| Sir William Paston, Bt | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Norfolk | |
| In office 1646–1647 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Barkham, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Astley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1610 |
| Died | 22 February 1663(1663-02-22) (aged 52–53) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Katherine Bertie Margaret Hewitt |
| Relations | William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth (grandson) |
| Children | Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth |
| Parent(s) | Sir Edmund Paston Katherine Knyvett |
Sir William Paston, 1st Baronet, (c. 1610 – 22 February 1663) was an antiquarian and arts collector and the father of Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth.
Early life
Paston was born in c. 1610 into the prominent Norfolk gentry Paston family. He was the eldest son of Sir Edmund Paston of Paston Hall (d. 1632) and the letter writer Katherine Knyvett of Ashwellthorpe (d. 1629).
His paternal grandparents were Christopher Paston and Anna Audeley. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners and the former Muriel Parry. His aunt, Muriel Knyvett, was the second wife of Sir Edmond Bell.
Career
He was Sheriff of Norfolk in 1636 and created 1st baronet of Oxnead, Norfolk on the brink of the Civil War on 8 June 1642.
Paston lived at Oxnead Hall his family residence, rebuilt during the Tudor times by his family member, Clement Paston (a soldier and a sailor), Paston later added new buildings to Oxnead.
Personal life
Sometime before 1631, Paston married Lady Katherine Bertie, daughter of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Hon. Elizabeth Montagu (a daughter of the 1st Baron Montagu). Before her death in January 1635, they were the parents of:
- Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth (1631–1683), who married Rebecca Clayton, daughter of Sir Jasper Clayton, in c. 1650.
After Lady Katherine's death he married Margaret Hewitt, a sister of Sir George Hewitt, at St Mary Aldermary,London, on 27th July 1640.
Sir William Paston died on 22 February 1663, and was buried at Paston, Norfolk. After his death, his widow, the Lady Paston, married married George Strode.
Descendants
Through his only son Robert, he was a grandfather of William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, who married the widowed Charlotte Howard (née FitzRoy), the acknowledged, but illegitimate, daughter of King Charles II and Elizabeth Killigrew Boyle.
References
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1289.
- "Paston [née Knyvett], Katherine, Lady Paston (bap. 1578, d. 1629), estate manager and letter writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/46917. Retrieved 9 August 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Weir, Gillian (2010). "Orthography in the correspondence of Lady Katherine Paston, 1603-1627" (PDF). Glasgow University. p. 27. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "The Paston family". Museums Collections - Norfolk Museums Service. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- Helms, M. W.; Watson, Paula; Henning, Basil Duke. "PASTON, Robert (1631-83), of Oxnead, Norf. and Pall Mall, Westminster". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (14 November 2024). "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 database on Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - David Hilliam, Monarchs, Murders and Mistresses, p. 239 ISBN 978-0752452357
- Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 256.
| Baronetage of England | ||
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| Preceded byInaugural appointment | Baronet (of Paston and Oxnead, Norfolk) 1610–1663 |
Succeeded byRobert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth |
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