East Sussex Record Office catalogue has a reference to letters of 1784 "concerning quitrents and heriots; Dr [Matthew] Pierpoint [of Lindfield] 'in much trouble about his favourite son's improvidently marrying'; extremely cold weather"
I suspect this may be his son John (b1761 Lindfield, d1795 Lindfield), whose first daughter Hopestill was born in 1784 in Lindfield. John's wife was Elizabeth b c1762, bur. 4 Apr 1838 Lindfield, though I can't find a marriage for them, having looked on Familysearch, Ancestry, Find My Past and the Sussex Marriage Index.
There were other Pierpoint sons still alive at the time though, Charles (b1759 Lindfield-d1809 Cuckfield, the next parish) and possibly Richard b1753 who was mentioned in a will of 1776 then disappears.
Any suggestions of where else to look would be welcome.
I suspect this may be his son John (b1761 Lindfield, d1795 Lindfield), whose first daughter Hopestill was born in 1784 in Lindfield. John's wife was Elizabeth b c1762, bur. 4 Apr 1838 Lindfield, though I can't find a marriage for them, having looked on Familysearch, Ancestry, Find My Past and the Sussex Marriage Index.
There were other Pierpoint sons still alive at the time though, Charles (b1759 Lindfield-d1809 Cuckfield, the next parish) and possibly Richard b1753 who was mentioned in a will of 1776 then disappears.
Any suggestions of where else to look would be welcome.
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