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b. c. 1546,Assuming age 24 on becoming a freeman. 1st s. of James Pierse of Bridgnorth. C8/11/63. m. (1) by 1568, Jane (bur. 6 Nov. 1614), 13s. (at least 5 d.v.p.), 2da. d.v.p. ; (2) Elizabeth, ?2da. PROB 11/139, ff. 446-7. suc. fa. by 1556. His father was buried at Bridgnorth St. Leonard’s, the reg. of which (at Salop RO) begins in 1556. bur. 24 Mar. 1622 24 Mar. 1622. sig. John Piers.
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Freeman, Bridgnorth Mercers’ Co. 1570, steward 1577 – 79, 1594 – 96, warden 1613–14; Mercers’ Hall, London, Bridgnorth Mercers’ Order Bk., ff. 25–7, 35, 37–8. alderman, Bridgnorth by 1583 – d., bailiff 1583 – 84, ?1587 – 88, 1603 – 04, treas. 1586 – 87, 1592 – 93, 1596. Ibid. f. 30; C219/35/2/38; Salop RO, BB/D1/2/1/5–6, 11–12, 14.

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PIERSE, John (c.1546-1622), of Bridgnorth, Salop.
Main residence: Bridgnorth, Salop.
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S.H.
Volume
Commons 1604-1629
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PIERSE, John (c.1546-1622)

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