Violet __?__1

d. 9 January 1648/49
Family
Marriage*She married Edward Shepard in England.1 
Death*9 January 1648/49She died on 9 January 1648/49 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Family

 Edward Shepard d. c 1680
Child 1.Abigail Shepard+1 b. c 1631, d. 5 Jul 1661

Citations

  1. [S1349] James Shepard, "Descendants of Edward Shepard, Mariner, Cambridge, Mass., 1639", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 32, Pages 322-337, (July 1878). Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Edward Shepard of Cambridge."

Violet __?__1

Family
Marriage*She married Joseph Modlin.1 

Family

 Joseph Modlin
Child 1.William Modlin1

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Zilpah __?__

b. circa 1760, d. 17 November 1809
Family
Birth*circa 1760Zilpah was born circa 1760. Her age was calculated from the age of 49 recorded at her death in 1809.1 
Marriage*She may have married Samuel Peirce. 
Residence*1800An individual named Zilpha (__?__) Peirce was listed in The Boston Directory of 1800. Her occupation was given as retailer, commerce(s) and her address as Cambridge street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.2 
(CLUE Person) Marriage Intention27 April 1801An intention of marriage for John Samuel Ward Jones and Zilphia Pierce was recorded on 27 April 1801 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The record included the information that both were white and resided in Boston. No record of a marriage has been found, however, and John married Ann Joyce later that same year. Where this "Zilphia Pierce fits into the Peirce/Pierce family is not yet known.3,4 
Residence2 May 1805An individual named Zilpha (__?__) Peirce, and believed to be the same Zilpah Peirce who died in 1809, placed an advertisement dated 2 May 1805 in the Independent Chronicle newspaper of Boston. It ran on May 2, 13 and 27 and read: "Salt Rheum &c. cured. WIDOW ZILPAH PEIRCE has for Sale, Indian Salve and Wash, which has cured numbers of the Salt Rheum, feald head, sore legs, &c. Indian liquid for Worms; do. tooth ache; do. salves for agued breasts; burns; piles, &c. Innocent and cheap -- no cure, no pay. N.S. The Wash will heal any serusulous humour in the face, and any sore on horses or aminals (sic). Cambridge street, opposite Chamber's street. May 2". At this point in our research we are suspecting that she may have been the widow of Samuel Peirce who died on 26 May 1802 in Boston and are "hoping" to learn that they were relatives or possibly even parents of "our" Zilpah.5 
Death*17 November 1809Another individual named Zilpha (__?__) Peirce died in Boston on 17 Nov 1809 at the age of 49. The notice of her death in the Boston Mirror the following day read: "DIED. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. (sic) Zilpha Peirce, aged 49. Her funeral will proceed from Mr. Davisons's house, Salutation alley, tomorrow afternoon, 4 o'clock. Relations and friends are desired to attend without any further invitation."6,1 

Family

 Samuel Peirce d. 26 May 1802

Citations

  1. [S293] From a manuscript in the possession of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, "A Record of Deaths in Boston and Vicinity, 1799-1815", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes 77, 78 and 79, (published in 1923-1925): Oct 1924, volume 78, page 401. Hereinafter cited as "Deaths in Boston, 1799-1815."
  2. [S182] The Boston Directory for 1800 (No. 75 Cornhill, Boston, MA: John Russell for John West). Hereinafter cited as Boston Directory for 1800.
  3. [S180] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.Ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  4. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  5. [S318] America's Historical Newspapers, accessed online at NEHGS www.americanancestors.org which links to "HistArchive" at http://infoweb.newsbank.com, Paper: Independent Chronicle, published as The Independent Chronicle; Dates: 05-02-1805, 05-13-1805 and 05-27-1805; Volume: XXXVII; Issues: 2501, 2504 and 2508; Pages:[3], [1] and Supplement [2]; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; downloaded 12 Oct 2007. Hereinafter cited as America's Historical Newspapers.
  6. [S318] America's Historical Newspapers, accessed online at NEHGS www.americanancestors.org which links to "HistArchive" at http://infoweb.newsbank.com, Paper: Boston Mirror; Date:11-18-1809; Volume: II; Issue: 5; Page:49; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; downloaded 12 Oct 2007.