"Highland Pioneer Sketches & Family Genealogies", by Elsie Johnson Ayres Page 402
Benjamin Pearce with his wife, Catherine White, came to this vicinity in 1817. They were both born in New Jersey, he on March 9, 1793 and she Nov. 12, 1795. Benjamin Pearce's father was Emmanuel Pearce born in 1755 and his grandfather was Jeremiah, who was born in 1730. Emmanuel married Elizabeth Walcott, April 13, 1780. They settled near Barretts Mill and then moved to what is called the Spence farm and built the portion of the brick house on that farm. He was a shoemaker and worked many men in his shop and tan yard. Benjamin Pearce and his wife died in 1865 and 1871 respectfully and are buried in the old Hicksite Quaker Cemetery at Stringtown. The following are their offspring: Jacob Pearce married Jane Brown in 1847, Marion, Eliza Ann, Ruth, Ben, Jansin, Robert B., Charles, Frank, Jennie, Ellie, Oziah, George. Their descendants are many but very few remaining in the New Petersburg area.
The best known and oldest in length of service of the general merchandise stores in New Petersburg was established
in 1844 by Benjamin Pearce. Born in 1793, Pearce died Mar. 19, 1865. His wife, Catherine White Pearce, born in 1796
survived until Nov. 14, 1871. They were the parents of the following children: Benjamin Jr., Robert, Jennie (Mrs. John
McMillen, Charles, Jacob, Hosea, and Ella Pearce. The Pearce store was on the west side of High St. It occupied the
entire block between Walnut and Main Sts. before the Civil War.
As soon as the sons were old enough to take care of the store, Benjamin Pearce left them in charge while he continued
to operate the tannery which he had sunk at the southern edge of town. Jacob was made proprietor of the Pearce store
in 1858. It continued to prosper and new lines were added.
"Roots & Shoots" Volume 28, No. 4 Page 2, 11 "President's Message" by Jack Hope
"Another ancestor I have found interesting to relate to activities at the time is the Bogardus Family.
A great amount of data has been documented in books such as the "Island at the Center of the World"
and the book "Dear Cousins" by William Bogardus. The family of Domine Everardus Bogardus and
Anneke Jans immigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam on May 24, 1630. Bogardus was a minister
and became involved in a controversy over the treatment of Indians by Peter Stuyvesant and the East
India Company. Many Dutch settlers had been friendly with the Indians who brought beaver furs to
trade for trinkets. They also sold Manhattan Island to the settlers for ($24 dollars)? Of course, the
Indians had no concept of land ownership and kept coming back for more payment (trinkets). As more
Dutch individuals arrived in New Amsterdam, they wanted more land. They eventually murdered some
of the Indians and simply moved onto their land. Many local settlers were upset with this practice and
had Domine Bogardus write back to Amsterdam complaining about local atrocities against the Indians.
The above book explains that Stuyversant knew that Bogardus was the one writing back to Holland because
he was one of the few that could read and write. They called him the "beer drinking preacher." He and
others were ordered back to Holland to appear in Court but on the way, on September 28, 1647, the ship
ran aground a Whales Everardus Bogardus drowned.
Following the relationship of Bogardus and Jans and their descendants in the development of New York and
its change to British ownership and then the USA is very interesting. One of the descendants of Bogardus
and Jans was Benjamin Pearce who settled in Highland County, New Petersburg, and has many local
descendants.
1850 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benjamin Pearce
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1793
Birth place: New Jersey
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Paint, Highland, Ohio
Page: 165
Roll: M432_694
Benjamin Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 57 abt 1793 New Jersey Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Wife Paint, Highland, OH 56 abt 1796 New Jersey
Nathan Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 26 abt 1824 Ohio , No employment, Sick
Charles Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 21 abt 1829 Ohio Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Paint, Daughter Highland, OH 17 abt 1833 Ohio
Charles Epperson, Male, 9, Ohio
1860 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benj Pearce
Age in 1860: 60
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Paint, Highland, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: New Petersburg
Roll: M653_987
Page: 216
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Benj Pearce
Household
Benj Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 60 1799 New Jersey Male
Cathene Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 58 1801 New Jersey Female
Mary White Paint, Highland, OH 90 1769 New Jersey Female
MKM2009
Benjamin Pearce with his wife, Catherine White, came to this vicinity in 1817. They were both born in New Jersey, he on March 9, 1793 and she Nov. 12, 1795. Benjamin Pearce's father was Emmanuel Pearce born in 1755 and his grandfather was Jeremiah, who was born in 1730. Emmanuel married Elizabeth Walcott, April 13, 1780. They settled near Barretts Mill and then moved to what is called the Spence farm and built the portion of the brick house on that farm. He was a shoemaker and worked many men in his shop and tan yard. Benjamin Pearce and his wife died in 1865 and 1871 respectfully and are buried in the old Hicksite Quaker Cemetery at Stringtown. The following are their offspring: Jacob Pearce married Jane Brown in 1847, Marion, Eliza Ann, Ruth, Ben, Jansin, Robert B., Charles, Frank, Jennie, Ellie, Oziah, George. Their descendants are many but very few remaining in the New Petersburg area.
The best known and oldest in length of service of the general merchandise stores in New Petersburg was established
in 1844 by Benjamin Pearce. Born in 1793, Pearce died Mar. 19, 1865. His wife, Catherine White Pearce, born in 1796
survived until Nov. 14, 1871. They were the parents of the following children: Benjamin Jr., Robert, Jennie (Mrs. John
McMillen, Charles, Jacob, Hosea, and Ella Pearce. The Pearce store was on the west side of High St. It occupied the
entire block between Walnut and Main Sts. before the Civil War.
As soon as the sons were old enough to take care of the store, Benjamin Pearce left them in charge while he continued
to operate the tannery which he had sunk at the southern edge of town. Jacob was made proprietor of the Pearce store
in 1858. It continued to prosper and new lines were added.
"Roots & Shoots" Volume 28, No. 4 Page 2, 11 "President's Message" by Jack Hope
"Another ancestor I have found interesting to relate to activities at the time is the Bogardus Family.
A great amount of data has been documented in books such as the "Island at the Center of the World"
and the book "Dear Cousins" by William Bogardus. The family of Domine Everardus Bogardus and
Anneke Jans immigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam on May 24, 1630. Bogardus was a minister
and became involved in a controversy over the treatment of Indians by Peter Stuyvesant and the East
India Company. Many Dutch settlers had been friendly with the Indians who brought beaver furs to
trade for trinkets. They also sold Manhattan Island to the settlers for ($24 dollars)? Of course, the
Indians had no concept of land ownership and kept coming back for more payment (trinkets). As more
Dutch individuals arrived in New Amsterdam, they wanted more land. They eventually murdered some
of the Indians and simply moved onto their land. Many local settlers were upset with this practice and
had Domine Bogardus write back to Amsterdam complaining about local atrocities against the Indians.
The above book explains that Stuyversant knew that Bogardus was the one writing back to Holland because
he was one of the few that could read and write. They called him the "beer drinking preacher." He and
others were ordered back to Holland to appear in Court but on the way, on September 28, 1647, the ship
ran aground a Whales Everardus Bogardus drowned.
Following the relationship of Bogardus and Jans and their descendants in the development of New York and
its change to British ownership and then the USA is very interesting. One of the descendants of Bogardus
and Jans was Benjamin Pearce who settled in Highland County, New Petersburg, and has many local
descendants.
1850 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benjamin Pearce
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1793
Birth place: New Jersey
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Paint, Highland, Ohio
Page: 165
Roll: M432_694
Benjamin Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 57 abt 1793 New Jersey Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Wife Paint, Highland, OH 56 abt 1796 New Jersey
Nathan Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 26 abt 1824 Ohio , No employment, Sick
Charles Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 21 abt 1829 Ohio Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Paint, Daughter Highland, OH 17 abt 1833 Ohio
Charles Epperson, Male, 9, Ohio
1860 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benj Pearce
Age in 1860: 60
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Paint, Highland, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: New Petersburg
Roll: M653_987
Page: 216
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Benj Pearce
Household
Benj Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 60 1799 New Jersey Male
Cathene Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 58 1801 New Jersey Female
Mary White Paint, Highland, OH 90 1769 New Jersey Female
MKM2009
"Highland Pioneer Sketches & Family Genealogies", by Elsie Johnson Ayres Page 402
Benjamin Pearce with his wife, Catherine White, came to this vicinity in 1817. They were both born in New Jersey, he on March 9, 1793 and she Nov. 12, 1795. Benjamin Pearce's father was Emmanuel Pearce born in 1755 and his grandfather was Jeremiah, who was born in 1730. Emmanuel married Elizabeth Walcott, April 13, 1780. They settled near Barretts Mill and then moved to what is called the Spence farm and built the portion of the brick house on that farm. He was a shoemaker and worked many men in his shop and tan yard. Benjamin Pearce and his wife died in 1865 and 1871 respectfully and are buried in the old Hicksite Quaker Cemetery at Stringtown. The following are their offspring: Jacob Pearce married Jane Brown in 1847, Marion, Eliza Ann, Ruth, Ben, Jansin, Robert B., Charles, Frank, Jennie, Ellie, Oziah, George. Their descendants are many but very few remaining in the New Petersburg area.
The best known and oldest in length of service of the general merchandise stores in New Petersburg was established
in 1844 by Benjamin Pearce. Born in 1793, Pearce died Mar. 19, 1865. His wife, Catherine White Pearce, born in 1796
survived until Nov. 14, 1871. They were the parents of the following children: Benjamin Jr., Robert, Jennie (Mrs. John
McMillen, Charles, Jacob, Hosea, and Ella Pearce. The Pearce store was on the west side of High St. It occupied the
entire block between Walnut and Main Sts. before the Civil War.
As soon as the sons were old enough to take care of the store, Benjamin Pearce left them in charge while he continued
to operate the tannery which he had sunk at the southern edge of town. Jacob was made proprietor of the Pearce store
in 1858. It continued to prosper and new lines were added.
"Roots & Shoots" Volume 28, No. 4 Page 2, 11 "President's Message" by Jack Hope
"Another ancestor I have found interesting to relate to activities at the time is the Bogardus Family.
A great amount of data has been documented in books such as the "Island at the Center of the World"
and the book "Dear Cousins" by William Bogardus. The family of Domine Everardus Bogardus and
Anneke Jans immigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam on May 24, 1630. Bogardus was a minister
and became involved in a controversy over the treatment of Indians by Peter Stuyvesant and the East
India Company. Many Dutch settlers had been friendly with the Indians who brought beaver furs to
trade for trinkets. They also sold Manhattan Island to the settlers for ($24 dollars)? Of course, the
Indians had no concept of land ownership and kept coming back for more payment (trinkets). As more
Dutch individuals arrived in New Amsterdam, they wanted more land. They eventually murdered some
of the Indians and simply moved onto their land. Many local settlers were upset with this practice and
had Domine Bogardus write back to Amsterdam complaining about local atrocities against the Indians.
The above book explains that Stuyversant knew that Bogardus was the one writing back to Holland because
he was one of the few that could read and write. They called him the "beer drinking preacher." He and
others were ordered back to Holland to appear in Court but on the way, on September 28, 1647, the ship
ran aground a Whales Everardus Bogardus drowned.
Following the relationship of Bogardus and Jans and their descendants in the development of New York and
its change to British ownership and then the USA is very interesting. One of the descendants of Bogardus
and Jans was Benjamin Pearce who settled in Highland County, New Petersburg, and has many local
descendants.
1850 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benjamin Pearce
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1793
Birth place: New Jersey
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Paint, Highland, Ohio
Page: 165
Roll: M432_694
Benjamin Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 57 abt 1793 New Jersey Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Wife Paint, Highland, OH 56 abt 1796 New Jersey
Nathan Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 26 abt 1824 Ohio , No employment, Sick
Charles Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 21 abt 1829 Ohio Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Paint, Daughter Highland, OH 17 abt 1833 Ohio
Charles Epperson, Male, 9, Ohio
1860 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benj Pearce
Age in 1860: 60
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Paint, Highland, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: New Petersburg
Roll: M653_987
Page: 216
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Benj Pearce
Household
Benj Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 60 1799 New Jersey Male
Cathene Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 58 1801 New Jersey Female
Mary White Paint, Highland, OH 90 1769 New Jersey Female
MKM2009
Benjamin Pearce with his wife, Catherine White, came to this vicinity in 1817. They were both born in New Jersey, he on March 9, 1793 and she Nov. 12, 1795. Benjamin Pearce's father was Emmanuel Pearce born in 1755 and his grandfather was Jeremiah, who was born in 1730. Emmanuel married Elizabeth Walcott, April 13, 1780. They settled near Barretts Mill and then moved to what is called the Spence farm and built the portion of the brick house on that farm. He was a shoemaker and worked many men in his shop and tan yard. Benjamin Pearce and his wife died in 1865 and 1871 respectfully and are buried in the old Hicksite Quaker Cemetery at Stringtown. The following are their offspring: Jacob Pearce married Jane Brown in 1847, Marion, Eliza Ann, Ruth, Ben, Jansin, Robert B., Charles, Frank, Jennie, Ellie, Oziah, George. Their descendants are many but very few remaining in the New Petersburg area.
The best known and oldest in length of service of the general merchandise stores in New Petersburg was established
in 1844 by Benjamin Pearce. Born in 1793, Pearce died Mar. 19, 1865. His wife, Catherine White Pearce, born in 1796
survived until Nov. 14, 1871. They were the parents of the following children: Benjamin Jr., Robert, Jennie (Mrs. John
McMillen, Charles, Jacob, Hosea, and Ella Pearce. The Pearce store was on the west side of High St. It occupied the
entire block between Walnut and Main Sts. before the Civil War.
As soon as the sons were old enough to take care of the store, Benjamin Pearce left them in charge while he continued
to operate the tannery which he had sunk at the southern edge of town. Jacob was made proprietor of the Pearce store
in 1858. It continued to prosper and new lines were added.
"Roots & Shoots" Volume 28, No. 4 Page 2, 11 "President's Message" by Jack Hope
"Another ancestor I have found interesting to relate to activities at the time is the Bogardus Family.
A great amount of data has been documented in books such as the "Island at the Center of the World"
and the book "Dear Cousins" by William Bogardus. The family of Domine Everardus Bogardus and
Anneke Jans immigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam on May 24, 1630. Bogardus was a minister
and became involved in a controversy over the treatment of Indians by Peter Stuyvesant and the East
India Company. Many Dutch settlers had been friendly with the Indians who brought beaver furs to
trade for trinkets. They also sold Manhattan Island to the settlers for ($24 dollars)? Of course, the
Indians had no concept of land ownership and kept coming back for more payment (trinkets). As more
Dutch individuals arrived in New Amsterdam, they wanted more land. They eventually murdered some
of the Indians and simply moved onto their land. Many local settlers were upset with this practice and
had Domine Bogardus write back to Amsterdam complaining about local atrocities against the Indians.
The above book explains that Stuyversant knew that Bogardus was the one writing back to Holland because
he was one of the few that could read and write. They called him the "beer drinking preacher." He and
others were ordered back to Holland to appear in Court but on the way, on September 28, 1647, the ship
ran aground a Whales Everardus Bogardus drowned.
Following the relationship of Bogardus and Jans and their descendants in the development of New York and
its change to British ownership and then the USA is very interesting. One of the descendants of Bogardus
and Jans was Benjamin Pearce who settled in Highland County, New Petersburg, and has many local
descendants.
1850 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benjamin Pearce
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1793
Birth place: New Jersey
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Paint, Highland, Ohio
Page: 165
Roll: M432_694
Benjamin Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 57 abt 1793 New Jersey Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Wife Paint, Highland, OH 56 abt 1796 New Jersey
Nathan Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 26 abt 1824 Ohio , No employment, Sick
Charles Pearce Paint, Son Highland, OH 21 abt 1829 Ohio Shoemaker
Catherine Pearce Paint, Daughter Highland, OH 17 abt 1833 Ohio
Charles Epperson, Male, 9, Ohio
1860 U. S. Census, Paint Twp., Highland Co., Ohio
Name: Benj Pearce
Age in 1860: 60
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Paint, Highland, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: New Petersburg
Roll: M653_987
Page: 216
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Benj Pearce
Household
Benj Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 60 1799 New Jersey Male
Cathene Pearce Paint, Highland, OH 58 1801 New Jersey Female
Mary White Paint, Highland, OH 90 1769 New Jersey Female
MKM2009
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