John Raleigh of Forde – a Newton Abbot connection
September 09, 2021John Raleigh of Forde - a Newton Abbot connection
The girl she called granddaughter was peering at her, offering the apothecary’s potion. Kitty Hooker; such a pretty girl, so like her mother, Walter’s Mary. Katherine’s mind rambled over memories of the day Kitty wed John Hooker’s son Robert at the Church of St Mary in Wolborough. John Raleigh, grown wealthy from his shipping interests and his wife’s money, had put on quite a show for the wedding of a favourite niece.
An extract from A Woman of Noble Wit
