Lady Sarah Piers

Holly Faith Nelson (Trinity Western University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born c. 1670
Died 1719
Activity 1697-1714

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Letter-writer/ Diarist
Patron
Poet

Resources

Piers' Works

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Little is presently known of the birth and early life of the poet Lady Sarah Piers, the patron and correspondent of the dramatist Catharine Trotter. The caption under John Simon’s mezzotint of Piers indicates that her father is Matthew Roydon, who was born in Roydon, Yorkshire. There is some evidence to suggest that Matthew Roydon died in 1676. A contemporary note indicates that Sarah married Sir George Piers, baronet and son of Sir Thomas Piers, in 1694 or shortly thereafter. In 1696, Sir George received a grant from William III of the office of Clerk of the Privy Seal. He also served in the army under the command of John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough.

After her marriage, Piers’s primary residence was at Stonepit, in the parish of Seal, in the county of Kent. Piers had two

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Citation: Nelson, Holly Faith. "Lady Sarah Piers". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 April 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12082, accessed 25 November 2024.]