Catherine White

Married three times:

1. Jasper Allen (d. July 11, 1551)
2. Ralph Greenway (to 1557, when he died)
3. Sir John Whyte (1558-1573)

CATHERINE SODAY (d.1576)

Catherine Soday was the daughter of John de Soda or de Soto of Perpignam, county Roussillon (d.1551), the French-born apothecary who accompanied Catherine of Aragon to England in 1501 and remained in her service until her death in 1536, after which he served her daughter, Princess Mary, until 1547, and then entered the service of King Edward VI. His eldest son, also named John, was appointed royal apothecary when Mary became queen in 1553. The name of his wife is unknown but she may have been Spanish. She may be the "wife of John Soday" buried in St. Dunstan-in-the-East in 1556. Catherine de Soda married three times. It appears her first husband was Jasper Allyn (d. July 11, 1551), a London draper. His eldest son, John, was baptized in St. Nicholas Acon on June 30, 1546. Allyn made his will on November 4, 1548, mentioning his wife, Katherine. According to the Inquisition post mortem taken in 1554 before Lord Mayor Thomas White, the widow, Katherine, and three children—John, William, and Margery—were still living. The messuage Allyn owned in the parish of St. Gabriel, Fenchurch went to the widow for life. The date Catherine married Ralph Greenway (d.1557), alderman and grocer of London, is not known. Another brother, Ralph Soday, acted in Spain as factor for Greenway. Greenway was buried in St. Dunstan-in-the-East. Stow gives the date as 1559, but the marriage of Catherine Greenway to John White of Aldershot, Hampshire (d. June 9, 1573), another London grocer, is recorded in Machyn’s diary as taking place in 1558 with a great feast, goodly masques, and dancing. She was his second wife. The baptism of their son on May 25, 1559, is also recorded by Machyn. The godparents were the Marquess of Winchester, the Bishop of Winchester, and Lady Laxton. Machyn further records the baptism of a second son, Thomas, on February 3, 1561. His godparents were Sir Thomas Offley, Alderman Latham, and the wife of Alderman Champion. Catherine and John White also had a daughter, Katherine (d.1636+). White was a successful merchant in the Spanish trade. He was in Spain in August 1562 but was back in England in time to serve as Lord Mayor of London for 1563-4. He wrote his will on May 29, 1573 and it was proved August 20, 1573. Catherine also left a will. She was buried in St. Dunstan-in-the-East on October 9, 1576. http://www.kateemersonhistoricals.com/TudorWomenSo-Sy.htm

References

• Faith and Fraternity: London Livery Companies and The Reformation 1510-1603 By Laura Branch Page 211 GoogleBooks
• https://archive.org/stream/pedigreesfromvis64beno#page/12/mode/1up