Sir
Christopher
Pickering
Born about in Killington, Westmorland, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Pickering
and Anne (Moresby) Coningsby
Brother of
Anne (Pickering) Bellingham and William Pickering
Husband of
Jane (Lewknor) Barantyne
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ann (Pickering) Vaughan
Died
at about age 31
in England
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Mar 2011
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Biography
Christopher was aged ~13 years in 1498. [1], son of Sir James Pykerynge Knt and Ann d. & heyr of Sir Crystofer Moresby.
He married Jane Lewknor, daughter of Sir Roger Lewknor and Eleanor Tuchet.
One child, Ann Pickering was born circa 1514.
He passed away in 1516 [location uncertain] but a monument was erected in the St Andrew's Church, Parish of Penrith, Cumberland, upon the wall of the old church, on the right hand coming in at the south door:
Orate pro anima Chriftepheri Pykryng militis; qui obiit 7th die menfis Sept. Anno Dom. Milles. D. XII.[2]
In the vestry are stone monuments with shields of arms to Richard-Coldall esq. of Plumpton, ob. 27 Dec. 1462; Sir Christopher Moresby, kt. ob. 26 July, 1499; Sir Christopher Moresby kt. and Elizabeth, his wife, and to Sir Christopher Pykryng kt. ob. 7 Sept. 1512[3]. Local historians confirm that an error was made by by Nicolson & Burn and that the correct date should be 1516.[4]
Arms: Ermine a lion rampant Azure crowned Or[5]
Further Research
IPMs, 22 Apr 1518-21 Apr 1519
Pickering, Christopher, knight: Cumberland C142/33/34
Pickering, Christopher, knight: York C142/33/118
Pickering, Christopher, knight: Westmoreld C142/33/113
Pickering, Christopher, knight: Middlesex E150/475/7
Sources
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/visitationsyork00britgoog/page/n262/mode/2up?q=pickering
- ↑ Nicolson, J & Burn, R. (1777) History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland & Cumberland, Vol II, pg 408
- ↑ https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/penrith-historical-account-1890/
- ↑ Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society (1897)
- ↑ Publications by Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archæological Society (1937) Vol 18, pg 212
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Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Mary Morgan
Pickering-655 and Pickering-182 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, same daughter
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by Mary Morgan
Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Pickering-666 and Pickering-655 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same wife name, serious date differences, same time frame
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on Pickering-655 (merged)
by Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Rejected matches › Christopher Pickering (1856-1914)
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