From The Settlement of Prince Edward County by Nick and Helma Mika. Transcribed here by Linda Herman

Pioneers of Prince Edward County 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

JAMES PIERSON

First settled on Sugar Point. 

James Pierson was born in 1782, and in 1803 he left his home in New Jersey to settle in Prince Edward County. He prepared for the later arrival of his widowed mother, three brothers and two sisters by finding a route to the county and then building a home for the family. He constructed a log cabin on two hundred acres situated northwest of Weller's Bay, on a small cape known as Sugar Point.

After clearing and cultivating the land, the Piersons were informed that the property belonged to Colonel Wilkins. James, his brother-in-law, Thomas Young, and one of his brothers moved to Pleasant Bay in Hillier Township.

James Pierson had married Sarah Young. They became the parents of four children: Jean, Nancy, Joseph and Randolph.

Jean Pierson married Abner Cory. They settled in Hillier and raised twelve children: James P., Charlotte, Eliakim, Joseph P., Randolph P., Fanny E., Benjamin S., David P., Amanda A., and Abner.

Nancy, who was born after Jean, drowned while still a child. The third child born to James and Sarah Pierson was Joseph. He was primarily a barley farmer; served for many years as a Justice of the Peace and Reeve of Hillier Township. He was also Warden of the County. Joseph and his wife, Caroline Huffman, became the parents of four children: James C.H., Willard R., Victoria and Cory.

The youngest child of James and Sarah Pierson was Randolph. He married Aurelia Phillips, and the couple settled in Kingston, raising two sons, James and Joseph.

The senior James Pierson, the pioneer, fought in the War of 1812 and during the Rebellion of 1837-38. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. His father had also supported Britian during the American Revolution.