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Descendents of Thomas Piercy (ca 1760 - unknown)
and Elizabeth Unknown (unknown)

Generation 3
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16. Margaret "Jane" Piercy. Daughter of George Piercy & Ann Winter. Born 24 May 1826 in England. Died 31 May 1898. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
She married Andrew Moffitt, son of John Moffitt & Ellen "Nellie" Davidson, 23 Feb 1846 in Harvey Settlement By Daniel McCurdy, Presbyterian . Born 21 Apr 1823 in Lanton, Scotland. Died 25 Jun 1891 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
From York Co NB Marriage Register B 1837-1850 (PANB): Witnesses to marriage were Robert Piercy and Thomas Piercy.

From New Brunswick Reporter, Fredericton, 27 February 1846: " Married Harvey Settlement, York County, 23rd ult., by Rev. McCurdy, Andrew Moffitt and Jane Piercy, both of Kingsclear parish."

Andrew was a farmer and lived on Frog Lake Road.

In the 1861 Census, Andrew owned or occupied 65 acres improved and 65 acres unimproved land; cash value of farm was 180 pounds; value of implements and machinery, 15 pounds. Had 3 horses, 4 milch cows, 4 other neat cattle, 12 sheep, 4 swine, and slaughtered 400 lb. pork. Produced 300 lb. butter, 50 lb. cheese, 40 lb. wool, 16 tons hay, 300 bu. oats, 100 bu. buckwheat, 1 bu. beans, 6 bu. peas, 12 bu. timothy, 150 bu. turnips, 150 bu. potatoes, 30 bu. carrots, 40 lb. flax scutched.

For family details see book by Emerson Moffitt, "The Moffitts of Harvey Settlement New Brunswick 1791-1991", 1992.

They had the following children:
98 i. Mary Ann Moffitt
99 ii. John "Jack" Moffitt
100 iii. Eleanor "Ellen" Moffitt
101 iv. George Moffitt
102 v. Andrew "Dan" Moffitt
103 vi. Helena "Jane" Moffitt
104 vii. Elizabeth "Bess" Moffitt
105 viii. Thomas Moffitt
106 ix. Isabella S. "Bell" Moffitt
107 x. Robert Moffitt
108 xi. Margaret Agnes "Maggie" Moffitt

 

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