Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameCaleb PEIRCE Sr. 
1697
1697Birth PlaceEast Marlborough Township, Chester Co., PA, USA
Birth MemoQuaker Date: “the 2 of the 12th mo 1727/8”
Death Date12 Oct 1815
FatherJoshua PEIRCE (1684-1752)
MotherRachel GILPIN (1695-1776)
Misc. Notes
Caleb’s birth year is reported incorrectly as 1717 in one part of this source.
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Caleb received from his father Joshua land that had been devised to him on August 23, 1752. Joshua having received the land from his father George. Caleb's sons Samuel and Joshua established a botanical garden or arboretum on their property, located 30 miles outside Philadelphia at Kennett Square, PA which eventually became Longwood Gardens, described as "America's premier public display garden," and a popular tourist attraction.1695
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Caleb received from his father Joshua land that had been devised to him on August 23, 1752. Joshua having received the land from his father George. Caleb's sons Samuel and Joshua established a botanical garden or arboretum on their property, located 30 miles outside Philadelphia at Kennett Square, PA which eventually became Longwood Gardens, described as "America's premier public display garden," and a popular tourist attraction.1695
Spouses
Family ID1631
Marr Date22 Oct 17552273