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Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson 1513 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 Aug 1596

Death Location: St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England or St Andrew, Holborn, London, England

Father: Sir Pierson

Mother: Frances McConnell

Spouse(s): Lady Church, Elezebeth Tenslay

Children(s): Margaret Peirson, Sir Pearson

The story of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson began in 1513 in St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom. Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson married Lady Elizabeth Ann Church, Elezebeth Tenslay, and had children including Margaret 'Bessie' Peirson, Sir Robert John Pearson. Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson passed away in 1596 in St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England or St Andrew, Holborn, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson began in 1513 in St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson married Lady Elizabeth Ann Church, Elezebeth Tenslay, and had children including Margaret 'Bessie' Peirson, Sir Robert John Pearson.
  • Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson passed away in 1596 in St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England or St Andrew, Holborn, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pierson
1477 – 1527
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
SP
Frances McConnell
1474 – 1571
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
FM

Spouses(s)

Lady Church
1516 – 1551
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, , England
LC
Elezebeth Tenslay
1490 – 1559
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
ET

Children(s)

Margaret Peirson
1547 – 1548
Birth Location: Saint Marys, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
MP
Sir Pearson
1539 – 1581
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
SP

Capt Pierson's Ancestors

Self
Capt Pierson
1513 – 1596
Birth Place: St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Pierson
1477 – 1527
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Frances (Elizabeth) McConnell
1474 – 1571
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Pierson's Descendants

1.
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Capt (Sir Knight Richard A) Pierson (1513 – 8 Aug 1596) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Church (1516 – 1551) m. Elezebeth Tenslay (1490 – 31 Dec 1559)
  1. 1. Margaret ('Bessie') Peirson (1547 – 1548) m. John Kellok (15 Apr 1546 – 28 Oct 1586)
    1. 1. Janet Kellock (1570 – 1640) m. Sir (James William) Patersone (1560 – June 1620)
      1. 1. General (John Stedman) Patterson (17 Feb 1582 – 22 Jan 1656) m. Lady (Mary Stonebrook) Watson (1595 – 1624)
        1. 1. John (Patterson) III (3 January 1622 – 31 May 1644) m. Ellen (F) Gay (4 Jan 1632 – 1654) m. Janet Kerr (15 Dec 1623 – circa 1662)
  2. 2. Sir (Robert John) Pearson (1539 – 18 Nov 1581) m. Helen (Ellinor) Watson (1547 – 9 Apr 1613)
    1. 1. Janet Pearson (07 Dec 1561 – 22 February 1641) m. Peter Murdoche (1 August 1574 – 12 Dec 1655)
      1. 1. James McMurdo (7 Nov 1594 – 22 Feb 1650) m. Barbara Caldow (15 October 1595 – 22 Nov 1640)
        1. 1. George McMurdo (15 Nov 1610 – 1641) m. Elizabeth Templeton (1620 – 1670)

Capt Pierson's Timeline

12 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom
St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom
1515
1515
Age 2
Birth of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England
St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England
1516
1516
Age 3
Birth of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England
St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England
1516
1516
Age 3
Birth of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in St Marys, Alderney, England
St Marys, Alderney, England
1525
19 May 1525
Age 12
Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson was married in Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England
Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England
1537
1537
Age 24
Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson was married in Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
06 Aug 1581
Age 68
Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson was baptized in Barking, Essex, England
Barking, Essex, England
1589
19 May 1589
Age 76
Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson was married in Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England
Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England
1596
8 Aug 1596
Age 83
Death of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in St Marys, Alderney, Dorset, England
St Marys, Alderney, Dorset, England
1596
8 Aug 1596
Age 83
Death of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in London St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, London, England
London St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, London, England
1596
8 Aug 1596
Age 83
Death of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England or St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England or St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
1596
8 Aug 1596
Age 83
Burial of Capt Sir Knight Richard A Pierson in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: St Marys, Alderney, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1581
    Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May 1525
    Event Place: Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May 1589
    Event Place: Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1596
    Event Place: St Marys, Alderney, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1596
    Event Place: London St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1596
    Event Place: St Marys, Aldermey, Essex, England or St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1596
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/And2/A/010/Ms06673/001
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