Thomas Pierson

Thomas Pierson, son of William Peerson, was born in 1574 in Asselby, Howden Parish, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 17 Jul 1574 in Asselby, Howden Parish, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1617 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 18 Apr 1617 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.

Thomas married Grace Marshall on 14 Aug 1593 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. Grace died in 1629 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 8 Aug 1629 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.

They had the following children:

1. An unnamed child was born about 1597 and died the same year in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. The child was buried on 21 Jan 1597/1598 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
2. Robert Pierson was born in 1599 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was baptised on 24 Jun 1599 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
3. William Pierson was born in 1601 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1601 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 20 Nov 1601 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
4. Rev. Samuel Pierson was born in 1602/1603 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Samuel attended Trinity College, graduated in 1620, and was ordained on 12 March 1624/25 at Petersborough. He married Elizabeth Armitage on 19 January 1629/30 at Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They settled in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England where he was a clerk in 1632, became a preacher in 1633, and vicar in 1642. They had 7 children. Samuel died in 1656.
   
   
5. Mercy Pierson was born in 1605 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 5 May 1605 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. She died in Aug 1605 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England and was buried on 18 Aug 1605 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
6. Rebecca Pierson was born in 1606 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. She died in 1625 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
7. Abraham Pierson was born in 1608 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 14 Aug 1608 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. He died in Sep 1608 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 30 Sep 1608 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
8. Grace Pierson was born in 1609 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 29 Oct 1609 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.
   
   
9. Rev. Abraham Pierson was born in 1611 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1632 and was ordained a deacon at the Collegiate Church, Southwell, Nottingham on 23 Sept 1632. He came to America in 1639, arriving in Lynn, Massachusetts. Abraham married Abigail Mitchell. Along with his second cousin, Henry Pierson, Abraham was among the primary leaders in the founding of the colony of Southampton, Long Island, New York in 1640. Subsequently, in 1647, Abraham left to found the colony of Branford, Connecticut. In 1666 he, with his nephew, Thomas Pierson, Sr., helped to found the town of Newark, New Jersey. He died on 9 Aug 1678 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. Read more about the founding and histories of Southampton, Branford, and Essex.
   
   
10. Mercy Pierson was born in 1613 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 7 Nov 1613 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. She died in Nov 1613 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 16 Nov 1613 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.
    
    
11. Isaac Pierson was born in 1615 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 10 Sep 1615 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1616/1617 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 9 Mar 1616/1617 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.

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