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John Lewis Pearcy
b.Bet 30 Aug 1734 and 30 Sep 1735 Pennsylvania
d.Bef 23 Jul 1810 Augusta County, Virginia
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m. 1755
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John Lewis Pearcy was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia __________________________ [edit] Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VAAcquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
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[edit] Records of John Pearcy in Augusta County, VAFrom Chalkley's Augusta County Records:
[edit] Information on John PearcyFrom Ancestry.com post: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.piercy/126/mb.ashx Generation No. 2 2. JOHN LEWIS (PIERCY)2 PEARCY (???1)1,2 was born Bet. August 30, 1734 - September 30, 1735 in Pennyslvania, and died Bet. July 23, 1810 - 1820 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He married HANNAH LINDSEY CUNNINGHAM 1755 in Tennessee (Note: this is highly unlikely, more probable in Pennsylvania), daughter of JOHN CUNNINGHAM and ??? CHRISTMAN. She was born Abt. 1735 in Pennyslvania, and died 1813 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Notes for JOHN LEWIS (PIERCY) PEARCY: PEARCY SURNAME The origins of the name PEARCY appear to be English. William de Percy 1030-1096 came from Normandy, France in 1067 to England and founded the family that resulted in the last name of PEARCY, as well as members being known as Percy, Pearsey, PIERCY, etc. John Lewis (Pearcy) immigrated from Bucks County, PA to Augusta Co., VA, settling on the North Fork of Thorny Branch, 1/2 mile north of Sangersville. It is beleived that John L. was born in Pennsylvania, however, we can't seem to prove if he was born in PA or in England. That is all that I know about his background. He married HANNAH Cunningham, daughter of John Cunningham and ??? Christman in PA. John Lewis Percy (PEARCY) paid John Cunningham, presumed father of Hannah, one pepper corn for the land on which he resided. Chalkley's History of Augusta Co, Virginia, page 431, John Percy and son Jacob served in Capt. Dickeys company 1783/ (Vol II) Vol I page 200, John Percey was a viewer to locate a road between North Mountain and North River, beginning at John PEARCY thence the nearest way leading fro m Brocks Gap to Staunton. John Lewis PIERCY served in Augusta Co., Virginia militia 1778-1783, Capt. Dickey's Company (Chalkley) also in Capt's Henderso ns, Bells, and Simpsons Companies. NOT DOCUMENTED: It is my belief that Henry PIERCY (also spelled PEARCY on the recordds)(of Pennsylvania, Sergeant 1st Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, June to Dec 1776, wounded at Long Island, 27 Aug, 1776; 2nd Lt 2nd Pennyslvania, 1st Jan 1977; lst Lt. 12 mar 1 977, wounded at Green Spring 5 July 1781, transferred to 3d Pennsylvania, lst Jan, 1783, and served to 3 June 1783; Captian 8th United States Infantry, 10h Jan 1799, honorably discharged 15 June 1800) is either a brother of or cousin of John Lewis Peircy/Pearcy of Pennsylvania. John moved from Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, to Augusta Co., Virginia settling on the North Fork of Thorny Branch, about a half mile north of Sangersville. John Lewis PIERCY wrote hi s last will on Mar 11 1810. DAR records list John Lewis PIERCY as fighting i n the Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War payroll records have his name spelled Percy, Percey, Pearcey, PIERCY, and Piercey. On three consecutive rosters in 1778, his name is spelled three different ways. John Lewis Percy (Pearcy) served in the Augusta Co., Virginia Milita from 1778 - 1783/ He was in Captain Dickey's company and also served in Captain Henderson, Captain Bells and Captain Simpsons Companies. More About JOHN LEWIS (PIERCY) PEARCY: Military service: Bet. 1778 - 1783, Virginia Militia, Capt. Dickeys Co., Capt Henderson Bea and Simpsons's Co. Notes for HANNAH LINDSEY CUNNINGHAM: AKA HANNAH Chrisman
More About JOSEPH PIERCY: Burial: Dearmin/Ooly Cemetery, Bloomigton Township, Monroe Co., Indiana Will: August 01, 1857, Monroe Co., Indiana More About HANNAH DEARMIN: Burial: Dearmin/Ooly Cemetery, Bloomigton Township, Monroe Co., Indiana
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