The ancestor of my BEARCE line is Augustine (1) BEARSE. Augustine Bearce was born in Europe 1618, and died between 1686 - 1697 presumably Barnstable, MA. He was a full blood Gypsy of the Romany Race, deported by the British Govt., on the Confidence of London 1638, entered on the passenger list as Augustine Bearce, single, age 20 years. The Confidence landed probably at Salem, MA or on the North Shore of MA. Most of the people on board settled in Salem/Watertown, MA. Augustine was of the Romany/Gypsy tribe Heron or Herne. He was deported from England by the British authorities because he was Romany and caught on British soil. Augustine married summer of 1639 in Machatache Village Cape Cod, under pagan Indian ceremonial rights, to Mary (Little Dove) Hyanno, full blood Wampanoag Princess, daughter of John Hyanno, Sagamore at Cummunaquad Barnstable Harbor. She was a granddaughter of Highyannough, Sachem of all the Cape tribes; Mary Hyanno's mother was a daughter of the ruling Sachem at Gay Head Martha's Vineyard Island of that period.
Their children:
Mary
Martha
Priscilla
Sarah
Abigail
Hannah
Joseph
Hester or Ester
Lydia
Rebecca
James
James (2)
born 7/31/1660 Barnstable, MA
died 1728
married Experience HOWLAND
daughter of John HOWLAND and Mary LEE
children:
Thankful
Experience
Mary
James
Shubael
John
Priscilla
Rebecca
Shubael (3)
born 1689 Plympton, MA
married Thankful FORD 11/16/1709 Plympton, MA
daughter of Andrew FORD Jr. and Abiah
children:
Thomas
Thomas (4)
note spelling of last name changes to BEARCE
born 10/2/1723 Plympton, MA
died before 1816
married Abigail TUBBS 1/12/1743 Pembroke, MA
daughter of William TUBBS and Abigail BONNEY
children:
Benjamin
Benjamin (5)
born 8/28/1756 Pembroke, MA
died 8/23/1843 Hanson, MA
married Lydia BISBEE 2/6/1784 Kingston, MA
daughter of Gideon BISBEE and Rebecca TURNER
children:
Benjamin
Benjamin (6)
born 9/16/1787 Pembroke, MA
died 11/15/1863 Hanson, MA
married Sophia PETERSON 2/11/1811
daughter of Jacob PETERSON and Betsy TURNER
children:
Sophia
George W.
Mary P.
Nancy B.
Benjamin
Sophia D. K.
Benjamin (7)
born7/22/1822 Hanson, MA
died 2/12/1903
married Polly BOURNE 3/11/1847 Hanson, MA
daughter of Charles BOURNE and Deborah JOSSELYN
children:
William Harrison
Walter Sumner
Walter Preston
Hattie Leslie
Herbert leslie
Walter (8)
born 2/28/1859 Hanson, MA
died 6/18/1929 Hanson, MA
married Lillian Frances MARSTON 2/20/1880
daughter of William Torrey MARSTON and Henrietta M. WADE
children:
Benjamin, Sr.
Benjamin, Sr. (9)
born 1/3/1892 E. Bridgewater, MA
died 12/24/1957 Brockton, MA
married Ethel HARRING 4/9/1921 Hanson, MA
daughter of Peter P. HARRING and Elwilda SMITH
children:
Carolyn Elwilda
Eleanor Louise
Benjamin Harrison, Jr.
Stanley Eugene
Carolen (10)
born 6/16/1922 Brockton, MA
married Ralph Albert GORHAM 10/15/1944 Hanson, MA
children:
Leah Dianne
Laurie Eloise
Lynne Carolen
Eleanor (10)
born 2/18/1924 Brockton, MA
married Richard Howard COLVIN Jr. 2/3/1949 Whitman, MA
children:
Chrisell Louise
Rozalen Jane
Heidi Maureen
Benjamin Jr. (10)
born 10/26/1926 Brockton, MA
married Mary Eleanor EMERALD 1/23/1943
children
Donald Harrison
David Richard
Steven Bryan
Stanley (10)
born 9/14/1932 Brockton, MA
died 5/10/1996 St. Johnsbury, VT
married Mildred HOFFMAN 6/27/1953 Westbury, LI, NY
children:
Gerald Eugene
Nancy Irene
Wayne Albert
Karolee Jane
