The Pearces, Persons of Quality

Richard Percy II, of Danish lineage, founded Pearce Hall in York County, England, and changed the spelling of the surname to Pearce. Three of his sons immigrated to America. Captain William Pearce (d.1641) immigrated to Jamestown in 1609; Richard Pearce (1590-1677/1678) immigrated to Rhode Island in 1632; and Michael Pearce immigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts, later moving to Scituate, Massachusetts. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, California and elsewhere.