Anne Pierpont

Anne Pierpont was born ABT 1625 in London, England. She was the daughter of 2. James Pierpont and 3. Margaret.

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"Pierrepont Genealogies From Norman Times To 1913". 2017. Google Books. Accessed April 30 2017. page 145

"She did die free from any debt and had some small matter of money to spare, rather than to want, she formerly did intend to have all that was worth sending, sent to you and some Tokens for the rest with you, but she hearing you had no need and being she could not hear from you, thought you to be dead. And another thing happening did cause her to alter her will and mind which was this, your sister Eaton did come to London living six or seven score miles off and by reason her Husband cannot conform to the Bishops is put out of his living, and having many children and littles helpes to maintain them, that is but low with them and she is a very honest godly woman and coming so far to see your mother, caused your mother to give her most of what she had and something she gave to one of your sister Eaton's Daughters that liveth in London."

The "sister Eaton" mentioned in this letter was the wife of William Eaton of Bridport, Dorset County, a dissenter, as Thomas Hill says; and we later find in our collection another letter from their son, John Eaton, written from Bridport, October 16th, 1666, and sealed with the Pierrepont arms. It is addressed to "My loving Uncle, Mr. John Pier-point at Rockbury in New England" and tells how "having been lately at the Universitie at Oxford I am from thence not long since returned to take a view of my friends." and how the writer thought he would pen a few lines to say how "glad should wee all be, if at any time such a good action should be performed by you (his uncle) as that you would come into old England and that such a strange spectacle as you should possess our eyes." Having paid his uncle this rather dubious compliment (perhaps he pictured the old gentleman in war paint and feathers), he hastens to add that since "we are at such a great distance in this our terrestrial globe, we hope to meet in the Celestial," with which comforting reflection he winds up by sending his love to his Aunt Mary and some other kindred wch. I have there wch. I neither know or scarce ever saw."
This communication from John Eaton, the undergraduate nephew of John Pierpont of Roxbury, and the letter from Thomas Hill just quoted, are the only two links we have that connect the American Pierreponts with their English cousins.2 After this, the correspondence either ceased, or the letters were unfortunately lost, or destroyed, by their recipients.

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• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Apr 30 2017, 1:08:57 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 30 2017, 1:42:55 UTC