Peerage Record – 20431

     Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Bt. was the son of Thomas Hoghton and Anne Keighley.² He married Catharine Gerard, daughter of Sir Gilbert Gerard and Anne Ratcliffe.³ He died on 12 November 1630.³
     He was appointed Knight in January 1589/90.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Lancashire in 1599.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lancashire between 1601 and 1611.³ He was created 1st Baronet Hoghton, of Hoghton Tower, and Walton le Dale, co. Lancaster [England] on 22 May 1611.³

     Catharine Gerard was the daughter of Sir Gilbert Gerard and Anne Ratcliffe.¹ She married Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Bt., son of Thomas Hoghton and Anne Keighley.³ She died on 17 November 1617.³
     Her married name became Hoghton. She was also known as Katharine Gerard.³

     Sir Gilbert Gerard was born in 1517.³ He was the son of James Gerard and Margaret Holcroft.³ He married Anne Ratcliffe, daughter of Thomas Ratcliffe. He died on 4 February 1592.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)³ He lived at Gerard’s Bromley, Staffordshire, England^G.⁴ He lived at Sudbury, Suffolk, England^G.⁵ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of Master of the Rolls.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General between 1559 and 1581.³

     Sir John Cotton, 1st Bt. was born in September 1615.² He was the son of Sir John Cotton and Anne Hoghton.¹ He married Jane Hinde, daughter of Edward Hinde and unknownn daughter Maples.² He died in 1689.² His will was proven (by probate) in June 1689.²
     He held the office of Sheriff of Cambridgeshire circa 1640.² He was appointed Knight on 26 June 1641 at Whitehall, London, England^G.² He was created 1st Baronet Cotton, of Landwade, co. Cambridge [England] on 14 July 1641.²

     Sir George Carleton, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1626.¹ He was the son of Sir John Carleton, 1st Bt. and Anne Hoghton.¹ He died in 1650 at Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, England^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried at Brightwell, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered to his sisters, Anne and Catherine on 27 February 1650/51.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Carleton, of Holcum, co. Oxford [E., 1627] on 7 November 1637.¹ On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.¹

     Anne Carleton was the daughter of Sir John Carleton, 1st Bt. and Anne Hoghton.¹ She married George Garth, son of Richard Garth.¹ She died in 1655.¹
     Her married name became Garth.¹

     George Garth was born on 25 March 1624 at London, England.² He was the son of Richard Garth. He married Anne Carleton, daughter of Sir John Carleton, 1st Bt. and Anne Hoghton.¹ He died on 11 November 1676 at age 52 at Morden, Surrey, England.²
     He lived at Morden, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Catherine Carleton is the daughter of Sir John Carleton, 1st Bt. and Anne Hoghton.¹ She married John Stone.¹
     Her married name became Stone.¹

     John Stone was born in 1626.³ He married Catherine Carleton, daughter of Sir John Carleton, 1st Bt. and Anne Hoghton.¹ He died in 1704.³

     John Stone was the son of John Stone and Catherine Carleton.¹ He died in 1722, without issue.¹
     He inherited Brightwell.¹