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John Pearson I (b. 1565, d. 1650)
Notes for John Pearson I:
The Pearson family worshiped in the church of St. Oswald in the Parish of Dean.This church still stands.John Pearson, probably a relative of the Bishop of Chester between 1672 and 1686.A plaque on his tomb refers to him as a great theologin.
John Pearson, of Ullock, Parish of Dean, was a church warden and overseer at St. Oswald's by 1641.He made his will in 1649 requesting that his body be buried in the church yard of Dean Parish.As he had paid for the education of his grandson, Christopher Pearson, he requested that Christopher pay 20 shillings to the parish schools, rather than receive any part in the estate.He also bequeathed to Christopher all his "husbandry gear".John Pearson was dead when his will was executed in 1650.
His mother was Jane Pearson who died in Dean Parish in 1580.In her will she requested Thomas Pearson to occupy her farm and bring up her children "honestly with means and cloth until the come to perfect years of age and that he make my son John Pearson aforesaid tenant of said farmhold by the license of the Lord or his office".Her older children were Thomas and Elizabeth.This John may have also had another brother, Christopher, a weaverin Ullockwho died in 1613.In his will, Christopher made bequest to his brother John and Thomas.
More About John Pearson I and Maryon Cock:
Marriage: August 06, 1581, Greystoke, Cumberland, England.
Children of John Pearson I and Maryon Cock are:
- +John Pearson II, b. 1610, Ullock, Cumberland County, England, d. 1650, Ullock, Cumberland County, England.