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Sir William I Pierce 1530–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 1577

Death Location: Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Pearce

Mother: Lady Williams

Spouse(s): Lady Kanner

Children(s): Richard Pierce}, Jorge (Pearce), Edwin Pierce, Sir (Pierce), Sir II, George Pearse, Richard Pierce, William Pearce

The story of Sir William I Pierce began in 1530 in Dorset, England. Sir William I Pierce married Lady Elizabeth Kanner, and had children including Edwin Thomas Pierce, George Pearse, Jorge George Pyerse Pearce, Richard Pierce, Richard William Pierce, Sir William Capt In The Militia Knight Of Dorset Capt Of Mayflower 2Nd Voyage Pearce Pierce, Sir William Pierce Ii, William Joseph Pearce. Sir William I Pierce passed away in 1577 in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William I Pierce began in 1530 in Dorset, England.
  • Sir William I Pierce married Lady Elizabeth Kanner, and had children including Edwin Thomas Pierce, George Pearse, Jorge George Pyerse Pearce, Richard Pierce, Richard William Pierce, Sir William Capt In The Militia Knight Of Dorset Capt Of Mayflower 2Nd Voyage Pearce Pierce, Sir William Pierce Ii, William Joseph Pearce.
  • Sir William I Pierce passed away in 1577 in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Pierce's Ancestors

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Sir Pierce
1530–1577
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
John Pearce
1499–1567
Somerset, England
Lady (Elizabeth Adrienne) Williams
1504–1578
Dorset, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex; Chief Minister to Henry VIII, cloth merchant, Vice-regent in spirituals,) Vicar-general
1485–1540
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Lady (Elisabeth (Wykes) Wykys Lady of Putney, Baroness of Cromwell, 1st Countess of Essex, 2nd Countess of) Cromwell
1489–1529
Putney, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pierce's Descendants

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Sir (William I) Pierce (1530–1577) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Kanner (1530–1596)
  1. 1. Richard Pierce} 1553–1632 m. Margaret Lowth} 1549–1601
    1. 1. John Pierce 1601–1661 m. Mary Barnett –1647 m. Elizabeth Goodridge 1600–1650 m. Parnell Pierce –1637
      1. 1. Exercise Pierce 1647–1731 m. Nehemiah Jewett 1643–1719
        1. 1. Joseph Jewett 1685–1751 m. Jane Hazen 1685–1727
        2. 2. Joanna Jewett 1677–1753
        3. 3. Mehitabel Jewett 1689–1742
        4. 4. Mary Jewett 1673–1708
        5. 5. Nehemiah Jewett 1683–1747 m. Katherine Garland –1747
        6. 6. Mehitabel Jewett 1678–1688
        7. 7. Nathan Jewett 1679–1679
        8. 8. Thomas Jewett 1675–1675
        9. 9. Benjamin Jewett 1691–1716
        10. 10. Mercy JEWETT 1681–1681
        11. 11. Purchase JEWETT 1695–1695
        12. 12. Thomas Jewett 1679–1692
        13. 13. Jemima Jewett 1675–1716
      2. 2. Joseph Pierce 1631–
      3. 3. Abijah ((Abigail)) Pierce 1633–1678
      4. 4. Mary Pierce 1638–1661
      5. 5. Nehemiah Pierce 1639–
      6. 6. Samuel Pierce 1660–1716
      7. 7. John Pierce 1634–
      8. 8. Judith Pierce 1626–1650
      9. 9. Richard Pierce 1630–1677
      10. 10. Barbara Pierce 1643–1706
    2. 2. Thomas Pierce 1583–1666
    3. 3. Margery Pierce 1599–1662
    4. 4. Mary Pierce 1595–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Pierce 1572–
    6. 6. Richard Pierce 1579–
    7. 7. Sarah Pierce 1597–
  2. 2. Jorge ((George) Pyerse) (Pearce) 1547–1590
  3. 3. Edwin (Thomas) Pierce 1547–1570
  4. 4. Sir (William ,Capt in the Militia, Knight of Dorset, Capt of Mayflower (2nd Voyage) Pearce) (Pierce) 1545–1622
  5. 5. Sir (William Pierce) II 1545–1631
  6. 6. George Pearse 1540–1565
  7. 7. Richard (William) Pierce 1550–1622
  8. 8. William (Joseph) Pearce 1547–1579

Sir Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir William I Pierce in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1577
1577
Age 47
Death of Sir William I Pierce in Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England
Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England

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