Elizabeth (Pickering) Throckmorton (abt. 1550)

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Throckmorton — married 21 Oct 1571 in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

"Elizabeth Pickering married Robert Throckmorton, only son of the aforementioned Gabriel Throckmorton and Emma Lawrence."^[1] The marriage took place on 21 October 1571 at Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire.^[2]

Ellington Manor

"The manor was granted by Edward VI in 1547 to Sir Walter Hendle kt. (fn. 18) and in 1552 it was conveyed by Sir John Mason kt. and Elizabeth his wife with 1,000 acres of wood and several fishing to Gabriel Throckmorton. (fn. 19) Gabriel Throckmorton was son of Richard Throckmorton of Higham Ferrers, and married Emma, daughter of John Lawrence of Ramsey. He was father of the five girls who figured in the case of the 'Witches of Warboys.' He died in 1553 and was succeeded by his only son, Robert, aged 1 year, (fn. 20) who married Elizabeth, daughter of John Pickering of Titchmarsh."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 118, pg 13 [1]
2. ↑ Northamptonshire : Titchmarsh : St Mary the Virgin : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58184a42e93790eb7f868c1c : viewed 12 Sep 2021) marriage Robert Throgmorton to Elizabeth Pickering 21 Oct 1571
3. ↑ 'Parishes: Ellington', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 44-48 [2]

• Throckmorton, Charles Wickliffe. A Genealogical and Historical Account of the Throckmorton Family in England and the United States (Old Dominion Press, Inc., Richmond, Va., 1930) Page 263