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Abraham Pierson, III

Abraham Pierson, III[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31]

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  • Name Abraham Pierson  [1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31] 
    Suffix III 
    Birth Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17, 29, 31] 
    Gender Male 
    Death Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17, 29, 31] 
    Burial Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 16, 17, 31] 
    Person ID I312684225405  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Rev Abraham Pierson, Jr,   b. Abt. 1646, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Abigail Clark,   b. Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Killingworth, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship unknown 
    Family ID F1527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Rossiter,   b. Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 09 May 1716  Killingworth, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Mary SHETHER,   b. 17 Sep 1689, Killingworth, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 1714, Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Marriage Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • He was called "The Worshipful". Colonial
      He was called "The Worshipful". Colonial Magistrate in Connecticut.

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Third wife Mrs. Mary Hart (nee Elliot) widow of Hawkins Hart.


      From the Genealogical and Personal Memoi
      From the Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Connecticut on www.google.com came the following information about this Abraham Pierson, son of Abraham and Abigail Clark Pierson.

      Abraham Pierson, son of Rev. Abraham Pierson, was born at Newark, New Jersey in 1680 and died at Long Hill, Killingworth, Connecticut on 8 Jan 1752. He was a colonial magistrate of great learning and usefulness in both church and state. He was thrice married. His third wife, whom he married in 1736, was Mrs. Mary Hart, born 1710 and died 8 Jan 1752, the same day as her husband. Children were: (1) Jedidiah born 17 Sep 1711; (2) Mary born 10 May 1713, married 10 May 1733 to Stephen Wilcox (see Wilcox family); (3) John born 13 May 1717; (4) Phineas born 29 Dec 1718; (5) Samuel born 15 Apr 1721 and died 1801; (6) Dodo born 1724 and died 19 Jan 1796 in the revolution; (7) Nathan born 24 Mar 1716; (8) Sarah born 8 Aug 1728 and died young; (9) Sarah born 9 Jul 1732.

      To follow many of Abraham's descendants, the WC "dhanke" (family tree) was chosen over many other WC entries as this entry listed several valuable sources where information was obtained compared to others.

      See notes under both father and mother relative to information about Abraham. The following came from Smith - Tilton Genealogy (page 293) on internet (www.google.com) related to Abigail Clark. Children of Abraham PIERSON (President of Yale Co) and Abigail CLARKE were as follows: + 13 iii Abraham3 PIERSON, born 1680 in probably Newark Essex Co New Jersey; died 8 Jan. 1752 in Killingworth Middlesex Co Connecticut; buried in Clinton Cemetery Clinton Middlesex Co Connecticut. He married (1) Mary (SHEATHER) PIERSON; (2) Sarah (ROSSITER) PIERSON; (3) Mary (HART) PIERSON.

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      Abraham Pierson III is the 6th great gra
      Abraham Pierson III is the 6th great grandfather of Richard D. Cecil.

      1 Mrs. Abraham/Pierson 3 Mary/Eliot 25 M
      1 Mrs. Abraham/Pierson 3 Mary/Eliot 25 May 1736

      Separating two Abraham Piersons born in 1680 in Connecticut, U.S.
      Rev. Abraham Pierson (abt)1611-1678) & wife Abigail Mitchell had a son Abraham Pierson (1645-1707). This Abraham Pierson (1st Rector of Yale College) & wife Abigail Clark had a son ABRAHAM PIERSON (1680-1752) born in Newark, New Jersey. The Pierson family moved to Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut where he married Mary Sheather, and after her death, 2nd wife Sarah Rossiter. It was in Killingworth the Pierson families resided for generations.

      Stephen Pierson & Mary Tomlinson also had a son ABRAHAM PIERSON born in 1680 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut. He died in 1758 (6 yrs after the above Abraham Pierson). He & his wife, Sarah Tomlinson, lived in Derby, where they resided and raised all of their children.

      The ABRAHAM PIERSONS born in 1680 have been merged into one with their records and families mingled together. We need to use care when attaching sources to these individuals, paying extra attention to the locations. We all want our records as accurate as they can be! Thank you.


      9 May 1716 Sarah/Rossiter 25 May 1736 Ma
      9 May 1716 Sarah/Rossiter 25 May 1736 Mary/Eliot

      ! A8C17 p 15
      ! A8C17 p 15

      Occ: Worshipful
      Occ: Worshipful

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      # 34 Book (Pierson )
      # 34 Book (Pierson )

      first president of Yale College
      first president of Yale College

  • Sources 
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      Gravestone
      Indexed information and digital image: www.findagrave.com.

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      Unknown
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