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     Nathaniel Hathorne married first Anne Loggins, daughter of Silvester Loggins.¹ He married second Martha Whistler, daughter of John Whistler Esq..¹
     Nathaniel Hathorne and his brother William were involved in a dispute over the disposition of the estate of their sister Joane Winch. In a complaint filed with the Court of Star Chamber, dated 8 June, 17 James I (1619), Richard Winch of Reading (co. Berks), who was guardian of Joane Winch's children William, Richard, John, George, Joane, and Judith, claimed that William and Nathaniel Hathorne had defrauded the children out of nearly half of their inheritance.
     According to Richard Winch, at her death Joane Winch's estate was worth £2100, and included crops both growing and already harvested, livestock, household items, farm implements, cash, and obligations due to her. She fell ill the previous June (1618), and sent for her brothers William and Nathaniel Hathorne to discuss her will. She wanted her oldest son William Winch to be executor. William and Nathaniel begged her to leave them £10 each, but she refused, saying that her entire estate was to go to her children, except for small legacies to her late husband Robert Winch's children (from his previous marriage), and some "small trifles" to the poor.
     Richard Winch further stated that William and Nathaniel persuaded her to name them as executors, and that William wrote out the will leaving legacies to her children totaling just over half of the estate. The rest of the estate was left to "William and Nathaniel Hawthorne my brothers," a clause that Winch claims was inserted into the will on 27 February 1618(/19) without her knowledge. Joane Winch died that same day, or the next day. The will was proved in court, and William and Nathaniel received goods from the estate worth about £1000.
     In response, Nathaniel Hawthorne stated that the estate was inventoried by three impartial appraisers at £1093 1s 4d. He also said that Joan fell ill in January 1618(/19), and sent for him and William. They told her that since her son William was under age, the will would have to be proved by a guardian if he were named executor. She then asked Nathaniel and William Hathorne to write the will and to be the executors. William Hathorne wrote the will on 28 February 1618(/19), in which she gave legacies totaling £983, including £10 to each of her six children, with the residue to go to Nathaniel and William Hathorne.
     Nathaniel also stated that witnesses read the will to her "openly and distinctly," that she confirmed it was correct, and that she made her mark and seal. After she had signed the will, one of the witnesses asked her to remember her servant Elizabeth Slye, which she did, asking that she receive £20.
     She died the next evening. William Hathorne later renounced the will in court, because "of the troubles that he saw and thought would ensue." Nathaniel went ahead to prove the will, however, believing it to be her true intent.
     William Hathorne, in his response to the complaint by Richard Winch, stated that he had no wish to gain from his sister's estate. He denied that the estate was worth £2000, and said that all the legacies were given to the children. He also denied that his sister was not of sound mind, and that he and Nathaniel had conspired to obtain her property.²
     In his father's will, made on 13 September 1620 and proved 1 Jul 1626, he was left 10s.¹ He was executor of his mother's will, made on 25 July 1626 and proved 14 Mar 1626/27, along with her sons-in-law George Bishopp, Richard Winche, and Ricahrd Deller. He and the other executors were to receive whatever remained of the estate after distribution of the other legacies.^1,3
     He was apparently quite well-to-do, with land in several other counties.¹ The manor of South Bruham, which he owned in co. Somerset, caused him legal problems.¹
     Nathaniel Hathorne of Cookham, co. Berks, made his will 27 September 1652, and it was proved on 29 July 1654. His wife Martha was left £800, in lieu of the property she brought to their marriage, and was named executrix. He mentions his manor of South Braham, and estates in counties Devon, Somerset, and Berks. He also mentions a deed that made provisions for his children's education and support.¹
     He and his second wife Martha had children, but their names are unknown.³

     Anne Loggins married Nathaniel Hathorne, son of William Hathorne and Agnes Perkins.¹ She died before 1623 without issue.¹

     Martha Whistler married first (?) Mattingley.¹ She married second Nathaniel Hathorne, son of William Hathorne and Agnes Perkins.¹
     She and her second husband Nathaniel had children, but their names are unknown.²

     Anne (?) married John Winch, son of Robert Winch and Joan Hathorne.¹

     Elizabeth Hathorne married Richard Dellar.¹
     In her father's will, made on 13 September 1620 and proved 1 Jul 1626, she was left £10, a cow, and two ewes and lambs. In addition her children Anne, Richard, Margaret, Elizabeth, Joane, and Jane were left 5s each.¹ In her mother's will, made on 25 July 1626 and proved 14 Mar 1626/27, she was left her mother's best gown and kerchiefs.^1,2

     Richard Dellar married Elizabeth Hathorne, daughter of William Hathorne and Agnes Perkins.¹

     Mary Hathorne married George Bishop.¹ She died in 1649.²
     In her father's will, made on 13 September 1620 and proved 1 Jul 1626, she was left 10s, and her sons Robert and George were left 5s each.¹ In her mother's will, made on 25 July 1626 and proved 14 Mar 1626/27, she was left her mother's best saddle cloth.^1,2

     George Bishop married Mary Hathorne, daughter of William Hathorne and Agnes Perkins.¹

     Anne Hathorne married first Richard Winch.¹ She married second John Lawrence after 25 July 1626.^1,2
     French, in the NEHGR of July 1913, says that Joan Hathorne married Richard Winch. However, a complaint filed after her death by her children's guardian Richard Winch in 1619, published in the NEHGR in July 1925, refer to her as a widow in June 1618, and to "Robert Winch, her late husband, then deceased." The will of her father William, made in 1620, refers to his daughter Anne Winch. And the will of her mother Anne Hathorne, made in 1626, refers to her son-in-law Richard Winche. This shows that Joan Hathorne married Robert Winch, not Richard, and that Richard (Robert's brother?) was instead the husband of Joan's sister Anne Hathorne.^2,3 In her father's will, made on 13 September 1620 and proved 1 Jul 1626, she was left 10s.¹

     Richard Winch married Anne Hathorne, daughter of William Hathorne and Agnes Perkins.³

     John Lawrence married Anne Hathorne, daughter of William Hathorne and Agnes Perkins, after 25 July 1626.^1,2

     Thomas Hathorn was born about 1520 in Bray, Berkshire, England.¹ He married Joan (?).¹
     He and his wife Joan lived in East Oakley, a part of Bray, Berkshire, England, along the Thames River above Windsor.¹ He is listed in the tax lists for 1548-50, 1549-51, and 1549-50.¹ His widow was appointed administrator of his estate on "16 Jan 1565/66", and it was inventoried at £180:2:0.¹

     Joan (?) married first (?) Powney.¹ She married second Thomas Hathorn, son of Thomas Hathorne.¹
     She and her second husband Thomas lived in East Oakley, a part of Bray, Berkshire, England, along the Thames River above Windsor.¹
     She was appointed administrator of his estate on "16 Jan 1565/66."¹
     Her will was made 28 Jun "1577, 17 Elizabet". This date is in error, however, since 28 June, 17 Elizabeth, was in 1575. Her will was proved on 1 April 1577. To her sons Christopher and Thomas Hathorne she left £30 each, to be paid at their marriage or within one year of her death, plus a bed, household items and pewter, a cow, ten sheep, and three "quishings." She left the same legacy to her son John Hathorne, to be paid at his marriage or at age 26. If Christopher, Thomas, or John were to die before receiving his share, it was to be re-distributed to the others. To her daughter Jane Winch she left a cow, a chest and contents, and three "quishings." To her son William Hathorne's daughter Jone she left a cow and one "mather." To each of her godchildren she left 20d. She asked to be buried in the parish church in Bray, and left 5s to that church and 2d to the Cathedral Church of Sarum, plus 6s 8d for a sermon at her funeral. On the day of her burial, twelve bushels of wheat and £3 were to be distributed. The executor was her son Richard Powney, and the overseers were her son William Hawthorne and her son-in-law William Winch.^1,2

     (?) Powney married Joan (?).¹

     He was executor of his mother's will, made on 28 Jun "1577, 17 Elizabet" and proved on 1 Apr 1577.^1,2

     In his mother's will, made on 28 Jun "1577, 17 Elizabet" and proved on 1 Apr 1577, Christopher Hathorn was left £30 to be paid at his marriage or within one year of his mother's death, plus a bed, household items and pewter, a cow, ten sheep, and three "quishings".^1,2

     Thomas Hathorn married Marie (?).¹
     In his mother's will, made on 28 Jun "1577, 17 Elizabet" and proved on 1 Apr 1577, Thomas Hathorn was left £30 to be paid at his marriage or within one year of his mother's death, plus a bed, household items and pewter, a cow, ten sheep, and three "quishings".^1,2
     On 23 October 1605 he and John Fermore of Warfield, co. Berks, filed a complaint against William Pitts of Bedfont, Middlesex. They stated that in about 40 Elizabeth (1597-98) Fermore agreed to take 80 ewes and 20 lambs to London for Hathorne, and sell them. Fermore met Pitts at a stopover in Bedfont, and Pitts agreed to buy them all for £25, and to pay Hathorne. Despite repeated requests, however, Pitts had refused to pay.³
     His will was made 6 July 1616, and proved on 2 October 1616. To his wife Marie, who was named executrix, he left his house and land for the rest of her life, except for six acres. To his son William he left "one acre of maslyn lying at the lynch in Ockly field." He also left 20s each to Marie Smythe and Elizabeth Holloway. He asked to be buried in the churchyard in Bray.^1,2 His estate was valued at £96:3:0.¹

     John Hathorn was born between 1549 and 1559.¹
     In his mother's will, made on 28 Jun "1577, 17 Elizabet" and proved on 1 Apr 1577, John Hathorn was left £30 to be paid at his marriage or at age 26.^1,2

     Jane Hathorn married William Winch before 1575.¹
     In her mother's will, made on 28 Jun "1577, 17 Elizabet" and proved on 1 Apr 1577, she was left a cow, a chest and contents, and three "quishings".^1,2

     William Winch married Jane Hathorn, daughter of Thomas Hathorn and Joan (?), before 1575.¹

     Marie (?) married Thomas Hathorn, son of Thomas Hathorn and Joan (?).¹
     She was executrix of her husband's will, made on 6 July 1616 and proved on 2 Oct 1616, and was left his house and land for the rest of her life, except for siz acres.^1,2

     In his father's will, made on 6 July 1616 and proved on 2 Oct 1616, William Hathorn was left "one acre of maslyn lying at the lynch in Ockly field".^1,2

     Thomas Hathorne was born probably about 1490.¹
     He may have been the son of John Horthorne of Bray, who died in 1520, leaving a son Henry.¹
     He is named in the tax lists in Bray, Berkshire, England, for the years 1523-24, 1545-46, 1548-50, 1549-51, and 1549-50, and in an undated one that was probably made about 1530.¹ In 1533 he was appointed as collector for Chaunters, a tract of land owned by John Bysshop, at a yearly rent of 20s 9d.¹
     Administration on the estate of Thomas Hathorn occured in 1557, as listed in the Act Book for the Archdeaconry of Berks, and may be the record for this Thomas Hathorn.¹

     James Hathorne died without issue.¹
     His will was dated 22 March. No year is given for the making or proving of the will, but it was registered with wills of 1559 and 1560. His brother William was named as executor. Small personal legacies were left to his brother John and John's son Thomas, his brothers Henry and William, his sister Elizabeth, his sister Alice Vanor and her children Joas, Thomas, and Henry, and to his sister Finche's daughters Jane, Jone, Alis, and Christian. He also left legacies to Robert Martyne, and to the poor to be distributed at his burial. He asked to be buried with his ancestors in the Bray churchyard.¹ His estate was valued at £25 6s 8d.²

     Robert Hathorne married Elizabeth (?).¹ He died without issue.¹
     His will was made on "24 Jan 1561/62", and proved on "March 22, 1563/4." His wife Elizabeth was named executrix. He left personal legacies to his brothers William and John, to Henry Hothorn and Elizabeth Hothorn (presumably his brother and sister), to his sister Finche's daighters Jane, Jone, Alice, and Christian, to his brother John's children Thomas and William, to his brother Thomas's children William, Christopher, Thomas, John, and Jane, and to his sister Alice's children Joyce, Thomas, and Henry. Other personal legacies were made to Robert, James, Elizabeth, and Jone Bishop (his stepchildren from his wife's first marriage). He also left some to the poor, and his satin doublet was to be sold, with the proceeds going to the poor. He directed that he be buried in the Bray churchyard.¹ His estate was inventoried at £66 15s 5d.²

     Elizabeth (?) married first (?) Bishop.¹ She married second Robert Hathorne, son of Thomas Hathorne.¹
     She and her first husband (?) Bishop had the following known children: Robert, James, Elizabeth, and Jone.¹