Peerage Record – 28353

     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, England^G.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, England^G.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1629.¹

     Edward Barrett lived at Belhouse, Essex, England^G.¹

     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.

     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

     Henry Polsted lived at London, England^G.¹

     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.

     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, England^G.¹

     Colonel unknown Thornhagh is the son of Sir Francis Thornhagh.¹
     He lived at Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹

     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.

     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, England^G.¹ He graduated from Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1682 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He had two other daughters, who died unmarried.¹