Saturday, September 22, 2012

Surname Saturday - LNU (England > Massachusetts

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  




I am in the 7th great-grandmothers, up to number 523: Martha LNU (1647-1698). [Note: The 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].    

My ancestral line back through only one generation of this LNU family (LNU = Last Name Unknown...) is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

32. Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)
33. Abigail Gates (1797-1869)

64. Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816)
65. Martha Whitney (1764-1832)


130.  Samuel Whitney (1719-1782)
131.  Abigail Fletcher (1720-1783)

260.  William Whitney (1683-1720)
261.  Martha Peirce (1681-1759)


522.  Joseph Peirce, born about 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 22 December 1713 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 1044. Anthony Peirce and 1045. Anne.  He married about 1667 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
523.  Martha, born about 1647 in Massachusetts, United States; died before 15 June 1698 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Joseph Peirce and Martha are:
i. Joseph Peirce, born 02 October 1669 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 13 March 1753 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married (1) Ruth Holland 20 May 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 12 December 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 21 December 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married (2) Hannah Munroe 21 December 1692 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 1674 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 1736 in Massachusetts, United States; married (3) Beriah Bemis 12 August 1736 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 23 June 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 1768 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
ii. Francis Peirce, born 27 July 1671 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 April 1728 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Hannah Johnson 17 December 1697 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
iii. John Peirce, born 27 May 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 21 May 1744 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Elizabeth Smith 05 November 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 15 January 1673/74 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 September 1747 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
iv. Mary Peirce, born 26 November 1674 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Jacob Bennett 1706 in probably Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born about 1676 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
v. Benjamin Peirce, born 25 March 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 06 December 1740 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; married (1) Elizabeth Hall 07 September 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; born about 1673 in of Dover, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States; died about 1710 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; married (2) Hannah Chesley 30 May 1714 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; born 1690 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
vi. Jacob Peirce, born 25 December 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 06 December 1740 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Hannah Lewis 13 November 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
vii. Martha Peirce, born 24 December 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 15 September 1759 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married William Whitney 17 May 1706 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
viii. Stephen Peirce, born 24 October 1683 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Abigail Bemis 16 September 1708 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 10 January 1686/87 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
ix. Israel Peirce, born 07 October 1685 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Sarah Holland 14 January 1717/18 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 12 August 1688 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
x. Elizabeth Peirce, born 09 September 1687 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married Joseph Bemis 15 October 1706 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 17 November 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 1738 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

I have not been able to find a maiden name for Martha (--?--) Peirce in over 20 years of searching. We may find a reference to her in land records or probate records for Middlesex County once the those records are indexed (if they ever are indexed).

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1 comment:

Elizabeth Shown Mills said...

Randy, that LNU family of yours seems to be as prolific as the descendants of Pere Inconnu in Louisiana. :)