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Sir Richard Pierce 1475–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: 1567

Death Location: Dorset, England

Father: Lord Pierce

Mother: Ann Bacon

Spouse(s): Lady Pierce

Children(s): Sir Pierce

In 1475, Sir Richard Pierce entered the world in Somerset, England, born to Lord Henry Pierce And Ann Bacon. Sir Richard Pierce married Lady Elizabeth Adrienne Williams Pierce, and had children including Sir William I Pierce. Sir Richard Pierce passed away in 1567 in Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1475, Sir Richard Pierce entered the world in Somerset, England, born to Lord Henry Pierce And Ann Bacon.
  • Sir Richard Pierce married Lady Elizabeth Adrienne Williams Pierce, and had children including Sir William I Pierce.
  • Sir Richard Pierce passed away in 1567 in Dorset, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Pierce's Ancestors

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Sir Pierce
1475–1567
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
Lord Henry Pierce
1475–1507
Somerset, England
Ann Bacon
1470–1558
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Henry Pierce
1457–1507
Ireland
Lady (Ann Andersson Wadham) Pierce
1458–1512
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Percy)
1425–1464
Eleanor Pierce
1421–1462
Henry Wadham
1430–1475
Margaret Wadham
–1474
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Northumberland
1391–1455
Eleanor Northumberland
1397–1472
Laurence Acton
1403–1480
Lady Acton
1407–1485

Sir Pierce's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Pierce (1475–1567) m. Lady (Elizabeth Adrienne Williams) Pierce (1504–1578)
  1. 1. Sir (William I) Pierce 1530–1577
    1. 1. Richard (William) Pierce 1550–1622 m. Marguerite (Margaret) Coney 1550–1600
      1. 1. Winifred Pierce 1581–1602 m. Richard Holland 1577–1606
        1. 1. Ann ("Anna" Holland Bassett) Burt 1594–1673 m. Roger Bassett 1594– m. Hugh Burt 1590–1661
        2. 2. Margaret ("Margery") Holland 1590–1673

Sir Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Sir Richard Pierce in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1567
1567
Age 92
Death of Sir Richard Pierce in Dorset, England
Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Dorset, England

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