George Pigot (1610 - 1684)

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Died 1684 at about age 74 in Preston, Lancashire, England

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George was born in 1610 and baptised on 21 October 1610 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.^[1]

George married Elizabeth Parkinson.^[2]

George Piggott moved to Preston from Cheshire some time between 1622 and 1642, for he was entered on the guild rolls in that period; by 1663 he was occupying one of the largest houses in the town. George Piggott senior died in 1684. Robert Piggott’s name is attached to a three-storey house on the south side of Church Street on the 1685 plan of the town and a house in Fishergate is shown as belonging to or occupied by George Piggott esq. His sister Mary was married to Richard Assheton of Cuerdale and Downham. ^[3]

He was the first cousin of Henry Pigot B.D. (1628-1722). ^[4]

George died in 1684^[5] and his estate passed probate on 10 June 1684. His last residence was Preston, Lancashire, England.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Parish Baptisms 1538-1911"
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   George Pigatt baptism on 21 Oct 1610 (born 1610) in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.
2. ↑ Ormerod, George The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester: Comp. from Original Evidences in Public Offices, the Harleian and Cottonian Mss., Parochial Registers, Private Muniments, Unpublished Ms. Collections of Successive Cheshire Antiquaries, and a Personal Survey of Every Township in the County; Incorporated with a Republication of King's Vale Royal and Leycester's Cheshire Antiquities, Volume 3: G. Routledge, 1882 - Cheshire
3. ↑ https://prestonhistory.com/people/piggott-robert/#_ftnref5
4. ↑ Raines, Francis Robert, "The Vicars of Rochdale." Pg. 138. https://books.google.ca/books?id=R2hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=Rochdale+Rev.+Henry+Pigot&source=bl&ots=kfN8uu1BPX&sig=ACfU3U05Twm9uMhJDtEWApsKsCYJ7WDAxw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjuxozVoJH0AhXtg-AKHVCUAGcQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=Rochdale%20Rev.%20Henry%20Pigot&f=false
5. ↑ Burial: 9 Apr 1684 St John, Preston, Lancs. Mr. George Pigott, Sen. - Register: Burials 1683 - 1694, Page 7, Entry 8 Source: Original register at Lancashire Archives https://lan-opc.org.uk/Preston/Preston/stjohn/index.html
6. ↑ Probate: "Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858"
   Archive: Lancashire Archives; Reference: 240/71
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   George Pigott probate on 10 Jun 1684. Residence Preston, Lancashire, England. Occupation: Gentleman.

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