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Sir Lord Richard Pierce 1540–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England

Death Date: 22 March 1622

Death Location: Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

Father: Richard Pearse

Mother: Elizabeth Williams

Spouse(s): Marguerite Coney

Children(s): Anne Pierce, Benjamine Pearce, Thomas Pierce, John Pierce, Richard Pierce, Michael Pierce, Alice Pierce, Abraham Captain, Capt. shipmaster, Joan Pierce, Mary Pearse, William CAPT"LYONS", Richard III

The story of Sir Lord Richard Pierce began in 1540 in Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England. Sir Lord Richard Pierce married Marguerite Margaret Coney, and had children including Abraham Piersey Pierce Captain, Alice Pierce, Anne Winifred Pierce, Benjamine Pearce, Capt William Pierce Esq England Shipmaster, Joan Pierce, John Pierce, Mary Grissell Pearse, Michael J Pierce, Richard John Pierce, Richard Pearce Iii, Thomas Pierce, William Pearce Ship Capt Lyons. Sir Lord Richard Pierce passed away in 1622 in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord Richard Pierce began in 1540 in Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England.
  • Sir Lord Richard Pierce married Marguerite Margaret Coney, and had children including Abraham Piersey Pierce Captain, Alice Pierce, Anne Winifred Pierce, Benjamine Pearce, Capt William Pierce Esq England Shipmaster, Joan Pierce, John Pierce, Mary Grissell Pearse, Michael J Pierce, Richard John Pierce, Richard Pearce Iii, Thomas Pierce, William Pearce Ship Capt Lyons.
  • Sir Lord Richard Pierce passed away in 1622 in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Pierce's Ancestors

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Sir Pierce
1540–1622
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England
Parents
Richard Pierce Pearse
1510–1567
Somerset, England
Elizabeth (Adrienne) Williams
1504–1578
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Pierce) Pearse
1482–1540
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Browne
1500–1565
Betchworth Castle, Surrey England
Morgan Williams
1465–1517
Whitney, Herefordshire, England or Lanishen, Galmorgan, Wale, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Cromwell
1468–1517
Putney, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pierce's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Richard) Pierce (1540–22 March 1622) m. Marguerite (Margaret) Coney (abt 1550–1600)
  1. 1. Anne (Winifred) Pierce 1581–1602 m. Richard Holland 1588–1593
    1. 1. Gilbert Holland 1600–1670 m. Katheryne Wooddes 1598–1636
      1. 1. Thomas Holland 1631–1665 m. Margaret Hitchin 1634–1682
        1. 1. Henry Holland 1661–1740 m. Emlin Rawstorne 1661–1737
      2. 2. Elizabeth Holland 1630–
      3. 3. Anne Holland 1634–1644
      4. 4. Margrett Holland 1628–1630
    2. 2. Margery (Ann) Holland 1591–1656
    3. 3. Margery (Basset) Holland 1590–1656
  2. 2. Benjamine Pearce 1563–1641
  3. 3. Thomas Pierce 1565–1588
  4. 4. John Pierce 1588–1661
  5. 5. Richard (John) Pierce 1590–1666
  6. 6. Michael (J) Pierce 1589–1676
  7. 7. Alice Pierce 1600–1647
  8. 8. Abraham (Piersey Pierce) Captain 1587–1628
  9. 9. Capt. (William Pierce, Esq. , England) shipmaster 1575–1651
  10. 10. Joan Pierce 1583–1661
  11. 11. Mary (Grissell) Pearse 1564–1615
  12. 12. William (Pearce SHIP) CAPT"LYONS" 1560–1641
  13. 13. Richard (Pearce) III 1590–1666

Sir Pierce's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Lord Richard Pierce in Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England
Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England
1622
22 March 1622
Age 82
Death of Sir Lord Richard Pierce in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
1632
21 Mar 1632
Age 92
Death of Sir Lord Richard Pierce in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, or Norwich, Norfolk England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1632
    Event Place: Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1622
    Event Place: Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

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