Eliza Pearce

At a Glance

Eliza Pearce is the mother-in-law to Burwell student, Catharine McDiarmid .

Story

Eliza Pearce married Benjamin Robinson, who moved to Fayetteville, NC, USA in 1805 from Vermont. Eliza and Benjamin Robinson were the parents of Henry Clay Robinson. Henry was the grandson of Anne McNeilll and Angus McDiarmid, who emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland in 1793 [1].

Biographical Data

Relatives

• Spouse: Benjamin Robinson [1]. They had one son, Henry Clay Robinson [1].
• Others: Catharine McDiarmid  (daughter-in-law, 1836-1874) [1], Eliza Wright Robinson (granddaughter) [1], Lucy Robinson (granddaughter) [1] and Henry McDiarmid Robinson (grandson, 1860-1939) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).