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From: "Judith Haas" <>
Subject: PEARCE, JAMES; b. 1748; md DUNGAN; d. TN
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:43:31 -0500

I had occasion to order and now have received Pension Record,
#5529, for James Pearce. James was born 24 Mar 1748 but his
place of birth is not specifically mentioned.

>From the affidavit of son-in-law, Gibson: "Affiant further
declares that he has always understood from the said Capt. James
Pearce and his wife, Margaret (whose maiden name was Margaret
Dungan) that they were married in the County of Frederick, State
of Maryland, prior to the war of the revolution: and, from
circumstances and the ages of their children he believes they
were married in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy one - that
the said James and Margaret were both residents of Berkley
County, Virginia at the time of the marriage, but owing to the
laws of that state prohibiting the issuance of marriage licenses
to minors and the said Margaret being under age, they crossed the
Potomac river and were married in Frederick County, State of
Maryland".

Frederick County, VA, Deed Book Series, Vol. 4 as abstracted by
Amelia C. Gilreath: Bk 12, p. 686 - 24 Mar 1769 reflects that a
James Pearce, Thos. Shepherd and Wm. Shepherd witnessed a deed
between Wolford and Vandevear of a portion of property originally
granted to Thomas Shepherd.

Bk 12, p. 689 reflects that Thos. Swearingen, G. Neilly, George
Myers and ISAAC PEAIRS, witnessed a deed 5 Apr 1769.

Finding no other Pearces or like names, I checked for Dungan.
Book 9, p. 293 - 7 Aug 1764 George Dungan, Jeremiah Dungan and
Elisha Dungan witnessed a lease between Swearingen, attorney in
fact, etc. (For those not familiar with Dungan, George is
Margaret's grandfather, Jeremiah is Margaret's father, Elisha is
her uncle).

Book 9, pg. 491 - 21 Jul 1764 Thomas Shepherd sold several lots
in the Town of Mechlenburgh in Frederick County to Jeremiah
Dungan. Margaret would be about 9 years of age. I believe
this is now in the area of present-day Shepherdtown, Jefferson
County, WVA.

>From Some Notes On Berkeley Springs, West Virginia by Katherine M
Hunter and Bernard E Hunter, I find that listed as Original
Purchasers of Lots, Town of Bath, 1777-1798 were Andrew Pearce
and Daniel Pearce.

I interested in locating clues to any of the above mentioned
Pearces.

Judy

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