Sir Richard Throckmorton, of Higham Ferrers

Richard Throckmorton was known also as "Richard Throckmorton of Highham Ferrars."

Richard Throckmorton lived at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England. He was ancestor of the Throckmortons of Ellington and Virginia.

• Died: 1547 in of Higham Park, Northamptonshire, England
• Father: Robert THROCKMORTON of Coughton
• Mother: Catherine MARROW
• Married: Johanna BEAUFO (dau. of Humphrey Beaufo of Whilton)* Other sources say Humphrey of Edmondscot Warwickshire.

Richard Throcmorton, d. 1547, of Higham Ferrers, Co. Northants; seneschal of the Duchy of Lancaster; commissioner for the collection of subsidey tax.

4th son, Knight of Higham Ferrars, Northamptonshire; Seneschal duchy of Lancashire circa 1550.

Children:

• 1. John THROCKMORTON
• 2. Gabriel THROCKMORTON (Esq.)
• 3. Simon THROCKMORTON
• 4. Goditha THROCKMORTON
• 5. Mary THROCKMORTON
• 6. Raphael THROCKMORTON
• 7. Anthony THROCKMORTON
• 8. Jane THROCKMORTON
• 9. Margaret THROCKMORTON
• 10. Catherine THROCKMORTON

Notes

see William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. III, pg 46 for pedigree

A Genealogicl and Historical Account of the Throckmorton Family, pg 256: Richard14 Throckmorton(*) , Esq., of Higham Ferrars, Northamptonshire; born at Coughton Court, Warwickshire; died 1547; buried in the Rolls. Senechal of the Duchy of Lancashire, 10 H. VIII (1519). In 1535 26 H. VIII, Rushdon Rectory, Northamptonshire, was let to farm to Richard Throgmorton at XIIIœ VIs VIIId, out of which was deducted 10/7 in procurations and synodals.(+) In 32 H. VIII (1540) he was defendant in a suit brought by John Conyngesby, Esq., and Elizabeth, his wife, for a moiety of the manor of Northymmes and of 30 messuages, lands and rents in Northymmes. In 38 H. VIII (1546) he was one of commissioners for the collection of subsidy tax in the hundreds of Oslyngbere, Hamfordisho and Higham Ferrars, Northamptonshire.(+) (*) Styled knight in Visitation of Yorkshire, 1665, Surtees Soc., vol. 36, p. 84. (+) J. Brydges Northamptonshire. [page 97]: There is a disagreement in the various published pedigrees of the family as to the parentage of Richard Throckmorton of Higham Ferrars. Nash in his Antiquities of Worcestershire does not show Richard as a son of Sir Robert, but traces the Throckmortons of Ellington Huntingdonshire from Richard, the son of Thomas, The Visitation of Warwickshire, Harl. Soc. Pub., vol. 12, page 88, shows only Richard, the son of Thomas. In Sir Robert's will he mentions no son, Richard, but makes his brother, Richard, one of his executors. On the other hand, the Visitations of Huntingdonshire, 1564 and 1613, show Richard of Higham Ferrars as the son of Sir Robert, as does the pedigree printed in Lipscomb's History of Buckinghamshire, showing both Richards. Cot. Mss., Julius F. V. III, folio 60, shows Richard of Higham Ferrars as son of Sir Robert, as does Lansdown Mss. 921, page 60. I finally wrote to Sir William Throckmorton, Bart., then head of the family in 1897, in regard to the question and received the following letter in reply:

Buckland Monday 11 Jany. 1898 Faringdon. Dear Sir:-- Enclosed is a copy of a M. S. pedigree contained in an old book of notices of my family, wch shows that Sir Richard Throckmorton, Knight of Higham Ferrars Co. Northampton, was the 4th, son of Sir Robert Throckmorton, and his wife, Catherine, dau. to Sir William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London. This Sir Robert died about 1519 and his wife Catherine in 1571. [page 98-99]: This pedigree is evidently the same as given in the visitation of Huntingdonshire, taken in 1613, printed in Camden Soc., vol. 43. However, the will of Thomas Marowe, brother of Catherine Marowe, wife of Sir Robert Throckmorton, definitely settles the question of Richard's parentage, as will be seen below: The will of Thomas Marowe, serjeant-at-law, dated 31st March, 1505, proved 10th April, 1505, P. C. C. 28 Holgrave. To be buried in St. Botolphs, Bishopgate, London, beside my father, William Marowe. "To nephew, Thomas Marowe, only son of my deceased brother, William Marowe, who died in 1499 (a long will, naming many persons). To Sir Robert Throgmorton, Knt., a silver cup. To my nephews, George and Richard Throckmorton; to their brothers, Anthony and Mighell, when of age; to every unmarried daughter of my sister, Katheryn Throgmorton, 10 marks, and to each of the married daughters 5 marks. " This will also proves that Richard was Sir Robert's second son, and shows that the arms of the Throckmortons of Ellington were correctly differenced with a crescent as given in the Visitation of 1613. The following In. p. m. of Sir Robert Throckmorton is given in order that the land holdings of the family at this time, 1518, can be appreciated. The In. p. m. for Huntingdonshire is missing. Sir Robert held in Huntingdonshire the manors of Towisland and Illying with appurtenances, and other premises in that county which he mentions in his will.Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 2, Spring 1999, The Ancestry of Capt. James Neale, p. 137-153, p. 140

Citations

1. see William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. III, pg 46 for pedigree

Sources

1. The Visitation of the County of Huntingdon: Under the Authority ..., Part 1613. By Nicholas Charles, William Camden, England. College of arms. Page 123, 124

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• http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/throckmorton03.htm

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Richard Throckmorton1

M, #146588, d. 1547

Last Edited=21 May 2008

    Richard Throckmorton was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Throckmorton and Catherine Marrow.1 He married Joan Beaufo.2 He died in 1547.2

    Richard Throckmorton lived at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England.1 He was ancestor of the Throckmortons of Ellington and Virginia.1

Citations

1. [S34] Peter Townend, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970), page 2643. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage, 105th ed.
2. [S1281] Dr. Andrew Gray, "re: Sir Robert George Maxwell Throckmorton, 11th Bt.," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (London, U.K.) to Darryl Lundy, 28 February 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Robert George Maxwell Throckmorton."

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The Magna charta barons and their American descendants with the pedigrees of the founders of the Order of Runnemede deduced from the sureties for the enforcement of the statutes of the Magna charta of King John by Browning, Charles Henry Page 199- 200.

Seneschal of the duchy of Lancashire.

There is a disagreement in the various published pedigrees of the family as to the parentage of Richard Throckmorton of Higham Ferrars. Nash in his Antiquities of Worcestershire does not show Richard as a son of Sir Robert, but traces the Throckmortons of Ellington Huntingdonshire from Richard, the son of Thomas, The Visitation of Warwickshire, Harl. Soc. Pub., vol. 12, page 88, shows only Richard, the son of Thomas. In Sir Robert's will he mentions no son, Richard, but makes his brother, Richard, one of his executors. On the other hand, the Visitations of Huntingdonshire, 1564 and 1613, show Richard of Higham Ferrars as the son of Sir Robert, as does the pedigree printed in Lipscomb's History of Buckinghamshire, showing both Richards. Cot. Mss., Julius F. V. III, folio 60, shows Richard of Higham Ferrars as son of Sir Robert, as does Lansdown Mss. 921, page 60. I finally wrote to Sir William Throckmorton, Bart., then head of the family in 1897, in regard to the question and received the following letter in reply:

Buckland Monday 11 Jany. 1898 Faringdon. Dear Sir:-- Enclosed is a copy of a M. S. pedigree contained in an old book of notices of my family, wch shows that Sir Richard Throckmorton, Knight of Higham Ferrars Co. Northampton, was the 4th, son of Sir Robert Throckmorton, and his wife, Catherine, dau. to Sir William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London. This Sir Robert died about 1519 and his wife Catherine in 1571. [page 98-99]: This pedigree is evidently the same as given in the visitation of Huntingdonshire, taken in 1613, printed in Camden Soc., vol. 43. However, the will of Thomas Marowe, brother of Catherine Marowe, wife of Sir Robert Throckmorton, definitely settles the question of Richard's parentage, as will be seen below: The will of Thomas Marowe, serjeant-at-law, dated 31st March, 1505, proved 10th April, 1505, P. C. C. 28 Holgrave. To be buried in St. Botolphs, Bishopgate, London, beside my father, William Marowe. "To nephew, Thomas Marowe, only son of my deceased brother, William Marowe, who died in 1499 (a long will, naming many persons). To Sir Robert Throgmorton, Knt., a silver cup. To my nephews, George and Richard Throckmorton; to their brothers, Anthony and Mighell, when of age; to every unmarried daughter of my sister, Katheryn Throgmorton, 10 marks, and to each of the married daughters 5 marks. " This will also proves that Richard was Sir Robert's second son, and shows that the arms of the Throckmortons of Ellington were correctly differenced with a crescent as given in the Visitation of 1613. The following In. p. m. of Sir Robert Throckmorton is given in order that the land holdings of the family at this time, 1518, can be appreciated. The In. p. m. for Huntingdonshire is missing. Sir Robert held in Huntingdonshire the manors of Towisland and Illying with appurtenances, and other premises in that county which he mentions in his will.Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 2, Spring 1999, The Ancestry of Capt. James Neale, p. 137-153, p. 140 Richard Throcmorton, d. 1547, of Higham Ferrers, Co. Northants; seneschal of the Duchy of Lancaster; commissioner for the collection of subsidey tax.

4th son, Knight of Higham Ferrars, Northamptonshire; Seneschal duchy of Lancashire circa 1550.