Catharine Radcliffe

Seen as daughter of William Ashby and Agnes Illingsworth. But not listed on Visitation (1619) < Archive.Org >

"The original name of this family was Heriz, but in the reign of Henry VII, William Heriz of Withcote, in the county of Leicester, assumed the name and arms of Smith... in consideration of the manor of Withcote, which was bequethed to him... This William Heriz, alias Smith, was of the same family as William Heriz, of Wiverton, in the county of Nottingham.

By his will, Mr. Smith bound his daughter's husbands (Strange) and their children, to take the name of Smith, and to bear the arms of Smith and Heriz. After his death, for the want of his having properly passed a fine and recovery of the manor of South Weald, that fine seat and estate, after a suit at law, was adjudged from his daughters to the heirs of his two sisters."

He commenced the rebuilding Withcote church and it was finished by Roger Ratcliffe esquire, who married his widow. The arms of Smith are cut in stone on the south door of the church.

The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester : Vol. 2, Part 1. Page 182

Pedigree of Smith, alias Heriz, of Withcote

Origins

Long before his death he (William Ashby, Esq., of Loseby) enfeoffed Ralph Shyrley, knight, Thomas Pulteney, knight, Thomas Kebeell, serjeant at law, and William Smyth with his estates, for the performance of his last will. William Assheby, aged 30 and more, was his son and heir.[1]

References

• The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester : Vol. 2, Part 1. Page 182 < link >; Page 183 < link >; Page 184. < link >
• Updated from MyHeritage Match via mother Susannah Ashby (born Latter) by SmartCopy: Sep 18 2014, 23:51:58 UTC
• https://www.smithsworldwide.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I31666&t... (has errors)
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LJLN-CW9/lady-catherine-ashby...