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John Heydon 1475–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 16 Aug 1550

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

Father: Sir Bath

Mother: Lady Boleyn

Spouse(s): Catherine Willoughby

Children(s): Christopher Heydon

John Heydon was born in 1475 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon Of Baconsthorpe Knight Of Bath And Lady Elizabeth Anne Boleyn. John Heydon married Catherine Willoughby, and had children including Christopher Thyrkyll Heydon. John Heydon passed away in 1550 in Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Heydon was born in 1475 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon Of Baconsthorpe Knight Of Bath And Lady Elizabeth Anne Boleyn.
  • John Heydon married Catherine Willoughby, and had children including Christopher Thyrkyll Heydon.
  • John Heydon passed away in 1550 in Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Heydon's Ancestors

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John Heydon
1475–1550
Birth Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Heydon of Baconsthorpe Knight of Bath
1440–1504
Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Boleyn
1450–1510
North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (Heydon of) Baconsthorpe
1418–1479
Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Eleanor) Winter
1425–1516
Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Barmingham
1401–1447
Lady Hampton
1406–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Heydon's Descendants

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John Heydon (1475–16 Aug 1550) m. Catherine Willoughby (–1542)
  1. 1. Christopher (Thyrkyll) Heydon 1490–1540 m. Lady (Anne) Crane 1492–1531
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Heydon Baroness Strange of) Hunstanton 1530–1610 m. Sir (Roger Le Strange Baron Strange of) Hunstanton 1530–1584
      1. 1. Lady (Catherina Le Strange Baroness Grey Of) Howick 1552–1597 m. Sir (Edward De Grey Baron Grey, Sheriff of) Northumberland 1550–1628
        1. 1. Thomas (Gray (Ancient Planter)) I 1595–1657 m. Margaret (Annis) Valentine 1595–1625 m. Rebecca Hutton 1600–1648

John Heydon's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of John Heydon in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
1550
16 Aug 1550
Age 75
Death of John Heydon in Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1550
    Event Place: Norwich Cathedral
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Records of the Connecticut line of the Hayden Family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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