Person Sheet


Name Bridget Paston [31, Ed Coke's Vade Mecum, Vol vi., pp. 110-7], [5, Vol II, p. 401], [3, Derby & Notts 1662-4, pub Harleian 1989, Coke, p. 3]
Death 27 Jun 1598, Ham, Essex
Burial Titleshale church, Ham Essex
General Co-heir.
Father John Paston
Spouses
1 Sir Edward Coke [5, Vol I, p. 265], [8, His own article], [3, Derby 1662-4, pub Harleian 1989, Coke, p. 3], [32, I have yet to find her birth surname.], [31, Ed Coke's Vade Mecum, Vol vi. p. 110]
Birth 1 Feb 1551, Mileham, Norfolk
Death 3 Sep 1634, Stoke Poges, Bucks
Burial Tittleshall, Norfolk
General 1st s. Chief Justice of England.
Education Trintity Coll, cantab, matric 1567. Clifford's Inn: 25 Jan 1571
Father Robert Coke (-1561)
Mother Winifred Knightley
Marriage 13 Aug 1582, Cokeleye, Suffolk [31, Ed Coke's Vade Mecum, Vol vi. p. 111]
Children Robert (1587-)
Notes for Bridget Paston
Her first son Edward was b. at Huntingfield Suffolk 7 Nov 1583 at about 6:15. Godparents (susceptores) were Roger Towneshend of Reynham, Edward paston armiger and Anne Bedingfield avia (grandparents?) of said Ed Coke and he was batised at Huntingfield on the 15th Dec 1583.

Her and Ed's first daughter was Anne also bron at Huntingfield Suffolk on Monday 1st march 1584 at 6:45 am; her godparents were John Clippesby and lady Ann Heydon and lady Anne Gresham.

Their other hildren were:

Elizabeth b. Oct 1586 but d. inf.
Robert b. 27 Sep 1587
Arthur, b. 22 Aug 1588
John, b. 9 May 1590
Henry, b. 27 Aig 1591
Bridget, b. 27 Dec 1596
Thomas b. 10 Mar 1597 and died the same day.

Bridget then died pm 27 Jun 1598 - after 20 bouncing, or not, babies.
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