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william pierce 1580 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Martins Hundred, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard II

Mother: Marguerite Coney

Spouse(s): joan pierce

Children(s): Margery Pierce, jane smith, Elizabeth Peirce, Robt Peirce

In 1580, william pierce entered the world in Heacham, Norfolk, England, born to Richard Pierce\Percy II and Marguerite (Percy) Coney. william pierce married joan pierce, and had children including Margery Pierce, jane smith, Elizabeth Peirce, Robt Peirce. william pierce passed away in 1655 in Martins Hundred, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1580, william pierce entered the world in Heacham, Norfolk, England, born to Richard Pierce\Percy II and Marguerite (Percy) Coney.
  • william pierce married joan pierce, and had children including Margery Pierce, jane smith, Elizabeth Peirce, Robt Peirce.
  • william pierce passed away in 1655 in Martins Hundred, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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william pierce's Ancestors

Self
william pierce
1580 – 1655
Birth Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Richard Pierce\Percy II
1540 – 1622
pearce hall, Yorkshire, Engalnd
Marguerite ((Percy)) Coney
1553 – 1572
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
william ((Pearce)) Pierce
1530 – 1577
Dorset, England
Elizabeth pierce
1530 – 1596
England
Sir (WILLIAM CONEY,) Knight
1500 – 1557
Kirton, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Langrake
1500 – 1557
Kirton, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Pierce
1499 – 1567
Marguerite Coney
1553 – 1572
Richard Pierce
1510 – 1553
Lady Percy
1512 – 1599
Sir Coney
1465 – 1509
Lady Bell
Hans Denmark)
1455 – 1513
Christina Sachsen
1461 – 1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1500 – 1557
Lady Langrake
1500 – 1557
Sir (Pierce)
1447 – 1510
Lady Percy
1454 – 1512
Sir Ireland
1472 – 1540
Lady James
1465 – 1535
christian oldenburg
1426 –
dorothea

william pierce's Descendants

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william pierce (1580 – 1655) m. joan pierce (1580 – 1630)
  1. 1. Margery Pierce (30 Nov 1599 – 31 December 1662)
  2. 2. jane smith (1605 – 25 Jun 1625) m. *Roger ((Captain)) Smith (1587 – 1629)
    1. 1. Sarah (Maycock (orphan of) Jamestown) (Nov 1621 (weeks bef. massacre in 1622 – 4 Jun 1655)
    2. 2. Peregrine (Kumeyaay) Smith (1608 – 1670)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce (dau of John Rolfe)) Rolfe (25 Jan 1613 – 1635)
    4. 4. Thomas (Smith Powhatan) Rolfe (30 Jan 1615 – 19 Apr 1675)
    5. 5. Robert Smith (1617 – 4 Jun 1678)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Pierce Rolfe) Milner (25 Jan 1621 – 1635)
    7. 7. John Smith (1625 – 28 Apr 1691) m. Hannah Daft (1644 – 1694)
      1. 1. Obadiah Smith (1667 – JUN 1746) m. Mary Cocke (1675 – 3 Jun 1753)
        1. 1. Ann (Hannah) Smith (1690 – 14 Apr 1746)
        2. 2. John (Smith m.) Whitfield (18 Dec 1691 – 01 Nov 1777) m. Elizabeth (Whitfield m.) Smith (1 Jun 1702 – 01 Jun 1765)
        3. 3. Ellis smith (1704 – 1755)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith (1705 – 3 May 1773)
        5. 5. Jacob Smith (1709 – 1746)
        6. 6. William Smith (1710 – 1753)
        7. 7. Abraham Smith (1710 – 1770)
        8. 8. Martha Smith (26 Nov 1710 – 24 Oct 1771)
        9. 9. Obadiah Smith (1712 – 18 Feb 1777)
        10. 10. Mary Smith (1713 – 1800)
        11. 11. Luke Smith (1715 – 10 May 1770)
        12. 12. judith Smith (1715 – 2 May 1753)
        13. 13. Ann Smith (1717 – )
        14. 14. Jacob Smith (1720 – 16 Jan 1790)
        15. 15. Mary Smith (6 Oct 1726 – 14 Nov 1804)
    8. 8. *John (Smith\Smyth, stepson of Jane Pierce) Rolfe (1625 – 28 April 1691)
    9. 9. Francis (Smith) (engineer) (1629 – Aft. 1654)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Peirce ( – abt 1653)
  4. 4. Robt Peirce ( – abt 1703)

william pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of william pierce in Heacham, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1655
1655
Age 75
Death of william pierce in Martins Hundred, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martins Hundred, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Martins Hundred, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

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