Captain Michael Pierce (ca. 1615-1676), brother of John and Captain William Pierce, immigrated to America ca. 1645 and settled firt at Higham, Massachusetts. He moved to Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1647. He married twice and was the father of ten children. He was killed fighting Indians. Descendants of his sons, Benjamin Pierce (1646-1730), John Pierce (ca. 1660-1738), and Ephraim Pierce (d. 1719), listed lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and elsewhere.