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Abigail Pierce

Female 1606 - Aft 1640  (~ 34 years)


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  • Name Abigail Pierce 
    Christened 16/16 Mar 1605/6  Stalisfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Aft 6 Jul 1640 
    Person ID I5109  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Sampson Pierce,   b. Bef 1558, of Challock, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 7/07 Feb 1615/6, Stalisfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Agnes Gyles,   c. 5 Apr 1574, Sheldwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 6 Jul 1640  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 5/05 Mar 1600/1  Sheldwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Wise,   b. 1599, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 23 Nov 1626  Stalisfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F2279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John Weeks,   b. Abt 1600, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Oct 1638  Canterbury St. Margaret, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F2280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641:
      Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster
      -sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes
      -sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow
      -unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?]
      -brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse,
      -sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe
      -sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes
      -sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde
      -godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse
      -all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch
      -all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes
      -all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse
      -goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe
      -goddaughter Ursula Filmer
      -godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland
      -cousin Elizabeth Gurney
      -cousin James Clinch my great chest
      -brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor
      Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch
      Proved 25 September 1641.

      2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615.
      Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6.
      Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814
      Extract:
      -Will written 27 January 1615/16
      -Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman
      -poor of Stalisfield
      -wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21
      -eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock
      -son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent
      -land in Eastry
      -land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?]
      -son John Piers
      -property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield,
      -youngest son George Piers under 21
      -daughter Ursula Piers
      -daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife?
      -daughter Joan the wife of James Wise
      -married daughters
      -nephew Sampson Craft
      -executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch?
      -Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16