Subject: Peirce Family
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:06:48 -0800
From: ECRIEP@aol.com
I just bumped into your site. Our family came to Mass. in 1634 from Norwich,
England. Must be another arm. I can be reached at ecriel@aol.com. H. Douglas
Peirce, retired Surveyor and engineer
Subject: http://www.peircesw.com/folks/peirce/index.html
Date: 10/14/98 8:00 AM
From: reverendweasel@mindless.com
It's nice to find some more people who really know how to spell Peirce...
Subject: Peirce family
Date: 10/13/98 8:56 PM
From: Phyllis Cloyd, pcloyd@ibm.net
Hello Michael,
I am the family historian for my family and also an amateur genealogist.
Because of this, I understand the sentimental value of family keepsakes.
A few years ago I found some old books in an abandoned farmhouse here in
southern NJ. In one of the books I found several old Christmas cards
from 1904, 1905 and 1906. One of the prettiest of the cards has the
handwritten inscription: "With pleasant happy loving thoughts of thee.
Anne H. Peirce Ave A & E 3rd St Brooklyn 1904." I will be more than
pleased to give this to the first person who can prove a direct link to
this Anne H. Peirce.
Do you know of any Peirce who is related to this lady?
Best regards,
Phyllis Merryman Cloyd
Subject: Peirce info
Date: 8/16/98 1:57 PM
From: Arthur DetWeiler, adetweil@optonline.net
Michael,
I want to know if you have any family tree information. My grandfather,
Edward Peirce grew up in Braintree, Mass. Please e-mail at
PDQ101@aol.com.
Thank you,
Karen Peirce
Subject: More Peirces
Date: 8/12/98 3:21 PM
From: citizen@hey.net
Hi Mike,
Just bumped into your site. I've developed an interest in
our own history and am wondering if we are "connected" or not.
When I have more time, I'll send you some kindred references
to check. Nice site!
Phil and Linda Peirce
from Massachusetts
Subject: from previous message
Date: 7/1/98 7:44 AM
From: Michael Humphrey, mykey@earthlink.net
also-Cyrus Peirce's cousin was a Thomas S. Peirce from San Francisco
area-maybe Mountain View
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Subject: Cyrus Peirce?
Date: 7/1/98 7:42 AM
From: Michael Humphrey, mykey@earthlink.net
Greetings!
My family has the same folklore story of "Peirce Cottage"
my grandmother: Eloise Peirce - born 1906-Ardmore, Penn
her father: Cyrus Peirce-born 1870's - investment banker, instrumental
in formation of Caterpillar Tractor and P, G, & E
his father: Joshua Peirce-born 1840's - Penn something regarding
clothing is occupation
is there any connection?
would appreciate any info:
(my father was Cyrus Peirce Humphrey-born 1928-San Francisco)
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Subject: pEIrce's
Date: 6/21/98 12:02 PM
From: Richard Peirce, peirce@interlog.com
Hey there.
I am another PEIRCE for your web site Feel free to add my links. Here
is some info:
I am:
Richard Charles Peirce born in Toronto 8/1/66 to William Edwin Peirce
and Gladys Viola Cole
grandfather: Charles Peirce (Toronto)
Family originates in England. Some family in the Eastern US
(apparently, I don't know any of them) Lots of musical background in
our family.
I think someone in our history either wanted to be different or just
couldn't spell!
Nice job on the page!
Cheers,
Richard Peirce
www.interlog.com/~saiddone/sad.html
peirce@interlog.com
Subject: Peirce Info.
Date: 6/16/98 6:33 PM
From: Steve Peirce, steve@ribus.com
I was on the internet and visited the Peirce Link. I am writing because I too
am a Peirce; J. Stephen Peirce, Jr. to be exact. Our clan of Peirces was originally
in the Baltimore area and then relocated to Texas in the early 1900's. There was
Walter Perry Peirce who had 4 sons and 2 daughters. Today 3 of the sons are alive
and there are 4 grandsons.
I do not know if you are looking for more Peirces to add to the Link, if so, I can
be added.
Best wishes and it is nice to see someone spell the last name correctly.
J. Steve Peirce, Jr.
RIBUS, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
314-727-4287
Subject: We're here too.
Date: 6/9/98 5:30 PM
Received: 6/9/98 5:40 PM
From: DPeircePok@aol.com
There is a pack of Peirce people in Grapevine, Texas. Contact Daniel Peirce
at dpeircepok@aol.com if you want more information.
Subject: Hurrah - EB4I
Date: 5/5/98 11:31 PM
From: Earl Peirce, epeirce@itsnet.com
Dear Michael: I ran across your Peirce page on internet. I might know
somewhat concerning your Peirce ancestors and can send the information
to you based on the following information if you so desire..
First though I am a devotee of the Macintosh Computer as set up for me
by my grandsons. Further I am a volunteer worker, part time, in the
Brigham Young University Family History & Genealogical Library. I have
a lot of Peirce information available in my own computer and can access
much information at the Library. If you had an appropriate Genealogy
program in your computer I could download the information and you could
import it in your computer. I think the Mormon Church's PAF (Personal
Ancestral File) program is best.
George and Ann Gayner Pearce bought land from Wm. Penn and settled in
Chester County PA in 1684. In 1716 he changed the name to Peirce. One
parcel of land became known as Peirce's Park and his house on that parcel
is now headquarters of Longwood Gardens a public place owned by the DuPonts.
I have his pedigree and several thousand descendants in my own computer.
The Peirces were Quakers and so there are extensive Quaker records in which
they can be found.
Something in your Peirce Page made me think these could be your people.
Samuel & Millie Iddings Peirce moved from Pennsylvania to Union, Miami,
Ohio in about 1811. Samuel was a second great grandson of George. 12
of their 13 children married and lived in Ohio. So there are many
descendants in that area now. I helped one descendant of Samuel and
Millie compile a large book of their descendants. That book is available
on microfilm at a Mormon Branch Library. One should be near you.
A third great grandfather of George, Robert Peirce, was my 2nd great
grandfather. He and his wife Hannah Harvey joined the Mormon Church and
came to Utah in 1847. I wrote a book about Robert & Hannah including
information on their Quaker Ancestors and descendants which is also
available at a Branch Library or I do have some extra copies.
If anything here rings a bell with respect to your line let me know.
Earl H. Peirce
1633 North Oak Lane, Provo, Utah 84604.
Telephone 801-373-6252.
Subject: http://www.peircesw.com/folks/peirce/History.html
Date: 4/13/98 1:50 PM
From: at258@osfn.org
Gee, there are some nice things on this site, although a couple of links are dead.
Take a look at my taxi page, www.osfn.org/~at258 or my humour columns page us
users.tmok.com/~rweasel. My line of Peirces lanbded in rhode island in the 1630's,
1630's, and one even sailed all sorts of dosreputable people over here, like
Rev. John Eliot and Roger Williams.
Subject: Another Peirce....
Date: 3/24/98 2:10 PM
From: Robert Peirce, rpeirce@beast.toad.net
That would be me. :-)
I'm very much related to William Peirce of Prince George's Community
College, Maryland. If you want to add me to your list then here's the
URL:
http://www.toad.net/~rpeirce
It's no much of a web page, but I call it "home."
:-)
Thanks.
-Bob Peirce
Odenton, MD
Subject: http://www.peircesw.com/folks/peirce/index.html (http://www.osfn.org/~at258/)
Date: 4/13/98 1:43 PM
From: at258@osfn.org
Wow, what a surprise to find more Peirces, and none of them seem to be serving time...:)
time.:)
Subject: Peirce A. Hammond II
Date: 3/6/98 8:23 AM
From: Peirce A. Hammond II, Peirce01@ix.Netcom.com
Dear fellow Peirce,
I have long had to correct the spelling of my first name Peirce. I am
glad to find others who probably have the same experience with their
name. I am sure the actual correct spelling of Peirce is Peirce and not
Pierce or Pearce. In fact there is an ancient maritime law case
entitled "The Peirce".(over 200 years old). I am the 3rd person to be
named Peirce in my extended family. There is another Peirce A. Hammond
on the internet. I hope you find this interesting.
Peirce A. Hammond II
Subject: cyrus peirce
Date: 3/4/98 5:23 PM
From: Mary Alpern, mea14@tiac.net
I am an educational historian writing a paper on Cyrus Peirce, born 1790
in Waltham, Massachusetts. He distinguished himself as the first
principal of the first American normal school, or teachers' college. He
also taught on Nantucket for several years and one of the schools there
bears his name. If you know of any genealogical connections to this
name, please let me know. He and his wife, Harriet Coffin peirce, did
not have any children, but Cyrus was the youngest of twelve.
Subject: Capt Charles H. Peirce USA
Date: 3/4/98 4:04 PM
From: pat brown, pabrown@worldfront.com
Born 17 Dec 1826, Three Rivers, Mass.
Enlisted USA Boston, Mass. 1846.
Married Sarah Ann O'Leary Low 22 Jul 1850 in NY, NY.
Served Mexican war, Promoted 2nd LT 1861, served with Custer during the
part of the Civil War transferred to FT Alcatraz Is., CA. 1866, then to
FT Humbolt, CA. 1866, on to FT Stillacoom, WA. 1868, and then
established and Commanded FT Tongass, AK 1870. Mustered out 1870, 1st
and only Lighthouse keeper Yaquina Bay light Newport, Oregon 1871-1874,
Keeper at Cape Blanco Light 1874-1883. retired to Sixes River, Oregon
1884. Died 18 May 1897, Sixes River Farm, Oregon.
Children Charles H. b 11sept 1851 (stayed in the East)
Frank b 5 Oct 1853
Storie b 2 Jan 1856 (died in infancy)
Gertude b 6 Mar 1858
Harrriett b 1 Oct 1860
Storer Pitts b 21 Dec 1866
Eugene Grace b 9 Apr 1868
Sarah Bradley (my grand mother) b 3 Dec 1869
Katherine O'leary b 25 Mar 1872
Any information about Charles H. Peirce or his son C.H.(who remained on
the East Coast) would be most appreciated. The Yaquina Bay light house
is now a museum and the Peirce family descendants have held several
reunions there.
Subject: Cool Page.
Date: 3/2/98 10:47 AM
From: Ed Peirce, xnavman@inconnect.com
I was looking around for Peirce stuff on a search engine and saw your
page. Hey, you even have a link to my web page on it. Cool!
I come from a Mormon family who is really into geneology, so perhaps
I can look into history of the name Peirce and send more info to you.
Here's another link for you. It's my brother Nathan Peirce in
Colorado. His page is http://pw2.netcom.com/~peirce/Index.html
I live in Utah and there is very few Peirce's in the Salt Lake
phonebook. I think I'm closely related to them all.
Take Care and have a good day.
Ed Peirce
Subject: My bro.
Date: 2/21/98 12:42 PM
From: DPeircePok@aol.com
Hi,
Just sent you an E-mail and looked further into your Page. Where it says:
Another Peirce family's website - that's my brother. Of the Montana Peirces.
Daniel Peirce
Subject: A pocket of Peirces
Date: 2/21/98 12:36 PM
From: DPeircePok@aol.com
Hi,
There is a small pocket of Peirces here in Texas. I'm Daniel William Peirce
and I'm in Grapevine, Texas with my family: Pamela, my wife and my daughters
Elizabeth and Catherine. Grapevine is a wonderful town located just below
Grapevine Lake between Fort Worth and Dallas. I am a photographer.
My roots also come from Pennsylvania. Up in the Pocano (spelling?) Mountains.
My ancestors were kindly Quaker folk. Nothing is better for thee than me.
See.
I also have a high school diploma with my last name misspelled. They told me
it was my fault.
Let me know if, or what kind of information you might want from me. You can
link to this E-mail address.
Daniel Peirce, Lord of Light and Master of the Pixel
Subject: PEIRCES!
Date: 2/18/98 3:04 PM
From: peirce, peirce@cygnus.uwa.edu.au
Reply-To: @global.net.au@engmail1
Hello from Richard Peirce in Perth, Western Australia. Came across you
whilst doing a bit of fiddling with this thing. Will check-out our family
tree this p.m. to see if we have a connection; it goes back to around 1022
in the U.K. but is a bit vague before the 1600s. Will let you know.
regards,
Richard Peirce.
Subject: Peirces in the Philadelphia area
Date: 2/14/98 9:55 AM
From: PeirceEngr@aol.com
There are a few of us here near Philadelphia, PA. We too are tired of
correcting the spelling of our last name. Most people are so oblivious, they
don't even know there are several different way to spell it - ae, ee, ei, ie.
Look up Peirce Engineering, Inc. in the web page member list of the Pile
Driving Contractors Association at www.piledrivers.org
Subject: Peirce Genealogy
Date: 1/26/98 5:21 PM
From: KITTIVERS, KITTIVERS@aol.com
heres one you should find interesting the Solomon Peirce Family Genealogy,
Containing a record of his descendants, by Marietta Peirce Baily, Arlington,
Mass 1912, Press of Geo. H. Ellis Co., Boston
Solomon was in Capt. Parker's company of minutemen who met the British at
Lexinton Green on April 19th, 1776. He was one of eight wounded that day, but
went on the serve for the entire war, retiring as a Captain. he was descended
from John Pers, who came to Boston in1637. the book includes a description of
the Peirc coat of arms, and the family motto is "dixit et fecit" He said and
he did.
Subject: Re: Regarding research on Peirce House
Date: 1/5/98 10:09 PM
From: Christopher N. Dionisio, chrisdio@norfolk-county.com
Michael Peirce wrote:
> I'm not aware of an Arther Peirce in my immediate family tree. Where and
> when did Arthur Peirce live? My relatives come from Toledo Ohio by way
> of Springfield Ohio, then Philadelphia PA...
Dear Mike:
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Arthur Peirce was an Arlington,
Massachusetts native, and graduated from Tufts College in 1882. He came to Dean
College, the two year college in Franklin, Mass, where I now work, in 1897. He
served as head master and teacher for many years. He died in 1934.
Hope you had a nice holiday season. Take care.
chrisdio@norfolk-county.com
Subject: Regarding research on Peirce House
Date: 12/24/97 2:33 PM
From: Christopher N. Dionisio, chrisdio@norfolk-county.com
I am writing to you because I am doing some research. I work at a
two-year college in my home town and last February, one of the school's
Victorian houses being used as a dorm burned down. The home's name was
Peirce House, named after an Arthur Winslow Peirce who was head
principal and teacher at the turn of the century. I managed to save
some wooden
scraps and have them and some gorgeous photos mounted on my
entertainment center. I was just wondering if you by any chance were
related to Arthur Peirce. I am trying to contact relatives or friends
to find out more about him. Thanks for your time.
chrisdio@hotmail.com
Subject: Thanks
Date: 12/4/97 6:02 PM
From: Ed Peirce, epeirce@access.mountain.net
Hi Michael,
Was surfing around and came upon your Site. I really enjoyed it alot
and wanted to thank you for the time and effort you spend on keeping it
up. I also keep a site up and know how much time it can take. Feel free
to add me to the site if you wish. I am the founder of Advanced Computer
Technologies College in West Virginia. Ya can check out the article that
USNEWS & World Report did on us online at the USNEWS Website. Just go to
USNEWS.COM and search on Ed Peirce. Thanks again for all of us that
appreciate your work.
Edward Peirce
President
Advanced Computer Technologies College
Subject:
Date: 7/12/97 2:04 AM
From: Jose Peirce, josepeirce@nt-tech.com.au
Micheal
My name is Tegan Peirce and I am and searching for my family. My ancestor
was Joesph Phillip Peirce and he left the San Mateo area in about 1904. We
where related to the 14 presidant Franklin Pierce but changed the spelling
in the civil war to Peirce.
If you could help me in my search it would be greatly apperciated. Thank
you for your time.
Yours sincerly
Tegan Peirce
josepeirce@nt-tech.com.au
Subject: Peirce family history
Date: 7/9/97 9:18 PM
From: Judy Arndt, jarndt@pris.bc.ca
Hi,
I was just browsing your site and noticed the links to other Peirce
names. Very interesting!
My earliest American Peirce ancestor was Abraham Peirce, Plymouth Colony
1623. If Michael is of the same line, I'd be interested if you'd drop me
a note.
Judy (Peirce) Arndt
Dawson Creek, BC, Canada
P.S. I'm a Mac computer fan too!
Subject: Hello Michael
Date: 12/27/96 10:50 AM
From: Corbin, 1114@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Hello Michael...wonder if we are related. I did a netscape name search
for "Peirce" and was intrigued by your "The Peirce Page." I am Sharon
Peirce Corbin. My Dad was Earl S. Peirce, Jr. and his dad Earl S.
Peirce. Grandpa was born in Bangor, Maine, son of George Peirce and
Emma Patten. He had a brother George Albert and two sisters, Christine
and Ruth. I knew Aunt Christine...she married L.D. Douglas and lived in
Vancover, Washington. Grandpa was very interested in our family
heritage. He created a family tree and there are many Michaels! The
very first name on my branch of the Peirce family tree is Michael.
Michael was born in 1615 and was scalped by Indians (so the story goes)
in 1676. Michael's son is Captain Benjamin Peirce, born in 1646,
married to Martha Adams, and died in 1730. Benjamin is buried in
Situate, Massachusettes.
I visited his gravestone and have a gravestone rubbing.
There is a "Peirce Library" is Situate, Massachusettes...a
small, lovely and quaint building. There is also a book, now out of
print (and I have a terrible xeroxed copy), called "Thirty One
Generations, A Thousand Years of Percies and Pierces from 972 to 1948,
by Barnard L. Colby, published in New London, Connecticut in 1947.
It is fascinating! There is a picture of our family emblem (Dixit et Fecit)
and the author states in the introduction, "While this volume traces the
direct line from Manfred de Percy, a Danish chieftain, born aout 972,
down to my children, it is valuable as a family record to thousands of
Pierces (however spelled) in the United States. Another Pierce may have
only to trace his line back a few generations to link with the direct
line traced herin; then he too will have a complete record from 972 to
the present. The very least that can be said for this book is that it
gives the early history of a great family with which all Pierces,
however spelled, are probably related in some way." Enough information
to pique your interest? Would enjoy hearing from you.
I also have a homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9507.
Subject: Query from Sabrina Peirce
Sent: 10/31/96 3:16 PM
From: Frank Peirce, FPEIRCE@sisna.com
Dear Mr. Peirce,
Hello, My name is Sabrina Peirce. My dad and I were looking for
information on our family crest, and we stumbled upon your page. We got
curious so looked into it. Low and behold you had our page we were
wondering how did you get it my dad wants to know his name is, Frank.
Which I'm sure you already know. I don't know when you looked at our page
but I have only one Senior picture on there I'll have more later. Not that
you care I just find it odd that there are others out there, because I live
in Great Falls, Montana, and no one here has there last name spelt this
way.
I always get asked are you related to the guy who owns PIERCEs Dodge
City, a car dealer ship here in town, notice the spelling. Even when I
went there to look at a car the salesperson asked my name and I even
spelled it out for him and he still asked me if I was related to him. Any
ways enough about me. I just thought I'd stop in. By the way you have a
lovely family. My dad also asked how did you get so much hair seeing how
every male on my dads side has hardly any hair? Well sorry to make it
short but it's Halloween and I gotta get ready for a party! Well please
write back I know you know how if you found us.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Peirce
P.S. Sorry I don't really know much about computers so please don't ask me
the technical questions ask my dad.
sp
Subject: What's in a name
Sent: 10/28/96 9:02 PM
From: MR ROBERT L PEIRCE, WDYP86A@prodigy.com
We were cruising the internet and came across Peirce Software.
Peirce is an unusal spelling. We have encountered few people with
the name. Since we have the last name "Peirce," we were wondering
about your background, and wonder whether we are related, even
remotely.
We're from Indianapolis, living in St. Louis.
Signed: Bob and Cindy Peirce
January 2000