Anne (Heydon) Dymoke (abt. 1469 - abt. 1521)

Born about 1469 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Gurney — married about 1484 in England

Wife of Lionel Dymoke — married before 17 Dec 1509 in England

Descendants

Died about 1521 at about age 52 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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Biography

Anne was the daughter of Sir Henry Heydon and Anne Boleyn.^[1]

It is stated^[2] that Anne Heydon married William Gurney shortly after the 28 May 1484. After the death of William Gurney she subsequently marred Sir Lionel Dymocke of Maring on the Hill, Lincolnshire.^[1]

Anne was noted in the will of her father, Sir Henry Heydon, the will made on 20 Feb 1503/1504.^[3] She was recorded as Anne Gurnay.

In the will of her mother, also called Anne^[4], in 1509/1510, the Testatrix made a bequest to her daughter Anne Dymoke; and a bequest to her niece [presumably granddaughter] Fraunceys Gurney.

Summary of the Will of Anne Dymocke 1521

In her will made on 29 Mar 1520 and proved on 08 May 1521^[5] she was recorded as "Dame Anne Dymoke of Boston widowe". Her will was to be buried in the church of St Michael, Boston, Lincolnshire.

She made bequests to her sons Antony Gurno [Gurney] and Thomas Gurno [Gurney], and her daughters Frunces and [Amy] ‘Sybsaye’. She noted her grandson John Sybsaye.

She willed that her house in Hornecaster remain in the hands of her Executors and noted that she was bound by the will of Sir Lyon [Lionel] Dynmoke.

Her Executors were Anthony Gurnon her son, John Robynson esq. of Boston, and Sir John Kempe priest, and the Supervisor was Sir John Hidon [Heydon], Knight, her brother.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Visitation of Norfolk in the Year 1563. Vol II. 1895, pp 185-192 Heydon Pedigree.
2. ↑ Gurney, D. Supplement to the Record of the House of Gournay. 1858, p 820.
3. ↑ Will of Sir Henry Heydon of Bakonesthorp, Norfolk. Nov 1504. PROB 11/14/336. The National Archives, Kew.
4. ↑ Gurney, D. Supplement to the Record of the House of Gournay. 1858, pp 823-827.
5. ↑ Gurney, D. Supplement to the Record of the House of Gournay. 1858, pp 820-822.

• The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 20. Source Information. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1. The National Archives, Kew, England. Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. The National Archives, Kew, England.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for creating Heydon-51 on 17 Oct 13.