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Sir John Catesby

Birth
England
Death
1485
England
Burial
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England Add to Map
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SIR JOHN CATESBY, KNIGHT.
Appointed one of the Puisne Judges of the Court of Common Pleas on 20 Nov 1482.

An abstract of his will follows, with support for his having been interred here from an additional source:

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John Catesby, Knight, Justice of the Common Pleas. My body to be buried in the Abbey of St. James at Northampton; my manor of Whiston, in the county of Northamton; my wife Elizabeth; my sons Humphrey, Euseby, Walter, Anthony, George, Hugh, and Thomas; my daughters Ann and Elizabeth. Proved 1485. --Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, etc., v. 2, by Nicholas Harris Nicolas. Nichols & Son: London, 1826; pg. 299

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The Abbey of St. James, Northampton

"In 1485 SIR JOHN CATESBY of Arthingworth, jusitce of the common pleas, willed his body to be buried here. In 1490 Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers, bequeathed his body to be buried in the abby church of St. James, Northampton, 'in a place made ready for the same.' --The Victoria History of the County of Northampton, Vol. 2; R.M. Serjeantson & W R.D. Adkins, eds. Constable & Co.: London, 1906; pg. 128
SIR JOHN CATESBY, KNIGHT.
Appointed one of the Puisne Judges of the Court of Common Pleas on 20 Nov 1482.

An abstract of his will follows, with support for his having been interred here from an additional source:

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John Catesby, Knight, Justice of the Common Pleas. My body to be buried in the Abbey of St. James at Northampton; my manor of Whiston, in the county of Northamton; my wife Elizabeth; my sons Humphrey, Euseby, Walter, Anthony, George, Hugh, and Thomas; my daughters Ann and Elizabeth. Proved 1485. --Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, etc., v. 2, by Nicholas Harris Nicolas. Nichols & Son: London, 1826; pg. 299

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The Abbey of St. James, Northampton

"In 1485 SIR JOHN CATESBY of Arthingworth, jusitce of the common pleas, willed his body to be buried here. In 1490 Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers, bequeathed his body to be buried in the abby church of St. James, Northampton, 'in a place made ready for the same.' --The Victoria History of the County of Northampton, Vol. 2; R.M. Serjeantson & W R.D. Adkins, eds. Constable & Co.: London, 1906; pg. 128

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148008529/john-catesby: accessed ), memorial page for Sir John Catesby (unknown–1485), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148008529, citing Augustinian Abbey of St James, Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Lauren (contributor 50944248).