Origins Catherina Boevey
armorials of riches of kent, per heralds visitations county of kent (17th century): argent, 3 annulets azure
catherina born in london in 1669, daughter of john riches (1628–1718) second wife anne davall, whom had married in 1668, daughter of thomas davall, merchant of amsterdam, anna potts (b.1621, d.pre 1700), daughter of thomas (a.k.a. abraham) potts. anna davall (née potts) mentions in dated 24 december 1688 daughter anna , husband john riches. catherina s uncle sir thomas davall, knight, born @ amsterdam in 1644, attended merchant taylors school , knighted @ kensington palace 19 june 1713. had brother john riches (dvp.1676) , sister anne riches (d.1689), monument exists @ flaxley. katharine daughter of john & ann riches baptised on 1 may 1670 @ hallows lombard street, london. riches wealthy merchant of amsterdam settled in parish of st laurence pountney in london. member of grocers company , common councilman of dowgate (1678–83, 1689) , deputy in 1685. churchwarden of st laurence pountney 1680-2. politically assessed , i.e. reliable, tory. mother stated erroneously have been daughter of sir bernard de gomme (d.1685), of holland, charles ii s military engineer. de gomme bequeathed sister anna riches (d.1689) (john riches daughter) £300 in , supported denization of anna potts (1621-pre 1700), grandmother, termed in native of amsterdam .
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