Shelton of Shelton in Norfolk

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  NICHOLAS1 DE SHELTON1 was born Bef. 1215.  He married BEATRICE. 

 

Notes for NICHOLAS DE SHELTON:

 

The first documented user of the Shelton surname. . .

 

Blomefield says (p264 v5) that Nicholas de Shelton in 1215 had purchased all the estate of Robert Maloysel and Alexander his son in Weybred, and at the time was in rebellion against King John.  Upon the surrender of Framlingham Castle he submitted to the King and gave his son Robert Shelton as a pledge for his future allegiance.

 

Note (taken from the Shelton Pedigree) :-  The Sheltons of Shelton were an ancient and knightly family, who played their part in history, and at one time possessed considerable estates in Norfolk and Suffolk.  Their pedigree does not appear in the Visitation of Norfolk; but it is deserving of record, especially as the home and estates of the Sheltons have long since passed into other hands, and the family itself is extinct in this and the adjoining county.  And I desire to acknowledge the obligation I am under to the following gentlemen for so courteously favouring me with extracts from their parish registers : -

 

he Rev. Godfrey Bird, Illington Rectory, Norfolk

The Rev. J. G. Brighten, Brome Rectory, Norfolk

The Rev. F.E. Long, Woodton Rectory, Norfolk

The Rev. A.W. Edwards, Barningham Rectory, Suffolk

The Rev. Charles Rolfe, Benhall Vicarage, Suffolk

 

(Source: Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895)

 

More About NICHOLAS DE SHELTON:

Fact: 1215, Rebelled against King John2

       

Children of NICHOLAS DE SHELTON and BEATRICE are:

2.                i.    RALPH2 DE SHELTON, d. 1245.

                  ii.    ROBERTDE SHELTON, b. Abt. 1200; m. ELA.

                 iii.    HENRY DE SHELTON, b. Bef. 1215.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  RALPH2 DE SHELTON (NICHOLAS1)3 died 12453.  He married KATHERINE DE ILLEGH3 12253.  She was born in of Burnt Illegh, Suffolk.

 

More About RALPH DE SHELTON:

Fact: Paid 18 marks toking Hen. III., as fees for the land of his wife, and owned land in Mundham4

       

Child of RALPH DE SHELTON and KATHERINE DE ILLEGH is:

3.                i.    HENRY3 SHELTON, d. Abt. 1271.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  HENRY3 SHELTON (RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)5 died Abt. 12716.  He married ?. 

 

Notes for HENRY SHELTON:

 

Not much is known of this Henry Shelton.  Infact, the pedigree might be a bit confused at this generation, although, Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve does show this Henry and the son of Sir Ralph and Katherine de Illegh.

 

More About HENRY SHELTON:

Inquisition Post Mortem: 24 February 1270/71

       

Children of HENRY SHELTON and ? are:

4.                i.    JOHN4 SHELTON, b. of Stradbroke.

5.               ii.    SIR ROBERT SHELTON, b. Abt. 1246; d. 1306.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  JOHN4 SHELTON (HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)7 was born  in of Stradbroke8.

 

More About JOHN SHELTON:

Living: 13068

       

Child of JOHN SHELTON is:

                   i.    JOHN5 SHELTON8, b. of Stradbroke8.

 

More About JOHN SHELTON:

Living: 13159

 

 

5.  SIR ROBERT4 SHELTON (HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)9 was born Abt. 124610, and died 130611.  He married ISABEL12. 

 

Notes for SIR ROBERT SHELTON:

 

 

 

More About SIR ROBERT SHELTON:

Fact 1: 8th Lord of Shelton

Inquisition Post Mortem: 19 September 130612

 

More About ISABEL:

Fact: Held the manor of Burnt Illegh for life13

Living: 130513

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and ISABEL are:

6.                i.    SIR JOHN5 SHELTON, b. of Shelton and Hardwick; d. Abt. 1280.

                  ii.    RALPH SHELTON, b. Abt. 1305.

 

Notes for RALPH SHELTON:

 

No mention of this Sir Ralph Shelton is made in the pedigree "Shelton of Shelton"  printed in  Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

 

                 iii.    THOMAS SHELTON14.

                 iv.    HENRY SHELTON14.

                  v.    WILLIAM SHELTON.

                 vi.    ROBERT SHELTON14.

                vii.    CECILIA SHELTON14, m. NICHOLAS DE CASTELLO15; b. , of Raveningham15.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

6.  SIR JOHN5 SHELTON (SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)16 was born  in of Shelton and Hardwick17, and died Abt. 1280.  He married MAUD18,19. 

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and MAUD are:

                   i.    RICHARD6 SHELTON20.

 

More About RICHARD SHELTON:

Fact: 1334, Warden of the forest of Pickering21

 

7.               ii.    SIR JOHN SHELTON, d. Abt. 1333.

8.              iii.    CECILY SHELTON.

9.              iv.    NICHOLAS SHELTON, b. Bef. 1316.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

7.  SIR JOHN6 SHELTON (SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)21 died Abt. 133322.  He married (1) AGATHA (?GEDDING)23.    He married (2) JOAN24.  She died Aft. 1313.

 

Notes for AGATHA (?GEDDING):

 

Agatha is said to be probably a daughter of Sir John Gedding, living 1308

 

More About AGATHA (?GEDDING):

Fact 1: 2nd wife

 

More About JOAN:

Fact: 2nd wife of Sir John Shelton24

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and AGATHA (?GEDDING) are:

                   i.    SIR WILLIAM7 SHELTON25, d. Abt. 138926,27.

10.             ii.    SIR RALPH SHELTON, b. 1315; d. 16 October 1375.

11.            iii.    MARGARET SHELTON, d. 1397, bur. North Walsham, Norfolk.

12.            iv.    ELEANOR SHELTON, b. Abt. 1303.

                  v.    ROBERT SHELTON, b. Aft. 1315.

                 vi.    NICHOLAS SHELTON, b. Aft. 1315.

                vii.    AGATHA SHELTON28, m. SIR JOHN JERNEGAN.

 

 

8.  CECILY6 SHELTON (SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)  She married SIR ROBERT DE UFFORD. 

 

More About SIR ROBERT DE UFFORD:

Fact 1: Lord of Eye

       

Children of CECILY SHELTON and SIR DE UFFORD are:

13.              i.    AGNES7 DE UFFORD.

                  ii.    ROBERT DE UFFORD.

 

 

9.  NICHOLAS6 SHELTON (SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1) was born Bef. 1316.  He married ALICE. 

 

Notes for NICHOLAS SHELTON:

 

Nicholas is stated to be the son of John Shelton and in 1316 he purchased the manor of Heverlond from his brother John Shelton and John's son Robert.  (Source: Blomefield V5 p264).

       

Child of NICHOLAS SHELTON and ALICE is:

                   i.    THOMAS7 SHELTON.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

10.  SIR RALPH7 SHELTON (SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)29,30,31 was born 1315, and died 16 October 137532,33.  He married (1) ANN BURGULION34.  She was born  in of Snoring Magna34.  He married (2) JOAN DE PLAYS34,35 1346 in Sudbury, Suffolk36.  She was born  in of Weeting36, and died 8 June 140836,37.

 

More About ANN BURGULION:

Fact: 1st wife of Sir Ralph Shelton38

 

More About JOAN DE PLAYS:

Burial: Shelton Church, Norfolk38

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and ANN BURGULION are:

14.              i.    WILLIAM8 SHELTON.

15.             ii.    SIR RALPH SHELTON, b. of Shelton, Norfolk.

                 iii.    ROBERT SHELTON38, d. Bet. 1415 - 1423, Snoring38.

                 iv.    PETER SHELTON38, d. Bet. 1436 - 143738.

 

More About PETER SHELTON:

Fact: 1419, Parson of Tuddenham38

 

                  v.    ALICE SHELTON38, m. JOHN ALDERFORD38; b. , of Norwich39.

 

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and JOAN DE PLAYS are:

                 vi.    JOAN8 SHELTON40.

                vii.    MARGARET SHELTON40.

               viii.    ISABEL SHELTON40.

 

 

11.  MARGARET7 SHELTON (SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)41 died 1397 in bur. North Walsham, Norfolk42.  She married SIR THOMAS DE HETHERSET, KNT.42.  He died 137142.

       

Child of MARGARET SHELTON and SIR DE HETHERSET is:

                   i.    SIR RALPH8 DE HETHERSET42.

 

 

12.  ELEANOR7 SHELTON (SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)43 was born Abt. 1303.  She married SIR RICHARD DE BREWES, KNT.44.  He died 132344.

 

More About SIR RICHARD DE BREWES, KNT.:

Burial: Woodbridge Priory44

       

Children of ELEANOR SHELTON and SIR DE BREWES are:

                   i.    MARY8 DE BREWES.

                  ii.    CATHERINE DE BREWES.

 

 

13.  AGNES7 DE UFFORD (CECILY6 SHELTON, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)  She married ? DE BREWSE. 

       

Child of AGNES DE UFFORD and ? DE BREWSE is:

16.              i.    SIR JOHN8 DE BREWSE.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

14.  WILLIAM8 SHELTON (SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)44.  He married CATHERINE BARRET44.  She was born  in of Hardwicke and Heeham44, and died Abt. 3 August 1456 in Shelton, Norfolk.

 

More About WILLIAM SHELTON:

Fact: Executor to his brother Sir Ralph Shelton's will44

 

More About CATHERINE BARRET:

Memorial: Brass in Snoring church44

       

Children of WILLIAM SHELTON and CATHERINE BARRET are:

17.              i.    JOHN9 SHELTON, b. 1406, Hecham; d. 23 April 1431.

                  ii.    THOMAS SHELTON44.

                 iii.    WILLIAM SHELTON44.

                 iv.    SIMON SHELTON44.

 

 

15.  SIR RALPH8 SHELTON (SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)44 was born  in of Shelton, Norfolk44.  He married ALICE UVEDALE44. 

       

Child of SIR SHELTON and ALICE UVEDALE is:

18.              i.    ALICE9 SHELTON.

 

 

16.  SIR JOHN8 DE BREWSE (AGNES7 DE UFFORD, CECILY6 SHELTON, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)  He married ?. 

       

Child of SIR DE BREWSE and ? is:

19.              i.    SIR ROBERT9 DE BREWSE.

 

 

Generation No. 9

 

17.  JOHN9 SHELTON (WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)44 was born 1406 in Hecham44, and died 23 April 143145.  He married MARGARET BREWYS46.  She died 1479.

 

Notes for JOHN SHELTON:

17th Lord of Shelton Manor.

 

In 1427 Sir John had possession of the Norfolk and Suffolk estates and also Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, and Armathwaite Castle, Cumberland.

 

Sir John's widow married Robert Allington and then she died in 1479.

 

 

 

More About JOHN SHELTON:

Baptised: 7 July 1406, Hecham46

 

Notes for MARGARET BREWYS:

 

 

 

       

Child of JOHN SHELTON and MARGARET BREWYS is:

20.              i.    SIR RALPH10 SHELTON, b. Abt. 1430, of Shelton, Norfolk; d. 16 July 1497, Shelton, Norfolk.

 

 

18.  ALICE9 SHELTON (SIR RALPH8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)46.  She married SIR EDMUND BEDINGFIELD46. 

       

Child of ALICE SHELTON and SIR BEDINGFIELD is:

                   i.    MARGARET10 BEDINGFIELD46, m. SIR EDWARD JERNEGAN, KNT.46; b. , of Somerleyton, Suffolk46.

 

 

19.  SIR ROBERT9 DE BREWSE (SIR JOHN8, AGNES7 DE UFFORD, CECILY6 SHELTON, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)

       

Child of SIR ROBERT DE BREWSE is:

21.              i.    SIR THOMAS10 DE BREWSE.

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

20.  SIR RALPH10 SHELTON (JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)47,48 was born Abt. 1430 in of Shelton, Norfolk49, and died 16 July 1497 in Shelton, Norfolk49.  He married (1) JOAN Bef. 1471.  She died Bef. 1471.  He married (2) MARGARET CLERE50 Aft. 1471.  She died Abt. 1500.

 

Notes for SIR RALPH SHELTON:

 

Probably the same Sir Ralph Shelton of Norfolk whose Will was proved in 1499 at the PPC.

 

In 1485 Sir Ralph was knighted, and in 1488 was named Knight of the Garter.  He was High Sheriff of Norfolk County in England.  He inherited from his uncle William Shelton, 18th Lord of Shelton, Shelton in Norfolk County, Hardwick, Netherhall, Overhall, Great Snoring, Thursford and Burgulion in Kerdeston and Brent Elleigh and Stradbrooke in ? Suffolk County.  He also had a grant from Henry Vii of " The Custody and Marriage of the Body and Lands of Ralph, Brother and Heir of Robert Berney, Esq. of Gunton."

 

It was this Sir Ralph and his wife, Margaret Clere, who built the Shelton Church of 1480 in Norfolk.  The same Sir Ralph built the Shelton Hall, half a mile from the church, of which nothing remained in 1925 but the deep shaded moat.

 

In the will of Ralph's widow, Margaret, proved the 5th of December 1500, it is expressed that she "wills to be buried in the chancel of Shelton Church by her husband in a tomb which is ordained to that intent." 

 

 

 

 

More About JOAN:

Fact: 1st wife

 

Notes for MARGARET CLERE:

 

 

 

More About MARGARET CLERE:

Fact: 2nd wife of Sir Ralph Sheltn50

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and JOAN are:

                   i.    MARGARET11 SHELTON50, b. Bef. 1471.

 

More About MARGARET SHELTON:

Fact: Named in the will of Walter Lyhart, Bp. of Norwich, 1472

 

                  ii.    ELIZABETH SHELTON51, b. Bef. 1471; m. SIR RICHARD FITZLEWIS52; b. of Dagenham.

 

More About ELIZABETH SHELTON:

Fact: 1472, Named in the will of Walter Lyhart, Bp. of Norwich, 1472

 

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and MARGARET CLERE are:

                 iii.    SIR RALPH11 SHELTON52, b. Abt. 1478, of Shelton, Norfolk; m. MARY BROME.

 

More About SIR RALPH SHELTON:

Burial: 25 October 1538, Brome, Norfolk53

Will dated: 21 October 153853

Will proved: 18 June 153953

 

22.            iv.    SIR JOHN SHELTON, b. Abt. 1472, of Shelton, Norfolk; d. 1539.

                  v.    ELIZABETH SHELTON54, b. Abt. 1481.

                 vi.    RICHARD SHELTON54, b. Abt. 1483, of Shelton, Norfolk; d. Aft. 1538.

 

Notes for RICHARD SHELTON:

 

 

 

More About RICHARD SHELTON:

Fact: Master of metyngham College

Living: 1538, Mentioned in will of father, Sir Ralphe Shelton, 1497 and of brother Ralph, 1538.

Occupation: Clerk in Holy Orders55

 

                vii.    ELIZABETH SHELTON55.

23.          viii.    ALICE SHELTON, b. Abt. 1486, of Shelton, Norfolk.

 

 

21.  SIR THOMAS10 DE BREWSE (SIR ROBERT9, SIR JOHN8, AGNES7 DE UFFORD, CECILY6 SHELTON, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)

       

Child of SIR THOMAS DE BREWSE is:

24.              i.    MARGERY11 DE BREWSE, b. WFT Est. 1410-1436; d. 1495.

 

 

Generation No. 11

 

22.  SIR JOHN11 SHELTON (SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)56 was born Abt. 1472 in of Shelton, Norfolk, and died 1539.  He married LADY ANNE BOLEYN Abt. 1497.  She was born in of Blickling, Norfolk, and died 1556.

 

Notes for SIR JOHN SHELTON:

 

Sir John Shelton was aged 24 at death of his mother.  H. Sheriff 1505 and 1523, kntd. 1509 at Coronation of Henry VIII., and lord of Sayers manor, Stratton, 1539, which he settled on Anne his wife., owner of Carrowe; ob. 21 Dec. 1539 aged 62 ; bur. at Shelton - brass there.  The grant of Carrow Abbey to Sir John Shelton dated 2 November. 30 Hen. VIII.

 

 

 

More About SIR JOHN SHELTON:

Burial: In the chancel of Shelton Church, Norfolk

Fact: 1505, High Sheriff of Norfolk57

Fact 1: The "elder"

 

Notes for LADY ANNE BOLEYN:

 

Anne Boleyn was an aunt to Anne Boleyn the 2nd wife of Henry VIII.

 

Anne's will was proved 8/1/1556.     

 

 

 

More About LADY ANNE BOLEYN:

Fact: appointed governess to the Princess Mary57

Occupation: Governess in charge of the Princesses Elizabeth and Mary58

Will dated: 19 December 1556

Will proved: 8 January 1556/57, Called in her will "of Carrow, Norwich, widow" and desires to be buried in the chancel of Carrow Church59

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and LADY BOLEYN are:

25.              i.    SIR JOHN12 SHELTON, d. 15 November 1558, bur. Shelton, Norfolk.

                  ii.    GABRIELL SHELTON60.

 

Notes for GABRIELL SHELTON:

 

 

 

More About GABRIELL SHELTON:

Fact: Died without issue

 

                 iii.    EMMA SHELTON61.

 

Notes for EMMA SHELTON:

 

 

 

                 iv.    AMY SHELTON62, d. Bet. 1566 - 1579.

 

Notes for AMY SHELTON:

 

 

 

More About AMY SHELTON:

Fact: Died without issue62

 

                  v.    ELIZABETH SHELTON62.

 

Notes for ELIZABETH SHELTON:

 

 

 

More About ELIZABETH SHELTON:

Fact: Died without issue

 

                 vi.    THOMAS SHELTON, b. Aft. 1505.

 

Notes for THOMAS SHELTON:

 

Believed to be the progenitor of the Staffordshire Sheltons and is listed as such in the Visitation of Norfolk.

 

More About THOMAS SHELTON:

Occupation: Groom porter of the Tower62

 

26.           vii.    SIR RALPH SHELTON.

27.          viii.    MARGARET (MADGE) SHELTON, b. Aft. 1505.

28.             ix.    ANNE SHELTON, b. Aft. 1505; d. 1563.

29.              x.    MARY SHELTON, b. 1512, Shelton, Norfolk; d. 8 January 1570/71, bu. Heveningham, Suffolk.

 

 

23.  ALICE11 SHELTON (SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)63,64,65 was born Abt. 1486 in of Shelton, Norfolk.  She married SIR JOHN HEUENIGHAM66.  He was born Aft. 1478, and died 5 August 1536 in Shirehouse, City of Norwich67,68,69.

 

Notes for ALICE SHELTON:

 

Alice was the daughter of Sir Ralf Shelton of Shelton, head of as ancient and distinguised a family as the Heveninghams.  They bore Arms, 'or, a cross azure'.

 

(Source:  E.C. Carrington, 1967)

 

 

 

More About ALICE SHELTON:

Burial: 6 October 1540, Heveningham, Suffolk70

Fact: 2nd wife

Of: Shelton, Norfolk

 

Notes for SIR JOHN HEUENIGHAM:

 

 

Sir John Heveningham, the son and heir of Thomas, held Ketteringham for six and thirty years, holding the offices usually filled by the country gentlemen of the better class : and when he died he was buried at Ketteringham, though no memorial is now to be found of him.  But there is an inquisition, taken after his death at the Shirehouse in the city of Norwich, on November 20th in the 28th year of Henry the Eighth, 1536. in which it is found that he was seised of the manor of Ketteringham with the appurtenances, and eight messuages, 300 acres of land, 100 of meadow, 300 of pasture, sixty of wood, forty of heath, twenty of marsh, and £10. rent in Ketteringham, Carlton juxta Norwich, and Hethersett, which were recovered against the said Sir John, etc., and conveyed to the use of Anthony Heveningham and Catherine, his wife, and the longest liver of them, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, remainder to the right heirs of Sir John.  The manor of Ketteringham called Ketteringham Hall is held of the Earl of Oxford by the service of half a knight's fee, and is valued beyond reprises at £36.  Sir John died the 5th of August last past, and Anthony his son and heir, is aged 29.

 

(Source:  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter.  (1851)

 

 

More About SIR JOHN HEUENIGHAM:

Burial: Ketteringham, Norfolk70

Fact: 1510, High Sheriff of Norfolk70

Will dated: June

Will proved: 28 August 1536, PCC London - Ref: PROB 11/25

       

Children of ALICE SHELTON and SIR HEUENIGHAM are:

30.              i.    SIR ANTHONY12 HEVENINGHAM, KNT., b. 1507, of Heveningham, Suffolk; d. 22 November 1557; Stepchild.

31.             ii.    ERASMUS HEVENINGHAM, b. Abt. 1515, Heveningham, Sufffolk; d. Abt. 1560, Staffordshire.

 

 

24.  MARGERY11 DE BREWSE (SIR THOMAS10, SIR ROBERT9, SIR JOHN8, AGNES7 DE UFFORD, CECILY6 SHELTON, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)71,72 was born WFT Est. 1410-143673, and died 149573.  She married JOHN PASTON73,74 144775.  He was born Abt. 144375, and died 150375.

 

More About MARGERY DE BREWSE:

Burial: 1495, White Friars Monestry, Norwich76

       

Children of MARGERY DE BREWSE and JOHN PASTON are:

                   i.    CHRISTOPHER12 PASTON77.

 

More About CHRISTOPHER PASTON:

Fact: Died in Infancy77

 

32.             ii.    WILLIAM PASTON, b. Abt. 1479; d. 1554.

                 iii.    PHILIP PASTON77.

                 iv.    2 DAUS. PASTON77.

 

 

Generation No. 12

 

25.  SIR JOHN12 SHELTON (SIR JOHN11, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1) died 15 November 1558 in bur. Shelton, Norfolk.  He married MARGARET PARKER. 

 

Notes for SIR JOHN SHELTON:

 

His will is dated 14/11/1558 and was proved 12/2/1559

 

More About SIR JOHN SHELTON:

Fact 1: The "Younger"

Fact 2: 1522, High Sheriff of Norfolk

Fact 3: 1525, High Sheriff of Norfolk

Fact 4: 1555, High Sheriff of Norfolk

 

More About MARGARET PARKER:

Fact: Sister of Jane Parker, wife of George Boleyn and sister-in-law to Queen Anne Boleyn

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and MARGARET PARKER are:

                   i.    SIR RALPH13 SHELTON, b. Bef. 1530; m. (1) ANN (MARY) WOODHOUSE; m. (2) ?.

 

More About ?:

Fact: 2nd wife of Thomas Shelton

 

                  ii.    ANNE SHELTON, b. Abt. 1530; m. (1) ?? GODSALL78; m. (2) ?? GRAY78.

                 iii.    ALICE SHELTON, b. Abt. 1540; d. 4 October 1605; m. ?? JOSSELYN78; b. of Essex.

                 iv.    MARY SHELTON, b. Abt. 1550; d. 16 August 1603, bur. Holm Lacy; m. JOHN SCUDAMORE78; b. of Hertfordshire.

 

 

26.  SIR RALPH12 SHELTON (SIR JOHN11, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)  He married AMY WODEHOUSE. 

       

Children of SIR SHELTON and AMY WODEHOUSE are:

                   i.    RALPH13 SHELTON, b. Abt. 1530.

                  ii.    ANNE SHELTON, b. 1531; m. ?? SYDLEY78; b. of Norfolk.

                 iii.    WILLIAM SHELTON.

 

 

27.  MARGARET (MADGE)12 SHELTON (SIR JOHN11, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1) was born Aft. 1505.  She married THOMAS WODEHOUSE.  He was born in of Kimberley.

 

Notes for MARGARET (MADGE) SHELTON:

 

Margaret  was also known as Madge and was a maid of Honour to Queen Anne Boleyn and a mistress of Henry VIII.  Along with Lady Margaret Lee, Margeret Wyatt, Lady Elizabeth Boleyn and Mistress Cosyns she attended Anne Boleyn at her execution on Tower Green on the 19 May 1536,

 

 

 

 

More About MARGARET (MADGE) SHELTON:

Fact: Maid of Honour to Queen Anne Boleyn

 

Notes for THOMAS WODEHOUSE:

 

 

       

Children of MARGARET SHELTON and THOMAS WODEHOUSE are:

                   i.    SIR ROGER13 WODEHOUSE78, d. 1588; m. ?? CORBET78.

                  ii.    HENRY WODEHOUSE, b. 1546.

                 iii.    ANNE WODEHOUSE78, m. ?? STOKES78.

                 iv.    ELIZABETH WODEHOUSE78, m. ?? JOANES78.

                  v.    MARY WODEHOUSE78, m. ?? AYLEWORTH78; b. of Ireland.

 

 

28.  ANNE12 SHELTON (SIR JOHN11, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1) was born Aft. 1505, and died 1563.  She married (1) CHRISTOPHER COOTE.    She married (2) SIR EDMUND KNYVETT79 Abt. 1527.  He died 1 May 1550.

 

Notes for ANNE SHELTON:

 

Her will is dated 5/12/1563 and was proved 6/2/1564.

 

More About CHRISTOPHER COOTE:

Fact 1: 2nd Husband

 

Notes for SIR EDMUND KNYVETT:

His will is dated 18/4/1550.

 

More About SIR EDMUND KNYVETT:

Fact 1: 1st husband

       

Child of ANNE SHELTON and CHRISTOPHER COOTE is:

                   i.    RICHARD13 COOTE, m. ELIZABETH SHELTON.

 

       

Child of ANNE SHELTON and SIR KNYVETT is:

                  ii.    SIR THOMAS13 KNYVETT, d. 8 September 1569, bur.New Bukenham Church.

 

 

29.  MARY12 SHELTON (SIR JOHN11, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)80,81,82 was born 1512 in Shelton, Norfolk, and died 8 January 1570/71 in bu. Heveningham, Suffolk.  She married (1) PHILIP APPLEYARD, ESQ..    She married (2) SIR ANTHONY HEVENINGHAM, KNT.83 Aft. 7 February 1545/46 in Heveningham, Suffolk, son of SIR HEUENIGHAM and ALICE SHELTON.  He was born 1507 in of Heveningham, Suffolk, and died 22 November 1557.

 

Notes for MARY SHELTON:

 

Mary was first betrothed to her cousin Thomas Clere who died of a mortal wound received while endeavouring to save the life of his friend, the Earl of Surrey, at the seige of Montreuil in France, in 1544.

 

Mary was a first cousin of Queen Anne Boleyn.  Her sister Margaret (Madge Shelton) attended Queen Anne Boleyn on the scaffold.  It is believed that Mary is the same 'Mary Shelton' who was the cousin and attendant  of Queen Anne Boleyn.

 

Mary is probably the same Lady Henningham mentioned in the Anno Regni Reginæ ELIZABETHÆ Quarto.  Neweeyeur's Gyftes gevon to the QUENE her MAJESTIE by those Parsons whose Names hereafter ensue, the first of January, the Yere above wrytten.  (1561-2) . . . .

 

By the Lady Henningham, six handekercheves, garnished with gold, silver and silk.

 

 

 

 

 

More About MARY SHELTON:

Fact: 1st cousin of Anne Boleyn

Title:: Bet. 1561 - 1562, Known as Lady Heveningham

 

Notes for SIR ANTHONY HEVENINGHAM, KNT.:

 

 

There is some confusion as to the children of Sir Anthony as the Heuenyngham pedigree is not clear so some of these children might be duplicated.

 

Sir Anthony was made a baronet by Henry VIII.  He was knighted 22 February 1546.  His will was dated 18 November 1557 and proved 1 June 1558.  (Source: Blomefield V5, p 93 "Ketteringham", Norfolk Record Society, & Visitations for Norfolk).

 

 

Sir Anthony's wife, Mary Shelton, was a first cousin of Anne Boleyn.

 

Sir Anthony's sister-in-law, Margaret (Madge) Shelton, attended her cousin Queen Anne Boleyn on the scaffold.

 

FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, KEW. . .

 

Item details: C 1/1505/57-60     

Anthony HEVENYNGHAM, knight, and Mary his wife v. Dame Anne SHELTON.: Legacy of John Shelton, knight, deceased, husband of defendant and father of the said Mary. (A replication by Henry Fysher has been substituted for one by the said Sir Anthony and Mary.

 

1386-1558

 

 

 

More About SIR ANTHONY HEVENINGHAM, KNT.:

Burial: Ketteringham, Norfolk84,85

Fact: 1st husband

Will dated: 18 November 155786

       

Children of MARY SHELTON and SIR HEVENINGHAM are:

                   i.    SIR ARTHUR13 HEVENINGHAM87,88, b. Bet. 1546 - 1557; d. 8 October 1630, Ketteringham, Norfolk; m. MARY HANSCHET89, Bef. 1577; b. of Hertfordshire.

 

Notes for SIR ARTHUR HEVENINGHAM:

 

From:  A Hassell Smith's "County and Coast", Clarendon, 1974 . . . .

 

Arthur Heveningham came of an old-established East Anglian family which since the thirteenth century had been seated at Heveningham in Suffolk and for much of the Tudor period was prominent in that county's local affairs.  Late in the fifteenth century Thomas Heveningham had inherited the Norfolk manor of Ketteringham which soon became the principal family seat.  No Heveningham figured in Norfolk affairs, however, until 1574 when Sir Arthur succeeded his half-brother Henry, and immediately shifted the focus of his political and administrative activities from Suffolk into Norfolk.  By 1579 he had been appointed to the Norfolk Bench; in 1581 he was chosen as sheriff and in 1588 he became a deputy lieutenant in the county.  He also held similar positions in Suffolk the the manner in which he tried to dominate Norfolk administration testifies to his determination to fill the vacuum in Norfolk society created by the Duke's death.  As his neighbour Edward Flowerdew subsequently explained, he 'hath . . . challenged more superiorihe, auethoritie and jurisdicion over other men and their lyvings than the best nobleman that hath lyved in that countrey hath done'.

 

He roduced a pedigree to match is aspirations.  Respectable though his ancestry appers to have been, he claimed descent 'from Arphaxad who was one of the knights that watched Christes Sepulchre'.  From Walter Heveningham, Lord of Heveningham who 'lived in anno 19 of Canut King of England, 1020', the line ran by direct male descent to Sir Arthur.  It included such illustrious forebears as Sir William who 'was with King Richard 1 at the seige of Acon' and who 'in sight of the King in single combatt' slew 'Sapher, Captain of the castell of Acon'.

 

By 1597 he headed the Norfolk section in Burghley's list of 'principall gentlemen that dwell usually in their contries'.  He must have earned this position by virtue of his dominant role in administrative affairs since in economic terms he was only in the middle rank of East Anglian landowners.  For what it is worth, his subsidy assessment during Elizabeth's reign never rose above £30; his principal estates were confirned to the vicinities of Ketteringham and Heveningham, and he had no other residences either in East Anglia or London, as did several of his fellow Norfolk gentry; indeed thre are even some hints tha he was in economic difficulties by the 1590s.

 

Heveningham was flamboyant, impetuous, and hot-tempered, preferring to duel with weapons rather than words.  On one occasion when he clashed with his neighbour, Edward Flowerdew, in debate at the quarter sessions, he openly boasted that 'he would huntt course or drive him out of his countrey'.  His overbearing personality could brook no opposition; characteristically, when the corporation of King's Lynn refused to hand over to his collectors a rate which he was levying under royal warrant, he personally rode over to the town, confronted the assembled aldermen, and returned with the money.

 

Norfolk society did not readily assimilate such a personality.  Although many of Sir Arthur's ancestors, including his father and grandfather, had married info Norfolk families, he married the daughter of a Hertfordshire squire.  His, in itself, may not be significant, but the marriage pattern of his twelve children strongly suggests his ostracism from Norfolk gentry society.  Only his eldest son John Heveningham married into this society and he not until his second marriage in 1601 when he was espoused to Bridget, daughter of Sir William Paston.  All his other children appear to have married into families outside the county with the exception of Abigail, one of his youngest daughters, who in 1608 married Augustine Pettus, member of a Norwich aldemanic family.

 

Sir Arthur Heveningham's complete indifference to the views and feelings of his neighbours made him a willing agent of Crown and Council.  For over thirty years he figured on nearly every Norfolk commission and executive body; indeed councillors so valued his participation that occasionally they insised on his presence before a meeting of commissioners could be quorate.  His ruthlessness is indicated by the way in which he rebuilt the steeple of Ketteringham church after it had been destroyed in a storm in 1608.  For his contribution he provided the timber and bricks as well as food and drink for the carpenters and masons; but the money for wages etc., he raised by a compulsory levy among his household servants, the parishioners of Ketteringham, and his friends and relations.  This is augmented with substantial sums from the county treasurey - contributions which were no doubt voted at quarter sessions in response to his foreful demands.  A feature of  this fund-raising operation was his particular brand of blackmail.  First, he arranged to record the names of all contributors in a special volume of he ;Town Books' - he then rounded off this roll of honour with a further list of names headed 'all these did give noe monye and the most part of them did nothinge ells about this good worke as all the rest of the townes men doe well know'.  'Nothing by halves' might have been his motto, as successive chapters will show.

 

Notes on Sir Arthur Heveningham

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Sir Arthur Heveningham, knighted in 1578, was Sheriff of Norfolk from 1581to 1602 and died in 1630. The family are said to derive their name from Heveningham (Suffolk); they lived at Ketteringham, 6 miles SW of Norwich.  There are various family monument sin the church there. Walter Rye warns that "the early pedigree of the family [tracing their ancestors back not only to the time of Canute but even to one of the knights watching the tomb of Christ!!!] is certainly the most absurd of all the concoted pedigrees of

the Elizabethan period."  As a justice of the peace Sir Arthur was one of those charged in 1599 with

examining passengers in the harbours of Yarmouth, Winterton and Mundesley (there were worries about illegal immigrants then just as there are today - though in that time it was Roman Catholic seminary priests who were feared).  See correspondence from and to him in "The Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of

Stiffkey. Volume IV: 1596-1602" (Norwich: Norfolk Record Society, 2000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

More About SIR ARTHUR HEVENINGHAM:

Burial: 8 October 1630, Ketteringham, Norfolk90

Fact: Sheriff of Norfolk

Inherited: The Ketteringham estates in Norfolk

 

More About MARY HANSCHET:

Burial: 9 November 1635, Ketteringham, Norfolk90

 

Marriage Notes for SIR HEVENINGHAM and MARY HANSCHET:

 

According to the Heuenyngham Pedigree this was the meanest match the Heveninghams had made in 400 years.

 

                  ii.    JOHN HEUENINGHAM91, b. Bef. 1557.

 

Notes for JOHN HEUENINGHAM:

 

Believed to be the same John Heveningham who was mentioned in the Will of Henry Heveningham (his step brother).  (Source: PCC Will, PROB11/56)

 

                 iii.    BRIDGET HEVENINGHAM92,93, b. Abt. 1551, of Ketteringham, Norfolk; m. WILLIAM POWELL94.

                 iv.    ABIGAIL HEVENINGHAM95,96,97, b. Bef. 1557; d. Aft. November 1611; m. (1) SIR GEORGE DIGBY98, Bef. 157599; b. Abt. 1510, of Coleshill, Warwickshire100; d. 4 February 1585/86; m. (2) EDWARD CORDELL, ESQ.101, Bet. 1586 - 1590101; d. Bef. May 1592101.

 

Notes for ABIGAIL HEVENINGHAM:

 

There does appear to be some confusion as to this Abigail Heveningham, wife of Sir George Digby of Warwickshire.  It is stated by Burke's Peerage (1880) and other sources that Abigail was the daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham, Knight-banneret of Ketteringham.  I can find no reference to Sir Arthur being a Knight-banneret but Sir Anthony Heveningham certainly was.   Going purely on dating evidence the Abigail who was the daughter of Sir Arthur could not possibly be the same one who was the wife of Sir George Digby who died in 1586 unless there is another Sir Arthur who is not shown on any known pedigree.  Therefore, I suggest that Abigail Heveningham, wife of Sir George Digby of Coleshill was the daughter of Sir Anthony Heveningham and not that of his son, Sir Arthur Heveningham.

 

Other sources to make this assumption are . . . .

 

1)  The Shelton pedigree in the Visitation for Suffolk state this Abigail to be the daughter of Sir Anthony Heveningham and Mary Shelton, his wife. 

 

2)  The Heveningham pedigree in "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter F.S.A., a Keeper of the Public Records also states Abigail to be the daughter of Sir Anthony and Mary Shelton.

 

3)  Abigail, the daughter of Sir Arther Heveningham was baptised 20 September 1593.

 

4)  If Sir George Digby's date of death of 1586 is correct then she must surely be the daughter of Sir Anthony Heveningham and sister to Sir Auther not his daughter.

 

5)  A deed dated 5 October 1591 at the Shakespear Birthplace Trust though states her to be the daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham.  Perhaps this was an error in the transciption?

 

 

 

 

Abigail Heueningham is mentioned in the following documents :-

 

 

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office:

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DEEDS

 

Catalogue Ref. ER 2

 

Deeds

 

Stratford-upon-Avon

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FILE - Stratford-upon-Avon - ref.  ER 2/22  - date: 5 October 1591

Award by Sir Foulke Grevill, knt., and Raffe Sheldon, Thomas Morgan, and Edward Holte, esqs., arbitrators between the bailiff and burgesses of Stratford upon Avon and John Edgeock and Richard Clarke, executors, of the will of Sir John Hubaud, knt., Lady Abigale Digbie, daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham and widow of Sir George Digby, Raffe Hubaud, esq., and Anthony Nashe, gent., to the effect that.

 

 

 

Birmingham City Archives

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Wingfield Digby family of Sherborne Castle, Dorset and Coleshill, Warwickshire: the Warwickshire estate papers [MS 3888/A 813 - MS 3888/A 2094]

 

Catalogue Ref. MS 3888

 

FILE - Letters Patent being an assignment of lease for twenty one years to Lady Abigail, widow of George Digby, knt., deceased, of the rectory of Colleshill Coleshill co. War., which before the Dissolution belonged to the Priory of Markeyate, co. Bedford, with all apurtenances, except the advowson of the vicarage of the church of Colleshill and all woods, underwoods, minerals and quarries of the premises and glebe land pertaining to the said rectory. Rent: £7. 13s. 4d. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 880  - date: 8 December 30 Eliz I 1587

 

FILE - Letters Patent granting to Edward Cordell, esq., and Lady Abigail, his wife, widow of George Digby knt., deceased, the rectory of Colleshill Coleshill co. War., which before the Dissolution belonged to the Priory of Markeyate, co. Bedford, with all appurtenances, except the advowson of the vicarage of the church of Colleshill. Consideration: £230. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 885  - date: 24 July 32 Eliz I 1590

 

FILE - Bargain and sale and feoffment from Dame Abigaell, alias Cordell, widow, sometime wife of Sir George Digby, knt., deceased, and late the wife of Edward Cordell, esq., deceased, to Robert Digby of Colleshull Coleshill co. War., esq., son of the said Sir George, of the rectory of Colleshull with all lands and tithes pertaining to the same, and meadowland in Colleshull. Rent: £33. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 932  - date: 1 June, 40 Eliz I 1598

 

FILE - Acquittance from Thomas, Earl of Suffolk, Lord Chamberlain of his majesty's household, to Dame Abigall Digby, acknowledging the payment of £43. 6s. 8d. in liew of such sums of money due for the undervalue of the Rectory of Colleshill Coleshill, co. War. in accordance with an Act of Parliament of 43 Eliz. I. concerning lands, tenements and hereditaments purchased at under rates or values. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 1009  - date: 7 November 9 Jas I 1611

 

FILE - Bargain and sale from Sir Roberte Digby of Colshill Coleshill co. War., knt., to the Rt. Hon. William Lord Knollis, Lord Viscount Wallingford, knt. of the garter and a member of the Privy Council, the Rt. Hon. William, Lord Padgett, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Digby knt., Vicechamberlain of the King 's Household and a member of the Privy Council and Sir Frauncys Knollis of Redinge Reading Berks., knt., of the Manor of Sheldon with all lands and appurtenances in cos. War. and Worc., to hold to the use of Dame Abygaile Digby. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 1042  - date: 29 April 16 Jas I 1618.

 

FILE - Counterpart of indenture between Abigail Cordell, widow, alias Dame Abigail Digbie, formerly the wife of Sir George Digbie of Colleshull Coleshill co. War., knt., deceased, and lastly the wife of Edwarde Cordell, esq., one of the six clerks of the Queen's High Court of Chancery, deceased, on the one part, and John Puckeringe, one of the Queen's serjeants at Law, Edwarde Holte and Clement Fysher, of co. War., esqs., on the other part, being an assignment of the wardship of Robert Digbie, son of the said Sir George Digbie and herself, during his minority. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 892  - date: 27 May 34 Eliz I 1592.

 

FILE - Order made by the Master and Council of the Court of Wards and Liveries discharging Dame Abigall Digbie, widow, formerly the wife of Sir George Digbie, knt., deceased, from the charge laid upon the Manors of Colleshill Coleshill co. War., and Estradden and Colebroke Raddon Court and Colebrooke, both in Devon, by the Queen's auditor of the said court. Parchment. - ref.  MS 3888/A 906  - date: 9 February, 38 Eliz I 1595/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes for SIR GEORGE DIGBY:

 

Birmingham City Archives

Elford Hall Collection

 

Catalogue Ref. MS 3878

Creator(s):

Paget family of Elford, Staffordshire

 

 

FILE - Covenant between John Bowes of Elforde, co. Staff., esq., and Sir John Huband of Ipsley, co. War., ktn., and George Digbie of Colshill, Coleshill, co. War., esq., to settle the inheritance of lands in Ockeley, Oakley co. Staff., and the moiety of the manor of Elforde, co. Staff. - ref.  MS 3878/139  - date: 17 January 1582/3

 

FILE - Grant from John Bowes of Elforde, co. Staff., esq., to Sir John Huband fo Ipsley, co. War., knt., and George Digbie of Colshill, co. War., esq., of the moiety of the manor of Elford, co. Staff., and lands in Elford, Croxall, Okeley, and Hayworthe, co. Staff., and in Okeley co. Durham, to hold to the use of the said John Bowes and his heirs. - ref.  MS 3878/678  - date: 17 January 1783

 

 

 

 

 

Notes for EDWARD CORDELL, ESQ.:

 

 Edwarde Cordell, esq., one of the six clerks of the Queen's High Court of Chancery

 

                  v.    ELIZABETH HEUENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1557; m. ICHINGHAM EVERARD102, 1574102.

                 vi.    MARY HEVENINGHAM103, b. Bef. 1557; m. JOHN SMITH.

                vii.    ANN HEVENINGHAM104, b. Bef. 1557; m. EDWARD EVERARD104; b. of Gillingham, Norfolk.

 

 

30.  SIR ANTHONY12 HEVENINGHAM, KNT. (ALICE11 SHELTON, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)105 was born 1507 in of Heveningham, Suffolk, and died 22 November 1557.  He married (1) KATHERINE CALTHORP Bef. 1535.    He married (2) MARY SHELTON106,107,108 Aft. 7 February 1545/46 in Heveningham, Suffolk, daughter of SIR SHELTON and LADY BOLEYN.  She was born 1512 in Shelton, Norfolk, and died 8 January 1570/71 in bu. Heveningham, Suffolk.

 

Notes for SIR ANTHONY HEVENINGHAM, KNT.:

 

 

There is some confusion as to the children of Sir Anthony as the Heuenyngham pedigree is not clear so some of these children might be duplicated.

 

Sir Anthony was made a baronet by Henry VIII.  He was knighted 22 February 1546.  His will was dated 18 November 1557 and proved 1 June 1558.  (Source: Blomefield V5, p 93 "Ketteringham", Norfolk Record Society, & Visitations for Norfolk).

 

 

Sir Anthony's wife, Mary Shelton, was a first cousin of Anne Boleyn.

 

Sir Anthony's sister-in-law, Margaret (Madge) Shelton, attended her cousin Queen Anne Boleyn on the scaffold.

 

FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, KEW. . .

 

Item details: C 1/1505/57-60     

Anthony HEVENYNGHAM, knight, and Mary his wife v. Dame Anne SHELTON.: Legacy of John Shelton, knight, deceased, husband of defendant and father of the said Mary. (A replication by Henry Fysher has been substituted for one by the said Sir Anthony and Mary.

 

1386-1558

 

 

 

More About SIR ANTHONY HEVENINGHAM, KNT.:

Burial: Ketteringham, Norfolk109,110

Fact: 1st husband

Will dated: 18 November 1557111

 

More About KATHERINE CALTHORP:

Burial: 7 February 1545/46, Heveningham, Suffolk111

Fact: 1st wife of Sir Anthony Heveningham

 

Notes for MARY SHELTON:

 

Mary was first betrothed to her cousin Thomas Clere who died of a mortal wound received while endeavouring to save the life of his friend, the Earl of Surrey, at the seige of Montreuil in France, in 1544.

 

Mary was a first cousin of Queen Anne Boleyn.  Her sister Margaret (Madge Shelton) attended Queen Anne Boleyn on the scaffold.  It is believed that Mary is the same 'Mary Shelton' who was the cousin and attendant  of Queen Anne Boleyn.

 

Mary is probably the same Lady Henningham mentioned in the Anno Regni Reginæ ELIZABETHÆ Quarto.  Neweeyeur's Gyftes gevon to the QUENE her MAJESTIE by those Parsons whose Names hereafter ensue, the first of January, the Yere above wrytten.  (1561-2) . . . .

 

By the Lady Henningham, six handekercheves, garnished with gold, silver and silk.

 

 

 

 

 

More About MARY SHELTON:

Fact: 1st cousin of Anne Boleyn

Title:: Bet. 1561 - 1562, Known as Lady Heveningham

       

Children of SIR HEVENINGHAM and KATHERINE CALTHORP are:

                   i.    HENRY13 HEVENINGHAM112,113, b. Abt. 1538; d. Abt. 1573114; m. (1) AMY WYNDHAM115; b. , of Felbrigg116; m. (2) ANNE EDEN(?); b. , of Sudbury116.

 

Notes for HENRY HEVENINGHAM:

 

Henry Heveningham was described in his Will as son and heir of Sir Anthony Heveningham, Knight.

 

More About HENRY HEVENINGHAM:

Fact: Died without issue117

Will proved: 11 April 1573, At the PCC, London118

 

                  ii.    ARTHUR HEVENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1546.

                 iii.    HENRY HEVENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1546.

                 iv.    WILLIAM HEVENINGHAM119, b. Bef. 1546.

 

More About WILLIAM HEVENINGHAM:

Fact: Died a child119

 

                  v.    CHARLES HEVENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1546.

                 vi.    ROBERT HEVENINGHAM119, b. Bef. 1546.

 

More About ROBERT HEVENINGHAM:

Fact: Died a child119

 

                vii.    JANE HEVENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1546; m. SIR EDWARD SULYARD120.

               viii.    ELIZABETH HEVENINGHAM121, b. Bef. 1546; m. SIR JO. GILBERT, KNT.121.

                  ix.    MARY HEVENINGHAM121, b. Bef. 1546; m. (1) JOHN SMITH; m. (2) SIR JAMES PITTS121.

 

More About MARY HEVENINGHAM:

Burial: 28 December 1598, Ketteringham, Norfolk122

 

Notes for JOHN SMITH:

 

Believed to be another spouse of Mary Heveningham.

 

                   x.    ANNE HEVENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1546; m. JOHN EVERARD122.

                  xi.    BARBARA HEVENINGHAM, b. Bef. 1546.

 

       

Children are listed above under (29) Mary Shelton.

 

31.  ERASMUS12 HEVENINGHAM (ALICE11 SHELTON, SIR RALPH10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR RALPH7, SIR JOHN6, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)123,124,125 was born Abt. 1515 in Heveningham, Sufffolk, and died Abt. 1560 in Staffordshire.  He married (1) MARY MOYLE126.  She was born Aft. 1515 in probably Buckwell Court, Kent, and died Bet. 1540 - 1551 in probably Aston or Pipe, Staffordshire.  He married (2) ELIZABETH127 Aft. 1540. 

 

Notes for ERASMUS HEVENINGHAM:

 

Erasmus Heveningham was the founder of the Staffordshire branch of the Heveningham family, he was  the fifth son of Sir John Heveningham of Heveningham in Suffolk and his wife Alice Shelton.  He made a good marriage with the heiress, Mary Moyle, whose father had estates in Kent, and whose mother was Isabella Stanley of the House of Derby.  Through her mother, Mary had claims on land in Staffordshire which had once belonged to the Arderne family, and had come into the possession of Sir Humphrey Stanley. The Manor of Pipe (near Lichfield) was one of these possessions which came  into the Heveningham family through Erasmus's marriage to Mary Moyle.  The Manor of Pipe was inherited by Mary from her grandfather Sir John Stanley of Pipe.  It was originally bought into the de Stafford and Stanley families by Margaret Basset, daugter of Sir Ralph Basset of Drayton and wife of Sir Richard de Stafford.  The Manor of Aston devolved unto Mary Moyle through the Stanley family.  It had been bought into the family by Dame Ellen Leigh, daughter of Sir James Leigh and wife of Sir Humphrey Stanley.

 

 

 

It appears that that Erasmus married twice and that his other wife was called Elizabeth.  This Elizabeth was the widow of William Goddard. For in the National Archives there is a document :

 

 

C 1/1285/13-14 William BOLLES, esquire, and Luce his wife, late the wife of John Parnell, v. Erasmus HENINGHAM and Elizabeth his wife, late the wife of William (sic) Goddard.: Partition of a messuage called Gaddes place and other tenements in [Shoreditch] decreed in a former suit.  1544-1551.

 

 

Item details for C 1/1333/43-45

 

William BOLLES, esquire, and Lucy his wife, late the wife of John Parnell, v. Erasmus HENNYNGHAM and Elizabeth his wife.: Messuages and land in Sampford (?) ......: [DEVON.] 1553-1555

 

 

 

 

Erasmus does not seem to have played an important part in Staffordshire of elsewhere, and he died intestate.  On the 29th January 1559(60), Administration or Erasmus Heveningham, "late of Pip-hall", in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield was granted to Richard Hatchman of Stanes, co. Middlesex, gentleman, because no kinsman of the deceased was found who was willing to accept administration.  (Source:  Notes of Staffordshire Families (William Salt Library, Stafford/Lambeth Library, Parker, part 1, p. 178).

 

Erasmus was granted an annuity of 50 marks until the sum of 266 marks should have been paid by his father, Sir John (Source: Inquis. p.m. 31 Henry VIII, after "Notes of Staffordshire Families", William Salt Collection).

 

Erasmus's cousin Margaret Shelton was first cousin to Anne Boleyn.  She was one of Anne's maids of honour and attended Anne on the scaffold when she was executed on Tower Green in 1536.  His cousin Thomas Shelton is believed to have been the progenitor of the Staffordshire Sheltons and is listed as such in the Visitations of Norfolk.  Erasmus's brother, Sir Anthony Heveningham married his first cousin Mary Shelton, who was sister to Margaret (Madge) Shelton who was the Maid of Honour of Anne Boleyn.

 

Aston & Stoke

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In 20 Conq. Cadie held three parts of a hide in Aston and Stoke of Rob. de Stadford, containing eight curucates of land; with woods a furlong in length and breadth, and as much meadowing; all value at 70s.  In ye time of King John Rob. de Baskervyle gave half ye town of Aston to ye Abbot and Convent of Cumbermere (co. Cestr.), who not long after granted a part of it to Geoffrey de Aston, ye son of Geoffrey de Walton, and to Gilbert and John his sons.

 

This Gilbert was seized of divers other lands in Aston and Walton, which he gave in marriage with Joan his daughter 19 Ed. I. to Tho. Venables, son of Ric. Venables, younger son of Sir William Venables, kt., Baron Kinderton, whose posterity held lands here, by ye name of ye manor of Aston, till I Ric. II., when Thomas Venables dying without issue male, Robert de Wyrall, who had married Agnes his daughter, passed ye third part of ye manor of Aston, with several lands in Hilderton, Fulford and Sareley (which were of Agnes' inheritance), to John de Radenhall and others, who (as I take it) conveyed them not long after to John Hinkley of Stoke, Robert de Wyrall and Agnes 21 R. II. quitting to ye said John all their right and title thereto.

 

The other half of Aston was in H. III. possest by Robert. ye son of Gilbert le Marischall, all whose posterity (having all ye name of Robert) remained here till 10 H. VI., when Robt. le Marischall and Will. Lee, Esqre., were certified to hold a kt.'s fee here jointly of ye Barony of Stafford, which Will. soon after came to ye possession of all Marischall's part (I think) by purchase; and left it to Sir James Lee, kt., his son and heir, who had issue an only daughter, wife to Sir Humphrey, and mother to Sir John Stanley of Pipe, kts.  Sir John had issue Eliz. (married to Sir John Hercy of ye Grove, co. Nott., kt.) who died without issue, and Isabel, ye wife of Walter Moile of Kent, by who she had Mary, an only daughter, who brought all her great posessions to her husband Erasmus Heveningham.

(Source:  Walter Chetwynd's "History of Pirehill Hundred")

 

 

 

 

More About ERASMUS HEVENINGHAM:

Fact: of Aston, Pirehill Hundred, Staffordshire

Of: Pipe Hall and Aston, Staffordshire128

Will: Abt. 1560, No will - died intestate129

 

Notes for MARY MOYLE:

 

Mary was descended on the maternal line from the Aldithley, Arderne & Stanley families.

 

Her inheritance was described by Walter Chetwynd as "great possessions".  Here is the formidable list of them:

 

The Manors of Aston (near Stone) Pipe (near Lichfield) and Clifton (Camville), the advowson of Clifton, with divers lands and mesuages in Stoke, Burston, Hilderston, Sandon Hardwick, Hanton (Haunton), Harlaston, Hamerwich, Woodhouses, Wiggington, Hopwas and Coton and several burgages in Lichfield and Tamworth.  (Source: Notes of Staffordshire Families, William Salt Library).

 

Th Manor of Pipe devolved through the de Stafford and Stanley line to Mary.  It was originally brought into the de Stafford family by Margaret Basset, daughter of Sir Ralph Basset of Drayton and wife of Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford.  Margaret Basset had married secondly Sir John Pype.

 

The Manor of Clifton Campville also devolved to Mary through the de Stafford and Stanley line.  It was originally brought into the de Stafford line by Isabel Vernon, daughter of Sir Richard de Vernon of Harlaston and wife of Sir Richard de Stafford.

 

The Manor of Aston devolved unto Mary Moyle through the Stanley family.  It had been brought into the family by Dame Ellen Leigh, daughter of Sir James Leigh and wife of Sir Humphrey Stanley.

 

More About MARY MOYLE:

Fact: 1564, Described as heiress to Isabell Stanley

 

Notes for ELIZABETH:

 

Elizabeth (surname unknown) is believed to be the wife of Erasmus Heningham (Heveningham) of Aston, Nr. Stone is Staffordshire.  She was the widow of William Goddard.  She is mentioned in a document in the Public Record Office at Kew Ref: C /1285/13-14 which mentions a William Bolles, esq., and Luce, his wife widow of John Parnell v. Erasmum Heningham and Elizabeth his wife, late the wife of William Goddard.  It is reference to tenements in Shoreditch.

 

PRO KEW

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C 1/1285/13-14 William BOLLES, esquire, and Luce his wife, late the wife of John Parnell, v. Erasmus HENINGHAM and Elizabeth his wife, late the wife of William (sic) Goddard.: Partition of a messuage called Gaddes place and other tenements in [Shoreditch] decreed in a former suit.  (No date is given)

 

More About ELIZABETH:

Fact: Presumably a second wife of Erasmus Heveningham

       

Child of ERASMUS HEVENINGHAM and MARY MOYLE is:

                   i.    CHRISTOPHER13 HEVENINGHAM, ESQ.130, b. Abt. April 1540, of Aston, Staffs.131; d. Bet. 1573 - 1574, Staffordshire132; m. DOROTHY STANLEY133, Bef. 25 July 1562; b. of Aston Juxta Stone, Staffs.; d. 1587, Stone, Staffs.

 

Notes for CHRISTOPHER HEVENINGHAM, ESQ.:

 

Apparently the only child of Mary Moyle & Erasmus Heveningham.  Christopher was of Pipe, co Stafford.

 

It is stated in the Visitation for Staffordshire taken in 1614 that Erasmus Heveningham had issue by the "da. & heir of . . . . Moyle" a son Christopher, who married Dorothy, "da. of . . . . Stanley," that is to say that Christopher Heveningham married, (if this pedigree be correct) the daughter of his great-grandfather's brother.  This is stated (Erdeswick's Staffordshire, p 42) to be "not impossible as to dates," and it appears that Isabella Moyle was but thirty five years older than her grandson.  (Source:  Notes on Staffordshire Families)

 

From "Notes on Staffordshire Families"

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"He, about Easter 1565, bought, by means of a Final Concord, for 230 marks, from John Stanley and Jane his wife, an estate of about 300 acres at Clifton Camvile; but seeing that Christopher married a Stanley, I expect that this was merely a settlement on marriage.  It is impossible to be certain how far he and his wife were concerned a few weeks later together with John and Jane Stanley in a Fine relating to a large property in Thicknes, Apedale and Audley.  This also was perhaps merely a settlement.  Early in 1570 Christopher and Dorothy sold to Simon Biddull a water-mill with some land and two acres of pool in Curborough and Elmshirst.  In the Fine whereby this sale was effected, he is called Christopher Hennyngham, his surname taking that form easily because at that date the hard pronunciation of the letter v had not established itself.  Other dealings with lands in Staffordshire are recorded.  He is always described as "Armiger," that is "Esquire."  Christopher Heveningham was born too late for the find old days of raids and retinues in Staffordshire, but the Law Courts still remained.  Accordingly, he filed a Bill in Chancery, the official abstract of which was issued on the 11th of February, 1562.

 

He complains against Thomas and Humphrey Woolverston, that whereas upon the death of Ellen Stanley widow of Sir Humphrey Standley, Knight, which Ellen died seised of the Manor of Aston, near Stone, Co. Stafford, with lands etc., in Stone, a messuage and cottage and lands hereto belonging in Enston Stoke and Aston within the fee of Walton, co. Stafford and a messuage in Whitston Sykes co. Salop, her estate descended to him the Complainant as son and heir of Marie Heveningham daughter and heir of Isabel Moyle daughter and heir of John Standley, Esq., dau. and heir of the said Ellen, divers evidences relating to the property have come into the hands of Thomas Woolverston the elder and the defendant, Humphrey Woolverston, who refuse to deliver them up.

 

In June, 1564, Christopher Heveningham again petitions in Chancery, giving rather fuller particulars as to the Stanley family:..

 

'To the Right Honorable Sir Nycholas Bakon, Knight, lord Keper of the great seale of England.  11 June 1564.

 

In most humble wyse sheweth and complayneth etc., your Orator Christofer Hevenyngham, Esquire, that whereas one Dame Ellen Stanley wydo late wyff of Sir Humfrey Stanley, Knight, being seised of the Manor of Aston in Stone enfeoffed (. . .) to the use of Humfrey Stanley clerke for terme of life, and after his death to use of Gorge Stanley and his heirs male of body, remainder to William Stanley and his heirs male of body, remainder to her own right heirs and whereas the said Humfrey, George and William died without issue male so that after her death one moiety should descend to your said Orator and the other moietie to Dame Elizabeth Hercy as cosin and heir of Dame Ellen, that is to say, Dame Elizabeth as daugher of John Stanley eldest son of the said Dame Ellen, and your Complaynant as son and heir of Marye Heveningham daughter and heir of Isabel Moyle, one other of the daughters of the said John Stanley, eldest son, now certain muniments concerning the premises of right belonging to your said Orator have come into the posession of Thomas Wolverston of (?) Wysord co. Sussex.  Esquire and of Humfrey Wolverston of Stotfold in the said County, geneleman, and they detain the deeds by virtue of them refuse your Orator posession of them'.

 

It is evident from the next mentioned Chancery Suit that Christopher Heveningham and Humfrey Wolverston came to an arrangement, but here again there was a hitch, for on the 8th of June, 1567 the following petition as presented in Chancery.

 

'To the Righte Honorable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knyght, lord keper of the greitt seall of Englande sheweth etc.,  Your dayly Orator Cristofer Hevenyngham Esquyer.

 

He was letely seised of the moyete of the Manors of Stotfold and Weston in the Counties of Stafford and Chester, and of lands in Podmore in the County of Stafford, and he conveyed the said moyeties by dede and by fine to one Humfrey Wolverston, gent, and his heirs in exchaunge for all such lands etc. as the said Humfrey had of the gift graunt and conveyance of one John Hercye Knyghte and Dame Elizabeth his wyfe.  Humfrey undertook to deliver all the deeds evidences charters and writings relating to the same and to have the transaction written engrossed sealed and delivered.  These things Humfrey though often required had refused to do'.

 

The Petitioner claims relief, concluding:-

 

'Any your said Besecher shall dayly praye to god for the preservacon of your good l(ordship) longe to contynewe and endure.'

 

Thomas Woolverston replies that divers evidences as to the Manor of Aston have come into his hands as executor of Humfrey Stanley, clerk, which evidences are claimed by Sir John Hercy and Dame Elizabeth his wife in her right as cousin and heir of the said Ellen Stanley; also Humfrey Wulverston gent., and Katherine his wife claim some portion of the evidences.  He asks that these others may be called to interplead.

 

As to the other properties he says that Ellen Stanley conveyed the whole to feoffees to the use of her dughter Mawd, who married him, and they had issue, one son Robert, deceased, and a younger son Robert, now living and within age.  About thee years since Mawd died.

 

This answer was taken at Weford co. Stafford 31 march 1562.  Humphrey Woolverston's answer is much damaged, and a large part of it torn right away.

 

He states that Sir John and Dame Elizabeth Hercy conveyed to him and katherine his wife all their moiety of (. . . . . ) Awdley, Stoke, Sandon, Hilderson and Fulforth, and of certain closes and grounds (. . . . ) Brynwick Leaz Redlinges, Oxe close, Nuttingeils, Berry hill, Cornill Close, and Great Railes, and of three messuages in Aston part of the premises in view.

 

 

He has no evidences to his knowledge, touching the said Manor.

 

As to the messuages etc., in Enston, Stoke and Aston, the defendant Woolverston has held them for forty years in right of his wife Mawde.

 

He mentions that Christopher Heveningham's mother's mother Isabel (Stanley) had married Walter Moyle.

 

Christopher Heveningham died in 1573-4 and the date of his death was fortunate for his family, seeing that in 1575 Queen Elizabeth made her progress through the Midland Counties, and a few days after she had passed through Staffordshire, John Gifford of Chillington, Brian Fowler of St. Thomas, John Draycote, Erasmus Wolesley, two Erdeswicks and other "notorious papists" were summoned to appear before his Council at Worcester.  In almost every case the results were disastrous to those summoned, and Christopher, had he survived, would certainly have been of the number.

 

Like his father, Christopher Heveningham made no Will; but whether this was the result of policy or carelessness I cannot say.  It was obviously inadvisable for Roman Catholics, who were subject to severe financial persecution, to give information such as a Will must supply, to any public authority.

 

Administration of Christopher "Heningham", of the parish of Stone, Esquire, was granted at Lichfield in 1577 to James Yremonger.  No inventory is attached to the document.  This Administrator would be, I suppose, the grandfather of Humphrey Ironmonger of Wolverhampton one of the loyalists who assisted in the escape of Charles the Second after the battle of Worcester.  (Source:  Notes of Staffordshire Families, Wm. Salt Library, Stafford).

 

In 1585, a letter from the Privy Council to the Commissioners of Recusancy at Elmenwych (27.4.1585) orderd the confiscation of recusants' armour, including "Dorothee Heningham of Stone, wydowe"  23/7/1592 confirmed as disscussed.

 

 

"The Antiquities of Staffordshire" quotes that this Christopher, 26 Eliz. died seised of the manors of Clifton-Camvile, Pipe, and Aston; also of lands in Sandon, Hordewick, Tamworth, Wiggington, Coton, Lichfield, Haunton and Harlaston, with the advowson of the church of Clifton."  If this date is true then Christopher died abot 1584 and not 1573-4.  I DO NOT BELIEVE THE 1584 DATE TO BE CORRECT.  DOROTHY WAS REFERRED TO AS A WIDOW IN 1577/8.

 

Other References:

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Public Records Office reference No: C3/91/2 (piece) - Heveningham v. Wolverstone, Stafford & Salop.  AD 1558 - 1579.

 

Public Records OfficeRreference No:   WARD 7/15/48 & C142/167/83.  Inquisition Post Mortem - all in Latin so cannot translate but am able to make out the following named people :  Humphrey Stanley, Jacob Dyke, Anthony Brown, John Stanley, John Fitzherbert, Henry Comberford, John Comberford, Humphrey Comberford & Henry Heveningham of Heveningham in the county of Suffolk.  Amongst the signatories to the document is Dorothy Heveningham.

 

Author's note:

 

It appears from the Chancery Proceedings that Christopher was claiming by right of his mother, Mary Moyle.  But, if his wife Dorothy Stanley was a grandaughter of Dame Ellen Leigh why did he not ALSO claim by right of his wife Dorothy?

 

 

 

More About CHRISTOPHER HEVENINGHAM, ESQ.:

Fact: Apparently an only child

Inquisition Post Mortem: Abt. 1574, PRO Kew Refs:  WARD 7/15/48 & C142/167/83 refer.

Of: Aston, Staffordshire

Will: 1577, Letters of Administration granted at Lichfield

 

Notes for DOROTHY STANLEY:

 

Dorothy was a descendant of the Aldithley, Arderne & Stanley families.

 

Dorothy Heveningham widow of Stone was included in Bishop Bentham's list of February, 1577-8, "of all such persons, gentlemen and others within the countye of Stafford which come not to the church to heare Divine Service".  The Bishop estimates her yearly income from land at £40 and her total income at £433.  We also learn that her son was taught by a certain Thomas Whistons and that she had a private chaplain, John Bradbury, and a servant Thomas Lawnder.  All these, like herself, were doubtless papists.

 

In 1581 the Privy Council mention her as one of "the most obstinate and daungerous Recusants" of Staffordshire, against whom tru bills should have been found by the Grand Jury; the jurors it is added are ordered to appear at the next Assizes and purge themselves of their contempt and offence done unto her Majesty failing which they are to be brought before their lordships of the Privy Council in the Star Chamber.

 

In 1586, poor Dorothy is in the grip of the Law.  She states that her yearly income is £30, and offers to pay £10 a year for herself and her servant Katherine Comberford so that she and her land may be discharged of the penal statues present and to come againt Recusancy.  Katherine Comberford was evidently a relation, for Dorothy's mother (Margaret, wife of William Stanley) was a daughter of Thomas Comberford of Comberford (near Tamworth).

 

At the Public Records Office in Kew there is a document Ref: 142/167/83 (Inquisition Post Mortem of Christopher Heveningham) which is signed, amongst others, by Dorothye Heveningham.  Other names mentioned in the document are:  Humphrey Stanley, Jacob Dyke, Antony Brown, John Stanley, John Fitzherbert, Henry Comberford, John Comberford, Humphrey Comberford and Henri Heveningham of Heveningham in the County of Suffolk.

 

 

 

Sheffield Archives: Elmhirst Papers

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Elmhirst Papers

 

Catalogue Ref. EM

Creator(s):

Elmhirst family of Yorkshire

Manorial Records

 

         FILE - Wills and inventories, etc. of Alice and Thomas Wagstaffe - ref.  EM/1330  - date: 5 Jul 1655

            [from Scope and Content] Proved in Clifton Campville manor court 8 Oct 1579 (Court of Dorothy Heveningham, widow).

            [from Scope and Content] Proved in Clifton Campville manor court, 25 Oct 1610. (Court of Walter Heveningham).  (Son of Dorothy Heveningham)

 

 

More About DOROTHY STANLEY:

Burial: June 1587, Stone, Staffs134

Fact: An only child135

Of: Aston, Staffordshire

 

Marriage Notes for CHRISTOPHER HEVENINGHAM and DOROTHY STANLEY:

According to "The Antiquitees of Staffordshire " there is evidence that Christopher and Dorothy were, at least, so near in blood, as to be married by dispensation from Rome.

 

 

32.  WILLIAM12 PASTON (MARGERY11 DE BREWSE, SIR THOMAS10, SIR ROBERT9, SIR JOHN8, AGNES7 DE UFFORD, CECILY6 SHELTON, SIR JOHN5, SIR ROBERT4, HENRY3, RALPH2 DE SHELTON, NICHOLAS1)136,137,137 was born Abt. 1479138, and died 1554138.  He married BRIDGET HEYDON138,139 Abt. 1505140.  She was born Abt. 1485 in Baconsthorpe,Nfk.140, and died WFT Est. 1512-1579140.

       

Children of WILLIAM PASTON and BRIDGET HEYDON are:

                   i.    ERASMUS13 PASTON140, b. Abt. 1506140; d. 1538140; m. MARY WINDHAM140, Abt. 1527140; b. Abt. 1510140; d. 1596140.

                  ii.    CLEMENT PASTON140, b. Abt. 1508140; d. 1597, Oxnead Hall,Nfk.140.

                 iii.    HENRY PASTON.

                 iv.    JOHN PASTON.

                  v.    SIR THOMAS PASTON, m. ANNE LEIGH.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

2.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

3.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

4.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

5.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

6.  Inquisition Post Mortem dated 23th Feb 55 Hen. III (1271).

7.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

8.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

9.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

10.  Aged 25 at the Inquisition Post Mortem of his father in 1271.

11.  Inquisition Post Mortem dated 19 Sept. 1306.

12.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

13.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

14.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

15.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

16.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

17.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

18.  Blomefield V5, v4.

19.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

20.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

21.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

22.  Davy MSS.

23.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

24.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

25.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

26.  Inquisition Post Mortem.

27.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

28.  Visitation of Norfolk.

29.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

30.  Inquisition Post Mortem dated 30/3/1376.

31.  I.P.M dated Nov. 30th 1380.

32.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

33.  Inquisition Post Mortem.

34.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

35.  Inquisition Post Mortem dated 15/6/1407.

36.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

37.  I.P.M dated 15th June 1407.

38.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

39.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree.

40.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

41.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

42.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

43.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

44.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

45.  Inquisition Post Mortem.

46.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

47.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

48.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

49.  Via the Internet - unsubstantiated information.

50.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

51.  S..

52.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

53.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

54.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

55.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

56.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

57.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

58.  "Anne Boleyn" by E.W. Ives (reader in English History at the University of Birmingham), 1986.  ISBN 0634 147454.

59.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

60.  Visitations for Norfolk, 1563, 1589 & 1613.

61.  Will of Lady Anne Shelton (nee' Boleyn) dated 1556.

62.  Visitations for Norfolk, 1563, 1589 & 1613.

63.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

64.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895).

65.  Shelton of Shelton Pedigree - Norfolk Archaeology XII (1895) - Le Neve.

66.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

67.  PCC Ref: PROB 11/25 - Will of Sir John Heveningham 1536.

68.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

69.  Inquisition of his father Sir John Heveningham dated 1536.

70.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

71.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1,  (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0328, Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998.

72.  "The Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family" by Roger Virgoe.

73.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1,  (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0328, Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998.

74.  "The Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family" by Roger Virgoe.

75.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1,  (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0328, Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998.

76.  "Ancient Funeral Monuments - 1631".

77.  "The Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family" by Roger Virgoe.

78.  Visitations of Norfolk.

79.  Visitation of Norfolk.

80.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

81.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

82.  "Anne Boleyn" -  a biography of Anne Boleyn by Joanna Denny, 2004.

83.  PCC Ref: PROB 11/25 - Will of Sir John Heveningham 1536.

84.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

85.  "Ancient Funeral Monuments - 1631".

86.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

87.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

88.  Visitations for Norfolk, 1563, 1589 & 1613.

89.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

90.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

91.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

92.  Relative/I.G.I..

93.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

94.  Visitations for Norfolk, 1563, 1589 & 1613.

95.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

96.  Visitation of Suffolk - Shelton Family.

97.  Heueningham Pedigree (c. 1637)  in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

98.  The Visitations for Suffolk.

99.  Baptism of their son Sir Robert Digby 3 October 1575.

100.  IGI - mentioned in NLW  Will dated 17 November 1773, testator unknown.

101.  MS 3888/A 885  - date: 24 July 32 Eliz I 1590 - Birmingham City Archives.

102.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

103.  Visitations for Norfolk, 1563,.

104.  Visitations for Norfolk, 1563, 1589 & 1613.

105.  PCC Ref: PROB 11/25 - Will of Sir John Heveningham 1536.

106.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

107.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

108.  "Anne Boleyn" -  a biography of Anne Boleyn by Joanna Denny, 2004.

109.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

110.  "Ancient Funeral Monuments - 1631".

111.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

112.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

113.  The Visitations for Suffolk.

114.  PCC Will Ref: PROB 11/12 - Will of John Heveningham of Heveningham, 1499.

115.  The Visitations for Suffolk.

116.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

117.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

118.  PCC Ref: PROB 11/56.

119.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

120.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

121.  Heueningham Pedigree (c.1637) in the Norfolk Records Office Ref: HMN 7/290.  772 X 7 (MF/RO 629/6).

122.  "History and Topography of Ketteringham" by Joseph Hunter, 1851.

123.  Visitation of Staffordshire - 1583, 1614 &1663.

124.  Inquisition post mortem of Sir John Heveningham (28, 28 and 31 Hen. VIII).

125.  PCC Ref: PROB 11/25 - Will of Sir John Heveningham 1536.

126.  Visitation of Staffordshire - 1583, 1614 &1663.

127.  C 1/1285/13-14 - National Archives, Kew, Elizabeth is mentioned as the wife of Erasmus Heningham (Heveningham).

128.  Heveningham Pedigree, circa 1898 lodged at the College of Arms, London.

129.  Visitation of Staffordshire.

130.  Visitation of Staffordshire - 1583, 1614 &1663.

131.  "Erdeswick's Survey of Staffordshire 1844" (although he states the date of death as 1605).

132.  Walter Chetwynd's History of Staffordshire - Pirehill Hundred.

133.  Visitation of Staffordshire - 1583, 1614 &1663.

134.  Staffordshire Burial Index.

135.  Stanley pedigree in Lord Hatherton's MS.

136.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1,  (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0328, Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998.

137.  "The Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family" by Roger Virgoe.

138.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1,  (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0328, Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998.

139.  "The Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family" by Roger Virgoe.

140.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1,  (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0328, Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998.