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Sir Knight Richard Pierson 1516–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: St Marys, Aldermey, England

Death Date: 8 Aug 1596

Death Location: St Andrew, Holborn, London, England

Father: William Pierson

Mother: Francis Pierson

Spouse(s): Joan None, Elizabeth Church

Children(s): Thomas Pierson, Edward Pierson, Henry Pierson, Margaret Pierson, Richard Pierson, Anne Pierson, Christiana Pierson

The story of Sir Knight Richard Pierson began in 1516 in St Marys, Aldermey, England. Sir Knight Richard Pierson married Elizabeth Church, Joan, Lettisse Fairemeadowes, and had children including Anne Pierson, Christiana Pierson, Edward Pierson, Henry Pierson, Margaret Pierson, Richard Pierson, Thomas Pierson. Sir Knight Richard Pierson passed away in 1596 in St Andrew, Holborn, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Richard Pierson began in 1516 in St Marys, Aldermey, England.
  • Sir Knight Richard Pierson married Elizabeth Church, Joan, Lettisse Fairemeadowes, and had children including Anne Pierson, Christiana Pierson, Edward Pierson, Henry Pierson, Margaret Pierson, Richard Pierson, Thomas Pierson.
  • Sir Knight Richard Pierson passed away in 1596 in St Andrew, Holborn, London, England.

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Sir Pierson's Ancestors

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Sir Pierson
1516–1596
Birth Place: St Marys, Aldermey, England
Parents
William Pierson
1477–1527
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Francis Pierson
1474–
Oxfordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Pierson's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Richard) Pierson (1516–8 Aug 1596) m. Joan (1518–) m. Elizabeth Church (1516–1551)
  1. 1. Thomas Pierson 1531– m. Rose Dixson 1545–1636
    1. 1. Susanna Person 1565– m. Henricus Maynard 1553–1609
      1. 1. Mary Maynard 1598–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Maynard 1596–1635
      3. 3. John Maynard 1592–1658
      4. 4. John Maynard 1598–1672
  2. 2. Edward Pierson 1543–1628
  3. 3. Henry Pierson 1541–
  4. 4. Margaret Pierson 1547–
  5. 5. Richard Pierson 1545–1567
  6. 6. Anne Pierson 1542–1591
  7. 7. Christiana Pierson 1542–

Sir Pierson's Timeline

3 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir Knight Richard Pierson in St Marys, Aldermey, England
St Marys, Aldermey, England
1596
August 8,1596
Age 80
Death of Sir Knight Richard Pierson in St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
1596
8 Aug 1596
Age 80
Burial of Sir Knight Richard Pierson in St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
St Andrew, Holborn, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: St Marys, Aldermey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 8,1596
    Event Place: St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Andrew Holborn, Register of burials, 1558 - 1623, P69AND2A010MS06673, Item 001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1596
    Event Place: St Andrew, Holborn, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Andrew Holborn, Register of burials, 1558 - 1623, P69AND2A010MS06673, Item 001

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