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Sir William Piers

1598 – 1638

Vitals

Born
c. 1598
Died
1638

Family

Parents
HP
Henry Piers
d. 1623
JJ
Jane Jones
b. 1585
Spouse
MW
Martha Ware
Children
SH
Sir Henry Piers
1628 – 1691

About

Sir William Piers of Tristernagh married Martha Ware and died in 1638, aged about forty, leaving his only surviving son Henry to succeed him and, in time, to be made a baronet.

Research notes

✓ DOCUMENTED (Burke's Peerage PIERS article; Cokayne III p.308: "d. 1638, aged about 40" - whence b. ~1598): SIR WILLIAM PIERS, KNT., of Tristernagh; m. MARTHA, dau. of SIR JAMES WARE THE ELDER; d. 1638, s. by his eldest and only surviving son Henry (1st Bt). Direct ancestor. Added 21 Jul 2026.

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