Clement Paston

Clement Paston ( – 1597) of Oxnead Hall in Norfolk, was an English sea-captain and served as a Member of Parliament for Norfolk in 1563. Three of his brothers also served as Members of Parliament. Having married a wealthy widow he rebuilt Oxnead Hall, inherited from his father. Origins He was the fifth but fourth surviving son of Sir William Paston ( – 1554) of Caister and Oxnead, by his wife Bridget Heydon, a daughter of Sir Henry Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, MP. His brothers included Erasmus Paston, MP, John Paston, MP, and Sir Thomas Paston, MP. The Paston family originated at the manor of Paston in Norfolk. Clement Paston is said by Lloyd (1665) to have served the King of France in the time of King Henry VII (1485-1509), but the inscription on his monument, which gives the date of his death as 1597, says: "Twice forty years he lived and somewhat more", fixing the date of his birth at about 1515. Career