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Sir William Paston Kt.

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Sir William Paston, Kt.
Birthdate:	before circa 1464
Death:	June 28, 1554
Immediate Family:	Son of Sir John Paston III and Margery Brewse Husband of Lady Bridget Heydon Father of Eleanor Paston, Countess of Rutland; Margaret Leke; Erasmus Paston; Elizabeth Paston Leke; John Paston, MP and 4 others Brother of Dorothy Hardres; Elizabeth Paston; Philip Paston; Ann Paston; Eleanor Paston and 4 others
Occupation:	Lawyer, Courtier

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Immediate Family

Lady Bridget Heydon

wife
Eleanor Paston, Countess of Rutland

daughter
Margaret Leke

daughter
Erasmus Paston

son
Elizabeth Paston Leke

daughter
John Paston, MP

son
Sir Thomas Paston, MP

son
Mary Paston

daughter
Clement Paston, MP

son
Henry Paston

son
Margery Brewse

mother
Sir John Paston III

father

About Sir William Paston Kt.

Sir William Paston IV

According to "The Paston Letters" (ed Norman Davis Pub OUP)

Born c 1479
At Cambridge about 1495
Later knighted
Married Bridget daughter of SIr Henry Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk
Died 1554

Notes

In 1554 Sir William Paston, an eminent lawyer and courtier who had been present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, bequeathed Oxnead to his fourth son, Clement Paston (1515–1597).[2]

Citations:

2. Erpingham: Oxnead', An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: volume 6 (1807), pp. 477-496. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78283&strquery=... Date accessed 4 July 2009

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Sir William Paston Kt.'s Timeline

1464	1464	Birth of Sir William Paston Kt.
1495	1495	Birth of Eleanor Paston, Countess of Rutland Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
1500	July 1500	Birth of Margaret Leke Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1506	1506	Birth of Erasmus Paston
1509	1509	Birth of Elizabeth Paston Leke
1510	1510	Birth of John Paston, MP Huntingfield, Sulfolk, England
1515	1515	Birth of Sir Thomas Paston, MP Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1520	1520	Birth of Mary Paston Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
1521	1521	Birth of Clement Paston, MP

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