. ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 5 9 9 ) ▁married ▁Dor othy ▁Sp encer , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Sp encer ▁of ▁Al th orp . ▁ ▁Br idget ▁V aux , ▁married ▁Maurice ▁Wel sh ▁c . ▁ 1 5 3 8 . ▁ ▁Ma ud ▁V aux ▁( d . ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 5 6 9 ), ▁married ▁Sir ▁John ▁F erm or ▁of ▁East on ▁N eston . ▁Had ▁issue . ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁K atherine ▁F erm or , ▁married ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Dar cy , ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Dar cy ▁and ▁Mary ▁Care w . ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Dar cy ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ons ▁Dar cy ▁of ▁K na ith . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁V aux ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁character ▁in ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Henry ▁VIII . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Th rock m orton ▁family ▁history : ▁being ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁Th rock mort ons ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁with ▁cogn ate ▁branches , ▁em igr ant ▁ancest ors ▁located ▁at ▁S alem , ▁Massachusetts , ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester ▁county , ▁Virginia , ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁ ▁An c est ral ▁roots ▁of ▁certain ▁American ▁colon ists ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Lewis ▁We is , ▁Walter ▁Lee ▁She pp ard , ▁David ▁Far is . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁gent ry ▁in ▁English ▁society : ▁the