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Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston 1478–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

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

Death Date: 1 Jan 1554

Death Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Heydon

Mother: Lady Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Paston

Children(s): John PASTON, Ellen Mccandra, Elizabeth Paston, Eleanor Paston, Clement Paston, Anne Paston, Eleonore Paston, Baroness Paston, Thomas Paston, Margery Paston

The story of Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston began in 1478 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England. Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston married Sir William Paston, and had children including Anne Paston, Baroness Countess Eleanor Of Rutland Manners Paston, Clement Paston, Eleanor Paston, Eleonore Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Ellen Mccandra, John Paston, Margery Paston, Thomas Paston. Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston passed away in 1554 in Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston began in 1478 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston married Sir William Paston, and had children including Anne Paston, Baroness Countess Eleanor Of Rutland Manners Paston, Clement Paston, Eleanor Paston, Eleonore Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Ellen Mccandra, John Paston, Margery Paston, Thomas Paston.
  • Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston passed away in 1554 in Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Heydon
1440–1503
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe Hall, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Lady Boleyn
1440–1500
Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Sir Paston
1479–1554
Birth Location: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
SP

Children(s)

John PASTON
1510–1575
Birth Location: Huntingfield, Suffolk, England
JP
Ellen Mccandra
1496–1551
Birth Location: , Nottinghamshire, , England
EM
Elizabeth Paston
1504–1544
Birth Location: Sutton, Derbyshire, England
EP
Eleanor Paston
1508–1559
Birth Location: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
EP
Clement Paston
1508–1598
Birth Location: Paston, Norfolk, , England
CP
Anne Paston
1509–1542
Birth Location: Paston, Norfolk, England
AP
Eleonore Paston
1510–1550
Birth Location: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire
EP
Baroness Paston
1496–1551
Birth Location: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
BP
Thomas Paston
1500–1503
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
TP
Margery Paston
1501–
Birth Location: Paston Hall, Norfolk, England
MP

Lady Paston's Ancestors

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Lady Paston
1478–1554
Birth Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry (Baron of Baconsthorpe) Heydon
1440–1503
Baconsthorpe Hall, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Boleyn
1440–1500
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Baxter Heydon van) Baconsthorpe
1416–1479
Baconsthorpe Castle, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Eleanor) Winter
1415–1484
Winter Barningham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Paston's Descendants

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Lady (Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON) Paston (1478–1 Jan 1554) m. Sir (William) Paston (1479–September 22, 1554)
  1. 1. John PASTON 1510–1575 m. Anne MOULTON 1545–1595
    1. 1. Lady (Bridget) Paston 1565–1598 m. Sir (Edward Cooke (member of) Parliment) 1539–1634
      1. 1. John Cooke 1590–1695 m. Elizabeth (Cooke (Nee) Pitcher) 1585–1650 m. Elizabeth Pitcher 1585–1660
  2. 2. Ellen Mccandra 1496–1551
  3. 3. Elizabeth Paston 1504–1544
  4. 4. Eleanor Paston 1508–1559
  5. 5. Clement Paston 1508–1598
  6. 6. Anne Paston 1509–1542
  7. 7. Eleonore Paston 1510–1550
  8. 8. Baroness (Countess Eleanor of Rutland Manners) Paston 1496–1551 m. George (Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron) Talbot 1488–1543
  9. 9. Thomas Paston 1500–1503
  10. 10. Margery Paston 1501–

Lady Paston's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1554
1 Jan 1554
Age 76
Death of Lady Bridget(Brigitte) HEYDON Paston in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    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 1554
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
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