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William Pearson 1541 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 November 1541

Birth Location: Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1588

Death Location: Kilpin, Howden Parish, East Riding Yorkshire, England

Father: Captain Pearson\Pierson

Mother: Elizabeth Oglethorpe

Spouse(s): Lady Pierson

Children(s): Dorthea Pearson, Margareta Pearson, Thomas Collins, Thomas Peerson, Christopher Pearson, John PEARSON, Alice Pearson

The story of William Pearson began in 1541 in Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England. William Pearson married Lady Julian Anabee Collin Pierson, and had children including Dorthea Pearson, Margareta Pearson, Thomas L Collins, Thomas Peerson, Christopher Pearson, John PEARSON, Alice Pearson. William Pearson passed away in 1588 in Kilpin, Howden Parish, East Riding Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pearson began in 1541 in Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Pearson married Lady Julian Anabee Collin Pierson, and had children including Dorthea Pearson, Margareta Pearson, Thomas L Collins, Thomas Peerson, Christopher Pearson, John PEARSON, Alice Pearson.
  • William Pearson passed away in 1588 in Kilpin, Howden Parish, East Riding Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Pearson\Pierson
1517 – 1570
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
CP
Elizabeth Oglethorpe
1515 – 1564
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
EO

Spouses(s)

Lady Pierson
1543 – 1581
Birth Location: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
LP

Children(s)

Dorthea Pearson
1563 – 1614
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
DP
Margareta Pearson
1565 – 1565
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
MP
Thomas Collins
1570 – 1570
Birth Location: Asselby, Yorkshire, England
TC
Thomas Peerson
1574 – 1617
Birth Location: Asselby, Howden Parish, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
TP
Christopher Pearson
1576 – 1635
Birth Location: Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
CP
John PEARSON
1578 – 1684
Birth Location: Groton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JP
Alice Pearson
1580 – 1650
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
AP

William Pearson's Ancestors

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William Pearson
1541 – 1588
Birth Place: Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Captain John Johannis Pearson\Pierson
1517 – 1570
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Catherine) Oglethorpe
1515 – 1564
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Pierson, of) Kepty
1497 – 1559
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Middleton
1505 – 1546
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Owen, (Bishop of Carlisle, President of Magdalen College (Oxford)) Oglethorpe
1502 – 1559
Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Constance Carr
1490 – 1559
Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pearson's Descendants

1.
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William Pearson (18 November 1541 – 15 Mar 1588) m. Lady (Julian Anabee Collin) Pierson (2 Jun 1543 – Abt. 1581)
  1. 1. Dorthea Pearson (24 Oct 1563 – abt 1614)
  2. 2. Margareta Pearson (30 Dec 1565 – Aug 1565)
  3. 3. Thomas (L) Collins (27 Dec 1570 – 27 Dec 1570)
  4. 4. Thomas Peerson (17 July 1574 – 18 Apr 1617)
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Pearson (Mar 1597 – 7 Dec 1629) m. Sir (Edward) Fleet (1585 – 12 Jan 1647)
      1. 1. Edward Parson (1610 – abt 1659)
      2. 2. Sarah (Burden) Fleete (1615 – 29 December 1679) m. Col (John) Stone (1636 – 1695) m. John (William Alexander Walker) "Esquire" (1610 – 22 Feb 1665)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) WALKER (1630 – 1725)
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) WALKER (1630 – 1725)
        3. 3. MARY ((WALKER)) ADAMS (1630 – 1725)
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Walker (1630 – 17 June 1740)
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) WALKER (1630 – 1725)
        6. 6. Alexander WALKER (1632 – 1700)
        7. 7. Alexander WALKER (1632 – 1700)
        8. 8. Alexander Walker (1632 – 1700)
        9. 9. Alexander WALKER (1632 – 1700)
        10. 10. Alexander Walker (abt 1632 – 1700)
        11. 11. XXXX. (Martha) Fleet (abt 1633 – 5 Jul 1698)
        12. 12. Dr (George Walker, Governor of) LondonDerry (1635 – 1704)
        13. 13. Dr (George Walker, Governor of) LondonDerry (1635 – 1704)
        14. 14. George Walker (1635 – 1704)
        15. 15. Dr (George Walker, Governor of) LondonDerry (1635 – 1704)
        16. 16. Abraham (Henry) Field (1636 – 26 Aug 1674)
        17. 17. Adam (Field) (Fields) (Abt 1636 – )
        18. 18. Miss (Unknown) Field (1638 – )
        19. 19. William Walker (1639 – 5 Aug 1723)
        20. 20. William Walker (1639 – 5 Aug 1723)
        21. 21. Capt (William) Walker (1640 – 12 Sep 1718)
        22. 22. Sarah (Fleet Walker) (Conway) (1640 – 1685)
        23. 23. Frances Walker (1640 – 1712)
        24. 24. Frances Walker (1640 – )
        25. 25. Mary (Frances) Walker (23 Sep 1640 – 22 Sep 1680)
        26. 26. Mary (Frances Walker) (Catlett)(Taylor) (23 Sep 1640 – 22 Sep 1680)
        27. 27. Mary (Frances Walker) (Catlett)(Taylor) (23 Sep 1640 – 22 Sep 1680)
        28. 28. Frances Walker (23 Sep 1640 – 22 Sep 1680)
        29. 29. Sarah Walker (1641 – 1685)
        30. 30. Sarah (Walker Conway) Fleete (1643 – 1685)
        31. 31. David (Verrell) Walker (1645 – 1715)
        32. 32. Alexander Walker (1645 – 1700)
        33. 33. David (Alexander) Walker (1645 – 1715)
        34. 34. James Walker (1646 – )
        35. 35. James Walker (1646 – )
        36. 36. Jane (Walker) (Dean) (19 Dec 1647 – 1683)
        37. 37. Jane (Walker) (Dean) (19 Dec 1647 – 1683)
        38. 38. Sarah (Walker) Fleete (Feb 1648 – 19 Mar 1697) m. Edwin (Eltonhead Conway) II (11 May 1644 – 16 August 1698)
        39. 39. Alexander (HOLT) "Walker" (1649 – 12 Sep 1718)
        40. 40. Alexander (HOLT) "Walker" (1649 – 12 Sep 1718)
        41. 41. Alexander (HOLT) "Walker" (1649 – 12 Sep 1718)
        42. 42. Sarah (Jane) Godfrey (1650 – 3 Oct 1705)
        43. 43. Easter (Tomlin) Walker (1651 – Sep 1668)
        44. 44. Hester Walker (1651 – Sep 1668)
        45. 45. Easter (Tomlin) Walker (1651 – Sep 1668)
        46. 46. Anne Walker (1652 – 1685)
        47. 47. Anne Walker (1652 – 1685)
        48. 48. Elizabeth Walker (1653 – abt 1678)
        49. 49. Elizabeth Walker (1653 – )
        50. 50. John Walker (1653 – 17 Apr 1713)
        51. 51. Lt (Col John) Walker (9 Jul 1653 – 17 Apr 1713)
        52. 52. Lt (Col John) Walker (9 Jul 1653 – 17 Apr 1713)
        53. 53. Lt (Col John) Walker (9 Jul 1653 – 17 Apr 1713)
        54. 54. Lt (Col John) WALKER (1654 – 17 Apr 1713)
        55. 55. Elizabeth ((Walker)) Allin (1654 – 1727)
        56. 56. Henry Walker (1655 – )
        57. 57. Henry Walker (1655 – 9 May 1733)
        58. 58. Henry Walker (1655 – )
        59. 59. Elizabeth (Sarah) Walker (13 Jan 1658 – 1725)
        60. 60. Margaret ((5838.41) Spence) Field
        61. 61. George Walker
      3. 3. Isaak Fleet ( – 3 Aug 1686)
      4. 4. Thomas Fleete ( – abt 1659)
  5. 5. Christopher Pearson (1576 – 7 Feb 1635)
  6. 6. John PEARSON (1 March 1578 – abt 1684)
  7. 7. Alice Pearson (1580 – 1650)

William Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1541
18 November 1541
Birth of William Pearson in Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
1588
15 Mar 1588
Age 47
Death of William Pearson in Kilpin, Howden Parish, East Riding Yorkshire, England
Kilpin, Howden Parish, East Riding Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 November 1541
    Event Place: Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Howden - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1543-1659

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1588
    Event Place: Kilpin, Howden Parish, East Riding Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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