1William Richard Cutter, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of . . ., Vol. 4, p. 1854 (1913)
"(V) William, third son of Francis and Hannah (Johnson) Pierce, was born May 1, 1708, in Weston, and died June 17, 1779. He resided in Southboro, Hopkinton and Sutton, Massachusetts.
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He married, April 18, 1729; Sarah Whitney, born 1707, died February 27, 1788, surviving him nearly nine years. Children: Francis, mentioned below; Ebenezer, born February 6, 1731; Hannah, August 30, 1734; Jonathan, June 10, 1736; Seth, November 9, 1738;William, December 31, 1741; Sarah, August 30, 1744; Aaron, August 13, 1746.
(VI) Francis (2), eldest child of William and Sarah (Whitney) Pierce, was born July 18, 1729, and resided in Hopkinton.
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