Pearson

Elizabeth

1682 – 1743

 

 

 

Elizabeth Pearson is believed  to have been born in England to Thomas Pearson and Grace Veepon.  She may have had two sisters: Grace and Sarah. 

 

Immigration

The family journeyed from England to Philadelphia, PA in 1699 on the ship Britannia (a.k.a. The Sick Ship).  Elizabeth and her sisters survived the journey; however, her father died during the voyage and her mother shortly after.

 

Marriage

Elizabeth married John Stackhouse and had the following children:

  • Elizabeth [m: Thomas Tomlinson]
  • Rachel
  • Samuel
  • Thomas [m: Rachel Brown]
  • John [m: Elizabeth Janney]
  • Margaret [m: John Mitchell]
  • Samuel
  • James [m: Sarah Welsh]
  • Grace Gilbert [m: Edward Stevenson]
  • Elizabeth
  • Sarah