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  • Birth  5 Apr 1785  , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Gender  Male 
    Military Service  27 Aug 1814-1 Dec 1814  [19, 20, 21, 22] 
    War of 1812, Pvt 
    • enlisted at Philadelphia, 2nd Reg Lt Infantry, PA Volntr Militia, mustered out 1 Dec 1814
    Move  1837  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 23, 24] 
    Land  1 Jan 1838  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [25] 
    purchased 80 acres of land for $100.00 
    Land  30 Apr 1845  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26] 
    Edward Pearce Sr purchased 40 acres for $50 
    Land  17 Jul 1845  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [27] 
    purchased 40 more acres for $65 
    1850 Census  19 Sep 1850  Darwin Twp., Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [28] 
    Edward Pearce, head, age 65, farmer, b. PA (abt 1785) 
    Land  5 Mar 1851  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29, 30] 
    received 40 acres via War of 1812 land bounty warrant 
    Census  1860  Anderson Twp., Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Edward Pearce, head, age 75, farmer, b. PA (abt 1785) 
    Died  8 Jan 1861  , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 31, 32, 33] 
    Buried  Marshall City Cemetery, Marshall, Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [34, 35, 36] 
    Pearce, Edward (1786-1861 ) Headstone    		 Pearce, Edward (1786-1861 ) Headstone
    Status: Located. This tombstone is newer, circa 1950s or 1960s. It is unknown who placed it.
    Pearce, Edward Jr., Edward and Sarah Lawrence Headstones     		Pearce, Edward Jr., Edward and Sarah Lawrence Headstones
    Status: Located. Left to right: Ed Jr., Edward, Sarah. Rachel's stone is located at her mother Sarah's left hand side.
    Person ID  I166  Pearce
    Last Modified  31 May 2010 
     
    Father  Richard Pearce,   b. 5 Feb 1763,   d. 25 Sep 1824, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Sophia King,   b. Abt 1763,   d. 14 or 16 May 1851 
    Married  1783 
    Family ID  F109  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Sarah Lawrence,   b. 4 Nov 1793, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1863 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Pearce,   b. 4 Nov 1816, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1874
     2. Levi Pearce,   b. 29 Jul 1818, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1906, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Franklin Pearce,   b. 25 Jul 1820, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1877, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Pearce,   b. 23 Dec 1822, , Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1888
     5. Hannah Pearce,   b. 30 Aug 1825, , Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1895, , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Edward Pearce, Jr,   b. 30 Aug 1827,   d. 14 Feb 1846
     7. Sarah E Pearce,   b. 27 Oct 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Cromwell Pearce,   b. 2 Apr 1834, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1911, Anderson Twp., Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  22 May 2009 
    Family ID  F105  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsMove - 1837 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - purchased 80 acres of land for $100.00 - 1 Jan 1838 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Edward Pearce Sr purchased 40 acres for $50 - 30 Apr 1845 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - purchased 40 more acres for $65 - 17 Jul 1845 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 Census - Edward Pearce, head, age 65, farmer, b. PA (abt 1785) - 19 Sep 1850 - Darwin Twp., Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - received 40 acres via War of 1812 land bounty warrant - 5 Mar 1851 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Edward Pearce, head, age 75, farmer, b. PA (abt 1785) - 1860 - Anderson Twp., Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 1861 - , Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Marshall City Cemetery, Marshall, Clark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Land - Pearce, Map of Pearce Family Public Domain Land Purchases, 1838-1851    		Land - Pearce, Map of Pearce Family Public Domain Land Purchases, 1838-1851
    Anderson Township, Clark County Illinois,
    a visual to help make sense of all the Sections, Townships and Ranges.
    Land purchases of Thomas Craig are noted as well.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.89MB)
    Military - Pearce, Edward, War of 1812 Bounty Land Warrant Application File    		Military - Pearce, Edward, War of 1812 Bounty Land Warrant Application File
    This document provides evidence that the Edward Pearce b. abt 1785 who served in Captain John G Wersler's Company during the War of 1812 is the same Edward Pearce who migrated to Clark County, Illinois in 1837.

    Includes historical background, transcription of the file, and reproduction of the original pages in PDF format.
    Military - Pearce, Edward - War of 1812 Muster Roll, Chester Co. PA    		Military - Pearce, Edward - War of 1812 Muster Roll, Chester Co. PA
    War of 1812 Muster roll of Captain John G Wersler's Company, 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Infantry, Nov. 29th 1814.

    - page 125 of History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, With Genealogical and Biographical Sketches. (page 124 states that these men were "principally from Chester County"). Also, the name of George King (but which one?).
    Military - Pearce, Edward, War of 1812 Compiled Military Service File    		Military - Pearce, Edward, War of 1812 Compiled Military Service File
    War of 1812, Edward R. Pearce, 2 Reg'T L. Inf. (Bache's) Pennsylvannia Milita.

    This document was obtained from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration in the hopes that it would provide additional personal information about Edward Pearce — sometimes they do, but this one did not.
    Will and Estate - King, George, Last Will and Testament, 1820    		Will and Estate - King, George, Last Will and Testament, 1820
    A son of George King and Catherine Brenneman, a brother of Sophia King who married Richard Pearce.

    Dated: 13 Jul 1820, Proved 8 Sep 8, 1820, Chester Co PA, Estate File #6816, includes Inventory and Accounting.

    Original image and transcription.
    Family Bible - Cromwell Pearce and Sarah Stuck, Clark Co., Illinois    		Family Bible - Cromwell Pearce and Sarah Stuck, Clark Co., Illinois
    Images made from original family bible, circa 1872, that turned up on eBay. The first owner appears to have been Cromwell Pearce of Anderson Township, Clark County, Illinois. There were 6 pages of handwritten entries in the bible, as well as some photographs and newspaper clips. (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.87MB)
    Family Bible of George and Sophia (Tremain) Pearce    		Family Bible of George and Sophia (Tremain) Pearce
    (Copy on file at the Baltimore County Genealogical Society.)
     
    Histories
    Biography - Pearce, John and Mahala Craig    		Biography - Pearce, John and Mahala Craig
    from: History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois,
    Part III., Biographical Sketches pp. 167-168
    William Henry Perrin, ed.
    Chicago: O.L. Basking & Co. Historical Publishers
    originally published 1883
    Family History - Pearce Family History, Clark County, IL    		Family History - Pearce Family History, Clark County, IL
    Undated manuscript from the Clark County Genealogical Library, Marshall IL.
    This manuscript claims that the Pearce family descended from a soldier killed in the Revolutionary War, repeating an old family legend that originated from a genealogy scam in the 1930s.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 7.3MB)
    Family History - Pearce, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, 1978    		Family History - Pearce, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, 1978
    an excerpt from: History of Marshall Illinois and Eastern Clark County with Genealogical Sketches, (1978, compiled by The Clark County Democrat), pp. 176-177 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 686kb)
    This article claims that the Pearce family descended from a soldier killed in the Revolutionary War, repeating an old family legend that originated from a genealogy scam in the 1930s.
    Biography - Pearce, Dr. Edward    		Biography - Pearce, Dr. Edward
    from: History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois,
    Part III., Biographical Sketches p. 168
    William Henry Perrin, ed.
    Chicago: O.L. Basking & Co. Historical Publishers
    originally published 1883
    Biography - Pearce, Dr. Edward    		Biography - Pearce, Dr. Edward
    from: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Clark County,
    pp. 808-809, Edited by Hon. H.C. Bell,
    Middle West Publishing Co., Chicago, 1907.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.01MB)
    Family History - King - an excerpt from: The Brenneman History by Albert H Gerberich, 1938.    		Family History - King - an excerpt from: The Brenneman History by Albert H Gerberich, 1938.
    Catharine Brenneman b. 1733 married George King b. 1731 of Chester Co. PA.

    Thier daughter Sophia King married Richard Pearce.
    Richard and Sophia had 8 children:
    Margaret, Edward, Catharine, Rachel, Frances, Susanna, George and Elizabeth.

    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 4.1 MB)
     
    Articles
    Article - Pearce Family - The Pearce Family of Clark County, IL    		Article - Pearce Family - The Pearce Family of Clark County, IL
    Article - George Pearce of Baltimore County, Maryland and the Pearce - Tremain Family Bible    		Article - George Pearce of Baltimore County, Maryland and the Pearce - Tremain Family Bible
    Article - Edward and Sarah (Lawrence) Pearce - From Pennsylvania, to Maryland, to Clark County, Illinois    		Article - Edward and Sarah (Lawrence) Pearce - From Pennsylvania, to Maryland, to Clark County, Illinois
    Article - Pearce Family - The Buchanan Estate Scam    		Article - Pearce Family - The Buchanan Estate Scam
    Article - Pearce, Levi - The Levi Pearce and Cassandra Jane Ashmore Family of Richland County, WI    		Article - Pearce, Levi - The Levi Pearce and Cassandra Jane Ashmore Family of Richland County, WI
    Article - Pearce, Franklin - The Franklin Pierce and Matilda Hollenbeck Family of Oregon    		Article - Pearce, Franklin - The Franklin Pierce and Matilda Hollenbeck Family of Oregon
     
    Census Images
    Census - US - 1850 - Pearce, Garwood families, Darwin Precinct, Clark Co., IL    		Census - US - 1850 - Pearce, Garwood families, Darwin Precinct, Clark Co., IL
    Census Place: Darwin, Clark, Illinois; Roll: M432_100; Page: 220; Image: 194.
    (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.32MB)
    Census - US - 1860 - Pearce, Chicadonz, Craig, Garwood families, Anderson Township, Clark Co., IL    		Census - US - 1860 - Pearce, Chicadonz, Craig, Garwood families, Anderson Township, Clark Co., IL
    Census Place: Anderson, Clark, Illinois; Roll: M653_162; Page: 0; Images: 31 and 32. (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 1.52MB)
     
    Signatures
    Pearce, Edward, 1785-1861, Signature    		Pearce, Edward, 1785-1861, Signature
    Migrated from Pennsylvnia to Maryland, and finally to Clark County, Illinois in 1837.
     
  • Notes 
    • quote from History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois, page 426 (part 2):
      In 1838, Edward Pierce, a native of Pennslyvania, came into Anderson and settled on Section 12.
      - This agrees with public domain land records held by the Federal Government Bureau of Land Management.
      On page 168 (Part 3), the same book states he was born on Delaware.

      1820 US Federal Census, District 4, Baltimore, Maryland, Edward Pearce household:
      1 male under 10
      1 male 16 to 26
      1 male 26 to 45
      1 female under 10
      1 female 26 to 45
      No. of persons engaged in agriculture: 2

      1830 US Federal Census: cannot find. He should be somewhere in Maryland, youngest child b. MD in 1834.
      page by page search: MD, District 4

      1840 US Federal Census: cannot find. He should be in Clark Co. IL, first purchase of land there was in 1838.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Local History - History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois, William Henry Perrin, editor, O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1883., (reprinted by the Hutsonville Historical Society, Inc.,reproduced by Whipporwill Publications Evansville IN 1988.), Part III, Bio. Sketches, Clark Co., pp. 167-168, John Pearce bio, Edward Pearce bio.
      p. 167: Edward Pearce, son of Richard Pearce
      p. 168: grandfather of Edward Pearce

    2. [S19] Local History - History of Marshall Illinois and Eastern Clark County with Genealogical Sketches, (1978, compiled by The Clark County Democrat), p. 176.
      Edward was born 5 Apr 1775 in Cecil Co. Maryland, the son of George Pearce killed at the battle of Bunker Hill.

    3. [S17] Local History - Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Clark County, Edited by Hon. H.C. Bell, (Middle West Publishing Co., Chicago, 1907), p. 808.
      Edward Pearce

    4. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., pp. 2,5.
      States that Edward was the son of George Pearce of Mass. and Lancaster Co. PA., and that George was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, leaving an only child Edward.

    5. [S136] Military - Bounty Land Warrant Application File, Edward Pearce, (Bounty Land Warrant #896, Pension File, War of 1812).
      Edward Pearce of Clark Co., IL

    6. [S139] Military - War of 1812 Compiled Military Service Record, Edward R. Pearce, (2 Reg'T L. Inf. (Bache's) Pennsylvannia Milita).

    7. [S140] Local History - History of Chester County PA w Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, (Philadelphia, Louis H Everts, 1881), p. 125.
      Edward K. Pearce

    8. [S44] Land - Clark Co., IL Platbook, 1892, Historical Index, (Compiled and Published by Geo. A Ogle & Co. Chicago IL 1892), p. 73.
      his son Cromwell came to Clark Co. in 1837

    9. [S128] Land - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.
      Pearce, Edward, various land aquisitions, 1838-1851

    10. [S141] Land - Record of Original Land Purchase, Monthly Abstract, Military Land Warrant Certificates, Vol 296, p. 104.
      Certificate #896, 13 Feb 1851, Edward Pearce, 40 acres, NWSW 13-10N-12W, Clark Co., note: info from this document used to obtain his Bounty Land Warrant Application File.

    11. [S52] Census - 1860 US Federal Census.
      Anderson, Clark, Illinois; Roll: M653_162; Page: 0; Image: 32.

    12. [S143] Will and Estate - King, George 1820, (Chester Co. Estate File #6816, PA, dated 30 Jul 1820, proved 8 Sep 1820).
      my Sister Sophia Pearce, ... her lawfull children Viz. Margaret now Margaret Curll, Edward, Catharine, Rachel now Rachel McKinster, Frances, Susanna, George and Elizabeth

    13. [S144] Family History - Brenneman History, The, Albert H Gerberich, (Mennonite Publishing House, Scottsdale PA, 1938), p. 763, 21 Jun 2009.
      Edward Pearce

    14. [S12] Local History - History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois, William Henry Perrin, editor, O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1883., (reprinted by the Hutsonville Historical Society, Inc.,reproduced by Whipporwill Publications Evansville IN 1988.), Part III, Bio. Sketches, Clark Co, p. 168.
      p. 168 states Edward was born in Delaware, came to Clark Co. from Maryland.

    15. [S136] Military - Bounty Land Warrant Application File, Edward Pearce, (Bounty Land Warrant #896, Pension File, War of 1812).
      states he was age 65 in 1850, age 70 in 1855

    16. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., pp. 2,6.
      5 Apr 1775, Cecil Co. Maryland

    17. [S652] Pearce - Stuck family bible, Marshall, Illinois, Polyglot Family Bible .Privately held by KG Pearce, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2009., (New York and San Francisco: C. F. Vent, 1872), handwritten pages., 18 Mar 2009.
      Edward Pearce Sr. was born April 5th 1785.
      died January 8th, 1861. Age 75y 9m 3 days

    18. [S673] Pearce, George and Sophia (Tremain) Pearce Family Bible, The Holy Bible.Privately held by Patricia (Hagan) Bailey, Copy on file at the Baltimore County Genealogical Society., . 1990., (Boston: Matthew M. Thirell, 1826), p. 14..
      Edward Pearce, my brother died January 8th, 1861 aged 75 yrs, 9 months & 3 days ( Calculates to a birthdate of: 5 Apr 1785 ).

    19. [S136] Military - Bounty Land Warrant Application File, Edward Pearce, (Bounty Land Warrant #896, Pension File, War of 1812).
      Served under Captain John G Wesler, Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Black, 27 Aug 1814 to 1 Dec 1814

    20. [S139] Military - War of 1812 Compiled Military Service Record, Edward R. Pearce, (2 Reg'T L. Inf. (Bache's) Pennsylvannia Milita).
      service from 27 Aug 1814 to 4 Dec 1814

    21. [S140] Local History - History of Chester County PA w Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, (Philadelphia, Louis H Everts, 1881), p. 125.
      War of 1812 Muster roll of Captain John G Wersler's Company, 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Infantry, Nov. 29th 1814 - Edward K. Pearce

    22. [S12] Local History - History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois, William Henry Perrin, editor, O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1883., (reprinted by the Hutsonville Historical Society, Inc.,reproduced by Whipporwill Publications Evansville IN 1988.), Part III, Bio. Sketches, Clark Co., p. 168.
      a soldier in the War of 1812

    23. [S12] Local History - History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois, William Henry Perrin, editor, O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1883., (reprinted by the Hutsonville Historical Society, Inc.,reproduced by Whipporwill Publications Evansville IN 1988.), Part III, Bio. Sketches, Clark Co, p. 167-168.
      The fall of 1837.

    24. [S17] Local History - Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Clark County, Edited by Hon. H.C. Bell, (Middle West Publishing Co., Chicago, 1907), p. 808.
      removed from Maryland to Pennsylvania and thence, in 1838 to Clark Co. IL

    25. [S128] Land - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.
      PEARCE, EDWARD, legal: SWSW 12-10N-12W, 2nd, date: 01/01/1838, county: CLARK
      PEARCE, EDWARD, legal: NWNW 13-10N-12W, 2nd, date: 01/01/1838 counyi: CLARK

    26. [S128] Land - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.
      PEARCE, EDWARD SEN, legal: NESE 11-10N-12W 2nd, date: 04/30/1845, county: CLARK

    27. [S128] Land - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.
      PEARCE, EDWARD, legal: NENW 13-10N-12W, 2nd, date:07/17/1845, county: CLARK
      note: could be Edward Jr. or Sr.

    28. [S779] 1850 U.S. census, FamilySearch Record Search, Digital images, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 12 Aug 2009), M432, Darwin Prcnt., Clark, Illinois, p. 220 (stamped) Film number: 7673, Digital GS number: 4193249, Image number: 00198, Reference number: 21, dwelling 757, family 757, Edward Pearce, accessed 25 Mar 2010, 25 Mar 2010.

    29. [S128] Land - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.
      PEARCE, EDWARD, legal:NWSW 13-10N-12W 2nd, date:03/05/1851 county: CLARK, Total Price: WARRANT

    30. [S141] Land - Record of Original Land Purchase, Monthly Abstract, Military Land Warrant Certificates, Vol 296, p. 104.
      Certificate #896, 13 Feb 1851, Edward Pearce, 40 acres, NWSW 13-10N-12W, Clark Co.

    31. [S12] Local History - History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois, William Henry Perrin, editor, O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1883., (reprinted by the Hutsonville Historical Society, Inc.,reproduced by Whipporwill Publications Evansville IN 1988.), Part III, Bio. Sketches, Clark Co, p. 168.
      Died 1860 in this county.

    32. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., pp. 2,6.
      8 Jan 1861

    33. [S673] Pearce, George and Sophia (Tremain) Pearce Family Bible, The Holy Bible.Privately held by Patricia (Hagan) Bailey, Copy on file at the Baltimore County Genealogical Society., . 1990., (Boston: Matthew M. Thirell, 1826), p. 14..
      Edward Pearce, my brother died January 8th, 1861 aged 75 yrs, 9 months & 3 days.

    34. [S19] Local History - History of Marshall Illinois and Eastern Clark County with Genealogical Sketches, (1978, compiled by The Clark County Democrat), p. 176.
      Marshall Cemetery

    35. [S14] Manuscript - Pearce Family History, Martha Staub Pearce, (Microfilm of original records at the Clark County Genealogical Society in Marshall, Illinois. Undated.), FHL US/CAN Film [ 1306072 Item 3 ]., pp. 2,6.
      Marshall City Cemetery, Marshall IL

    36. [S712] Marshall Cemetery (Marshall, Clark, Illinois). Grave markers., Edward Pearce; Snapshot, print provided by Dalanne, 29 Nov 2006..
      Text on headstone: Edward Pearce, 1786-1861
      Sarah's stone at his left hand side, Edward Jr.'s stone is at his right hand side.

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