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Mary Pierson 1657–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1657

Birth Location: Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1748

Death Location: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Father: Lawrence minister

Mother: Elizabeth Janney

Spouse(s): Adam Sharpley, John Scarborough

Children(s): Abigail Sharpley

Mary Pierson was born in 1657 in Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England, the child of Lawrence Pierson Quaker Minister And Elizabeth Barnhill Janney. Mary Pierson married Adam Sharpley, John Scarborough, and had children including Abigail Sharpley. Mary Pierson passed away in 1748 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Pierson was born in 1657 in Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England, the child of Lawrence Pierson Quaker Minister And Elizabeth Barnhill Janney.
  • Mary Pierson married Adam Sharpley, John Scarborough, and had children including Abigail Sharpley.
  • Mary Pierson passed away in 1748 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Pierson's Ancestors

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Mary Pierson
1657–1748
Birth Place: Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England
Parents
Lawrence Pierson Quaker minister
1620–1672
Wilmslow, Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth (Barnhill) Janney
1620–1662
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Abraham PIerson
1590–1650
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Mary Drake
1571–1620
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Pierson
1568–1643
Mary Button
1568–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Button
1526–1591
Lady Kelloway
1528–1589

Mary Pierson's Descendants

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Mary Pierson (8 Nov 1657–1748) m. Adam Sharpley (1645–27 Nov 1694) m. John Scarborough (1667–27 January 1726)
  1. 1. Abigail Sharpley 1672–1748 m. Alphonsus Kirk 1659–1745
    1. 1. Timothy Kirk 1711–1786 m. Sarah Williams 1712–1796
      1. 1. Thomas Kirk 1744–1815 m. Hannah Cadwallader 1747–1785
        1. 1. Thomas (C.) Kirk 1781–1867 m. Sarah Taylor 1793–1837
      2. 2. Jonathon Kirk 1755–

Mary Pierson's Timeline

2 Records

1657
8 Nov 1657
Birth of Mary Pierson in Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England
Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England
1748
1748
Age 91
Death of Mary Pierson in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1657
    Event Place: Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: New Castle Co., Delaware
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New Castle Co., Delaware; Year: 1682; Page Number: 119

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1686
    Event Place: New Castle, Delaware
    Record Source: New Castle County, Delaware Wills

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA

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