebulon died 2 July 1780, but was married on 3 Aug 1780 and fathered children after he died?

Tim Shea

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From: Laura G. [mailto:]
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Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Zebulon Pierce's Children/Descendants - HELP,
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My concern is specifically a John PIERCE with a birthdate of 11 Aug 1797. Following is what I have been able to find, but none of it PROVES that John was born in eaither NY or MA, and I have only one source that says John is the 9th child of Zebulon. What I have been able to find in the history books has not confirmed this.

Information I have on Zebulon PIERCE is that he left Colrain, MA, for Cortland Co., NY in 1805. I believe that his brother Judah followed him close in time to NY.

H.C. Goodwin, PIONEER HISTORY, OR, CORTLAND COUNTY ON THE BORDER WARS OF NEW YORK FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME; -1859; A.B. Burdick, No. 8 Spruce St., NY, 1859; Unindexed, 16 Chapters, 456pp; mostly "wars";
p.207 - Truxton - p. 210 - "The Pierces were from Colerain. Zebulon migrated in 1805, and located on lot 34. He reared a family of 11 children -4 now [1859] living." "Judah settled in 1806 on lot 12. He left 8 children - 3 reside in the West. Ethan lives on the homestead. Mr. Pierce accumulated a large property; was an influential citizen. He died at the age of 70."

A HISTORY OF COLRAIN MASSACHUSETTS, With Genealogies of Early Families, by Lois McClellan Patrie; [probably late 1800s]; reviewed at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. US/CAN 974-42/C3 H2p, 28 Jul 1998.
This book shows a John born to Zebulon in 1792, but who died in 1785. No mention is made of a John born in 1797, although it may be feasilbe that he was born. The records do not show this.

NOTES: pp 126-129

PIERCE -- Ref.: Lexington, Mass. History, Vol. II, p 534, John Pierce Gen.by Frederick C. Pierce.

I WILLIAM PIERCE ( Joseph, Anthony, John from England), b Watertown, MA 1707; d Colrain, 13 Dec 1788;

m/1 Abigail ---;

m/2 Mercy ---, d Colrain Mar or May 2, 1798, age 84

LAND: No land records of William in Colrain have been found;

EMIGRATION: perhaps he came with and lived with his son Zebulon who came from Winchester, NH, 1772;

CHILDREN: At least 11, and possibly 13 children of the two marriages were born to William, but of these only two, or poss. three came to Colrain.

II 1 ZEBULON PIERCE, bapt. Lexingon [sic], Mass., 1734; d Colrain 2 Jul 1780, age 66;

PARENTS: William and Abigail Pierce;

M/1 Margit ---;

M/2 Colrain int. 1778, Mrs. Molly SABIN of Putney, b abt 1745; d 30 Jul 1818, age 73;

LAND: She [Molly] and Zebulon bought the 100 acre Miller lot on North River opposite the mouth of the West Branch, which he eventually sold to sons Judah and Samuel.

CHILDREN: (of Margit and Zebulon):

1 ZEBULON JR., b prob. Lexington, abt 1764;

***Levi, b abt 1766, nfi;

***James, b abt 1768, nfi;

2 JUDAH, b abt 1769;

CHILDREN: (of Molly and Zebulon), prob. b Colrain:

3 SAMUEL, b 15 Apr 1779;

***Matthew, b abt 1781; m Colrain int. 21 Mar 1805, Sophia TOTMAN,

d/o Joshua and Elizabeth WARD TOTMAN, b abt 1785;

***John, b. 1 Aug 1782; d 5 Apr 1785, Bu. Branch Cem.;

***Polly, b abt 1785, m Colrain 21 Mar 1805, William FARLEY,

prob. s/o Benjamin and Mary TENNEY FARLEY, b 1 May 1783; d 18 Sep 1830;

***?? Hannah, poss. dau. Eliphalet, m 4 Apr 1878, David DODGE of Colrain;

***Elizabeth, b abt 1789, m int. Colrain 13 Jun 1809, Caleb TORRY of New Salem

The following information was sent to me, stating that my John is the 9th child of Zebulon, which means he would have been born in MA. My family records, however, indicate that he was born in NY. I have searched the early records of Onondaga and Cortland (out of Onondage in 1810) counties in Salt Lake and have found no evidence that I need for proof one way or the other.

NAME: Zebulon PIERCE;

BIRTH: 30 Dec 1756;
DEATH: 27 Feb 1837;

MILITARY: "Private on 1777 at MA in Col. BALDWIN's Regiment (Capt. John WOOD) Blacksmith's Company in Revolutionary War. Artillery Officer."

EMIGRATION: Moved on 1805 from Colrain, MA to Truxton, NY;

OCCUPATION: Blacksmith;

LAND: Bought land in the 3rd Division of Colrain, between 1795 and 1805;

MARRIAGE: 3 Aug 1780;

FATHER: Zebulon PIERCE;

BIRTH: abt 1734;

CHRISTENED: Lexington, MA;

DEATH: 2 July 1780?, Colrain,,MA;

MOTHER: Margit ____;

SPOUSE/1: Molly CUSHING;

CHILDREN/1:

Mathew b 2-12-1781, d 5-4-1810; m 1804 Sophia TOTMAN;

Mercy b 1-30-1783; m 9-00-1807 Edward PERRY;

Molly (Polly) b 8-12-1784; m 3-21-1804 William FARLEY;

James b 9-25-1786, d 3-9-1812;

Margaret b 7-14-1788; m 8-00-1807 Samuel HUDSON;

Benjamin b 8-17-1790, d 7-6-1819; m 6-6-1816 Eliza Ann ACKERMAN;

Zebulon b 1-6-1792, d 11-4-1814;

Abijah T. b 5-25-1795, d 3-27-1853;m 11-4-1818 Amy STEWART;

John b 8-11-1797, d 3-17-1840; m 3-00-1820 Phoebe SWEET;

Susanna b 3-2-1800; m 1-8-1818 Oliver PERRY;

Lyman b 6-30-1802; m 9-19-1825 Selina BENTLEY;

SPOUSE/2: Mary WALLIS.

The lists of children do not match in any of the sources, causing more need to find the real facts!

Your assistance in solving this, my REAL BRICK WALL, would be most gratefully accepted.

Laura GENTNER DUNWALD

Southern Oregon




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