Origins

Emigration - From Kent to Jeromsville, Ohio


Jeromesville

Pine Creek

Spreading out

Biographies

Ambrose Austen's will

Thomas Austen's will
A note on sources

Published sources.

Genealogy of Austen and Pearce Families. From 1757 to 1911

This is a genealogy produced for an Austen-Pearce reunion in 1911 by John
Thaddeus Austen, Charles W Austen and Edwin A Austen. Apart from a couple of typing errors, this document appears to be generally pretty accurate in the material it provides, particularly the early dates that are given.

The Tice - Pearce Heritage

This was written by Fred A Tice, and published in 1967. Fred Tice was a son of Henry Tice and Lillie Pearce, granddaughter of Susan Austen and Richard Pearce. It is based on earlier information attributed to Susan Austen Grubbs and included as quotations, and revised by Bertha Hughes (sister to Fred Tice). In addition it incorporates some research by Fred Tice during visits to England (and Germany) in 1952 and 1958 and Dr Willard Austen with whom Mr Tice corresponded.

Family narrative as published on website by Larry Pearce

According to the text, the author's father was Thomas P Austen, son of Charles, son of Ambrose Austen. Because the text repeatedly refers to Grandfather Austen, clearly meaning Charles, the author could not have been Susan (Austen) Grubbs. It may have been Sarah A (Austen) Gordon.

It may be that the Tice document is based on this "narrative". Both contain passages that indicate a misunderstanding of actual events; the Tice version acknowledges some of these errors. In addition the timing of events is at times astray. Some events recorded in this narrative are left out of the Tice version. But while there are many errors, it is probable that the essential core
of the events did occur; that a Charles was in the navy an/or army, that he had escort duties to Royalty, that there was a sheep station,etc. It is also interesting that in neither version is Ambrose mentioned by name. In only the "original narrative" is Charles' father mentioned; "My great Grandfather bought him (Charles) a lieutenancy in the Army and Navy". It is curious that in neither version is the fact of Ambrose's emigration to Ohio mentioned, or even hinted at.

The Grubbs Family: The Pennsylvania Division

by Thaddeus Grubbs, Lane Co. Oregon and retyped by Caroline N Pinkers