'Gurdon1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gurdon of Assington, Gurdon of Dedham, Gurdon of Letton
| According to Commoners, "This family came into England with the Conqueror from Gourdon, near Cahors, on the borders of the Perigord, and the name is in the roll of Battel Abbey." | |||||||||||||||
| Adam de Gurdon (d 1214) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Adam de Gurdon (d 1231) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ameria | |||||||||||||||
| The above comes from BP1934. Commoners & BLG1886 start with the following Sir Adam and show him m1. Constantia, dau of Thomas Makarel of Selborne, m2. Almeria (div, mother of 2 sons the younger being the undermentioned Robert of London), m3. Agnes (mother of Johanna). We follow BP1934, presuming that it is based on research which was not known by 1886. | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Adam de Gurdon of Selborne, Hampshire (a 1272, Bailiff of Alton, later Keeper of the forest of Wolmer) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Constantia de Venuz | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Johanna de Gurdon, heiress of Selborne | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Achard | |||||||||||||||
| B. | ?? de Gurdon | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Gurdon, Sheriff of London (d 1343) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | John Gurdon of London (d 1385) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Gurdon of Clyne, Kent (d 1439) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Gurdon of Clyne (d 1465) the first mentioned by Crisp | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Gurdon of Dedham, Essex (d 1487) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Gurdon of Dedham (d c04.1504) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Gurdon of Dedham (d 1536) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Mary Butter (dau of John Butter or Buotler of Dedham) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 19.12.1505) Anne Coleman (dau of John Coleman (Colman) of Lynes Hall) (Little Waldingfield) by Katherine) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Robert Gurdon of Little Waldingfield & Assington Hall, Sheriff of Suffolk (d 04.1577-8) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rose Sexton (dau/heir of Robert Sexton of Lavenham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Anne Gurdon (bur 22.08.1563) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Butter of Dedham | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Alice Gurdon (a 10.1560) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Thorpe of Brent Eleigh | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Fox | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Anne Gurdon (a 1578, 2nd of the name) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Wyncol of Waldingfield | |||||||||||||||
| ((F)) | Amy Gurdon | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Nottingham of Ipswich | |||||||||||||||
| ((G)) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Coleman | |||||||||||||||
| ((H)) | Katharine Gurdon (d before 24.01.1560/1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Lawrence of Spexhall (d before 14.11.1561) | |||||||||||||||
| (IA)) | Jane Gurdon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1535) William Cardinall of North Bronmley (m2. Letitia, dau/heir of William Knightley of Clippesby) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Christian Gurdon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Cradock of Dedham | |||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Isabella Gurdon (a 1487) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Martin of Wrabness (a 1487) | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - William of Dedham (a 1487, weaver & fuller), Robert of Dedham (a 1487, clothier & had issue), Joan (d before 13.08.1487), Alice (d before 13.08.1487) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Matilda (a 1487, m1. ??) | |||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
| Robert Gurdon of Little Waldingfield & Assington Hall, Sheriff of Suffolk (b c1513, d 05.04.1577-8) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Rose Sexton (b c1499, d 1593, dau/heir of Robert Sexton of Lavenham (by Agnes, dau of Sir Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrook), m1. William Appleton of Little Waldingfield | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Gurdon of Assington Hall, Sheriff of Suffolk (b c1546, d 21.09.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 05.05.1567) Amy Brampton (d 04.07.1608, dau/heir of William Brampton of Letton by Elizabeth, dau of Robert Browne) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Brampton Gurdon of Assington Hall & Letton (Norfolk), Sheriff of Suffolk (d 1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c02.1587/8) Elizabeth Barrett (dau/coheir of Edward Barrett of Bellhouse by Elizabeth Lytton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Gurdon of Assington Hall (b 03.07.1595, d 09.09.1679, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Parker (dau of Sir Calthorpe Parker of Erwarton by Mercy) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Gurdon (b c1599, d c10.1647, Bencher) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Harvey (a 1677, dau of James Harvey of Maldon) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Amy (or Anne) Gurdon (b c1593, d before 28.01.1670/1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.05.1616) Sir Henry Mildmay of Graces (d before 04.11.1639, m1. Alice Harris) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Brampton (b c1601, d 5.11.1621), William (b c1602, d 24.12.1619), Edward of London (b c1603, a 1628), Elizabeth (bur 13.02.1607/8), Judith (b c1595, d 13.12.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.07.1606) Muriel Sedley (b c1583, d 22.08.1661, dau of Sir Martyn Sedley of Morley by Abigail, dau of John Knyvett of Ashwelltorp) | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Brampton Gurdon of Letton (b c1608, d 03.11.1669, Colonel, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Polstead (b 1607-8, d 12.08.1679, dau of Henry Polstead of London by Mary, dau/heir of Thomas Farington of London) | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Abigail Gurdon (d 1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1641) Roger Hill of Poundsford (b 01.12.1605, bur 23.04.1667, Judge, Recorder of Bridport, MP, m1. Katherine, dau of Giles Green of Cross Castle, m3. Abgail, dau/coheir of Thomas Barnes of Aldbprpigh Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| xi. | Muriel Gurdon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Saltonshall of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| xii.+ | other issue - Thomas (b c1610, a 1612), Edmund (bpt 25.09.1616, a 1621), Martin (bpt 26.09.1622), Ann (bpt 07.09.1620), Amy (bur 25.03.1625) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Gurdon (b c1565, d 1582) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Robert Gurdon | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Gurdon (bur 03.11.1582) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 09. 1572) Thomas Waldegrave of Bures. St. Mary (bpt 12.01.1543/4, m2. Mary Badby) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): originally prepared using BLG1886 ('Gurdon of Assington Hall'), Commoners (vol 1, 'Gurdon of Letton', p395+), BP1934 ('Cranworth'), BLG1886 ('Gurdon of Letton'); page reviewed, expanded then split on **.01.25 using Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 9 (1911), 'Pedigree of Gurdon of Assington, co. Suffolk', p106+)
Back to top of page