“Capt. William Pierce. In 1623, captain of Governor Wyatt’s guard and lt.-gov. of James City. Prepared in 1629, in England “A Relation of the Present State of the Colony of Virginia, by Capt. William Perse, an ancient planter of twenty years standing there.” Capt. Pierce came with Sir Thomas Gates. Appointed to the Council in 1631. Member of the Convention, 1625. Patent, Dec. 16, 1645, p. 149. His daughter Jane was the third wife of John Rolfe.”484