'Pearce4'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Pearce of Camelford, Pearce of Holsworthy

                               
John Pearce of Holsworthy, Devon (bur 29.01.1695/6)
m. (01.06.1652) Jane Palmer (bur 11.05.1711)
1. John Pearce of Holsworthy (bur 25.01.1725/6, surgeon)
  m. (24.06.1685) Elizabeth Doble (bpt 07.08.1653, bur 16.06.1730, dau/heir of Westcott Doble)
  A. Edward Pearce of Holsworthy (bpt 10.04.1687, bur 10.03.1737/8, surgeon)
  m. (31.05.1722) Grace Edgcumbe (bur 31.01.1764, dau of Roger Edgcumbe of Tregeare Manor)
  i. Parmenas Pearce of Holsworthy (bpt 21.05.1723, bur 11.09.14791, surgeon) had issue
  m. (21.03.1765) Martha Skinner (b 1721-8, bur 27.04.1807)
  ii. Edward Pearce of Camelford, Devon (bpt 19.09.1725, bur 17.10.1810, wool-stapler)
  m. (15.08.1749) Honor Philip (bur 22.09.1787, dau/coheir of John Philip of Pyworthy)
  a. Thomas Pearce of Holsworthy & Camelford (b 18.12.1750, d 25.11.11826, banker)
  m. (1780) Mary Pryce (d 08.08.1793, dau/heir of Tomas Pryce of Tregolds)
  (1) John Pearce
  m. Eliza Dinham (dau of Edward Dinham of St. Kew)
  (2) Edward Pearce of Bodwannick, Mayor of Bodmin (b 10.06.1782, d 18.08.1839) had issue
m. (06.09.1816) Mary Eliot (b 1788, d 1874, dau of Rev. Richard Eliot by Anna, dau of Edward Pearce of Camelford) @@ below
  (3) Thomas Pearce (bpt 21.10.1785, d 09.04.1874, Vicar of Tywardreath then Rector of Roche)
  b. John Pearce of Helston (near Camelford) (b 07.08.1754, d 21.04.1840) had issue
  m. (23.12.1784) Rebecca Male (b c1763, d 27.10.1839, dau of Nicholas Male of St. Teath)
  c. Parmenas Pearce of Camelford (bpt 22.12.1760, bur 1800) had issue
  m. (1796) Mary Fillis of Plymouth
  d Grace Pearce (bpt 17.07.1752, dsp 04.10.1828)
  m. John Lawrence of Camelford (b c1751, d 02.11.1824)
  e. Margaret Pearce (b 07.1756, bur 02.10.1759)
  f. Anna Pearce (b 1759, d 25.05.1838)
  m. (07.02.1786) Richard Eliot (b 02.05.1755, d 13.121795, Vicar of Maker & St. Teath)
  (1) Mary Eliot (b 21.04.1788, d 24.02.1874, youngest dau) apparently of this generation
  m. (06.09.1816) Edward Pearce of Bodwannick @@ above
  iii. John Pearce of London (d before 28.06.1797)
  B. Gideon Pearce (bpt 09.03.1688/9, bur 22.04.1690)
  C. Parmenas Pearce
  m. Anne Penrose (bur 30.04.1753)
  i.+ issue - John Penrose (bpt 17.05.1748, bur 24.02.1752), Anne (bpt 14.11.1749, bur 21.11.1749)
  D. Gideon Pearce (bpt 11.16.1693, bur 23.04.1740) had issue
  m. (09.06.1720) Hannah Honeywell (bur 24.07.1739)
2. Jane Pearce

Main source(s): Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 5 (1903), 'Pedigree of Pearce', p162+)
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