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John Braxton Heydon 1416–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1416

Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 SEP 1479

Death Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: William Heydon

Mother: Joan Longford

Spouse(s): Eleanor Winter

Children(s): Sir Heydon

John Braxton Heydon was born in 1416 in Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, the child of William De Heydon And Joan Longford. John Braxton Heydon married Eleanor Winter, and had children including Rosealba Ann Heyden, Sir Henry Heydon. John Braxton Heydon passed away in 1479 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Braxton Heydon was born in 1416 in Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, the child of William De Heydon And Joan Longford.
  • John Braxton Heydon married Eleanor Winter, and had children including Rosealba Ann Heyden, Sir Henry Heydon.
  • John Braxton Heydon passed away in 1479 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Heydon
1400–1447
Birth Location: Heydon, Norfolk, England
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Joan Longford
1402–1450
Birth Location: Longford, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Winter
1420–1480
Birth Location: Winter Barningham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sir Heydon
1455–1503
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk
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John Heydon's Ancestors

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John Heydon
1416–1479
Birth Place: Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Parents
William De Heydon
1400–1447
Heydon, Norfolk, England
Joan Longford
1402–1450
Longford, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Heydon de) Kyncade
1374–1434
Heydon, Norfolk, England
Cecily Olton
1376–1436
Oulton, Norfolk, England
Ralph (Nicholas) Longford
1378–1415
Longford (Derbyshire) England
Margaret Melton
1378–1414
Longford, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Heydon
1338–1380
Isabel Moore
1328–1414
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Heydon
1306–
Alice Loverd
1313–

John Heydon's Descendants

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John (Braxton) Heydon (1416–27 SEP 1479) m. Eleanor Winter (1420–1480)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry) Heydon 1455–1503 m. Lady (Anne Elizabeth) Boleyn 1450–1510
    1. 1. Bridget Heydon 1478–1553 m. William Paston 1475–1554
      1. 1. Erasmus Paston 1480–1540 m. Mary Wyndham 1495–1596
      2. 2. Clemens Paston –1598
      3. 3. John Paston –1575
      4. 4. Thomas Paston –1550
      5. 5. Eleonore Paston 1510–1550 m. Sir (Thomas Manners (Ist Earl of Rutland12th Baron de Ros Helmsley Justice in Eyre Manners The Right Honourable Sir K) G) 1488–1543
        1. 1. Lady (Frances Manners, (Baroness Neville, Lady of) Abergavenny) 1532–1576
        2. 2. Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth Manners (Baroness of) Shrewsbury) 1530–1566
        3. 3. Isabella Manners 1535–1535
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Manners 1521–
        5. 5. Thomas Manners 1537–1591
        6. 6. Oliver Manners 1523–1607
        7. 7. Sir (Henry Manners (Earl Rutland Xiv Baron De Ros)) II 1526–1563
        8. 8. Lady (Catherine Margaret) Manners 1535–1572
        9. 9. Lady (Anne Frances Manners (Countess of) Westmorlad) 1524–1549
        10. 10. John (Manners (XI Earl of) Rutland) 1528–1611
        11. 11. Frances Manners 1520–1600
        12. 12. Roger Manners 1519–1607
      6. 6. Sir (William Paston (Earl Of Yarmouth Sheriff Of Norfolk)) II 1528–1610
      7. 7. Catherine Paston 1535–1599
    2. 2. John Heydon 1468–1550 m. Lady (Katherine) Willoughby 1476–1542
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret "Margery") Heydon 1485–1554 m. Sir (Everard Tilton Stokesdry Digby (Knight, Lord of Tilton and Drystoke, Member of) Parliament) 1473–1540
        1. 1. Cecelia (Kelly) Druitt 1504–1562 m. Rev. (Thomas Hooker) III 1500–1562
        2. 2. Katherine Digby 1510–1590
        3. 3. Everard Digby 1511–1592
        4. 4. Kenelm (Digby (High Sheriff of Rutland,) MP) 1510–1590
    3. 3. William Heydon –1549
    4. 4. Lady (Dorothea) Heydon 1470–1560 m. Sir (Thomas Brooke (Lord) Cobham) 1467–1529
      1. 1. Sir (George Brooke ((9th Baron Brooke of Cobham,) KG,) 1495–1558 m. Lady (Anne Braye (Bray) (Baroness) Cobham) 1501–1558
        1. 1. John Brooke 1520–1559
        2. 2. Dorothy Brooke 1539–
        3. 3. Edmund Brooke 1539–1578
        4. 4. Edward Brooke 1535–1594
        5. 5. George Brooke –1569
        6. 6. Thomas Brooke 1533–
        7. 7. William Brooke 1527–1597
        8. 8. Anne Brooke 1524–1565
        9. 9. John Brook 1530–1584 m. Elizabeth (Whatman) (Whetman) 1535–1599
      2. 2. Elizabeth Brooke 1498–1560 m. Sir (Thomas) Wyatt 1503–1542
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Wyatt 1522–1554 m. Lady (Jane (Jone)) Haute 1522–1600
        2. 2. Sir (Francis) Wyatt 1521–1578
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wyatt 1515–
      3. 3. Thomas Brooke 1505–1547
      4. 4. George (Brooke (Lord) Cobham) 1495–1598
      5. 5. Philippa Brooke 1502–

John Heydon's Timeline

4 Records

1416
1416
Birth of John Braxton Heydon in Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
1416
1416
Birth of John Braxton Heydon in Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
1479
27 Sep 1479
Age 63
Death of John Braxton Heydon in Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
1479
27 SEP 1479
Age 63
Death of John Braxton Heydon in Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bakonesthorp, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1479
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Records of the Connecticut line of the Hayden Family

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1479
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
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