Adam Ashburnham

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Adam Ashburnham was an English MP in the 16th century, [1] and represented Winchelsea from 1593 to 1597. [2]

He was the first son of Lawrence Ashburnham of Broomham by Eva, daughter of Richard Adams of Sussex, widow of John Levett of Hollington. [3]

He married Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent, and they had five sons and one daughter. [3] His grandson was Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1660 to 1689. [4]

References

  1. ↑ The Visitations of the County of Sussex Made and Taken in the Years 1530, Thomas Benolte, John Philipot, George Owen, Harleian Society, London, 1905
  2. ↑ Winchelsea Elections – Dates and Candidates. History of Parliament online. Accessed 27 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 ASHBURNHAM, Adam (1557-97), of Broomham, nr. Hastings, Suss. History of Parliament online. Accessed 27 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903), Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649-1664), vol. 3, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 13 July 2019
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