Posted By:	Christopher Pearre
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	Subject:	Re: James Pearre 1680 to 1763 MD.
	Post Date:	November 20, 2002 at 13:58:38
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/pearre/messages/44.html
	Forum:	Pearre Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/pearre/

My name is Christopher David Pearre (age44) and an a 5-great grandson of James Pearre b.1680 & Mary Thompson m.1721 I was curious as to how I might be able to track down more information on our family. I do have an old copy of "The Pearre Quarterly" Vol.1, number 2, May 1975 in which myself, Father & Grandfather are pictured... I think I may have found all of my generations but can find no tree to support my findings. My family line goes like this....working backwards in time. Father-Mother : Donald Howe Pearre b.1936 / Gera Lee Crockett m.1955 GrandParents: Charles Thomas Pearre b.1909 md / Kay Breeden 1st Greats : Charles Brashear Pearre b.1861 / Elvira Elizabeth Cooley b.1872 2nd Greats : James A. Pearre ( _____ ???) & Ann Rebecca (_______ ???) *Found this info by photo in Quarterly* 3rd Greats : Alexander Jr. Pearre b.1757 & Tabitha Brashears m.1791 MD 4th Greats : Alexander Sr. Pearre b.1723 / Sarah Beall bef. 1740 5th Greats : James ( __________ ) Pearre b.1680 & Mary Thompson m.1721 I grew up in Rockville, MD but all my family on my Mother's side were from Gaithersburg, MD. I now live in California but visit Maryland & Virginia every summer. Next summer I am taking my 9 year old...Rachel Anne Pearre to Sugarloaf Mountain to see Stronghold & the old school house where my Great-Grand Mother Elvira Elizabeth Cooley taught school. I also understand that Great-Grand Father Charles Brashear Pearre worked for Colonel Strong breeding race horses. I made contact with the people running Stronghold and requested a brouchure and photo for my records. I also have an old clipping showing a photo of the James Pearre House. There have been so many James Pearre's I can't tell who's who. Anyway...if you have any trees or info it would be greatly appreciated....I think I might be missing a generation...don't know! I am working on updating our family tree for the coming generations. I am scanning all written and photographic documents onto CD's for my Daughter, her children and her children's children.....by then I will be a Great-GrandFather...I'll never see that day...but they will know my smile and our lineage. I hope all is well with you and I look forward to hearing from any of my family as I am the last first born male in our family branch! The next generation is all girls. If anyone can point me in a direction it would be greatly appreciated. God Bless and Keep Smiling, Christopher David Pearre b.12-1-1958 (every day above ground is a good day)