Edward Pearson is believed to be the eldest child of Lawrence Pearson and Elizabeth, or the youngest child of Lawrence & Anne Worth; born between 1648 and 1651 in Pownall Fee or Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. While the Quaker birth records of his younger brothers Thomas and John have been located, Edward's birth predates the minutes book in which his younger siblings records are found. The prior minutes book has not yet been located.

Edward was from Wimslow, Cheshire, England. He died about 1697 in Falls, Bucks Co. He married Sarah Burgis (Burgess) according to Friends ceremony in Pownall Fee, County Cheshire, England, on 6 Mar 1671.

Edward arrived in America in 1687, and apparently was a successful contractor and builder working as a mason in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His name is mentioned often in the Quaker records in connection with his trade as mason.

Edward was the youngest child of Lawrence and Elizabeth Pearson. After Edward's death, his widow, Sarah, married Martin T. Wildman.

NOTE: Quakers at times did not mark their graves as they thought it was a sign of vanity.

Parents

• Lawrence Pierson, b. 4 May 1620, Pownall Fee, Cheshire Co, England d. 24 Feb 1673, Mobberley, Cheshire Co, England

Mother Elizabeth Janney, b. 7 Jun 1620, Pownall Fee, Cheshire Co, England d. 13 Aug 1662, Mobberley, Cheshire Co, England

Mason and builder who immigrated to America.

Married Sarah Burgis (Burgess) according to Friends ceremony in Pownall Fee, County Cheshire, England, on 6 Mar 1671.

Edward arrived in America in 1687, and apparently was a successful contractor and builder working as a mason in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His name is mentioned often in the Quaker records in connection with his trade as mason.

Edward was the youngest child of Lawrence and Elizabeth Pearson. After Edward's death, his widow, Sarah, married Martin T. Wildman.

NOTE: Quakers at times did not mark their graves as they thought it was a sign of vanity.

Family links:

Parents:

 Lawrence Pierson (1620 - 1672)

 Elizabeth Janney Pierson (1620 - 1662)

Spouse:

 Sarah Burgis Pearson (1657 - 1698)

Children:

 Mary Pearson Scarborough (1676 - 1750)*

 Lawrence Pearson (1677 - 1756)*

 Enoch Pearson (1683 - 1758)*

Sibling:

 Edward Pearson (1651 - 1697)

 Thomas Pearson (1653 - 1734)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Falls Friends Meeting Cemetery #01 Fallsington Bucks County Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: George Pearson Record added: Sep 12, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 116944762

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Edward Pearson is believed to be the eldest child of Lawrence Pearson and Elizabeth Janney born between 1648 and 1651 in Pownall Fee or Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. While the Quaker birth records of his youngerbrothers Thomas and John have been located, Edward's birth predates the minutes book in which his younger siblings records are found. The prior minutes book has not yet been located.
The marriage record between Edward and Sarah Burgis (which is the spelling on documents of the period) is dated 6 July 1670 in the Monthly Meeting of Cheshire records.<ref>Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office ofPopulation Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1036: Monthly Meeting of Cheshire, formerly Morley (1655-1741), Frame 19</ref> It is sometimes stated that the marriage occured in Thomas Pott's Home, Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England but a citation for this has not yet been found. Five of the six documented children of Edward and Sarah were born in England and the sixth after their arrival in Pennsylvania. :Deborah 25 Oct 1675, Pownall Fee, Cheshire<ref name="CheshireBirth">Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificatesof Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey,England. Piece 1398: Monthly Meeting of Cheshire, formerly Morley (1654-1776), Frame 29</ref> :Lawrence 2 Sep 1677, Pownall Fee, Cheshire<ref name="CheshireBirth" /> :Sarah 27 Aug 1680, Pownall Fee, Cheshire<ref name="CheshireBirth" /> :Enoch 27 Mar 1683, Pownall Fee, Cheshire<ref>Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1398: Monthly Meeting of Cheshire, formerly Morley (1654-1776), Frame 33</ref> :Phebe 22 Apr 1685 (died 1686), Pownall Fee, Cheshire<ref>Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1035: Quarterly Meeting of Cheshire and Staffordshire: Cheshire (1631-1799), Frame 28</ref> :Martha 8 De 1687, Delaware, Pennsylvania<ref>Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Burials, 1682-1835;Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-139</ref> Edward's brothers Thomas and John are documented arriving in Pennsylvania in 1683. From various records it is concluded that Edward arrived 1687. One source does list his arrival as 1682<ref>TEPPER, MICHAEL, editor. New World Immigrants: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979. 568p. and 602p. Repr. 1980. Vol. 1.</ref> and another with sometimes uncertain verification lists 1687<ref>DILLER, CORINNE HANNA. "Immigrant Ancestors of Miami Valley, Ohio, Quaker Families." In Miami Valley Genealogical Society: Genealogical Aids Bulletin, vol. 13:3 (Winter 1984), pp. 64-67.</ref> Hinshaw's unpublished index contains a transcription of the acceptanceof Edward's Society of Friends transfer from England which was accepted 1 Apr 1687 at the Monthly Meeting held at Ralph Brockes (Brookes?) in Bramhall, Chester County.<ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College. Darby Monthly Meeting (Me-Z)</ref> Further, the birth locations and dates of his children corroborate arrival in 1687. Various references to Edward refer to him as a mason and builder, a trade in common with at least one of his siblings. The Quaker death record of Edward has not been found as yet. He appears in Falls Monthly Meeting minutes in 1695 and 1696. Various family histories read that he passed away in 1697 and it is said he was buried at Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania. The area today is Levittown. The original meeting house was replaced in 1789 and was last reported as being used as a Friends Day Care Center. Some believe that an October 1698 intention to marry<ref>Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1664-1807; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305</ref> between Martin Wildman and Sarah Pearson refers to the widow of Edward. The record does not indicate she is the widow of Edward and this requires further research to prove or disprove this is the widow of Edward.

Children Incorrectly Associated with this Family

A number of children are sometimes wrongly attached to this family:
Simon Pearson born 1665 cannot be a member of this family. His date and place of birth (and other records in his profile) prove that he is not a member of this family as does the date of birthitself which predates the proven marriage by five years. Mary Pearson born 1665 cannot be a member of this family. Her date of birth is five years before the proven marriage of the parents and the location in the Colonies predates their arrival in the colonies by 20 years. Mary Pierson Scarborough born 1673. While the date ofbirth is after the marriage of Edward and Sarah they had not yet arrived in the Colonies. There does not appear to be any birth record in England or Pennsylvania for a daughter Mary born to Edward and Sarah. There is a Thomas who would have been the youngest child sometimes associated with this family. There is not yet enough information to be certain if he is or is not a part of the family but he does not seem to appear in Pennsylvania records as part of this family. Other children sometimes seen with this family for which there is no evidence other than internet genealogy include: Joseph, Priscilla, William, and Elizabeth. There were a number of Pearson families in this area at this time and they become confused with some regularity.

Sources

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• Hawthorne, Enid Pearson. The Pearson Family Tree: From England to America. 1988. pg.3 This profile was re-sourced and rewritten by T Stanton Sep 2018.

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