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Sir William Roger Pearce 1547–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Fordington, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1579

Death Location: Fordington, Dorset, England

Father: Sir I

Mother: Elizabeth Norwich

Spouse(s): Mary Pearce

Children(s): Mary Pearce\Surrey

In 1547, Sir William Roger Pearce entered the world in Fordington, Dorset, England, born to Sir William Charles Pierce I And Elizabeth Norwich. Sir William Roger Pearce married Mary Jane Moore Pearce, and had children including Mary Carsten Pearce Surrey. Sir William Roger Pearce passed away in 1579 in Fordington, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1547, Sir William Roger Pearce entered the world in Fordington, Dorset, England, born to Sir William Charles Pierce I And Elizabeth Norwich.
  • Sir William Roger Pearce married Mary Jane Moore Pearce, and had children including Mary Carsten Pearce Surrey.
  • Sir William Roger Pearce passed away in 1579 in Fordington, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir I
1530–1577
Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
SI
Elizabeth Norwich
1525–1596
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
EN

Spouses(s)

Mary Pearce
1553–1633
Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
MP

Children(s)

Mary Pearce\Surrey
1579–1645
Birth Location: Groton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MP

Sir Pearce's Ancestors

Self
Sir Pearce
1547–1579
Birth Place: Fordington, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir William Charles Pierce I
1530–1577
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Norwich
1525–1596
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Elizabeth Adrienne) Williams
1504–1578
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pearce's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Roger) Pearce (1547–1579) m. Mary (Jane Moore) Pearce (25 Dec 1553–1633)
  1. 1. Mary (Carsten) Pearce\Surrey 1579–1645 m. Robert ((Bastard son)) Surrey 1530–1609
    1. 1. Grace (SURREY 1 (anc AGWhite) (Winthrop Society) Fleet) 1603–1675 m. Richard (More (Capt.) (MF passenger) - ENG-PLYMOUTH on the Mayflower - (22nd c10x-ESJOO) - 10th c7x\P) (2x) 1614–1696
      1. 1. Katherine Gridley 1628–1693 m. George (B) Darling 1614–1693
        1. 1. Dennis (Denice) Darling 1640–1718

Sir Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir William Roger Pearce in Fordington, Dorset, England
Fordington, Dorset, England
1579
1579
Age 32
Death of Sir William Roger Pearce in Fordington, Dorset, England
Fordington, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Fordington, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Fordington, Dorset, England
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