Hi Jane, I'm also related to John Patching through his daughter Agnes, who married John Awood at Nuthurst in 1563. Incredibly, when he was brought to his trial in December 1549, the person escorting him was the Constable of the Tower, Sir John Gage, who was also a direct ancestor !! I haven't been able to trace back before John, but it's a rare find to have an ancestor who was hung, drawn and quartered !! Regards, Colin 123