'Heydon1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Heydon of Heydon, Heydon of Norwich

                               
William Heydon of Heydon
1. William Heydon of Heydon (a temp Edward I who r. 1272-1307)
  A. Symon Heydon of Heydon (a temp Edward II who r. 1307-1327)
  i. Sir Richard Heydon
  ii. David Heydon
  m. Margaret
  a. Hugh Heydon of Heydon
  m. Alice Leonard (dau of Roger Leonard or Loverd of Heydon)
  (1) William Heydon
  m. Isabel Moore (dau of John Moore of Norwich)
  (A) Robert Heydon of Heydon
  m. Cecily Oulton (dau/heir of Roger Oulton of Oulton (Aulton/Owlton))
(i) William Heydon of Baconsthorpe (a temp Henry V who r. 1413-1422))
  m. Joan/Jane Warren (dau of John Warren of Lancashire (sb Lincolnshire?))
  (a) John Heydon of Baconsthorpe (d 1479)
  m. Elianore Wynter (dau of Edward Wynter of Wynter Barningham)
((1)) Sir Henry Heydon of Baconsthorpe (d 1503)
  m. Ann Bullen (dau of Sir Geffery Bullen)
  ((A)) Sir John Heydon of Baconsthorpe - continued below
  m. Catherine Willoughby (dau of Sir Christopher Willoughby)
  ((B)) Dorothy Heydon
  m. Thomas Brooke, 8th Lord Cobham (d 19.07.1529)
((C)) Elizabeth Heydon
  m. Sir Walter Hobart of Hales Hall
  ((D)) Ann Heydon
  m1. William Gurney of West Barsham
  m2. Sir Lionel Dymocke of Maring, Lincolnshire
  ((E)) Bridget Heydon
  m. William Paston of Paston
  ((F)) Anne Heydon
  m. Sir Roger Le Strange of Hunstanton (d 1505)
  ((G))+ other issue - Henry, William
  B.+ other issue - Richard, Thomas (d 1370)

 

 

Sir John Heydon of Baconsthorpe (b c1469, d 1551) - continued above
m. Catherine Willoughby (d 1542, dau of Sir Christopher Willoughby)
1. Sir Christopher Heydon of Baconsthorpe
  m. Ann Heveningham (dau of Sir John Heveningham)
  A. Sir Christopher Heydon of Baconsthorpe (d 1579)
  m1. Ann Drewry (dau of Sir William Drewry of Halsted)
i. Sir William Heydon of Baconsthorpe (d 1594)
  m. Anne Woodhouse (dau of Sir William Woodhouse of Hickling)
  a. Sir Christopher Heydon of Baconsthorpe (d 1623)
  m(1). (Mabel or Mirabella) Revett (dau of Sir Thomas Revett)
The Visitation record ends with this Christopher, showing the above marriage but no children. The following comes from RHG which shows his wife as Ann, dau of John Dodge. However, we provisionally follow Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Potts) in identifying her as ...
  m(2). Ann Dodge (b c1567, d 28.01.1642, dau/coheir of Roger Dodge of Mannington)
  (1) Sir John Heydon of Baconsthorpe (a 1646)
  m. Mirabella Ryvett (dau/coheir of Sir Thomas Ryvett of London) duplication with generation earlier?
  (A) Mirabella Heydon (b 1646)
  m. Laurence Lomax of Eye
  (B) Anne Heydon probably of this generation
  m. Richard Neville of Billingbere (b 1615, d 1676)
  (C)+ other issue - son (dspm), William (dsp 1689)
  (2) Martha Heydon shown as daughter of Sir Christopher in Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Crowe of Mileham)
  m. William Crowe of Bilney
(3) Agnes Heydon (bur 16.02.1620/1) possibly of this generation
  m. (16.07.1596) Sir Theophilus Finch, 2nd Bart of Eastwell (b 02.10.1573, dvmsp c1619)
  b.+ other issue - William, Sir John (dsp), daughter (d young)
  ii. Elizabeth Heydon
  m. John Wentworth of Mountnessyng or Mountneys (b 1540, d 13.04.1588)
  iii. Ursula Heydon (dsp)
  m. Roger Townsend
  iv. Mary Heydon
  m. Thomas Blennerhassett of Barsham (d 05.1599)
  v.+ other issue - Henry, Christopher, Jane
  m2. Temperance Carew (dau of Sir Symon (sb Wymond) Carew of Anthony)
  m3. Agnes Crane (dau of Robert Crane of Chilton)
  B. Mary Heydon
  m. Roger Wyndham (son/heir of Sir Edmond)
  C. Catherine Heydon
  m. Miles Corbet of Sproston
2. George Heydon of Norwich
  m1. _ Bocking of Suffolk
  A. John Heydon
  m2. Bridget Gray (dau of _ Gray of Markhall)
  B. Mary Heydon
  m1. George Silver of Ropley
  m2. Edward Edwards of Hodsdon
3. Thomas Heydon of Norwich 'of Ranham'
  A. (Anne) Heydon (bur 10.06.1578)
  m. (01.07.1565) Edward Suliard (son of Sir John of Wetherden)
4. Elianor Heydon
  m(1). John Townsend (son of Sir Roger)
  This was possibly the Eleanor who is reported to have (also) married ...
  m(2). Sir John Hynd of Madingley (d 1550, judge)
5. Elizabeth Heydon
  m. Thomas Darcy of Tolleshunt
6. Margery Heydon
  m. Everard Digby in Rutlandshire
7. Anne Heydon
  m. Edward Sulyard
8. Ursula Heydon

Main source(s): Visitation (Norfolk, 1563/1589/1613, 'Heydon'), RHG (vol 2, 'Pedigree of Heydon', p412)
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