Familytreemaker--ancestors of Stanley Elmer Allen--on line:   Watertown inventories of lands show that John Peirce held lands that were granted in 1633 or 1634.  it can thus be inferred that he must have come to New England no later than 1634, and probably in 1633.  However he was absent for some of the land grants in 1636 nd early 1637 and then appears on the above described passenger list with his wife and younger children.  Two or three of his older children appear to have made the trip to New England some years before, probably with their father on his earlier voyage.  The Mayor's Court Books for Norwich, Norfolk 1634-1646, fo.137 indicate that John was in New England(or on his way back to old England) on 3 Dec 1636 when, "This day the wife of John Perse came in the absence of her husband, who is now in New England, and desired to have a keeper chosen to succeed in that place at Christmas next, and this Court with one consent did choose Nicholas Rix of St.Edmund's to perform that place, if he before Christmas next shall enter such surety s John Parse did formerly enter".

* Extract from a register of certain emigrants to New England, preserved in the English Exchequer---"April the 8th, 1637.  The examination of John Pers of Norwich , weaver aged 49 years and Elizabeth his wife aged 36 years with 4 children John Barbre Elizabeth and Judeth and one servant, John Gedney aged 19 years are desirous to pass to Boston in New England to inhabit."

* He had two sons who came before him---Robert and Anthony.

[from pdf file - brud923]