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Capt. Richard Pierce 1590–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 01 Oct 1661

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William Dorset

Mother: Lady Pennington

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Capt. Richard Pierce was born in 1590 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of William Pierce Captain In The Militia Knight Of Dorset And Lady Elizabeth Barfoot Barforde Kanner Tanner Lady Of Pennington. Capt. Richard Pierce passed away in 1661 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Richard Pierce was born in 1590 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of William Pierce Captain In The Militia Knight Of Dorset And Lady Elizabeth Barfoot Barforde Kanner Tanner Lady Of Pennington.
  • Capt. Richard Pierce passed away in 1661 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Capt. Pierce's Ancestors

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Capt. Pierce
1590–1661
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Pierce Captain in the Militia, Knight of Dorset
1550–1622
Dorset, England
Lady (Elizabeth Barfoot (Barforde) Kanner Tanner, Lady of) Pennington
1560–1622
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard I "Ricardus Percy" Pierce, Baron Pierce of West) Riding
1500–1570
Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
Catherine Taylard
1525–1575
Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
Sir (William Tanner) III
1540–1585
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Hogge
1540–1560
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir ll
1510–1565
Lady Shepard
1515–1584
John Hogge
1520–1572
Elizabetha MNU
1520–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sebastian Tanner
1489–1550
Anna Zwyer
1480–1550
Edward Shepard
1470–1561
Alice Foster
1485–1550

Capt. Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Capt. Richard Pierce in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1661
01 Oct 1661
Age 71
Death of Capt. Richard Pierce in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1661
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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