Katherine (Walter) Fanshawe (abt. 1615 - abt. 1643)

Born about 1615 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Wife of Knighton Ferrers Esq — married 19 Jul 1632 in St Margaret Lothbury, City of London, England

Wife of Simon Fanshawe — married 29 Sep 1640 in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England

Died about Feb 1643 at about age 28 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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Biography

Katherine Walter was baptised on 15 Jun 1615 at Wimbledon, Surrey, daughter of William and Elizabeth.^[1]

Katherine Walter married Knighton Ferrers on 19 Jul 1632 at St Margaret Lothbury, City of London.^[2][3]

Her father Sir William Walter died on 18 May 1632. "In his will dated 7 Apr 1631 he appointed his daughter Catherine, who married Knighton Ferrers of Hertfordshire, sole executrix, and left her all his books".^[4]

In the will of Knighton Ferrers Esq made on 11 Apr 1640 and proved on 06 Jun 1640^[5], Katherine was the principal beneficiary and the sole Executrix. The will also mentioned their daughter Katherine.

In the memoirs of Lady Ann Fanshawe^[6] it was said that a daughter of Sir William Walter married Simon Fanshawe.

Katherine Ferrers (formerly Walter) married Simon Fanshawe on 29 Sep 1640 at Bengeo, Hertfordshire.^[7]

Children:

• Katherine Ferrers^[5][8]
• Thomas Fanshawe (baptised 07 Jul 1641 at Ware, Hertfordshire, son of Simon; died young)^[9][10][11]

She died at Oxford in Feb 1642/1643.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5W8-NMY : 11 February 2018, Katherin Walter, 15 Jun 1615); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 908,518.
2. ↑ St Margaret Lothbury, City of London. Register. Accessed via Ancestry.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKGJ-K43 : 10 February 2018), Knighton Ferrars and Katherine Walter, 19 Jul 1632; citing Saint Margaret Lothbury,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 374,471.
4. ↑ Walter, Sir William (1574-1632), of Wimbledon, Surr. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Will of Knighton Ferrers of Bayford, Hertfordshire. 06 June 1640. PROB 11/183/267. The National Archives, Kew.
6. ↑ Memoirs of Lady Ann Fanshawe. First published by Colburne and Bentley, London 1830. John Lane Edition, 1907, p 13.
7. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLSF-KZB : 10 February 2018), Simond Fanshawe and Katherine Ferrersse, 29 Sep 1640; citing Holy Trinity,Bengeo,Hertford,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 991,307, 991,364.
8. ↑ Visitation of England and Wales. Howard, J J and Crisp, F A (Eds). Notes Vol 6, 1906, p 158 Internet Archive.
9. ↑ Ware, Hertfordshire. Parish Register. Accessed via Find my past.
10. ↑ Visitation of England and Wales. Notes. Howard, J J and Crisp, F A (Eds). Notes Vol. 6, 1906, p 160 Internet Archive.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} The History of the Fanshawe Family. By H C Fanshawe. Privately Published, 1927, p 88 Internet Archive.