Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mary Wyndham
Abt 1508 - 1597 (~ 89 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Mary Wyndham was born about 1508; died on 1 Jan 1597; was buried in Paston, Norfolk, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1596
Mary married Erasmus Paston after 22 Oct 1521. Erasmus (son of William Paston and Bridget Heydon) was born before 1508; died before 6 Nov 1540; was buried on 6 Nov 1540 in Paston, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Paston
was born about 1528; died on 20 Oct 1610; was buried in St. Nicholas, North Walsham, Norfolk, England.
Generation: 2
2. William Paston (1.Mary1) was born about 1528; died on 20 Oct 1610; was buried in St. Nicholas, North Walsham, Norfolk, England. Notes:
Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1565-66.
“He played little part in national affairs but took a prominent role in the government and political life of his native county and was known as a careful administrator and a ‘just and painstaking magistrate’ [...] A supporter of Edmund Freake, bishop of Norwich (1575–84), Paston was involved in the bitter conflict between the bishop and the puritans for control of the chancellorship of the diocese in 1578. He was described by Bishop Scrambler as an ‘observer of law’ which has been taken to mean that his religious views were either conformist Church of England or impartial (Smith, 214). In 1597 he moved to the new house which his uncle, Sir Clement Paston, had built at Oxnead. Known for his liberality, hospitality and benefactions, Paston is chiefly remembered for the founding and endowment of North Walsham grammar school (the Paston School), in 1606.” [Oxford DNB, citation details below.]
As he lived through her entire reign, presumably he was aware that queen Elizabeth was his third cousin, both of them being great-great grandchildren of London mayor Geoffrey Boleyn and his wife Anne Hoo.William married Frances Clere on 5 May 1551 in St. Margaret's, Paston, Norfolk, England. Frances (daughter of Thomas Clere and Ann Gyggs) was born in 1531; died in 1610. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Anne Paston was born before 16 Jul 1553; was christened on 16 Jul 1553 in St. Margaret's, Paston, Norfolk, England; died in 1637.
- 3. Anne Paston
Generation: 3
3. Anne Paston (2.William2, 1.Mary1) was born before 16 Jul 1553; was christened on 16 Jul 1553 in St. Margaret's, Paston, Norfolk, England; died in 1637. Anne married Anthony Cope on 7 Apr 1600. Anthony (son of Edward Cope and Elizabeth Mohun) was born between 1548 and 1550; died on 6 Jul 1614. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]