Katharine Gorsuch^[1]

Bef 1633 - 1663  (> 30 years)

• Name	Katharine Gorsuch  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Bef 26 Nov 1633	Walkern, Hertfordshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	26 Nov 1633	Walkern, Herts, England   [3]
  Arrival	1652	Virginia, USA   [2, 5]
  Residence	Virginia, USA   [2]
  Death	26 Nov 1663	Warwick, Middlesex, Colony of Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I51	Parlett-Stancliff
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Gorsuch,   b. 1600, Walkern, Hertfordshire, England d. 1647, Walkern, Hertfordshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Anne Lovelace,   b. 1610, Bethersden, Kent, England d. 1652, Lancaster, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1628	Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Whitby,   b. 1629, Warwick, Virginia, USA d. 1655, Warwick, Virginia, USA (Age 26 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Whitby   2. William Whitby
  Family ID	F321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

• Notes

  == Biography == Katharine Gorsuch AKA Ruth, Kath, Katherine, Catherine Note: There was no daughter, Ruth; this was a mis-reading of the name, "Kath."<ref name="VMHB24.1">J. H. P., [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243492 "The Gorsuch and Lovelace Families"] ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan., 1916), pp. 81-93, Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org accessed February 16, 2015</ref> === Birth, Baptism, Parentage === Katharine ("Katheren") was baptized November 26, 1633 at Walkern Parish, Hertfordshire, England.<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> She was the eldest daughter of [[Gorsuch-22|John Gorsuch]] and [[Lovelace-8|Anne Lovelace]].<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> === Marriages === Katherine married twice.* Katharine married, as her 1st, to William Whitby in Virginia.<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> This is proved by the Court appointment of her as her brothers' guardian as Katheryn Whitby.* Katharine married, as her 2nd, to [[Powell-5835|Howell Powell]].<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> ===Children of Katherine and William Whitby=== Children of Katharine and William (Pg 90):<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> # William # Elizabeth ===1657 Katherine Guardian of Younger Brothers Richard, Robert and Charles=== After the death of her parents, Katharine was made guardian of her three younger brothers: <blockquote>April 1st, 1657, At this Court personally appearing Richard, Robert & Charles Gorsuch, sonnes & Coheirs of John Gorsuch, professor of Divinity, dec'd, did by their petition presented to this Court noiate (?) that their sister Katheryn Whitby, widd. their guardian for such estate as doth any ways belong to them in Englande. The Court taking the question into consideration did accordingly admitt & approve of the s'd Katheryn guardian according to the request of petitioners. At this Court personally appearing Richard, Robert & Charles Gorsuch sonnes & Coheirs of John Gorsuch, professor in Divinity, dec'd, did by their petition presented to this court noiate (?) that Francis Morrison Esqr their guardian for such estate as doth any ways belong to them in Virginia, craving this court to admit thereof, of such request this Court taking consideration did admitt & approve of the s'd Coll. Francis Morrison according to the request of the petitioners. (Lancaster County Records Vol. 1656-LXVI p. 7)<ref name="VMHB24.1">J. H. P., [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243492 "The Gorsuch and Lovelace Families"] ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan., 1916), pp. 81-93, Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org accessed February 16, 2015</ref></blockquote> === Returned to England === After marrying for the second time in Virginia, Katharine returned to England before about 1659.<ref name="VMHB24.1"/> ==Sources== <references /> See also: Author: Cynthia B

  
  

• Sources

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