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Pevigrvee of Porton, of Catton, with some 
Notes ow that faniilp. 
By RIcHARD USSHER. 
HE Hortons of Catton had their origin in Cheshire ; the 
Manor of Horton was held bya family of that name in 
the reign of Edward I. According to Dr. Williamson 
the name was Griffith in the reign of Henry III., but their 
descendants assumed the local name in lieu thereof. Who the 
immediate ancestors of Roger Horton, who founded at Catton, in 
1400, the Derbyshire family of that name, were, it is difficult to 
discover. His /nuguzsition post mortem proves that he held lands 
in several other counties besides Derbyshire. There are some 
evidences extant, however, which would tend to prove that he 
moved to Catton, in Derbyshire, from Warton, near Polesworth, 
in Warwickshire. He married Alice Saint Pierre, daughter of John 
Saint Pierre, of Coole Pilate, in the county of Chester, and left 
three sons—William, John, and Thomas. With regard to the 
eldest, William, there is a curious document extant, and it has 
been thought advisable to publish it in connection with the 
pedigree of this family. It is fully explained below. 
PROBACIO AZTATIS OF WILLIAM HorRTON. 
On the death of a tenant holding by Knight’s service, an inquisition was 
held pursuant to the King’s Writ of ‘‘ diem clausit extremum” to inquire into 
the nature of his tenure, the extent and value of his lands, and the name and 
age of his heir. Ifthe deceased was found to hold of the King zz cafite, and 
his heir was under age, the King by his prerogative took the lands into 
