Re: Katherine Brent?, wife of RIchard Marsham, Calvert Co.,Md.
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Re: Katherine Brent?, wife of RIchard Marsham, Calvert Co.,Md.
vickie white 1/30/08
Regarding the Marsham/Beaven wives, one scenario has occured to me. Richard Marsham married Katherine Fisher, maid servant from the Borrkeplantation. Mention of her is made in records of 1664 and 1670, both with connections to the De La Brooke Manor. The Mary Beaven, wife of Charles, first appears witnessing the will of Basil Waring whose wife was the daughter of Richard Marsham. I do not think that this Mary was a Brooke, because she clearly had a relationship with the Marshams prior to Richard Marsham marrying Anne Calvert, which had to have taken place some time after the death of Henry Brent in 1694, at least 6 years after the 1688 will of Waring.
If Mary were the sister of Katherine Fisher, the wife of Richard Marsham, Charles Beaven calling Richard 'brother' in his will of 1698 would make perfect sense. She would have been the aunt to Sarah Marsham Waring when witnessing the 1688 will. It would explain why Richard Marsham did not mention in his will of 1713 a third daughter named Mary and her heirs. It would explain why there are absolutely no records of a sister to Richard named Mary. And it may explain why Mary Beaven called Richard Marsham "my well beloved". Charles Beaven had died in 1699. Katherine Fisher was dead prior to 1694. And Anne Calvert died sometime after 1703.. Could it be that Mary ? Beaven and Richard Marsham had a love affair at the ends of their livesand that is why Mary does not call him either "beloved" father or brother? He was her lover? Of course, unfortunately I can not prove this, but it does make sense of a lot of the pieces in this story.
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Re: Katherine Brent?, wife of RIchard Marsham, Calvert Co.,Md.
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Re: Katherine Brent?, wife of RIchard Marsham, Calvert Co.,Md.