AMERICA THE GREAT MELTING POT

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FATHER

Daniel Walker

MOTHER

Mary Perry

HUSBAND

Captain Benoni Pearce
b. 23 Nov 1730
d. 31 Oct 1819

CHILDREN

1. Sarah Pearce b. 1755

2. Elizabeth Pearce b. 07 Apr 1757

3. Martha Pearce b. 1759

4. Cyrus Pearce b. 1761

5. Abigail Pearce b. 1763

6. Oliver Pearce b. 07 Aug 1765

7. Nathan Pearce b. 1768

8. Lydia Pearce b. 1770

9. Anatis Pearce b. 1772

10. John H. Pearce b. 1774

Source: James Edward Pearce  http://www.findagrave.

Benoni Pearce (1730-1819) is the son of Nathan Pearce Sr., and his wife, Abigail Spink (1704-1791). Benoni Pearce was born in North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, on Nov 23, 1730. Recorded Providence, Providence County, R.I. Book 2, Page 45. Benoni Pearce was born November 23d 1730 upon the 2d day of the week - "Pearce Journal". The "Pearce Journal" was a record of births, deaths and marriages and other information, kept by Nathan Pearce, Sr., then his son, William Pearce, then William Pearce's nephew, Nathaniel Howland Pearce. The "Pearce Journal" is now in the Akin Free Public Library, Quaker Hill, Pawling, New York.

Benoni Pearce was married two times:  First Wife: Mehitable Walker, (1733-1800). They were married May 5, 1754, in
Coventry, Kent County, R.I. They had ten children: Sarah Pearce (1755-1793) Elizabeth Walker Pearce (1757-1813) Martha Pearce (1759-1806) Cyrus T. Pearce (1793-1831) Abigail Pearce (1763-1831) Oliver Pearce (1765-1815) Nathan Pearce 1768-1820) Lydia Mann Pearce (1770-1848) Anstis Pearce 1772-1844) John Hancock Pearce (1774-1845)

His second wife was: Ruth Tweedy (1749-1830). Benoni married Ruth July 27, 1830, in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York. They were married by Benoni's brother, William Pearce, Esq. No children.
Residences of Benoni: Born Nov 22, 1730 in N. Kingstown, Rhode Island. 1752 lived in Providencel, R.I. 1780 lived in Pawling, N.Y. 1807 lived in Providence, R.I.

In 1752 took oath against bribery and corruption in Providence, Rhode Island.

On Mar 23, 1762, was a director in a lottery for paving certain streets in Providence.

In 1768 Benoni was a bookseller in Providence, R.I. In business "West of the Great Bridge".

In 1770 he was in the General Assembly representing Providence.

In an article in the "Rhode Island Imprints" by John Eliot Alden there is the following: "PEARCE, BENONI
One Hundred Pounds Reward. Escaped last Night from the House of Subscriber, a Prisoner named William Prentice.

Benoni's father, Nathan Pearce, Sr. sold land in Pawling, New York to Benoni Pearce.

Death of Benoni"s first wife, Mehitable Walker: Article in the "United States Chronicle of Deaths", June 26, 1800:
"Death PEARCE, Mehitable, wife of  Benonni, formerly of this Town, at Pawlingstown, N.Y. in 67th year".
Newspaper article in the "Providence Gazette", Provicence, R.I, June 28, 1800: "Death Mrs. Mehitable, wife of Benoni,
of Pawlingstown, N.Y. in 67th year, formerly of this town".

Burial of Benoni Pearce. Burial - Silver Lake Cemetery, near Silver Lake on a hill between Grand Trunk R.R. and
Plainfield Street, opposite Neutakonicut Hill, just as you turn to go south. (Note: This cemetery is listed as the Brown-Pierce Lot, Historical Cemetery No. PVo34, in Rhode Island. There are 50 burials with 32 inscriptions. (Note: This cemetery was in the city of Johnston until 1898, now it is the city of Providence.

Persons named in Benoni"s will, dated April 13, 1807, and proved proved Jan 31, 1820:
Cyrus Pearce Tillinghast  grandson; Cyrus Stark, grandson;
Henry Stark, legacy intended for him given to his brother, William Pearce Stark; Ruth (Tweedy) Pearce - wife; John Hancock Pearce - son; Mehitable Walker Pearce granddaughter; Cornelia Pearce - Granddaughter, daughter of Daniel Pearce; Benjamin Dyer, Jr - Grandson; Benoni Pearce - Grandson, son of Daniel Pearce; Paris Pearce - Grandson, son of Daniel Pearce; Paris Jenckes Tillinghast - Son-in-law; and Lydia Mann Pearce - Daughter

Grave of Benoni Pearce:
A person made the following record of Benoni's grave on Oct 26, 1890:
"In lot at head of Pocasset Pond on knoll which no doubt will be in a few more years removed, we find a burial lot utterly unprotected and badly neglected. dark stone urn earthed In Memory of Benoni Pearce, Esq Who departed this life Oct 31, 1819 In the 89th Year of his Age".