U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierson Family ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 415-416, THE PIERSON FAMILY. John and Jonathan Pierson migrated from England to Philadelphia, Pa., some time previous to the great plague in that city in the 17th century. Some of their relatives had formerly come over with the William Penn colony, and settled there. John died, leaving two sons who moved to New York. From there, they went to Maryland, staying some time, but finally separated, John saying he would spell his name "Pearson," so that if he saw the name "Pearson," he would understand that it was of the same family of Piersons. Joseph was a school teacher and settled in Virginia. John went farther south. Joseph married Charlotte McKee of Monroe county, Va., and had three sons and eleven daughters. The sons were Jonathan, David and Joseph. He moved to Whitewater in Nicholas county in 1802, from Monroe. Jonathan Pierson, the oldest son, settled at Twistville near Braxton county, about the year 1826, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He reared five sons and five daughters. The sons were W. G., Henry, G. W., Albert and B. C. The daughters were Virginia Duffield, Polly Keener, Charlotte Frame, Elizabeth Hamric and Evaline James. Henry Pierson, second son of Jonathan Pierson, was born July 5, 1824, and died at the age of seventy-one years. He married Sarah Jane Rose, daughter of Captain Wm. Rose, in 1842. Their children were Wm. Rose, Jasper, Jonathan, Morgan, Joseph A., Henry M. and J. Arthur, Martha (deceased), Sarah Jane Dean and E. A. Shaver. Jonathan Pierson. Jonathan Pierson, son of Henry and Sallie Rose Pierson, was born Jan. 27, 1848. He was married to Phebe A. Tinney, and their children are H. B., French, Ida, Natta and Bessie. He is a farmer and stockman, and owns four hundred and forty-seven acres of good farm land. In politics, he is a Democrat, is upright and a popular citizen. William Pierson. William Pierson, son of Henry and Sarah J. Pierson, was born Dec. 2, 1843. He married Barbara Dickey on Feb. 5, 1861, and their children were Sarah J., R.H., M.A., L.E., D.A., W.L., S.T., G.C., and Bessie. Mr. Pierson has been a prominent man in Braxton, and has served the people faithfully as a public servant for a number of years He was appointed Postmaster at Twistville, this state, Dec. 2, 1872, which was his twenty-ninth birthday, and served continuously forty years and six months. He was a member of the Braxton County Court nine years, eight years of which it had jurisdiction at law and chancery, was four years president of said court, and was a member when the present courthouse was built. He was admitted to the bar in 1877. He held the office of member of the Board of Education, Surveyor of Roads and Notary Public. Squire Pierson is now engaged in farming and lumbering. He was a soldier in the Confederate army. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #6021 FULL-NAME: Jonathan Pierson BIRTH-DATE: January 27, 1848 BIRTH-PLACE: Braxton Co. DEATH-DATE: January 8, 1932 DEATH-PLACE: Canfield, Otter District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer FATHER: Henry Pierson (born in Nicholas Co.) MOTHER: Sarah Rose (born in Braxton Co.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Acute indigestion and senility INFORMANT: H. B. Pierson (of Bays, W.Va.) BURIAL: Dean Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------