- Piers Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Piers, one in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in theBaronetage of Ireland . One creation is extant as of 2008 while the other is dormant.The Piers Baronetcy, of Stonepit in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on
24 March 1638 for Thomas Piers. The title became dormant on the death of the third Baronet in 1720.The Piers Baronetcy, of Tristernagh Abbey in the County of Westmeath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on
18 February 1661 for Henry Piers. He was a descendant ofWilliam Piers , originally of Piers Hall,Yorkshire , who received a grant of Tristernagh Abbey,County Westmeath , by Elizabeth I, and served as Governor ofCarrickfergus andSeneschal ofCounty Antrim .Piers Baronets, of Stonepit (
1638 )*Sir Thomas Piers, 1st Baronet (c. 1616-1680)
*Sir Thomas Piers, 2nd Baronet (c. 1643-1693)
*Sir George Piers, 3rd Baronet (1670-1720)Piers Baronets, of Tristernagh Abbey (
1661 )*Sir Henry Piers, 1st Baronet (c. 1628-1691)
*Sir William Piers, 2nd Baronet (c. 1653-1693)
*Sir Henry Piers, 3rd Baronet (1678-1733)
*Sir John Piers, 4th Baronet (d. 1747)
*Sir Pigott William Piers, 5th Baronet (c. 1742-1798)
*Sir John Bennet Piers, 6th Baronet (c. 1775-1845
*Sir Henry Samuel Piers, 7th Baronet (1811-1850)
*Sir Eustace Fitz-Maurice Piers, 8th Baronet (1840-1913)
*Sir Charles Pigott Piers, 9th Baronet (1870-1945)
*Sir Charles Robert Fitzmaurice Piers, 10th Baronet (1903-1996)
*Sir James Desmond Piers, 11th Baronet (b. 1947)References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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