Person:Catherine Houghton (1)

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In 1651 or 1652 the (Catherine Houghton HENSHAW) wife of William HENSHAW died, leaving two sons, Joshua, age seven(7), and Daniel, about eighteen months younger(5).

In 1653 the executor of the estate pretended to send those boys to London to attend school and reported afterwards that they both died there of the Plague. In reality, he sent them to New England and placed them in the family of Reverend Richard MATHER, of Dorchester, near Boston, an eminent divine, who educated them with the money forwarded for that purpose.

Their property to a large amount was appropriated by the executor of William HENSHAW's estate, Peter AMBROSE, to his own use or rather that part which came from the HOUGHTON family. That part which came from Henry STANLEY by marriage settlement upon his daughter Margaret probably went back into the family of the STANLEYS. The executor, Peter AMBROSE, was a man much employed by the Parliamentary Sequestrating Committee in 1644 to 1650. He had charge of KNOWLSELEY House, the seat of the Earl of Derby, for several years.

Katherine Houghton [ID 03200]

   (Katherine Houghton)4    (Katherin Hauhton)9,13,18,38    (Catherine Houghton)1,78,133    (Catharine Houghton)132

Born 1615, Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.78

She married William Henshawe, Oct 12 1630, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England.4,9,13,18,38 William, son of Thomas Henshall & - Kendrick, was born Mar 3 1608, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England.13

Katherine Houghton died 1651.1,4 In 1651 a plague killed 200 persons in the Liverpool area, most being buried in Sickman's lane (now Addison street);a it seems likely that Katherine was probably a victim of this plague.b

SOURCES 1. "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", by William Hinshaw; edited by Milo Custer; private printing, Bloomington, Illinois, 1911; Frank I. Miller Co., printers. LDS microfilm number 1402822.

4. The "New England Historical and Genealogical Register", vol 22, 1868, The New England Historical and Genealogical Society. This issue includes a complete copy of the recorded pedigree of Joshua Henshaw.

9. The "American Registry", Vol. X, pg 181, 973 US015 Vol. X in the LDS Family History Library.

13. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Lancashire, England.

18. "Computer Printout of Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England 1586-1746), Marriages" (Microfilm 0883843, document 942.72 K29PR, Batch M005451): the LDS Family History Library.

38. An article appearing in the magazine "Hobbies", February 1967, titled "At the Sign of the Crest - Henshaw Coat-of-Arms", by Hazel Karft Eilers copy supplied by Fontella Hinshaw.

78. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) computerized Ancestral File.

132. "The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly", Vol. 4, No. 2, April 1904. The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society, Charleston, W.VA. Article "The Henshaw Family" by Valley Virginia Henshaw. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ([email protected]).

133. "Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Pennsylvania", Volume II. John W. Jordan & James Hadden, editors. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1912. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ([email protected]).

(a) http://members.tripod.com/~Caryl_Williams/churches-2.html.

(b) Speculation.