Catherine DePercy PIERCE^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Abt 1525 - 1572  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Catherine DePercy PIERCE  [5]
  Birth	Abt 1525	Pearce Hall, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  Gender	Female
  _FSFTID	GYRY-27S
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GYRY-27S
  _UID	A9D827C1FF9441798CCA2929C74F32943AEC
  Death	22 Aug 1572
  Person ID	I5126	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Arthur HARRIS, Of Prittwell,   b. Abt 1475, Prittlewell, Rochford, Essex, England d. Aft 1537, France (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1549	France
  Children	1. Alice HARRIS   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William HARRIS,   b. 1505, Prittlewell, Southminister, County Of Essex Squire, England d. 16 Sep 1556, Southminister, County Of Essex Squire, England. (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Biography A Harris pedigree in the Visitations of Essex[1], noted the parents of William Harris of Southminster, Essex, not as John Harris of Prittlewell, Essex (who was his father) but as Arthur Harris of Prittlewell, and Joane, daughter of Sir Thomas Percy and Eleanor Harbottle, Sir Thomas Percy being the 2nd son of Sir Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. Presumably it was taken from Morant[2] who wrote "[the Harris family of Creeksea] "were descended from William Harris of Prittlewell in this County. He married Anne, daughter of …. Jernegan, who had …. Arthur Harrys of Prittlewell, who, by Joanna his wife, daughter of Thomas Percy, second son of Henry Henry Earl of Northumberland, had … William Harrys of South-minster, that held the maner of Crixsetts-hall of the Lord Riche"... Ligon in his "Ligon Family and Connections" of 1947[3], apparently based on information sent to him by John Bennett Boddie[4], recorded in his 'Percy-Harris-Ligon Chart (p 852 [5]) Johanna Percy (the alleged mother of William Harris of Southminster, Essex) as the daughter of a Sir Thomas Percy beheaded in 1537, and his wife Eleanor Harbottle, Sir Thomas Percy being the son of Henry Percy the '5th' Earl of Northumberland and Katherine Spencer. Ligon then went on to claim that various Harris lines in Virginia were probably descendants of 'Johanna Percy'. However, the first son of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and his wife Katherine Spencer, who was also called Henry, was born about 1502.[5] Even assuming the second son Thomas was born soon after it would still make William Harris of Southminster, Essex, about the same age as his supposed grandfather Sir Thomas Percy who died in 1537.[6] The dates simply don't fit. If a Johanna Percy was part of the ancestry of William Harris of Southminster then she would have to have been of an earlier generation. The Johanna Percy claim also found its way into Berry's pedigree of the Raymond family[7], but presumably taken from the Harris pedigree in the Visitation. Referring to Frances Harris who married Oliver Raymond: "Frances daughter of Sir William Harris of Margaretting, co. Essex, kt, descended from Arthur Harris who married Joan, daughter of Thomas Percy, 2nd son of the Earl of Northumberland". Research Notes There is the question of whether her husband was actually John's grandson, Arthur Harris of Creeksea. This Arthur was the most prominent member of the family in his generation, and applied for a grant of arms. He married Dorothy Waldegrave; but there's time for him to have had a previous wife. Unfortunately this solution is ruled out as it fails to supply the required Edward III line to the descendants of the Waldegrave marriage. Erroneous Relationships The previously attached parents, Thomas Percy and Eleanor (Harbottle) Percy, have been disconnected. The source for Johanna/Joan Percy being the daughter of Thomas Percy and Eleanor (Harbottle) Percy is a pedigree in the 1558 Visitation of Essex[1]. There has been extensive discussion of this issue in the comments of this profile, as well as discussion in several G2G forum questions, including this one associated with the profile of William Harris . It is clear from evaluation of the evidence that the pedigree in the 1558 Visitation is erroneous, and is probably an embellishment made well after 1558. Donnelly-2171 09:19, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

  
  

• Sources

  [S437] Pedigree Resource File CD 2, ((Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999)). [S414] 269747. [S453] 789167. [S650] 153066. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Dec 2024), entry for Johanna PERCY, person ID GYRY-27S. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Dec 2024), entry for Catherine DePercy Pierce, person ID GYRY-27S. (Reliability: 3).