Children of John Pierce and Deborah Convers: 9) Ruth, b. 1690 [no further information given.] Will of Ensign John Peirce dated 26 Apr 1716 names wife, sons, daughter Ruth and children of daughter Deborah Wilson, dec'd. [Note: see note about birth estimate.]
↑ Note: it is not clear why Pierce entered a birthdate of 1690, as no record exists, no explanation or elaboration is given, and the order of the father's will is based on gender, so offers no clue. It is not marked as an estimate, but presumably it is given the apparent lack of evidence. Analyzed critically, it appears unlikely, based on the spacing of surrounding siblings, leaving a 10 year gap during prime child-bearing years and putting 3 children in 4 years at the tail end when most families have bigger gaps between children. See the comment on brother Ebenezer's page where Pierce's estimate was shown by age at death to be 8 years off. Assuming his estimate here is equally unskilled and ignorable, Ruth's birth is estimated to fit in the gap between Ebenezer (1679 by age at death) and James (1686 by record).
