William
Pierson
aka Pearson
Born in Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Pearson
[uncertain]
and Elizabeth (Fawne) Pearson
[uncertain]
Husband of
Wyborro (Griggs) Cooper
— married
25 Jul 1609 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Pierson Sr
Died
at age 38
in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2011
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Disputed Associations
This William Pierson, known married and buried Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, 1609 and 1616 respectively, is linked as the son of a Thomas Pearson (1549-1583) and wife Elizabeth (Fawne) Pearson (abt.1552-abt.1583) of Yorkshire, England. This association lacks supporting reliable Pre-1700 sources and related analysis. This association has been disputed accordingly.
Apparently there is a baptismal record reporting that Thomas and Elizabeth had a son William, but no other records to prove that the son so baptized is the same man who later married Wyborro Griggs.
Biography
William Pierson was born in Yorkshire, England.
Burial
- Burial:
- Date: 28 Jul 1616
- Place: Lavendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 October 2020), memorial page for William Pierson (15 Sep 1577–18 Jul 1616), Find A Grave: Memorial #54537417 Maintained by Shannon Kidd (contributor 47392880) Unknown.
- Article extract: Thomas W. Cooper II, "The Cooper-Pierson-Griggs Connection", The American Genealogist, pp.196-197.
- Richard E. Pierson and Jennifer Pierson, Pierson Millenium, Heritage Books, Inc. 1997; Note: Book Available at Heritage Books
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If took so many years to straighten out Henry's parentage. I'm concerned there has been a rush to associate him with an ancestry by linking his fairly well shown father, William at Olney, Buckinghamshire, to a father Thomas at Yorkshire?
If there is one, where is the rest of the story? What work has been done to show that the "Guillmus Pearson" baptized at Yorkshire, England, is the same person who married Wyborro Griggs at Olney? Or that "Guillmus Pearson" is the same person as "William Pearson" buried at Lavendon in 1616?
Has any other record been identified by which we can triangulate or further show this association from Henry to William to Thomas? In the alternative, have parents been added to William Pierson only because the name is the same?
Thomas' profile includes the statement, "Had grandchild Henry Pierson who went to America in 1639." Has any record been identified showing that Thomas had a grandchild named Henry?
Thank you for your time, and for supporting WikiTree.--Gene
Edited to add: Is the map correct? It there a distance of 143 miles separating Howden and Olney.
edited by GeneJ X