Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

70 IRAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH.
24. Capt. William Pearson, died 1752, aged 55.
He made will at Portsmouth 18th Nov. 1748, and states
that he was born 30th January, 1697 in, County of
York, England. He appoints his wife executor and gives
her his property. In case of his absence and his wife
should die before him, he appoints Theodore Atkinson of
Portsmouth, N. H., and Barlow Trecothie of Boston, Mass.,
his Attornies.
25. Mary Moore, died 1753, aged 45.
The Probate records at Exeter indicate nothing save
that there was a Samuel Moore of Portsmouth, N. H., who
made his will in 1744 and died 1749. He made his wife
Mary sole executor. She died without a will and Joshua
Peirce was made her administrator. She must have been
the Mtary Moore alluded to in Ramble 80, as daughter of
Joshua Peirce, Sr., who died in 1763, and sister to Joshua
Peirce, Jr., who was her administrator.
26. Elizabeth Solley, born July 20th, 1719, was daughter of George Jaffrey, who married Sarah Jeffries of Boston, Jan. 10th, 1710. She married Oct. 20th, 1741, Hon.
Samuel Solley, who was made Councillor in 1740. Solley
went to England in 1758, where his second wife Lucy -,
died 1761. He died in London June, 1785. There was in
Portsmouth in 1702 Nathaniel Solley, who called himself
"formerly of London." Probably father of Samuel. The
above Elizabeth Solley was sister to Ann Jaffrey, who mar.
ried Nathaniel Pierce. She died childless.
27. Mary Wilson, died 1753, aged 71.
Probate records show nothing in this case.
28. Richard Waldron was born at Dover, N. H., Feb.
21st, 1693, and graduated at Harvard College 1712. He
was grandson of old Major Waldron, who was massacred at
Dover, June 28th, 1689, by the Indians. He was son of
Richard Waldron who married (1st) Hannah, daughter of
President Cutt, who died Feb. 14th, 1692, and (2nd) Feb.