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Bridget Heydon 1478–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1553

Death Location: Paston, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Heydon

Mother: Ann Heydon

Spouse(s): William Norfolk

Children(s): Thomas Paston

Bridget Heydon was born in 1478 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon And Ann Boleyn Heydon. Bridget Heydon married William Paston 4Th Sheriff Of Norfolk, and had children including Thomas Paston. Bridget Heydon passed away in 1553 in Paston, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Bridget Heydon was born in 1478 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon And Ann Boleyn Heydon.
  • Bridget Heydon married William Paston 4Th Sheriff Of Norfolk, and had children including Thomas Paston.
  • Bridget Heydon passed away in 1553 in Paston, Norfolk, England.

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Bridget Heydon's Ancestors

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Bridget Heydon
1478–1553
Birth Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Heydon
1440–1504
Ann (Boleyn) Heydon
1450–1510
Grandparents
John Heydon
1416–1479
Sir (Geoffrey Boleyn) II
1406–1463
Norfolk, England
Ann Hoo
1425–1484
Blickling (Norfolk) England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1380–1440
Alice Bracton
1385–1440
Thomas KG
1396–1455
Elizabeth Wychingham
1404–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hastings
1366–1420

Bridget Heydon's Descendants

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Bridget Heydon (1478–1 Jan 1553) m. William (Paston 4th Sheriff Of) Norfolk (1479–September 22, 1554)
  1. 1. Thomas Paston 1517–1551 m. Anne (Leigh) Fitzgerald 1528–1560 m. Agnes Leigh 1528–1560
    1. 1. Catherine (Trewella) Paston 1546–1605 m. Sir (Henry) Newton 1531–1599
      1. 1. John Newton 1565–1633 m. Margaret Grice 1569–1612
        1. 1. Eleanor (Newton Adams) Winslow 1598–1681 m. Kenelm (Winslow I (bro wrote Mayflower) Compact) 1599–1672
      2. 2. Sir (George) Newton 1555–
      3. 3. John (E) Newton 1565–1640
      4. 4. Margaret Newton 1562–1583
      5. 5. Sir (Theodore) Newton 1584–1623
      6. 6. Henry Newton 1585–1654
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Catherine) Newton 1565–1583
      8. 8. Frances Newton 1577–
      9. 9. Nazareth Newton 1557–
      10. 10. Ann Newton 1565–
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Paston 1541–
    3. 3. Edward PASTON 1550–1630

Bridget Heydon's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Bridget Heydon in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1553
1 Jan 1553
Age 75
Death of Bridget Heydon in Paston, Norfolk, England
Paston, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1553
    Event Place: Paston, Norfolk, England

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