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     Lady Catherine Henley was the daughter of Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington and Jane Huband.¹ She married George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry, son of George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry and Maria Gunning, on 18 March 1777.¹ She died on 9 January 1779 at Ledbury, Herefordshire, England^G, in childbed, without issue.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered on 10 March 1779.²
     Her married name became Coventry.

     Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington was born in 1708.² He was the son of Anthony Henley and Mary Bertie.³ He married Jane Huband, daughter of Sir John Huband, 2nd Bt. and Rhoda Broughton. He died in 1772.
     He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 1761 and 1766.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Northington in 1764.

     Peggy Pitches was born circa 1760.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Abraham Pitches and Jane Hassel.¹ She married George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry, son of George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry and Maria Gunning, on 10 January 1783 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 15 January 1840 at Streatham, Surrey, England^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) in March 1840.¹
     Her married name became Coventry. After her marriage, Peggy Pitches was styled as Countess of Coventry on 3 September 1809.

     Sir Abraham Pitches was a brandy merchant.¹ He lived at Streatham, London, England.² He lived at Streatham, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight.

     Admiral Rowland Cotton was born after 1740.¹ He was the son of Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Cotton.² He married Elizabeth Aston, daughter of Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Pye, on 29 June 1792.¹ He died on 3 November 1794.¹
     He gained the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy.¹

     Elizabeth Aston was the daughter of Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Pye.^1,2 She married Admiral Rowland Cotton, son of Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Cotton, on 29 June 1792.³
     From 29 June 1792, her married name became Cotton.

     Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th Bt. was born circa 1715.¹ He was the son of Richard Aston and Elizabeth Warren.¹ He married Elizabeth Pye, daughter of Henry Pye and Anne Bathurst, on 14 May 1744 at St. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 24 August 1772.¹ He was buried on 27 August 1772 at Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹
     He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 7 January 1729/30.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 19 November 1731.¹ He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 14 January 1735 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 20 October 1739 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Aston, of Aston [in the parish of Runcorn], co. Chester [E., 1628] in February 1743/44, and 'of Risley, co. Derby.¹' He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottingham between 1754 and 1761.¹ He was Colonel of the Berkshire Militia in 1759.¹

     Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Bt. was born circa 1705.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bt. and Philadephia Lynch.² He married Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Rowland Cotton, before 1738.¹ He died on 14 August 1775.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Cotton, of Combermere, co. Chester [E., 1677] on 27 August 1748.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Denbighshire between 1749 and 1774.¹

     Elizabeth Cotton was the daughter of Rowland Cotton.² She married Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Bt., son of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bt. and Philadephia Lynch, before 1738.¹ She died on 4 January 1777.¹

     Rowland Cotton lived at Etwall, Derbyshire, England^G.¹