Nielsen Hayden genealogy

Ellen Jernegan

Female Aft 1364 - Aft 1421  (> 56 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ellen Jernegan was born after 1364; died after May 1421.

    Family/Spouse: Gilbert Debenham. Gilbert (son of Gilbert Debenham and Mary Holbrook) was born about 1349 in of Little Wenham, Suffolk, England; died between 27 Aug 1417 and Oct 1417. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Gilbert Debenham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1402; died on 10 May 1481.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gilbert Debenham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ellen1) was born about 1402; died on 10 May 1481.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1405, of Little Wenham, Suffolk, England

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Suffolk 1427; 1432; 1437; 1442; 1449; 1453-54. Sheriff of Suffolk 1427-28. Like his son Sir Gilbert Debenham, he was a retainer for the Duke of Norfolk.

    Gilbert married Margaret Hastings in 1432. Margaret (daughter of Edward Hastings and Muriel Dinham) was born before 1414. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Debenham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1436; died about 1503; was buried in Chapel of the Field, Norwich, Norfolk, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Elizabeth Debenham Descendancy chart to this point (2.Gilbert2, 1.Ellen1) was born about 1436; died about 1503; was buried in Chapel of the Field, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Between 5 Dec 1502 and 9 Feb 1503

    Notes:

    "Elizabeth (Debenham) Brewse was heavily involved in the 1477 negotiations for the marriage of her eldest daughter to John Paston, during which she stressed her own advantageous family connection to 'my nowncle Hastynges' [i.e., John Hastings of Gressenhall (1412-1477)]. Elizabeth was also instrumental in reversing the attainder of her childless brother Sir Gilbert Debenham. She paid £500 in 1501, which helped her eldest son and heir Robert Brewse recover some of the Debenham lands in 1504 and 1507." [Brad Verity, citation details below.]

    Elizabeth married Thomas Brewse before 1445. Thomas (son of Robert Brewes and Ela Stapleton) was born about 1406 in of Stinton, Norfolk, England; died on 17 Jun 1482; was buried in Woodbridge Priory, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Margery Brewse  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1457; died about 1495; was buried in White Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Margery Brewse Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Gilbert2, 1.Ellen1) was born about 1457; died about 1495; was buried in White Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

    Margery married John Paston in Jul 1477. John (son of John Paston and Margaret Mautby) was born in 1444; died on 28 Aug 1504; was buried in Carmelite Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Paston  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1539.
    2. 6. William Paston  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1479; died on 20 Sep 1554 in Paston, Norfolk, England; was buried on 26 Sep 1554 in St. Margaret's, Paston, Norfolk, England.