Joseph was born in Maidenhead Twp., old Hunterdon Co., NJ (now Lawrence Twp., Mercer Co.), the son of Salathiel and Abigail Peirson/Pierson. He married Jemima Hart on 3 Dec. 1795 in Pennington, Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co. They had 9 children together, all of whom are linked below.
Joseph was a farmer on Cold Soil Road. He joined the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church in 1810, and was a church trustee in 1824. He also served as an overseer of roads in Lawrence Twp., 1815-1818; collector and overseer of the poor, 1820-1840; and as a member of the town committee, 1841-1846.
Note that Joseph signed his name "Peirson" like his father, though it is "Pierson" on his gravestone, which is the spelling his children and descendants used.
Joseph was a farmer on Cold Soil Road. He joined the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church in 1810, and was a church trustee in 1824. He also served as an overseer of roads in Lawrence Twp., 1815-1818; collector and overseer of the poor, 1820-1840; and as a member of the town committee, 1841-1846.
Note that Joseph signed his name "Peirson" like his father, though it is "Pierson" on his gravestone, which is the spelling his children and descendants used.
Joseph was born in Maidenhead Twp., old Hunterdon Co., NJ (now Lawrence Twp., Mercer Co.), the son of Salathiel and Abigail Peirson/Pierson. He married Jemima Hart on 3 Dec. 1795 in Pennington, Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co. They had 9 children together, all of whom are linked below.
Joseph was a farmer on Cold Soil Road. He joined the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church in 1810, and was a church trustee in 1824. He also served as an overseer of roads in Lawrence Twp., 1815-1818; collector and overseer of the poor, 1820-1840; and as a member of the town committee, 1841-1846.
Note that Joseph signed his name "Peirson" like his father, though it is "Pierson" on his gravestone, which is the spelling his children and descendants used.
Joseph was a farmer on Cold Soil Road. He joined the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church in 1810, and was a church trustee in 1824. He also served as an overseer of roads in Lawrence Twp., 1815-1818; collector and overseer of the poor, 1820-1840; and as a member of the town committee, 1841-1846.
Note that Joseph signed his name "Peirson" like his father, though it is "Pierson" on his gravestone, which is the spelling his children and descendants used.
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