Individual Details
William Pierce II
(Abt 1560 - 1622)
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[[Category: Ancient Planters of Virginia]][[Category: Jamestown, Virginia Colony]][[Category: Colony of Virginia, Immigrants from England]] [[Category: Virginia Colonists]][[Category: Sea Venture, sailed June 18, 1609]]Not the William Pierce that died in Boston.''The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635'' ([https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158320-00165?pid=64274&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDsk3%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dgreatmigration%26gsfn%3DWilliam%26gsln%3DPierce%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26uidh%3Dmn7%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D40%26fh%3D2%26h%3D64274%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D3&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Dsk3&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W; Page 1477; database on-line]). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Anderson, Robert Charles. ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3;'' Boston: ''New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011.'' [[Bairfield-1|amb]] 16:05, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
==Biography==
=== Origin ===There are no credible sources provided for his parentage, nor his place of birth. He is being detached from [[Pierce-1100|William Pierce]] and [[Pierce-1101|Elizabeth Pierce]]. Please do not reattach him without supporting evidence.
Birth date is an estimate, based on other known historical dates.
===Immigration===
}William arrived on the flagship, ''Sea Venture'' (also called the ''Seaventure'' or ''Sea Adventure''), with [[Newport-237|Captain Christopher Newport]].Hotten, John Camden, (1874) ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles ...'' London: Hotten, [https://archive.org/stream/originallistsofp00hottuoft#page/238/mode/2up Archive.org] (Pages 224, 240). He was one of the Ancient Planters.Nugent, Nell Marion, (1934) ''Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800, 1st ed.'' Richmond: Dietz Print Co., [https://archive.org/stream/cavalierspioneer00nuge#page/n45/mode/2up Archive.org] (Page xxx).
His wife sailed on ''The Blessing'' with [[Archer-1913|Captain Gabriel Archer]] and Captain Adams - Archer died the winter of 1609.[http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/seaventure.htm ''Seaventure'']
=== The Muster of Captain William Pierce, 25 January 1624[5] ===The Captain's household was split between his home at James Citty and his plantation at Mulberry Island.
James Citty was as follows:
The rest of Captain William's servants, provisions, armes, munition, etc., were at Mulberry Island:
===Virginia Land Patents===:County: James CityNugent: Virginia Land Patents; ([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kl3NQvvVBWeUVhlhXTIJa325b_I1i1rJMjbep1CkvtQ/htmlview database online]), accessed 10 November 2018, [[Bairfield-1|amb]] :Sponsor: Capt. WILLIAM PEIRCE, Esq. & Council of State; Ancient Planter, Mulberry Island, VA
:Date: 1635:''Immigrants'': William Sheers, Elianor Pooly, [[Culmer-109|Thomas Colmer]], Marke Avery, [[Maxson-72|Jon. Magson]], Jon. Snellocke, Domnick Lumbrey:''Grant'': James River, S, Bakers Neck. At Bakers Neck butting upon James River Beginning at a point S. of the plantation of Thomas Harwood At Queene hive S. upon the great River unto Capt. Peirce his Creek unto a cedar tree somewhat from the bridge etc. down Harwoods Creek etc. Due for trans
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:Date: 1 Mar 1635:''Grant'': Lawnes Creek; Neck of land conteyning 50 in Lawnes Creek towards Hogg Is. Creek adjacent land of [[Spencer-2006|William Spencer]].
:Witnesses: Georg Lobb & John Hassord.
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:Date: 22 Jun 1635
:''Grant'': Lawnes Creek :''Immigrants'': Mary Peefe, Barbary Tanner, [[Dawson-5888|Tho. Dawson]], James Harrison, Rich. Burthen, William Tompson, Edwd. Cockshott, [[Rolfe-1|Tho. Rolfe]], Jam. Eustis, Margt. Smally, Jon. Pawly, William Allin, Ja. Legat, Edwd. Hamer, Niccodemus White, Christ. Adkins, Ja. Smalledge, [[Short-50|William Short]], [[Edwards-3764|William Edwards]], Greg. Wells, [[Lawson-2570|Alice Lawson]], Hen. Harrison, William Weekes, Robt. Brittaine, Rich. Webber, [[Dodson-21|Benj. Dodson]], Jon. Newman, Jon. Browning, Geo. Eagle, Jon. Heath, Tho. Johnson, Jon. Sparks, Jon. Lowe, Peeter Willoughby, Edwd. Wilford, Math. Martledon, Alice King, Eliz. Adams, Ann Drawter, John Bayant.
=== Property and Positions ===:William Pierce was appointed, in May 1623, as Captain of the Guard and first lieutenant governor, then commander of James City (Jamestowne).Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, (1915) ''Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I-II.'' New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1915 [https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediavir03unkngoog#page/n128/mode/2up Archive.org] (Vol 1, Pages 100-101). On 23 July 1623, he led an attack on the Chickahominy Tribe "with no small slaughter," and again in 1627.
:Pierce was one of those who opposed Gov. Harvey, but he was later exonerated; his confiscated property was returned. He was ordered back to England, but because of the English Civil War, never made the trip. He was again in attendance at Council in in 1639 and last in February 1644/5.
=== Death and Legacy ===:William Pierce apparently died sometime after his last session at Council in February 1644/5.
=== Children ===:Children of William and Jone (probably incomplete):
# [[Pierce-335|Jane Pierce]], b c. 1600; m (his 3rd) Thomas Rolfe
Others include the following (without evidence, no source)}
* [[Pierce-1120|William Pierce]], b 1573
* [[Pierce-1096|Thomas Pierce]], b 1590
* [[Pierce-1097|William Pierce]], b 1603
* [[Pierce-1093|Edith Pierce]], b 1607
=== Research Notes ===
== Sources ==
See also:*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090201097_2.html The Mystery of the Origin of Virginia'a First Slaves Solved]* McCartney, Martha W (2007). ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers'', p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=orDbMGpInaQC&pg=PA545 545].
[[Category: Ancient Planters of Virginia]][[Category: Jamestown, Virginia Colony]][[Category: Colony of Virginia, Immigrants from England]] [[Category: Virginia Colonists]][[Category: Sea Venture, sailed June 18, 1609]]Not the William Pierce that died in Boston.''The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635'' ([https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2496/42521_b158320-00165?pid=64274&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDsk3%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dgreatmigration%26gsfn%3DWilliam%26gsln%3DPierce%26_83004003-n_xcl%3Df%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26uidh%3Dmn7%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D40%26fh%3D2%26h%3D64274%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D3&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Dsk3&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W; Page 1477; database on-line]). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Anderson, Robert Charles. ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3;'' Boston: ''New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011.'' [[Bairfield-1|amb]] 16:05, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
==Biography==
=== Origin ===There are no credible sources provided for his parentage, nor his place of birth. He is being detached from [[Pierce-1100|William Pierce]] and [[Pierce-1101|Elizabeth Pierce]]. Please do not reattach him without supporting evidence.
Birth date is an estimate, based on other known historical dates.
===Immigration===
}William arrived on the flagship, ''Sea Venture'' (also called the ''Seaventure'' or ''Sea Adventure''), with [[Newport-237|Captain Christopher Newport]].Hotten, John Camden, (1874) ''The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles ...'' London: Hotten, [https://archive.org/stream/originallistsofp00hottuoft#page/238/mode/2up Archive.org] (Pages 224, 240). He was one of the Ancient Planters.Nugent, Nell Marion, (1934) ''Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800, 1st ed.'' Richmond: Dietz Print Co., [https://archive.org/stream/cavalierspioneer00nuge#page/n45/mode/2up Archive.org] (Page xxx).
His wife sailed on ''The Blessing'' with [[Archer-1913|Captain Gabriel Archer]] and Captain Adams - Archer died the winter of 1609.[http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/seaventure.htm ''Seaventure'']
=== The Muster of Captain William Pierce, 25 January 1624[5] ===The Captain's household was split between his home at James Citty and his plantation at Mulberry Island.
James Citty was as follows:
Captain William Pierce came in "Sea-venture."
Mrs. Jane Pierce, his wife, in the "Blessings."
Servants.
[[Smith-97850|Thomas Smith]], 17 years, in the "Abigail."
Henry Bradford, 35 years, in the "Abigail."
Esther Ederife, a maid-servant, in the " Jonathan."
Angelo, a negro woman, in the "Treasurer."
The rest of Captain William's servants, provisions, armes, munition, etc., were at Mulberry Island:
The Muster of the inhabitants at Mulberry Island, Virginia, 25 January 1624[5]
The Muster Of Captain William Pierce's Servants.
[[Atkins-543|Richard Attkins]]. 24, came in "London Marchamst."
Abigail, his wife, came in " Abigaill."
William Barker, 20, came in "Abigaill."
Robert Ashton, 29, came in the " Treasurer."
Hugh Wing, 30, came in "George," 1620.
Robert Lathoun, 20, came in "George," 1620.
Richard Aldon, 19, came in "George," 1620.
Thomas Wood, 30, came in " George," 1620.
Roger Ruce, came in "Charles."
Alexander Gill, 20, came in "Bonny Bess."
[[Morse-2324|Samuel Morris]], 20, came in "Abigaill."
Thomas Rose, 35, came in "Jonathan."
Robert Hedges, 40, came in the ___.
John Virgo, came in "Treasurer."
Susan, his wife, in the same ship.
John Gatter, came in "George," 1620.
William Richardson, came in "Edwine."
Richard Fine, came in "Neptune."
[[Nowell-466|John Nowell]], came in "Margaret and Jane."
Richard Downes, came in "Jonathan."
John Cranich, came in "Marygold."
Percevall Wood, came in "George."
Ann, his wife, came in "George."
William Raymont, came in "Neptune."
William Bullock, came in "Jonathan."
Anthony Baram, came in "Abigail."
Elizabeth, his wife, came in "William and Thomas."
Thomas Harwood, came in "Margaret and Jane," 1622.
Grace, his wife, came in "George."
Thomas Read, 65 years.
===Virginia Land Patents===:County: James CityNugent: Virginia Land Patents; ([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kl3NQvvVBWeUVhlhXTIJa325b_I1i1rJMjbep1CkvtQ/htmlview database online]), accessed 10 November 2018, [[Bairfield-1|amb]] :Sponsor: Capt. WILLIAM PEIRCE, Esq. & Council of State; Ancient Planter, Mulberry Island, VA
:Date: 1635:''Immigrants'': William Sheers, Elianor Pooly, [[Culmer-109|Thomas Colmer]], Marke Avery, [[Maxson-72|Jon. Magson]], Jon. Snellocke, Domnick Lumbrey:''Grant'': James River, S, Bakers Neck. At Bakers Neck butting upon James River Beginning at a point S. of the plantation of Thomas Harwood At Queene hive S. upon the great River unto Capt. Peirce his Creek unto a cedar tree somewhat from the bridge etc. down Harwoods Creek etc. Due for trans
::
:Date: 1 Mar 1635:''Grant'': Lawnes Creek; Neck of land conteyning 50 in Lawnes Creek towards Hogg Is. Creek adjacent land of [[Spencer-2006|William Spencer]].
:Witnesses: Georg Lobb & John Hassord.
::
:Date: 22 Jun 1635
:''Grant'': Lawnes Creek :''Immigrants'': Mary Peefe, Barbary Tanner, [[Dawson-5888|Tho. Dawson]], James Harrison, Rich. Burthen, William Tompson, Edwd. Cockshott, [[Rolfe-1|Tho. Rolfe]], Jam. Eustis, Margt. Smally, Jon. Pawly, William Allin, Ja. Legat, Edwd. Hamer, Niccodemus White, Christ. Adkins, Ja. Smalledge, [[Short-50|William Short]], [[Edwards-3764|William Edwards]], Greg. Wells, [[Lawson-2570|Alice Lawson]], Hen. Harrison, William Weekes, Robt. Brittaine, Rich. Webber, [[Dodson-21|Benj. Dodson]], Jon. Newman, Jon. Browning, Geo. Eagle, Jon. Heath, Tho. Johnson, Jon. Sparks, Jon. Lowe, Peeter Willoughby, Edwd. Wilford, Math. Martledon, Alice King, Eliz. Adams, Ann Drawter, John Bayant.
=== Property and Positions ===:William Pierce was appointed, in May 1623, as Captain of the Guard and first lieutenant governor, then commander of James City (Jamestowne).Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, (1915) ''Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I-II.'' New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1915 [https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediavir03unkngoog#page/n128/mode/2up Archive.org] (Vol 1, Pages 100-101). On 23 July 1623, he led an attack on the Chickahominy Tribe "with no small slaughter," and again in 1627.
:Pierce was one of those who opposed Gov. Harvey, but he was later exonerated; his confiscated property was returned. He was ordered back to England, but because of the English Civil War, never made the trip. He was again in attendance at Council in in 1639 and last in February 1644/5.
=== Death and Legacy ===:William Pierce apparently died sometime after his last session at Council in February 1644/5.
=== Children ===:Children of William and Jone (probably incomplete):
# [[Pierce-335|Jane Pierce]], b c. 1600; m (his 3rd) Thomas Rolfe
Others include the following (without evidence, no source)}
* [[Pierce-1120|William Pierce]], b 1573
* [[Pierce-1096|Thomas Pierce]], b 1590
* [[Pierce-1097|William Pierce]], b 1603
* [[Pierce-1093|Edith Pierce]], b 1607
=== Research Notes ===
CAPTAIN WILLIAM PEIRCE, the emigrant ancestor of the Westmoreland County, Virginia, family, d. in 1651; came to America with [[Gates-2149|Sir Thomas GATES]] in the ship ''Sea Venture,'' in 1609; his wife Jane (surname not given) came in the Blessing, in 1610; in 1642 it was said of his home in Jamestown, that it was the “fairest in all Virginia;” Captain PEIRCE was one of the leading men of Virginia; Councillor, 1631-1648; in 1631 he was sixth in the Council of Sir John HARVEY and in 1646, Capt. William Pierce, Esquire, was second in standing in the Council; in 1623 was commissioned Lieutenant by Governor WYATT to go against the Indians; was Captain of the Governor's Guard in 1617; was a Member of the House of Burgesses from the incorporation of James City, besides filling many other important positions of responsibility [p.187] and honor. His daughter Jane, b. 1620, was [[Rolfe-2|John ROLFE'S]] third wife.Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 6; ISSUE; page 187; added 2015-05-15, [[Lee-5956|rl]]
== Sources ==
See also:*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090201097_2.html The Mystery of the Origin of Virginia'a First Slaves Solved]* McCartney, Martha W (2007). ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers'', p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=orDbMGpInaQC&pg=PA545 545].
Events
| Birth | Abt 1560 | ||||
| Birth | Abt 1570 | England | |||
| Birth | Abt 1570 | ||||
| Marriage | 1598 | Weymouth, Dorset, , England - Jane Phippen | |||
| Death | 1622 | ||||
| Death | Aft 1645 | Virginia | |||
| Death | Aft 1645 | ||||
| Alt name | Captain William Pierce | ||||
| Alt name | Peirce Pearce | ||||
| Alt name | William Pierce | ||||
| Reference No | 1012087 | ||||
| Reference No | 1033408 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Phippen (1580 - 1650) |
| Child | Thomas Pierce (1590 - 1622) |
| Child | Jane Pierce (1600 - 1625) |
| Child | Col William Pierce II ( - 1647) |
| Child | Edith "Edy" Pierce (1607 - 1644) |