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Pier: Origin, Geographical Distribution
It is said that Donald, a son of the Earl of Lennox, for his bravery in battle, had his name changed by the king to Napier. After the battle, as the maimer is, every one advancing and setting forth his own acts, the king said unto them, Ye have all done valiantly, but there is one among you who hath 'Na Pier,' and the king gave him lands in Fife and Goffurd. The name came, however, from taking charge of the king's napery or linen at the coronation of English kings, an office held by William De Hastings, in the time of Henry I.
Pier Surname Origin
Spelling Variations : PIHR | PIER | PIHRE
Pier: Place of Origin :  Cheshire (United Kingdom) |  Mayo (Ireland) |  Essex (United Kingdom) |  Kent (United Kingdom) |  South Yorkshire (United Kingdom) |  Cumbria (United Kingdom)
Pier: Online Family Trees
de la PIER Channel Islands (Channel Islands, United Kingdom) 1649 - 1649
PIER Sheffield, Ma (South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom) 1751 - 1751
PIER  (England, United Kingdom) 1674 - 1674
PIER Beaudesert, England (United Kingdom) 1240 - 1240

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Pier: Books that contain this surname
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PIERAmerican ancestry : giving name and descent, in the male line, of Americans whose ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence, A. D. 1776 (Volume 1)
Author: Hughes, Thomas Patrick, 1838-1911. cn - Published in 1887
... b. 1764, d. 1790 (m. Mary Pier,)onl), a mariner who died at sea, son of D.VNILL HOLT who came from ...		 PIERHistory of Great Barrington, (Berkshire County,) Massachusetts
Author: Taylor, Charles James, 1824-1904 - Published in 1882
... Samuel Younglove, Wilham King, Jr., David Pier, William Brunson, Samuel Dewey, Jr., Moses Olds, in 1756 - ...
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