Lawrence Peirson (1620-1673) lived at Pownall-Fee, Wilmslow Parish, County Cheshire, England, near Mobberly where the manors of the early Pearsons were located.
He married Elizabeth Janney about 1645. He and Elizabeth were the parents of seven children: Mary, Martha, Edward, Thomas (companion of William Penn), John, Sarah, and Robert.
Lawrence was an associate of George Fox. According to tradition, he became one of the founders of the Society of Friends, known as Quakers.
Lawrence died in February of 1673 in Pownall-Fee, near Wilmslow and Mobberly, at the age of 53. He is interred with his wife in the Friends Burying Ground, Mobberly, County Cheshire, England.
Notes from Steve Pearson:
Lawrence spelled his own last name as "Peirson" versus "Pierson" on his will. Parents of Lawrence are unproven. Edward (Edward Peersonne, 1574-1648, ID 132311673) has been traditionally accepted despite problems with his son Lawrence being the correct Lawrence who was our Thomas Pearson's 1653-1734 father. I suspect his father more likely per Wilmslow Parish records to have been a Robert Piers and mother Ann Shawcrosse but they do not have memorials on Find-A-Grave to link. Robert was a son of John Piers.
Lawrence Peirson (1620-1673) lived at Pownall-Fee, Wilmslow Parish, County Cheshire, England, near Mobberly where the manors of the early Pearsons were located.
He married Elizabeth Janney about 1645. He and Elizabeth were the parents of seven children: Mary, Martha, Edward, Thomas (companion of William Penn), John, Sarah, and Robert.
Lawrence was an associate of George Fox. According to tradition, he became one of the founders of the Society of Friends, known as Quakers.
Lawrence died in February of 1673 in Pownall-Fee, near Wilmslow and Mobberly, at the age of 53. He is interred with his wife in the Friends Burying Ground, Mobberly, County Cheshire, England.
Notes from Steve Pearson:
Lawrence spelled his own last name as "Peirson" versus "Pierson" on his will. Parents of Lawrence are unproven. Edward (Edward Peersonne, 1574-1648, ID 132311673) has been traditionally accepted despite problems with his son Lawrence being the correct Lawrence who was our Thomas Pearson's 1653-1734 father. I suspect his father more likely per Wilmslow Parish records to have been a Robert Piers and mother Ann Shawcrosse but they do not have memorials on Find-A-Grave to link. Robert was a son of John Piers.
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