James Pierce

     James was born in 1737 in New York. James married Martha Leggett, daughter of Thomas Leggett and Mary Embree, in 1767 in Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York. James and Martha had children: Elizabeth [1768-9/25/1846] [m. 10/17/1793 Jesse Cox], Thomas [10/30/1844] [m. Martha Pierce & 2nd Phebe Weeks], Martha [ca. 1773], Mary [1778-7/12/1835], Sarah [1778-11/12/1841] [m. Isaac Pierce], Isaac [12/14/1780-6/07/1860] [Sarah Weeks], Anna [3/07/1783] [m. 1/19/1826 Elijah Washburn], Joseph 5/12/1785-12/03/1858] m. 10/14/1812 Hannah Sutton], Abigail [1788-4/10/1847] & Melissa [8/08/1791-7/31/1828] [m. Arron Sutton]. The 1790 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Mount Pleasant, the family of James Pierce [24:7].³ The 1800 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Mount Pleasant the family of James Pearce [01101:02001].⁴ The 1820 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at New Castle, Westchester County, New York, the family of James Pierce [000001:00011].⁵ The 1830 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at New Castle the family of 1 male 60-69: 1 female 60-69.⁶ James departed this life on Tuesday, 15 March 1831 in New Castle, Philllipse Manor at age 94 years. He was buried there in New Castle in the Chappaqua Friends Burying Ground.