Pierce (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of April 13, 2026
- Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of Abraham Pierce for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First
IMPORTANT: Read me First
Still to do as of April 13, 2026
- NGS/WGS test multiple Abraham direct paternal (Y-DNA) descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
Biography
First Generation
Abraham Pierce was born presumably in England circa 1605 date, place and parentage currently Unknown. He came to New Plimoth as a servant to John Pierce (likely a relative, poss. an uncle) in 1623. Abraham died Plymouth 3 Jun 1673. He married by 1638 Rebecca ____ and they had five children: Abraham (1638), Mary (1642), Rebecca (c1643), Isaac (b 1650) and Alice (1650).
Second Generation
Abraham Pierce (II) was born Plymouth Jan 1638 and died Duxbury 29 Jan 1718. He married twice, first Hannah Baker then Barnstable 1695 Hannah Glass. By his first wife he had six children: Isaac (1661), John (c1670), Abraham (c1680), Samuel (c1682), Isaac (c1685) and Joseph (c1687). By his last wife he had two more children: Abraham (c1696) and Hannah (1706).
Isaac Pierce was born in Plymouth Colony bef 1650 and died Middleborough 28 Feb 1731. His wife's name was supposedly Alice Chartley and they had seven children: Lydia (c1681), Mary (c1681), Isaac (c1682), Thomas (c1684), Mercy (c1688), Sarah (c1690) and Rebecca (1691).
Third Generation
DNA results I-FT163442
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Pierce - Northern (and British) DNA Project "Group 5" has three individuals, two claiming Abraham Pierce as their Most Distant Known Patrilineal Ancestor (MDKPA). FTDNA STR results indicate they fall under I1-M253.
NGS/WGS testing
One individual in the Project group (claiming William Pierce as his MDKPA, but a good STR match to the Abraham Pierce descendants) has taken the Big Y-700 test and his haplogroup falls under: I-DF29>Y2592>CTS6364>CTS10028>S6346>L22>Z2338>S25366>P109>S10891>FGC21732>FT2561>Y111458>BY35232>FT130766>FT162806>FT163442
External Links and References
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004. Pages 356-359.
