Piner

The great Noble Tribe of Piner within the Willard area of North Carolina is represented here by Lord Richard, Barony of the Holly and Seneschal of Piner. It was originally a name for a person who worked as a person who worked as the Pinder which referred to the individual who impounded stray cattle. During the Middle Ages there was rampant theft of livestock, which made the Pinder a very important member of the community.