Sir John Paston | |
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| Born | before 15 April 1442 |
| Died | November 1479 (aged 37) London, England |
| Buried | Whitefriars, London |
| Father | John Paston |
| Mother | Margaret Mautby |
Sir John Paston (before 15 April 1442 – November 1479) was the eldest son of John Paston and Margaret Mautby. He succeeded his father in 1466, and spent a considerable part of his life attempting to make good his father's claim to the lands of Margaret Mautby's kinsman, Sir John Fastolf. A number of his letters survive among the Paston Letters, a rich source of historical information for the lives of the English gentry of the period. Although long betrothed to Anne Haute, a first cousin of Elizabeth Woodville, he never married, and was succeeded by his younger brother, also named John.