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Mercy Peirce[1]

Female ? - ?


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  • Name Mercy Peirce  [2
    Birth (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1146  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2016 

    Family Samuel Peirce,   b. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1769  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • LDS International Genealogical Index (IGI) lists 3 other children of Samuel Peirce and Mercy Ryder. These are Molly Pierce (b. abt 1780), Lucy Pierce (b. abt 1782), and Elizabeth Pierce (b. abt 1784). IGI lists no source information for these individuals and none of the Wellfleet vital record collections has no record of these three girls. [3]
    Children 
     1. David Peirce,   b. 31 Aug 1769, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Solomon Peirce,   b. 15 Jun 1775, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joshua Peirce,   b. 13 Jan 1778, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2016 

  • Notes 
    • “Peirce” is Mercy’s married name. Her maiden name is not known but may have been “Ryder” or “Rider,” according to LDS IGI sources. [1]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Mercy Peirce", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1146&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 17-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S1368] [Holbrook-1769a] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Record of the Children of Samuel and Mercy Peirce," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 29.

    3. [S56] [LDS-IGI-1982a] "Extracted Birth and/or Christening Record(s) of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts," International Genealogical Index (IGI), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1982.


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