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Bridget Heydon 1478–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1 JAN 1553

Death Location: Paston, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Heydon

Mother: Ann Boleyn

Spouse(s): William Paston

Children(s): Thomas Paston, William Paston, Henry Paston, Margery Paston, Clement Paston, Anne Paston, Bridget Paston, Thomas Paston, Erasmus Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Mary Paston, John Paston, Lady England

Bridget Heydon was born in 1478 in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon And Ann Elizabeth Boleyn. Bridget Heydon married William Paston, and had children including Anne Paston, Bridget Paston, Clement Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Erasmus Paston, Henry Paston, John Paston, Lady Eleanor Paston Countess Of Rutland Lady In Waiting To Four Wives Of King Henry Viii Of England, Margery Paston, Mary Paston, Thomas Paston, William Paston. Bridget Heydon passed away in 1553 in Paston, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Bridget Heydon was born in 1478 in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon And Ann Elizabeth Boleyn.
  • Bridget Heydon married William Paston, and had children including Anne Paston, Bridget Paston, Clement Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Erasmus Paston, Henry Paston, John Paston, Lady Eleanor Paston Countess Of Rutland Lady In Waiting To Four Wives Of King Henry Viii Of England, Margery Paston, Mary Paston, Thomas Paston, William 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, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Heydon
1440–1504
Baconsthorpe Hall, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Boleyn
1450–1510
England
Grandparents
John Heydon
1416–1479
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Eleanor (de) Winter
1420–1516
Norfolk, England
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406–1463
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Anne (Hoo) I
1424–1484
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Heydon
1372–1479
Jane Warren
1402–1435
Edmund Wynter
1390–1447
Olivia Hampton
1392–1492
Geoffrey Boleyn
1380–1440
Alice Bracton
1385–1440
Thomas Elder
1396–1455
Elizabeth Wychingham
1385–1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Heydon's Descendants

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Bridget Heydon (1478–1 JAN 1553) m. William Paston (1479–26 SEP 1554)
  1. 1. Thomas Paston 1517–1550 m. Agnes Leghe 1528–1590 m. Katherine Tilney 1524–1555
    1. 1. Edward Paston 1550–1630 m. Margaret Berney 1570–1640
      1. 1. Katherine Paston 1585– m. John Newton 1572–1738
        1. 1. Thomas Newton 1614–1685 m. Mary Laycocke 1619–1640 m. Johan Eyon 1614–1639
        2. 2. Fraunces Newton –1595
        3. 3. Samuel (Galligan) Newton 1595–1635 m. Sarah Welbore 1595–1635
        4. 4. Henry Newton –1675
        5. 5. Thomas Newton 1614–1686
        6. 6. Jane Newton 1601–1672 m. Thomas Loring 1600–1661
      2. 2. Edward Paston 1589–1655 m. Frances Sydenham 1592–1666
      3. 3. Margaret Paston 1595–1600
      4. 4. Catherine Paston 1593–1640
      5. 5. John Paston 1591–1655
      6. 6. Mary Paston 1600–
      7. 7. Frances Paston 1604–1652
      8. 8. Woolston Paston 1612–1663
      9. 9. Anne Paston 1598–1658 m. Henry (Waldergrave 2nd Baron of Stanninghall, Chewton and Hever) Castle 1599–1658
      10. 10. Thomas Paston 1587–1623 m. Mary Browne 1601–1630 m. Mary Browne 1590–
      11. 11. William Paston 1599–1655 m. Agnes Everard 1603–1676
    2. 2. Henry Paston 1545–1630
    3. 3. Katherine Paston 1546–1605 m. Henry Newton 1531–1599
  2. 2. William Paston 1500–1554
  3. 3. Henry Paston 1501–1597
  4. 4. Margery Paston 1501–
  5. 5. Clement Paston 1508–1598 m. Agnes Pakington 1514–
  6. 6. Anne Paston 1509–1542 m. Thomas (De) Savile 1507–
  7. 7. Bridget Paston 1515– m. Corre 1508–
  8. 8. Thomas Paston 1515–1550 m. Anne ("Lady") Leigh 1520–1560
  9. 9. Erasmus Paston 1494–1540 m. Mary Wyndham 1510–1596
  10. 10. Elizabeth Paston 1505–1544 m. Francis Leake 1500–1580
  11. 11. Mary Paston 1500–1583 m. John Leake 1513– m. John Chaworth 1498–1558
  12. 12. John Paston 1510–1575 m. Ann Moulton 1545–1595
  13. 13. Lady (Eleanor Paston, Countess of Rutland, Lady-in-waiting to four wives of King Henry VIII of) England 1495–1551 m. Thomas (Manners Earl of) Rutland 1492–1543

Bridget Heydon's Timeline

3 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Bridget Heydon in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England
1553
1 JAN 1553
Age 75
Death of Bridget Heydon in Paston, Norfolk, England
Paston, Norfolk, England
1553
1 JAN 1553
Age 75
Burial of Bridget Heydon in Paston, Norfolk, England
Paston, Norfolk, England

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1553
    Event Place: Paston, Norfolk, England

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