This is another match in group C who descends from Capt. Michael Pierce b. about 1615.  We now have five descendant lines through his son Ephraim, including this new match, in our project. We also have two in our project who descend from lines down from his son John, and two from lines of his son Benjamin.  These direct descendants of Michael carry the matching YDNA of a Pierce who was born about 400 years ago. 

Our newest Crawford match in group C is an adoptee searching for the identity of his biological parents.  He is a perfect match with the modal markers for Capt. Michael Pierce and virtually all of his dna matches are with Pierces.  It is very likely that his father was a Pierce.  He is actively continuing to search for the identity of his biological parents using dna.

This Pierce family has as its oldest known ancestor Lawrence Pierce, born 1783 in New Hampshire.  Ezra Pierce from New Hampshire, a descendant of Capt. Michael Pierce, may be Lawrence's father.