Catherine Richmond-Webb

Biography

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Katherine was the daughter of Nicholas St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, a small village and civil parish on the western edge of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire. Her birth date is not given. She had children living in 1633 when this pedigree seems to have been taken down.

"In the church of Lydiard Tregoze is a monument to Sir Nicholas St. John with the shields of his daughters' husbands etc., among them the Richmond alias Webb cross and mullets".[1]

"Edmond died intestate, but the will of his wife Katherine is famous for the amount of genealogical material it contains, Katherine had many children, who married into the Maskelyn, Blount, Nicholas and other old Wilts families. She died in 1635 at just about the same time as her eldest son Oliver who was once wounded in an affray in 1612, and left a fine collection of arms to his nephews. His brother, Colonel John was his heir and followed his uncle, Lord Grandison, to Ireland and acquired lands there. He was twice married and had quite a large family, but, dying in 1641, did not long survive his brother Oliver."[1]

The Inquisition Post Mortem for her husband, Edmond Richmond als Webb, was taken at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on 25 Sept 19 James 1 (1621). It referred to his manor of Overraughton alias Wroughton which he had conveyed in 1613 to his son and heir, Oliver, and to Oliver's wife, Mary, daughter of Nicholas Fuller, Esq. deceased. It noted Edmund's sons Richard Webb als Richmond, John Webb als Richmond gent, and Thomas Webb als Richmond. It also referred to Edmund's lands in Rodbourne Cheney, Haydon, Haydon Weeke and Moorden, which after his death were to pass to his wife Katherine for her life and after her death to his sons. Edmund died on 26 March 17 James 1 (1619?) at Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire, and his son and heir Oliver Webbe was 38 years and upwards at time of his father's death and that his wife Katherine survived him and lived at Rodbourne Cheney. It also referred to Edmund as the son of Thomas Webb and grandson of William Webb[2][3]. [Note: If Oliver was born abt 1581, perhaps Katherine was born around 1565).

H I Richmond transcribed her will dated 04 Feb 1634/1635 and proved 08 May 1635.[4][5]

Family

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In the Richmond otherwise Webb Pedigree which was recorded in 1633[1] he was noted as Edmond Richmond alias Webb of Rodborne, Wiltshire, son of Thomas Richmond alias Webb and Ann, daughter of Anthony Pulleyne of Rodborne [Rodbourne Cheney], Wiltshire. Edmond married Katherine, daughter of Nicholas St John Esq. of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire.

Their children were:

1. Oliver (eldest son)
2. John (2nd son
3. Richard (3rd son)
4. Thomas (4th son)
5. Sibbell
6. Mary
7. Elinor
8. Lucy
9. Ann

He was also recorded in the Visitation of Berkshire.[2]

"In the church of Lydiard Tregoze is a monument to Sir Nicholas St. John with the shields of his daughters' husbands etc., among them the Richmond alias Webb cross and mullets".[3]

Sources

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/St._John-544
2. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richmond, H I. Richmond Family Records. Vol II, The Richmonds alias Webb of Wiltshire, 1935, p ix pdf.
3. ↑ Transcript of Inquisition Post Mortem: [1].
4. ↑ Richmond, alias Webb, Edmund: Wilts. Inquisition Post Mortem. 19 James I. 1621-1622. C 142/389/97. The National Archives, Kew.
5. ↑ Richmond, H I. Richmond Family Records. Vol II, The Richmonds Alias Webb of Wiltshire, 1935, pp 124-125 pdf.
6. ↑ Will of Catherine Richmond alias Webb, Widow of Rodborne Cheney, Wiltshire. 08 May 1635. PROB 11/168/60. The National Archives, Kew.
7. The Visitation of Wiltshire, 1565, by William Harvey. Clarenceux King of Arms (Harleian MS. 1565), Together With Additional Wiltshire Pedigrees (From Various Harlean MSS), ed. by Walter C. Metcalfe (Exeter: William Pollard & Co., Printers, North Street, 1897) [Available from Google Books] RICHMOND otherwise WEBB of Rodburne. p. 64-65. ""This descent testified by S'r Richard S't George, Kt., Clarenceux, King of Armes, by whose appointment it was done, an'o 1633. And entred into this book by mee, Jo. Withie, but is not entered at all in the Office."
8. Will of Catherine Richmond alias Webb, Widow of Rodborne Cheney, Wiltshire. 08 May 1635. PROB 11/168/60. The National Archives, Kew.