Robert was born on 6 AUG 1584, the son of Henry Pierrepont and Frances Cavendish. The place is not known.
He died on 25 JUL 1643. The place is not known.
His wife was Gertrude Talbott. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were Henry (1606-1680) and William (1608-1679).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 6 AUG 1584 | ||||
| Death | 25 JUL 1643 |
Note 1
!Stylename: Perpoint, Robert, 1st Earl of Kingston upon Hull [~1584-1643]
!Source: The Visitation of Shropshire, TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1623, BY ROBERT TRESSWELL, SOMERSET HERALD, AND AUGUSTINE VINCENT, ROUGE CROIX PURSUIVANT OF ARMS;
Marshals and Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms. WITH ADDITIONA FROM THE PEDIGREES OF SHROPSHIRE GENTRY TAKEN BY THE HERALDS IN THE YEARS 1569 AND 1584, AND OTHER SOURCES. EDITED BY GEORGE GRAZEBROOK, F.S.A. AND JOHN PAUL RYLANDS, F.S.A.,OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARR1STER-AT-LAW. PART I. LONDON: 1889. page 222
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Harris Cruckton and Tong Castle
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Joh'es Harris de Cruckton in co. Salop. = . . . .
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Richardus Harris de Crukton. = Elianora fil, Will'i Jennyns de Wallyborne
in co. Salop.
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Joh'es Harris de = Elianora fil. Tho. Prowde
Cruckton in com. de Sutton in com. Salop.
Salop.
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Thomas Harris de Tonge = Elianora filia Rogeri
Castell in com. Salop Baro- Gifforde de London
nettus Serviens ad legem in Medicinus Doc-
et Justiciarius pacis in toris R'nae Eliz.
eodem comitatu 1623.
Note: Translation:
Thomas Harris of Tong Castle in the county of Shropshire, Baronet, Serjeant-at-Law, and Justice of the Peace in the same county, 1623.
Eleanor, daughter of Roger Gifford of London, Doctor of Medicine to Queen Elizabeth.
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Anna* vxor Joh'is Wilde = [William Perpoint
de Wiche [? Droitwich] of Tong Castle 2d
in com. Wigorn'. son. <<<< Wigornia = Worcestershire
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===== William Perpoint’s linage as given in this chart ===========
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[Sir Henry Perpoint of Holme Perpoint = Frances da. to Sir Wm Cavendish
in com. Nottingham Kt 1614. of Hardwich Knt.
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Robert Perpoint de Holme Perpoint Esq. was created = Gertrude da. & coheir to
Baron of Holme Perpoint and Viscount Newarke Henry Talbott brother to
29 Junii 1627 and Earl of Kingston upon Hull 25 July Gilbert Earle of Shrewsbury.']
1628.
!Source: Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pierrepont,_1st_Earl_of_Kingston-upon-Hull
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull was an English nobleman who joined the Royalist side in the English Civil War after some delay and became lieutenant-general of the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Huntingdon, Cambridge and Norfolk. He was killed in a friendly fire incident after being captured by Parliamentary forces.
Early life
Pierrepont was the second son of Sir Henry Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Frances Cavendish,[1] a daughter of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. His sister became Grace, Lady Manners, of Haddon Hall.
In 1596 he became an undergraduate of Oriel College, Oxford, and was later a benefactor in the rebuilding of the college's Front Quad.
Career
Pierrepont was one of the two Members of Parliament for Nottinghamshire in 1601. He became a JP for Nottinghamshire in 1608 and was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1615. He was created Baron Pierrepont and Viscount Newark in 1627 and Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull the following year.[2]
In 1633 he bought Thoresby Park.
Pierrepont remained neutral on the outbreak of the Civil War,[2] declaring, in what was later taken to be a prophetic curse:
When… I take arms with the King against Parliament, or with the Parliament against the King, let a cannon-ball divide me between them.[3]
He eventually became a Royalist, joining King Charles, and was appointed lieutenant-general of royal forces in the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Huntingdon, Cambridge and Norfolk.[2]
Whilst defending Gainsborough he was taken prisoner, and was killed on 25 July 1643, aged 58, while being conveyed to Hull by boat along the River Trent. Royalist forces fired at his captors from the river bank, accidentally killing the Earl whose body was cut in two by a cannonball.[3]
Personal life
Pierrepont married Gertrude Talbot, a daughter of Henry Talbot , a younger son of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, and Elizabeth Reyner on 8 January 1601 in Overton Longueville, Huntingdonshire.
Pierrepont had five sons, the eldest of whom was his heir Henry Pierrepont, later created first Marquess of Dorchester. Other sons included Francis Pierrepont , a colonel in the parliamentary army and afterwards a member of the Long Parliament, and William Pierrepont ,[2] father-in-law of Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare, and of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle.
Pierrepont's daughter Lady Frances married Philip Rolleston, Esquire.
He was succeeded in his peerage by his son Henry, who built the first Thoresby Hall in 1670. The author Frances Catherine Barnard was a descendant.