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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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