16419Katherine Maplesden is the daughter of 32838Peter Maplesden, as explained in the problem section below. She was born roughly circa 1538 (since her eldest child Elizabeth was baptized on 20 March 1558/91).

Problem: Resolved 16419Katherine's father "George Maplisden one of the alderman of the Citty of Rochester in the county of Kent" wrote his will on 1 October 32 Elizabeth (1590). An excerpt from the first page of his will is copied below.2 George's will mentions many of his relatives, including "my sister [16419]Katherine Fisher of Detling within the saide county of Kent, widowe." 2 "my sister Katherine Fisher of Detling within the saide county of Kent, widowe" 2 A few decades earlier, George and his brothers had sold some property, and the deed names their father: 32838Peter Maplesden.3 (See 32838Peter Maplesden's profile for further discussion of this deed and the dramatic events that led to the sale.) Since 32838Peter is George's father, and since George is 16419Katherine's brother, then 32838Peter is 16419Katherine's father, too.

16419Katherine almost certainly married 16418Alexander Fisher in the late 1550's (judging from the baptism records of their children1), but we find explicit, direct evidence of their marriage in the will of her brother John, which was proved in May 1575; the relevant excerpt is copied below.4 (Additional evidence to prove their marriage is presented in 8209Thomazine Fisher's profile.)

The will of John Maplisden, dated May 1575, mentions "my sister [16419]Katherine Fisher wife to [16418]Alexander Fisher." Full page.4

Her husband had died by 1 October 1590, leaving 16419Katherine as a widow. The record describes her as a resident of Detling.2 This is the last record I've found of 16419Katherine.

Sources Cited:

1: Kent History and Library Centre archive reference P117/1/A/1 (composite register of baptisms, marriages and burials for the parish of St. Martin, Detling for the years 1558-1705), on an unnumbered page near the beginning of the book (and the first page of actual baptism records), entries for the baptisms of Elizabeth (20 March Elizabeth 1), Thomazine (20 December Elizabeth 4), and Katherine (22 February Elizabeth 5) Fisher. FindMyPast, <https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FKENT%2FP117_1_A_1%2F4> accessed 14 February 2022. FindMyPast restricts access to this image, so see a copy here.

2: George Maplisden's will. UK National Archives record PROB 11/77/53 (Prerogative Court of Canterbury / Wills and Letters of Administration / Will Registers / Sainberbe Quire 2 / Will of George Maplisden, Alderman of Rochester, Kent). I purchased an image of the will from the UK National Archives' website on 27 November 2011; you can download a copy. The will is abstracted in: Henry F. Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume II (New-England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1901), pages 1291-1292.

3: Walter Bond Gilbert, The Accounts of the Corpus Christi Fraternity, and Papers Relating to the Antiquities of Maidstone [...] (Wescomb and Smith, Maidstone, 1865), pages 77-79. Unfortunately, Mr. Gilbert failed to cite the source where he found the deed, and so far I've been unable to find a proper, original source. However, his description of the deed does seem credible.

4: UK National Archives record DCb/PRC/31/17 M/1 (Diocese of Canterbury / Consistory Court, Original Wills / Will of John Maplisden of Maidstone, dated 30[?] May 1575 and proved 8 July 1575). FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRG7-S4DK?i=67&wc=M68V-PTG%3A250713801%2C250719201%2C251221801&cc=1949814> et seq., accessed 11 July 2021. FamilySearch restricts access to the relevant images, so see these copies: images 68, 69, and 70 of 104. This abstract of the will may be helpful.