Brampton Gurdon1

M, #283521, b. July 1566, d. 2 April 1650
Last Edited=10 Apr 2020
     Brampton Gurdon was born in July 1566.2 He was the son of John Gurdon and Amy Ann Brampton.3 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Barrett, daughter of Edward Barrett.1 He married, secondly, Muriel Sedley, daughter of Martyn Sedley and unknown daughter Knyvett.1 He died on 2 April 1650 at age 83.2
     He lived at Assington Hall, EnglandG.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sudbury.1 By his first wife, he was ancestor of the Gurdons of Assington.1 He lived at Letton, Norfolk, EnglandG.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1629.1

Children of Brampton Gurdon and Muriel Sedley

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S443] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edward Barrett1

M, #283522
Last Edited=13 May 2008
     Edward Barrett lived at Belhouse, Essex, EnglandG.1

Child of Edward Barrett

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Barrett1

F, #283523, d. 5 April 1603
Last Edited=10 Apr 2020
     Elizabeth Barrett was the daughter of Edward Barrett.2 She married Brampton Gurdon, son of John Gurdon and Amy Ann Brampton.1 She died on 5 April 1603.3
     Her married name became Gurdon.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S443] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Brampton Gurdon1

M, #283524, d. 1669
Last Edited=10 Apr 2020
     Brampton Gurdon was the son of Brampton Gurdon and Muriel Sedley.2 He married Mary Polsted, daughter of Henry Polsted.1 He died in 1669.1
     He was a practising barrister.1 He fought in the Siege of Colchester.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sudbury between 1640 and 1654.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in the Regiment of Horse.1 He fought in the Battle of Naseby on 14 June 1645.1 He was on the court-martial on Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle.1

Child of Brampton Gurdon and Mary Polsted

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Henry Polsted1

M, #283525
Last Edited=13 May 2008
     Henry Polsted lived at London, EnglandG.1

Child of Henry Polsted

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Mary Polsted1

F, #283526
Last Edited=13 May 2008
     Mary Polsted is the daughter of Henry Polsted.2 She married Brampton Gurdon, son of Brampton Gurdon and Muriel Sedley.1
     Her married name became Gurdon.

Child of Mary Polsted and Brampton Gurdon

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Brampton Gurdon1

M, #283527, d. 1691
Last Edited=13 May 2008
     Brampton Gurdon was the son of Brampton Gurdon and Mary Polsted.2 He married Elizabeth Thornhagh, daughter of Colonel unknown Thornhagh.1 He died in 1691.1
     He lived at Letton, Norfolk, EnglandG.1

Child of Brampton Gurdon and Elizabeth Thornhagh

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Colonel unknown Thornhagh1

M, #283528
Last Edited=13 May 2008
     Colonel unknown Thornhagh is the son of Sir Francis Thornhagh.1
     He lived at Fenton, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)1

Child of Colonel unknown Thornhagh

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Thornhagh1

F, #283529
Last Edited=13 May 2008
     Elizabeth Thornhagh is the daughter of Colonel unknown Thornhagh.2 She married Brampton Gurdon, son of Brampton Gurdon and Mary Polsted.1
     Her married name became Gurdon.

Child of Elizabeth Thornhagh and Brampton Gurdon

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Thornhagh Gurdon1

M, #283530, d. 1733
Last Edited=17 Feb 2015
     Thornhagh Gurdon was the son of Brampton Gurdon and Elizabeth Thornhagh.2 He married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Sir William Cooke, 2nd Bt..1 He died in 1733.1
     He wrote the book Origin and Rights of Parliament.1 He held the office of Receiver-General for Norfolk, temp Queen Anne.1 He lived at Letton, Norfolk, EnglandG.1 He graduated from Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, in 1682 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)3 He had two other daughters, who died unmarried.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 944. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.