Katherine McLoughlin

Katherine McLoughlin (married name Norton; ; – (Also cited as 1679.)

Early life and family McLoughlin was born to a wealthy family in or near Coleraine, County Londonderry.

In 1676, McLoughlin was a guest of Anthony Sharp, who was a successful wool merchant and Quaker in Dublin. He supported the establishment of the movement in America. Some of his other guests were bound for the Americas, but McLoughlin was due to travel to the northern counties of Ireland to preach in market places and in private houses. She had disputes and was open to abuse, but she preached in the Irish counties of Armagh, Cavan, Westmeath and Dublin. with success.

She left Ireland in 1677 en route for England, but no record has been found of her life after that.