Person:Thomas De Heyden (1)
Thomas De Heyden
b.1185 South Erpingham, Norfolk, England
d.1250 South Erpingham, Norfolk, England
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  1. William De Heydon1220 - 1272
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Name Thomas De Heyden
Alt Name Thomas De Heydon
Alt Name Thomas De Heydon
Gender Male
Birth? 1185 South Erpingham, Norfolk, EnglandEydon
Alt Birth? 1185 Heydon, Norfolk, England
Marriage to Constance Furre
Other? 1221 Norfolk, EnglandKing Henry III appointed Thomas de Heydon as justice itinerant in Norfolk Appointed
Death? 1250 South Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Alt Death? 1250 Heydon, Norfolk, England

Residence: Heydon

Occupation: Justice Itinerant in Norfolk County, Commission held directly from Henry III.

Thomas de Haeydon is likely the earliest member of the Hayden family th at we will find. Records before this period in England just simply do not exist. The name Heydon derived from the town of Heydon, in the county of Norfolk. Blomefield says, "The present name of Haydon as it is commonly called, signifies the Highdown or plain on a gill, which is agreeable to its situation. The Highdown which gives its name to the family is about fourteen miles west of Norwich in Norfolk County, England. William the Conqueror bestowed this section upon the Earl of Warren, who, by intermarriage with the Haydens, became with them retainers of these estates. They were also intermarried with the Longsvilles, Gurneys, Boleyns and other noble families, their Coat of Arms is on record in the British Museum. "Haydon Hall" was in 1829 the seat of William Earl Lygton Bulwer, Esq., older brother of the novelist.

Thomas was justice itinerate of Norfolk County in 1221, appointed under the terms of the Magna Carta by King Henry III.

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