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Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce 1580–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1580

Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Pierce

Mother: Jone Somner

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Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce was born in 1580 in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Richard William Pierce And Jone Joane Somner. Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce passed away in 1656 in Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce was born in 1580 in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Richard William Pierce And Jone Joane Somner.
  • Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce passed away in 1656 in Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States.

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Lt. Pierce's Ancestors

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Lt. Pierce
1580–1656
Birth Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
Richard William Pierce
1558–1625
Little Witley, Worcestershire, England
Jone (Joane) Somner
1560–1624
Little Witley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William) Pierce
1525–1596
Little Witley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Alis Clarke
1529–1587
Little Witley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Pierce
1501–1567
Joan Pierce
1502–1588
Robert Clarke
1494–1560
Joan Birche
1505–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1480–1540

Lt. Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1580
4 Apr 1580
Birth of Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
1656
1656
Age 76
Death of Lt. Gov. William "The Ferryman" Pierce in Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1580
    Event Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States

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