Mary Peirsey, bapt. 12 Mar 1612, East Cheap, London, England; to VA 1623 on the vessel SOUTHAMPTON; d "Essex Lodge" York Co VA; md 1) by 1633 Capt Thomas Hill (purchased Essezx Lodge) of James Cittie, Warwick and York Counties VA; Burgess for James Cittie; d 1655 "Essex Lodge" York Co VA
On 10 May 1633, Mary was granted administration of her father's will since the executrix, her step-mother, Frances (Hinton-West) Peirsey had died. Frances Peirsey md 3) ca 1628 Capt. Samuel Matthews. Since the Peirsey estate had not been settled by the executrix, an endless amount of trouble ensued, which created a considerable amount of correspondence with English authorities. Charges were made that Samuel Matthew had altered the estate and that while Peirsey "left the best estate ever known in Virginia", the orphan (Mary Hill) had hardly enough to feed herself and her two poor children, mentioned in the correspondence as a son and a daughter.
1. Mary Hill b ca 1632 VA, d before Apr 1684
2. John Hill b ca 1632
Mary Peirsey md 2) before 1657 Thomas Bushrod, b 1604, will dated 18
Dec 1676 (he md 2) Elizabeth__________)
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