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Extracted from the College of Arms this thirteenth day of June 1859

                                                               1st

    THOMAS CATON of Denham Co. Suffolk, 
    Died siezed of lands in Wendling                ....  married Ante 1548   Elizabeth his wife  
    Co. Norfolk (purchased 2-Edw. VI 1517/8/9                                 born abt 1546 lds submission
    from Thomas Hogan) 26 April 1563                                   |     living 1572 & 1583    
    Inq. p. m. taken at Norwich 27 March  6-Eliz.  1564                |       
               ( Elizabeth 1st Reign starts 17 nov 1558 )              |
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 Thomas Caton of Brunstead Co. Norf.                   Henry Caton of Denham            Margaret eldest     Ann         Helen      Mary        Male       Elizabeth 
 (born~1541)                                           Co. Suffolk Will dated 12        daur. Married      (all named in the Will of their Brother Henry Caton 1579)
 Found  heir to his father, & aged 23 years            July, Proved 5th Aug 1579        ante 1572
 by Inq 27 March 6-Eliz.(= 1564)  
 Died at Denham Co. Suff. 30 July 25-Eliz. 1583          
 Inq. p. m. taken at Norwich 28 April 26-Eliz. 1584  
 Will Dat 24 July proved  12 Sept 1583 
 in the Consistory Court at Norwich 
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 m.
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 Henry Caton of Thorpe Abbotts Co. Nof. found heir to his           Thomas Caton       William Caton of Denham             Jane         Masaurd     Auburey
 father & at 15 years 4 months & 13 days at the Inq taken           2nd son and a      afsd 3rd son, a minor 1583          living       living      living
 at his fathers decease 28 April 1584. Died 15 Dec 15-Char.1639     minor 1583         Will dat. 24 Oct & Proved 1 Dec     1585         1585        1585
 bur. at Thorpe Abbotts afsd. 17th of said month                                       1642 in the Consistory Court 
 Inq p. m. taken at Harleston Co.Nof. 5 Sept  16-Char.  1640                                            Norwich
 |                 will dated 1639                                                                    
 m.03 Oct 1592
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 Mary de Wales Married
 at Thorpe Abbotts asfd.
 survived her husband
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 Henry Caton         Elizabeth            Thomas Caton the elder of Thorpe Abbotts aforsd.        Agnes born            Peter  Caton of Brome    Hester Bapt.  
 Bapt.13oct1593      Bapt.21stsept1595    Bapt. at Thorpe Abbotts 28 Aug 1597. found heir         30 Oct 1599 and       Co. Suffolk born 8th     Bapt.12 April 1608
 at Thorpe Abbotts   at Thorpe Abbotts    to his father and to be aged 40 years and more at the   bapt 4th Nov          & bapt 16th May 1603     at Thorpe Abbotts
 buried there        |                    Inq. on his fathers decease 3 Sept 1640 and buried      at Thorpe  Abbotts    at Thorpe Abbotts        
 28th Mar 1595       |                    at Thorpe Abbotts 28 Aug 1670. Will dat. 21 Aug 1670                          Living  Hier
 *************       |                    proved in the Archdeconary of Norfolk at Norwich                              |
                     |                    10th Jan following.(Will @Norfolk Record office)                              |
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                     m.05oct1618          m.1622                                                                        m.
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                     William              Ann  dau of Richard of Brockdish Co. Norf.                                    Ann
                     Clarke               Wythe                                                                         Constable  
                                          bapt this 18 Oct 1601?                                                        before 1630 living 1640
                                          Settlum' upon Marriage
                                          date 5 Nov 19-James. 1622
                                          Buried at Thorpe Abbotts  
                                          19th Aug 1670
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 Thomas Caton of Thorpe Abbotts aforsd. son &         Henry Caton of Holton                Richard Caton          John Caton   Peter Caton sometimes of    
 heir. bur. there 17 Jan 1705 & death presented       Co. Sufolk. Bapt at Brockdish        named in his fathers   1670         Brockdish & afterwards of
 at a Court holden  for the Manor of Thorpe           24 Feb 1628. Living 1670             & Brothers Wills                    Larling Co. Norfolk. youngest
 Abbotts 27 March following Original Will             Will dat 24 April 1699               1670 & 1677                         son. Will dat 23 Oct 1688
 may 1 1859 in the Possesion of the                   prov. at Ipswich 24 june                                                 prov 24 Jan 1688/9 at the
 Family date 8 feb 1673 & 1677                         following  married  and had issue                                       Archdeconary Court At Norwich
 probate 19feb1705                                                                                                             |
 National Archives {Prob 11-483/6
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 m.before 1660                                                                                                                 m.1672
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 Susannah                                                                                                                      Ann
 Constable dau of Luke Constable Es.                                                                                           Brett dau of John Brett
 Swaffham Market Co. Norfolk                                                                                                   of Larling afsd. marriage
 living 1677                                                                                                                   settlement dat 4 Jan 1672
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 Thomas Caton            Luke Caton             William Caton          Gregory Caton          Thomas Caton bapt at                 Ann eldest dau named          Martha bapt at     Francis bapt at   Susannah            John Caton of Thorpe Abbotts afsd  Bapt     
 born ante 1660          named in the will      born ante 1660         named in the Will      Thorp Abbotts 2 April 1671           in the will of her            Thopre Abbotts     Thorpe Abbotts    2nd serviving       these 22 may 1668 and on his fathers death
 mentioned in the will   of his grandfather     named in his father's  of his grandfather     called youngest son by his father    grandfather Constable 1660    25 Feb 1668        6 aug 1666        dau a minor         in 1705 was the youngest son and as such
 of his father 1677      Luke Constable 1660    will 1673 as 3rd son   Luke Constable 1660    1673. Burd at Thopre Abbotts         and that of her father 1667    burd. there        burd. there       1677               admitted to his lands held of the manor
                                                2nd Nov 1699                                 4 may 1699                           Burd at Thorpe abbotts        21 feb 1704?       24 march 1668                         of Thorpe Abbotts. Burd. Thorpe Abbott
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8 April 1717. Will dat 5 feb 1706 prov 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          at the Archdeconary Court Norwich  31      
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Phillipa 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Wythe    dau of   Richard Wythe of Brockdish
             7th                                                                                                                                                                                                           |    Will 1762/3
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       Thomas Caton of Thorpe abbotts          John Caton 
       son & heir bapt. there 3feb1707         bapt at Thorpe Abbotts 05 dec 1709   
       buried there 22 jan 1749                buried there           19 jan 1711? 
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       m.abt1740
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       Hannah  
       Thurston dau of John Thurston of Lynn

sheet 2
alternate tree from burks landed gentry

John de Caton, or Katon of Catton county Norfolk living in 1420
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John de Catton who died AD 1458 
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m.
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Margaret
d.1458+
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Henry De CATTON
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Henry de Catton      Robert            William         Peter                
|                    last abbot                        Rector
|                    of St Albans                      East or Gt Waltham?
|                    d.1538            d.1530          d.1556
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m.
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Henry de CATTON of Thorpe Abbotts   
b.
br17dec1639 at Thorpe Abbotts
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m.03oct1592  
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Mary daughter of De  Wales Esq
b.
d.
|          note: Agnes christened as CATON, which spelling thereafter continued
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Henry         Elizabeth     Thomas        Agnes         Peter         Hester  
b.            b.            b.            b.30oct       b.08may       b.
c.13sep1593   c.21sep1595   c.28aug1597   c.04nov1599   c.15may1603   c.12apr1608
br28mar1595   d.            br28aug1670                 d.1670+       br12dec1639
***********   |             | age 73 family vault       |
              m.05oct1618   m.                          m.
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              W             Ann                         Ann
              Clark         Wythe                       Constable
                            br19aug1670                 b.
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 Henry            Thomas                  Henry         Thomas          William     
 c,24feb1628      c.30oct1632?            c.16feb1630   c.30oct1632?    c.
 d.young          d.                      br24jul1631   d.              d.
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                  m?1659                                m.1659          m.
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                  Susannah..............................Susannah        ?
                  Steadman      ?                       Constable       ? 
                  b.            ?                                       |
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                                ?                     Mary         Susannah     Mary 
                                ?                    |            |            frances   
                                                     c.26dec1699  c.03nov1702  c.19apr1705
It is around this point a major discrepancy arrises as to which Thomas is which?
Burks has his father Peter b.1603 who only succeded following the death of
Peter's elder brother Thomas b.1597 who died with out living issue however
the extract in 1859 assigns him as son of Thomas b.1597 not Peter
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Thomas of Thorpe Abbotts
Caton   
c.30oct1632  
br.23nov1705 in Family Vault by his son  
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m
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Susanna 
Stedman  daughter of Stedman esq. of Lynn
b.
d.
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Martha        Frances        John          Henry          Thomas       Richard            
c.25feb1663   c.06aug1666    c.22may1668   c.27apr1671    b.~1675      c.    
br21feb1664   br24mar1668    br08apr1717   br04may1699    br28nov1712  br23apr1698   
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John Caton ..............of Thorpe Abbotts
c.22may1668/9?
br.08apr1717   Will dated 03Feb1706 
|              proved at the Archdeaconary Court, Norwich 31 Jan 1717/18
m.after 1690 abt 1698
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Phillipa 
Wythe         daughter of Mary Thruston and Richard Wythe esq. of Norfolk
b~1667        Brockdish, Norfolk
d.1769?       Will date at Brockdish 22 dec 1761
|             proved at the Archdeaconary Court at Norwich 21jan1769
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Thomas Caton                     John             
c.03feb1707                      c.05dec1709
d.12jun1782                      d.
of Thorpe Abbotts (eldest son)   br19jan1711
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m?1741
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Hannah 
Thurston  2nd daughter of John Thurston
c.
d.

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