William Harding, of Cleygate

Of Wyke near Worplesdon, co Surrey. (He purchased Wyke in 1563.) Died in 1593.

Not the same as William Harding

Notes

From 'Parishes: Wanborough', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 374-375. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol3/pp374-375 [accessed 6 May 2019].

... The 'advowson' which was granted with Waverley to Fitz William at the Dissolution probably means the advowson of Wanborough, for there was no parish of Waverley. Richard Harding, who lived as a tenant in the abbey buildings, was married and had his children baptized at Wanborough, and in 1600 William Hampton and Joan Smith, both of Waverley, were married after having had their banns published in Wanborough Church. ...

From A Topographical History of Surrey, Volume 2, Part 1 By Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton, Edward William Brayley. Page 34. GoogleBooks

History of Surrey - Woking Hundred: Manor of Wyke, in Ash

... Alice Bond, widow of the former, joined with her son and heir apparent, John Bond, in 1563, in the execution of a conveyance of their half share of the Wyke estate to William Harding, of Wanborough, yeoman; who, the same year, purchased of Richard, the son of George and Mary Osbaston, his portion of the same property. William Harding, who thus became owner of two-thirds of the manor of Wyke, in 1586 married Catherine, daughter of Sir John White, and made a settlement of his estate. He died in 1593; and his son and heir, William, dying without issue in 1611, his sister succeeded to the inheritance. She married Sir Robert Gorges, of Red Lynch; who, with the concurrence of his wife, in 1614 levied a fine of this estate, and of the manor of Cleygate in Ash; and in 1621, conveyed them to Sir Thomas White." Catherine White, after the death of her first husband, Harding, re-married Sir David Woodroffe; whose grandson, Thomas Woodroffe, is described in an old deed, as the cousin and heir of Sir Thomas White. ...

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From The New-England Historical & Genealogical Register Page 382 “Gorges and Harding.” GoogleBooks

Robert Gorges is described as of Redlynch, Somerset. (1) He m. Mary, dau. of William Harding.—History of Surrey. Manor of Cleygate, Surrey, was conveyed in 1567 to William Harding, of Wanborough (near Guildford, Surrey), who married Catharine, dan, of Sir John White, Alderman and afterwards Lord Mayor of London, 1563.
(1) It was this fact which led us in the July number (ante, p. 348) to say that Thomas Gorges, who came to New-England, was possibly a nephew of Sir Ferdinando.—Ed. Vol. XXVI. 34

References

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5VT-KL9 : 10 February 2018), Wm. Harding and Katerin Mrs White, 14 Apr 1586; citing Saint Antholin Budge Row,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 374419, 942 B4HA V. 8.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5KD-R4K : 10 February 2018), David Woodroffe and Katherine Mrs Hardinge, 14 Aug 1593; citing Seale,Surrey,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 397768, 942.21 S3 V26AL
• GORGES, Sir Robert (c.1589-1648), of Redlynch, Som. Family and Educationb. c.1589, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Gorges† (d.1610), of Longford Castle, Wilts., and Helena, da. of Ulf Henrikson von Snakenborg of Ostergottland, Sweden, wid. of William Parr, 1st mq. of Northampton; bro. of Sir Theobald Gorges†.1 educ. Magdalen, Oxf. 1605, aged 16, BA 1608; M. Temple 1608.2 m. c.1612, Mary, da. of William Harding of Claygate, Surr. and h. to her bro. William, 4s. 2da.3 kntd. 30 June 1616.4 d. 25 or 26 July 1648.5
• 'Parishes: Ash ', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 340-344. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol3/pp340-344 [accessed 6 May 2019].. Draper apparently lost little time in selling, for a year later William Harding of Wanborough was in possession. (fn. 41) He died seised in 1593, (fn. 42) leaving by his wife Catherine daughter of Sir John White of London a son and heir William, who died unmarried in 1610, when the manor passed to his sister Mary. (fn. 43) Mary married Sir Robert Gorges, who in 1620 joined with her in conveying the manor to Sir Thomas White. (fn. 44) According to Manning and Bray, (fn. 45) who had access to Mr. Woodroffe's papers, Sir Thomas settled it on his cousin, Robert Woodroffe, son of Catherine wife of William Harding, by her second marriage with Sir David Woodroffe. From him it descended in the family with Poyle (fn. 46) (q.v.).