Family and Education
b. 16 July 1510. 1st s. of Sir William Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont by Joan, da. of Sir Richard Empson of Easton Neston, Northants. educ. ?I. Temple. m. (1) 25 Nov. 1532, Elizabeth (d.1543), da. of (Sir) Anthony Babington of Dethick, Derbys. and Kingston-on-Soar, Notts., 1da., (2) 20 Nov. 1544, Winifred, da. and h. of Sir William Thwaites of ‘Mallowtree’ (?Manningtree), Essex, 2s. inc. Henry 2da. suc. fa. 29 Aug. 1533. Kntd. 22 Feb. 1547.Date of birth given in HMC 9th Rep. pt. 2, p. 375. Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 50-51 (where Pierrepont’s father is wrongly given as Sir Nicholas), 56; Thoroton, Notts. ed. Throsby, 176; Mill Stephenson, Mon. Brasses, 244; Strype, Eccles. Memorials, ii (2), 328.
Offices Held
?Butler, I. Temple 1544.
Commr. musters, Derbys. 1546, relief, Derbys. and Notts. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Notts. 1553; j.p. Derbys. 1547, Notts. 1547 – d.; recorder, Nottingham 1555 – d.; sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 1558–9.
Main residences: Whaley, Derbys.; Holme Pierrepont, Notts.
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Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
PIERREPONT, George (1510-64)
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Oxford 1644
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