Katherine Paston
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1578
Katherine Paston | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Katherine, Lady Paston, detail of her effigy by Nicholas Stone, St Margaret's Church, Paston, Norfolk | |
| Born | Katherine Knyvett 1578 |
| Died | 10 March 1629 (aged 50–51) |
| Occupations | Gentlewoman, estate manager |
| Known for | Correspondence |
| Spouse | Edmund Paston (d.1632) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Knyvett and Muriel Parry |
Katherine Paston, Lady Paston (1578 – 10 March 1629) was an English gentlewoman, estate manager and letter writer.
She was born Katherine Knyvett, and was baptised in Ashwellthorpe on 22 June 1578, a daughter of Thomas Knyvett and his wife Muriel Parry.[1] Her sister Muriel Knyvett married Edmond Bell, as his second wife.[2]
Marriage and issue
On 28 April 1603, Katherine married Edmund Paston, and in 1610, on the death of his grandfather, they moved into his ancestral seat of Paston Hall in Paston, Norfolk. They had two sons. The Pastons' hold on their inheritance was confused as her husband's grandfather, William Paston, had placed his estate in a trust because his heir, Christopher Paston, was mentally ill,[1] having been declared insane in 1609.[3] They were granted £800 a year income from the trust. Her husband was "sickley" so in order to resolve the legal disputes, she moved to London with her two sons in order to progress their case through the chancery courts.[1]
