'Piers1'
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Families covered: Piers of Tristernagh Abbey
| Richard Piers of Piers Hall, Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Piers of Tristernagh Abbey (co. Westmeath), Governor of Carrickfergus (d 1602, to Ireland in 1566) | ||||||||||||||
| Thoresby shows William as son of Henry son of Gerard of Piers Hall and identifies his wife as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Holt | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Henry Piers of Tristernagh (d 16.09.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Jones (dau of Thomas Jones, Archbishop & Chancellor, sister of 1st Viscount Ranelagh) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Piers of Tristernagh (d 1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Ware (dau of Sir James Ware) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Henry Piers, 1st Bart of Tristernagh (d 19.09.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Jones (dau of Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir William Piers, 2nd Bart of Tristernagh (d 02.06.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Honora FitzMaurice (dau of William, 20th Lord Kerry, sister of 1st Earl of Kerry) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Henry Piers, 3rd Bart of Tristernagh (b 1678, d 14.03.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Pigott (dau of John Pigott of Kilfinny) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Lewis Piers (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cecila Lynch of Galway | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir John Piers, 4th Bart of Tristernagh (d 14.02.1746-7) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.05.1739) Cornelia Gertrude Pigott (d 14.01.1777, dau of Southwell Pigott of Capard, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Pigott William Piers, 5th Bart of Tristernagh | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.04.1771) Elizabeth Smythe (dau/heir of John Smythe of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Bennett Piers, 6th Bart of Tristernagh (d 22.07.1845) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (08.1796) Mary Pratt (dsp 1798, dau of Rev. Joseph Pratt of Cabra Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1815) Elizabeth King (d 17.02.1862) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Frederick Piers (b 1788, d 28.10.1844, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.12.1807) Phoebe Hartney (d 07.1867, dau of Samuel Hartney of Pallace) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Octavius Piers (b 1788, d 23.02.1848, vicar of Preston) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.12.1813) Jane Tristram (d 20.07.1871, dau of Rev. Thomas Tristram) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4))+ | other issue - Edward (dsp), Henry (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Henry Piers of Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Margaret Piers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Robins (Robbins) of Ballyduff | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Commoners (vol 2, 'Winter of Agher', p548) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Jane Robbins (eldest dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Barnes | |||||||||||||||
| ((1))+ | issue including Thomas of Dunover | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Robbins (youngest dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1762) Samuel Winter of Agher (d 1811) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Mary Piers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eliah Hancock (son of Rev. Eliah of Annaghduff) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Elizabeth Piers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. _ Wye | |||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Susannah Piers (d 26.01.1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Cottingham | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.12.1729) Catharine Barry (bpt 1663, d 1737, dau of Richard Barry, 2nd Lord of Santry, widow of Laurence, 3rd Earl of Barrymore) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Piers 'of Portarlington' | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Croker (dau of Edward Croker of Rawleighstown) wife of William, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Honoria Piers apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Abraham Greene of Ballymacreece | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Letitia Greene (b 1724, d 28.01.1820, coheir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.07.1770) John Armstrong of Farney Castle & Mount Heaton (b 1732, d 12.09.1791) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Constantia Piers probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1712) Rev. Vere Hunt of Currah | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | James Piers (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BCG (vol 2, 1895, Piers, p789). | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Henry Piers of Lisdawkey, col Leitrum (d 1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Culnan | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Piers (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Henry Piers (d 03.06.1872, Major) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Humbold (d 27.04.1873) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Thomas Piers probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Scot (dau of Colonel Thomas Scot by Martha Piers) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Frances Piers probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Lowther of Skrine Abbey | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Piers probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.12.1661) Robert Ware of Dublin (b 23.10.1630, d 07.04.1697) | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | 5 other sons and 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Martha or Hannah Piers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Scot (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Henry Piers (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | John Piers | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Piers possibly of this generation (dau of Sir Henry, Bart?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Dowdall of Mounttown (d 01.12.1665) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Piers possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ware | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - son, Thomas (Franciscan friar), 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 ('Piers') with some support from 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p251)
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