Robert Henry Weedon

Robert Henry Weedon (circa 1475 - circa 1523) is John Weedon's second great grandson.
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 Biography:

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited
Name: Robert /Weeden/[1] Henry Robert Weedon
Note: #H01752

Sources
WikiTree profile Weeden-1824 created through the import of Towne-Weeden.ged on May 29, 2011 by J X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by J and others.
Source: S00180 Title: Genealogy Research in England (Apr.1922) pg 126-129 NOTEGenealogy Research in England (Apr.1922) pg 126-129, Genealogy Research in England (Apr.1922) pg 126-129, Source Medium: Book CONT
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Note H01752This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from places called Weedon in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire; the former appears as "Weodun" circa 944 in the Saxon Chronicles, while the latter was recorded as "Wedone" in the Domesday Book of 1086. These placenames share the same derivation, from the Olde English pre 7th Century elements "weoh", a pagan temple, and "dun", a hill. During the Middle Ages, when migration for the purpose of job-seeking was becoming more common, people often took their former village name as a means of identification, resulting in a wide dispersal of the name. In the modern idiom the surname has several spellings including Weeden, Weedon and Wedon. Early examples of the surname include: Ralph de Wedone, mentioned in the Buckinghamshire Hundred Rolls of 1273; Nicholas de Wedon, of Nottinghamshire, in the Book of Fees, circa 1273; and Henry de Wedon of Buckinghamshire, recorded in 1292. One Robert Weeden is mentioned in the Register of Oxford University in 1582. A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name at Hall Court, Sussex, depicts on a silver shield two red bars, with three black martlets in chief, and the Motto "Credo", (I believe). The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John de Wedon, which was dated 1273, in the "Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. ↑ Source: #S00180 Page: 126

Experts believe the last name Weeden dates back to around the eighth century. Weeden is a Anglo-Saxon occupational surname of old French origins. This was a regular occupational term during the Anglo-Saxon period in Southern England, but now the surname is fairly widespread around Britain. The surname went global in the fifteenth century with the growth of the British empire. Weeden is the 1865th most popular last name in Europe. A survey conducted by HM Treasury in 1944 found frequent occurance of this family name. A late eighteenth century Weeden was noted as liking a drink after police allegedly escorted him out of no less than 6 watering holes in a single night. 97

Traits of the Weeden family

Previous families of Weeden's have been considered a outgoing bunch. The surname is historically linked with Neptune, causing Weedens to often be complex and energetic.

Most famous Weeden's

There are a number of famous Weeden's including:- • Frank Weeden • Anthony Weeden • Dave Weeden • Megan Weeden • Rebecca Weeden • Mark Weeden • Brian Weeden • Susan Weeden • Howard Weeden • Bill Weeden • April Weeden • Judy Weeden • Andrew Weeden • Curt Weeden • Paul Weeden • Deanna Weeden • John Weeden • Edward Weeden • Toby Weeden • Bruce Weeden • Kim Weeden • Josh Weeden • Ben Weeden

He was married to Joan ? about 1509 in Botley, Buckingham, Eng.. Joan ?(1) died on 11 Oct 1529 in Chesham, Buckingham, Eng.. She was born <1488 in Chesham, Buckingham, Eng..

Robert Henry Weeden and Joan ? had the following children:

child+6 i. James Weeden.

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