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Bridget Heydon 1478–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1554

Death Location: Wlverton, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Henry Heydon

Mother: LADY BOLEYN

Spouse(s): William Paston

Children(s): Elizabeth Paston, Eleanor Paston, Thomas Paston, Henry Paston, Erasmus Paston, Clement Paston, John Paston, Margery Paston

Bridget Heydon was born in 1478 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Henry Heydon And Lady Elizabeth Ann Boleyn. Bridget Heydon married William Paston, and had children including Clement Paston, Eleanor Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Erasmus Paston, Henry Paston, John Paston, Margery Paston, Thomas Paston. Bridget Heydon passed away in 1554 in Wlverton, Nottinghamshire, England.

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  • Bridget Heydon was born in 1478 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Henry Heydon And Lady Elizabeth Ann Boleyn.
  • Bridget Heydon married William Paston, and had children including Clement Paston, Eleanor Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Erasmus Paston, Henry Paston, John Paston, Margery Paston, Thomas Paston.
  • Bridget Heydon passed away in 1554 in Wlverton, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Bridget Heydon's Ancestors

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Bridget Heydon
1478–1554
Birth Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Heydon
1440–1503
Norfolk, England
LADY (ELIZABETH ANN) BOLEYN
1459–1510
Blicking, Norfolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Heydon's Descendants

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Bridget Heydon (1478–1 Jan 1554) m. William Paston (1479–22 Sep 1554)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Paston 1510–1544 m. Nicholas Luke 1486–1528
    1. 1. Elizabeth Luke 1540–1600 m. Chad Cokayne 1520–1595
      1. 1. Lady (Rose Cokayne Hatley Bedfordshire) Spencer 1542–1629 m. Robert, (1st Baron of Wormleighton,) Spencer 1527–1620
        1. 1. William Spencer 1576–1638
        2. 2. Margaret Spencer 1579–
        3. 3. Jane Spencer 1572–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer 1585–
        5. 5. Arnold Spencer 1587–1655
        6. 6. John Spencer 1574–
        7. 7. WILLIAM (Burgess Mulberry Island) SPENCER 1585–1654
        8. 8. George Spencer 1578–1630
        9. 9. Edward Spencer 1590–
        10. 10. William Spencer 1589–1685
      2. 2. Frances Cockayne 1563–1660
      3. 3. Judith Cockayne 1561–1655
      4. 4. Margery Cockayne 1559–1650
      5. 5. John Cockayne 1549–1595
      6. 6. Machabia (Lady) Chylde 1579–1629
    2. 2. Mary Leake 1538–
    3. 3. Francis (Lord) Leake 1550–1626
  2. 2. Eleanor Paston 1496–1551
  3. 3. Thomas Paston 1500–
  4. 4. Henry Paston 1501–
  5. 5. Erasmus Paston 1506–1538
  6. 6. Clement Paston 1508–1597
  7. 7. John Paston 1510–1575
  8. 8. Margery Paston 1512–

Bridget Heydon's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Bridget Heydon in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
1554
1 Jan 1554
Age 76
Death of Bridget Heydon in Wlverton, Nottinghamshire, England
Wlverton, Nottinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1554
    Event Place: Wlverton, Nottinghamshire, England

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