THE PIERSON FAMILY
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Descendants of Thomas Lord

Generation No. 1

THOMAS LORD was born 1583 in England. He married  DOROTHY.   She died 1676.

Child of THOMAS LORD and DOROTHY is:
     i.WILLIAM LORD, b. Abt. 1623, England; d. May 17, 1678.

Generation No. 2

WILLIAM LORD (THOMAS) was born Abt. 1623 in England, and died May 17, 1678.

Children of WILLIAM LORD are:
     i. WILLIAM LORD, b. October 1643; m. MARY SHAYLOR.
     ii. THOMAS LORD, b. December 1645; d. Lyme/CN; m. MARY LEE; d. Lyme/CN.
     iii.LIEUT. RICHARD LORD, b. May 1647, Saybrook/CN; d. August 20, 1727, Lyme/CN.
     iv. MARY LORD, b. May 1649.
     v. ROBERT LORD, b. August 1651.
     vi. JOHN LORD, b. September 1653.
     vii. JOSEPH LORD, b. September 1656.
     viii. BENJAMIN LORD, b. 1666.
     ix. DANIEL LORD.
     x. JAMES LORD.
     xi. SAMUEL LORD.
     xii. DAUGHTER LORD.
     xiii. DAUGHTER LORD.
     xiv. DAUGHTER LORD.

Generation No.3

LIEUT. RICHARD LORD (WILLIAM) was born May 1647 in Saybrook/CN, and died August 20, 1727 in Lyme/CN. He married ELIZABETH HYDE 1682, daughter of SAMUEL HYDE and JANE LEE. She was born August 1660 in Norwich/CN, and died July 22, 1736 in Lyme/CN.

Notes for ELIZABETH HYDE:
First white child born in Norwich/CN

Children of LIEUT. LORD and ELIZABETH HYDE are:
     i. RICHARD LORD, b. Abt. 1690, Lyme/CN; m. ELIZABETH LYNDE.
     ii. JOHN LORD, b. Abt. 1703, Lyme/CN; m. (1) HANNA ROGERS; m. (2) SARAH __.
     iii. ELIZABETH LORD, b. October 28, 1683; m. ISSAC WATROUS.
     iv. PHEBE LORD, b. Abt. 1686; m. JOSEPH SILL.
     v.MARY LORD,  b. 1692, Lyme/CN; d. April 25, 1747, Lyme/CN.
     vi. LYDIA LORD, b. Abt. 1694, Lyme/CN; m. JOHN REYNOLDS.
     vii. ABIGAIL LORD, b. Abt. 1700; m. STEPHEN LEE.

Generation No.4

MARY LORD (LIEUT. RICHARD) was born 1692 in Lyme/CN, and died April 25, 1747 in Lyme/CN. She married PETER PIERSON September 20, 1716, son of SAMUEL PIERSON and DORCAS JOHNSON. He was born June 17, 1686, and died October 20, 1750 in Lyme/CN.

Children of MARY LORD and PETER PIERSON are:
     i. RICHARD PIERSON, b. December 09, 1717; m. MARY ANN ELY.
     ii. PETER PEARSON, b. March 29, 1724, Lyme/CN.
     iii. HEPSIBAH PIERSON, b. May 01, 1719; m. ELIJAH PECK.
     iv.TABITHA PIERSON,  b. May 06, 1721; d. 1753; m.JEDEDIAH PECK, 1738; b. June 01, 1717, Lyme/CN; d. 1744.

Notes for TABITHA PIERSON:
First cousin of Jedediah Peck, her husband.

     v.MARY PIERSON, b. August 22, 1726, Lyme/CN.
     vi. IRENE PIERSON, b. May 24, 1732; m. BENJAMIN MATHER.

Generation No.5

MARY PIERSON ( MARY LORD) was born August 22, 1726 in Lyme/CN. She married RICHARD ELY in Lyme/CN, son of CAPT. ELY and RUHAMA THOMPSON. He was born 1720 in Lyme/CN.
Children of MARY PIERSON and RICHARD ELY are:
     i.RICHARD ELY, b. 1752; m. (1) STATIA LAY; m. (2) DEBORAH KIDDER; m. (3) ELIZABETH COOK.
     ii. ESTHER ELY, d. 1812; m. (1) ELIJAH PECK; m. (2) ISAAC RANSOM; m. (3) MATTHEW ROGERS.
     iii. MARY ELY, b. 1747; d. 1847; m. GEORGE REED.
     iv. JANE ELY, m. CAPT. MANASSAH LEECH, 1772.
     v.TABITHA ELY, d. January 14, 1858, Burlington/NY.

Generation No.6

TABITHA ELY (MARY PIERSON) died January 14, 1858 in Burlington/NY. She married JEDEDIAH PECK November 05, 1772, son of ELIJAH PECK and HEPSIBAH PIERSON. He was born January 28, 1748, and died August 15, 1821 in Burlington/NY.

Notes for TABITHA ELY:
First cousin to Jedediah Peck, her husband.

Notes for JEDEDIAH PECK:
Revolutionary War Soldier Served between three and four years in the Revolutionary Army. Enlisted May 16 1775 in 1st Company 6th Conn. Regt. under Col Samuel Holden Parsons, also Capt 1st Co. of New London, David Sill, Capt Christopher Ely, 1st Lieut. Jedediah Peck discharged as private Dec 19, 1775.

Children of TABITHA ELY and JEDEDIAH PECK are:
     i.HEPSIBAH PECK, b. June 22, 1774, Lyme/CN; d. January 19, 1860, Burlington/NY; m. ABEL SILL, March 09, 1796.
     ii. MARY PECK, b. November 06, 1776, Lyme/CN; d. June 22, 1856, Otisco/NY; m. DAVID WILLARD, January 07, 1802.
     iii. ELIJAH PECK, b. August 29, 1780, Lyme/CN; d. 1780, Lyme/CN.
     iv. ELIJAH PECK, b. October 01, 1781, Lyme/CN; d. June 07, 1840, Sheffield/OH; m. CLARISSA BATES, January 22, 1807.
     v.PETER PECK, b. October 16, 1784, Lyme/CN; d. April 08, 1826, Monroe/OH.

Generation No.7

PETER PECK (TABITHA ELY) was born October 16, 1784 in Lyme/CN, and died April 08, 1826 in Monroe/OH. He married  SARAH LEWIS COLGROVE March 04, 1809, daughter of CHRISTOPHER COLGROVE and ELEANOR LEWIS. She was born March 04, 1780, and died December 03, 1861.

Children of PETER PECK and SARAH COLGROVE are:
     i.ELIJAH PECK, b. January 02, 1810; d. August 1811, Burlington/NY.
     ii. MARY (POLLY) PECK, b. April 21, 1811, Burlington/NY; d. February 09, 1897, Columbus Grove/OH.
     iii.ESTER PECK, b. April 09, 1813, Burlington/NY; d. October 22, 1910, Upland/San Bernardino/CA.
     iv. PETER PECK, b. January 26, 1818, Monroe/OH; d. July 09, 1902; m. (1) MARY MAXWELL, September 25, 1836; m. (2) SARAH TYLER, June 20, 1848.
     v. SARAH PECK, b. June 18, 1819; d. 1821, Monroe/OH.
     vi. SARAH ANN PECK, b. June 15, 1823, Monroe/OH; d. 1881.

Generation No.8

ESTER PECK (PETER) was born April 09, 1813 in Burlington/NY, and died October 22, 1910 in Upland/San Bernardino/CA. She married JOHN KITCHEL April 04, 1833 in Mt. Vernon/Knox/OH, son of JOSEPH KITCHEL and NANCY ALLEN. He was born January 01, 1809 in Rockaway/Morris/NJ, and died March 03, 1860 in Palmyra/Warren/IA.

Children of ESTER PECK and JOHN KITCHEL are:
     i. LUCY KITCHEL, b. March 24, 1834, near Crown Point/Lake Co/IN; d. January 28, 1905, near Pueblo/CO.
     ii. SARAH KITCHEL, b. May 13, 1836, near Crown Point/Lake Co/IN; d. December 01, 1839.
     iii. NANCY KITCHEL, b. March 02, 1838, near Crown Point/Lake Co/IN; d. April 13, 1887, Winterset/IA.
     iv. CHARLES WESLEY KITCHEL, b. March 01, 1840; d. March 03, 1918, Little Rock/AR.
     v. AARON KITCHEL, b. April 23, 1842; d. November 06, 1910, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO.
     vi.HARRIET GAYLOR KITCHEL, b. January 22, 1844, Crown Point/IN; d. July 02, 1943, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO.
     vii. JAMES KITCHEL, b. January 28, 1846; d. January 16, 1932, Antioch/CA.
     viii. MARY ELIZABETH KITCHEL, b. February 24, 1848, Crown Point/IN; d. September 04, 1935, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO.
     ix. ESTHER ELIZA KITCHEL, b. December 19, 1849, Crown Point/IN; d. November 11, 1944, Grants Pass/OR.
     x. JOHN WHITNEY KITCHEL, b. March 20, 1852; d. December 01, 1853.

Notes for CHARLES WESLEY KITCHEL:
enlisted at Indianola/IA in Co. G 15th Iowa Vol. Inf., Romulus Hanks, Capt., to serve three years or until the close of the war. Discharged Dec. 6, 1863 by reason of re-enlistment as 1st Sgt. under Capt. Edw. P. Byce, Co G. 15th Iowa. Discharged July 24, 1865 at Louisville/KY by reason of General Order #26. He served under Generals McPherson and O.O. Howard, 3rd brigade, 4th Div. 17th Corps, General Crocker, brigade commander, General W. T. Sherman Commanding the Army of Tennessee.

He participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged. Among those were: Shiloh, Cornith, Siege of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, the Atlanta campaign, Sherman's march to the sea, the surrender of Johnson and the Grand Review in Washington. He was wounded twice in battle.

Notes for AARON KITCHEL:
Served Aug 12, 1862 to July 26, 1865 Co. E. 23rd Iowa Vol. Inf. Wounded at Millikens Bend June 7, 1863. With his regiment he participated in the march from West Plains to Iron Mountain, thence to New Madrid, MO., was at the siege of Vicksburg, battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River Ridge, the assault on Vicksburg, Millikens Bend and the Siege of Mobile. After the fall of Vicksburg, he was promoted to corporal and served in the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's march to the sea.

Generation No.9

HARRIET GAYLOR KITCHEL (ESTER PECK) was born January 22, 1844 in Crown Point/IN, and died July 02, 1943 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO. She married (1) SIDNEY A. GAYLOR December 23, 1863. She married (2)MONTGOMERY MCCORMICK September 04, 1871 in Palmyra/Warren/IA, son of JAMES MCCORMICK and JANE MCHENRY. He was born June 17, 1843 in Spencer/IN, and died February 22, 1914 in College Springs/Page/IA.

Child of HARRIET KITCHEL and SIDNEY GAYLOR is:
     i. JOHN BURNS GAYLOR, b. September 14, 1864, Princeton/NJ; d. December 01, 1955, Cheyenne/WY

. Children of HARRIET KITCHEL and MONTGOMERY MCCORMICK are:
     ii. JAMES GARFIELD MCCORMICK, b. February 24, 1874, Sandyville/Warren/IA; d. December 24, 1950, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO; m. (1) NINA WEBSTER, June 24, 1905, Cresco/IA; b. 1881, Cresco/IA; d. March 01, 1926; m. (2) AGNES YOUNG, June 05, 1929, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO; b. February 21, 1883, Salina Co./IL; d. January 07, 1963, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO.
     iii. JENNIE ESTHER MCCORMICK, b. October 24, 1877, Sandyville/Warren/IA; d. February 15, 1960, York/Nebraska.
     iv.GEORGE CHALMERS MCCORMICK, b. October 20, 1872, Sandyville/Warren/IA; d. February 1968, Thermopolis/Hot Springs/WY.

Generation No.10

JOHN BURNS GAYLOR (HARRIET GAYLOR KITCHEL) was born September 14, 1864 in Princeton/NJ, and died December 01, 1955 in Cheyenne/WY. He married LUMINA TROUT October 15, 1890 in Octavia/Neb, daughter of JOHN TROUT and EMMA VANBLAW. She was born April 26, 1869, and died October 02, 1935 in Thermopolis/WY.

Children of JOHN GAYLOR and LUMINA TROUT are:
     i. LEORA GAYLOR, b. August 16, 1891; d. June 08, 1902.
     ii. ARLENE GAYLOR, b. June 04, 1893, Sheridan/WY.
     iii. ESTHER GAYLOR, b. July 24, 1902, Thermopolis/Hot Springs/WY; d. September 10, 1954.

JENNIE ESTHER MCCORMICK (HARRIET GAYLOR KITCHEL) was born October 24, 1877 in Sandyville/Warren/IA, and died February 15, 1960 in York/Nebraska. She married EDGAR STANTON MARTIN October 26, 1900 in College Springs/IA, son of JOHN MARTIN and MARGARET KENNETT. He was born August 27, 1878.

Child of JENNIE MCCORMICK and EDGAR MARTIN is:
     i. MARJORIE RUTH MARTIN, b. June 30, 1902, College Springs/IA.

GEORGE CHALMERS MCCORMICK (HARRIET GAYLOR KITCHEL) was born October 20, 1872 in Sandyville/Warren/IA, and died February 1968 in Thermopolis/Hot Springs/WY. He married (1)CARRIE SHERMAN June 22, 1897 in College Springs/IA, daughter of SAMUEL SHERMAN and DORA GREENMAN. She was born February 05, 1873 in College Springs/IA, and died May 13, 1948 in Casper/WY. He married (2) GERTURDE SMITH YORK. She was born 1874, and died December 19, 1953 in Thermopolis/WY. He married (3) LETHA WOLFE 1954. She died February 1979 in Thermopolis/WY.

Notes for CARRIE SHERMAN:
Carrie Sherman is a distant cousin of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and has Revolutionary War ancestors in the Sherman and St. Clair lines.

Children of GEORGE MCCORMICK and CARRIE SHERMAN are:
     i. PAUL SHERMAN MCCORMICK, b. August 12, 1901, Albia/IA; d. June 1975, Ashland/OR; m. MARJORIE BOND, March 13, 1928, Denver/Denver; b. October 29, 1904, Denver/Denver/CO; d. July 22, 1988, Ashland/OR.
     ii.RUTH MCCORMICK, b. September 27, 1907, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO; d. July 09, 1998, Los Gatos/Santa Clara/CA.

Generation No.11

RUTH MCCORMICK (GEORGE CHALMERS) was born September 27, 1907 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO, and died July 09, 1998 in Los Gatos/Santa Clara/CA. She married HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, SR. August 27, 1929 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO, son of CHARLES MARKHAM and EFFIE EVANS. He was born December 21, 1904 in Mead(Highland Lake)/Weld/CO, and died October 04, 1984 in Los Gatos/Santa Clara/CA.
Children of RUTH MCCORMICK and HARLEY MARKHAM are:
     i.HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, JR., b. September 28, 1930, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO.
     ii. WILLIAM LEE MARKHAM, b. June 27, 1934, Fort Collins/Larimer/CO; d. July 31, 1968, Casper/Natrona/WY.

Generation No.12

HARLEY BRUCE MARKHAM, JR. (RUTH MCCORMICK) was born September 28, 1930 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO. He married (1) MARY ALICE COLLINS August 27, 1953 in Dallas/TX, daughter of TOBY COLLINS and MATTIE LEE. She was born November 1931 in TX. He married (2) LILLIAN MARY STIRLING 1967 in Aspen/Pitkin/CO, daughter of WILLIAM STIRLING and STIRLING. She was born September 28, 1923 in Denver/Denver/CO. He married (3) KATE SHIVELY FOWLER April 12, 1979 in Napa/Napa/CA, daughter of ELDRIDGE FOWLER and DOROTHY POOL. She was born November 18, 1951 in Denver/Denver/CO.

Children of HARLEY MARKHAM and MARY COLLINS are:
     i. CARRIE MARKHAM, b. January 15, 1961, Pocatello/Bannock/ID.
     ii. SALLY ANN MARKHAM, b. April 20, 1962, Seattle/Cook/WA; d. July 17, 1995, San Mateo/San Mateo/CA.
     iii. BRUCE COLLINS MARKHAM, b. January 05, 1965, San Francisco/San Francisco/CA; d. February 02, 1986, Plano/Collin/TX.

Child of HARLEY MARKHAM and LILLIAN STIRLING is:
     iv. WILLIAM HARLEY MARKHAM, b. July 31, 1968, Denver/Denver/CO.

WILLIAM LEE MARKHAM (RUTH MCCORMICK) was born June 27, 1934 in Fort Collins/Larimer/CO, and died July 31, 1968 in Casper/Natrona/WY. He married MERIDTH ANN MORRIS in West Yellowstone/MT, daughter of ED MORRIS and EDNA.

Children of WILLIAM MARKHAM and MERIDTH MORRIS are:
     i. MERILEE MARKHAM, b. July 24, 1960.
     ii. TRACY MARKHAM, b. October 08, 1961.
     iii. LORI LEE MARKHAM, b. May 19, 1963.
     iv. ANNA LEE MARKHAM, b. July 23, 1964.

Generation No.13

CARRIE MARKHAM (HARLEY BRUCE) was born January 15, 1961 in Pocatello/Bannock/ID. She married KEN CARR in Plano/Collin/TX.

Child of CARRIE MARKHAM and KEN CARR is:
     i. HARLEY THOMAS CARR, b. July 19, 1981, San Francisco/San Francisco/CA.

MERILEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born July 24, 1960. She married ED ECKBERG June 10, 1985 in South Lake Tahoe/CA. He was born July 06, 1962.

Children of MERILEE MARKHAM and ED ECKBERG are:
     i. EDWIN THOMAS ECKBERG, b. June 12, 1987.
     ii. MEREDITH ROSELEE ECKBERG, b. August 19, 1990.

TRACY MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born October 08, 1961. She married GUY SHERRILL November 14, 1987. He was born August 25, 1957.

Children of TRACY MARKHAM and GUY SHERRILL are:
     i. DELAFAYETTE GUYTON SHERRILL, b. August 18, 1988.
     ii. COLTER MARKHAM SHERRILL, b. April 12, 1991.
     iii. MOLLY SHERRILL, b. May 18, 1993.

LORI LEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born May 19, 1963. She married SCOTT SWENSON August 19, 1984 in Bozeman/MT. He was born February 20, 1961.

Children of LORI MARKHAM and SCOTT SWENSON are:
     i. ROBERT SCOTT SWENSON, b. December 03, 1987.
     ii. JOANNA LEE SWENSON, b. April 24, 1990.

ANNA LEE MARKHAM (WILLIAM LEE) was born July 23, 1964. She married DANIEL EPP June 27, 1987. He was born May 30, 1964.

Children of ANNA MARKHAM and DANIEL EPP are:
     i. ADAM ROBERT EPP, b. January 06, 1988.      ii. JADE RUTH EPP, b. April 02, 1990.

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