'Samborne1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Samborne of Fernham, Samborne of Lushill, Samborne of Southcott (Southcote), Samborne of Timsbury, Palmer of Timsbury

                               
The name of this family is perhaps more commonly spelled nowadays as 'Sambourne' but we use 'Samborne' in deference to the usage made in BLG1952, supported by the Visitations.
Nicholas Samborne of Biddestone, Wiltshire (a 1392, MP for Bath)
m. Katherine Lushill (dau of Sir John Lushill)
1. Nicholas Samborne of Fernham & Lushill
  m. Elizabeth Cricklade (dau of Thomas Cricklade of Studley & Cricklade)
  A. Walter Samborne of Fernham & Lushill
  m. Margaret Drew (d before 22.02.1494, dau/co-heir of Thomas Drew of Seagry & Southcote, Wiltshire)
BLG1952 follows the line of the younger son, Nicholas. Visitation (Oxfordshire, 1566+1574+1634, Samborne of Sonning), the source for the following line of the presumed elder son Drew, starts with William (m. Catherine, dau of Sir William Lushill) father of William (m. Margaret, dau/heire of Thomas Drewe) father of Drew which shows similarities with the above. Note that it is an assumption (albeit an apparently reasonable one) that the elder son was ...
  i. Drew Samborne of Southcott (& Fernham)
  m. Elizabeth Cricklade (dau of Thomas Cricklade or Creklade of Studley) possibly some confusion above?
  a. William Samborne or Sambourne 'of Southcote (Southcott), younger of Fernham' (dvp?)
  m. Anne Copley (dau of Roger Copley 'of Roughey')
  (1) Margaret Sambourne (b c1501, a 1545)
  m. (before 16.05.1536) William Windsor of Bradenham, 2nd Lord (b 1498, d 20.08.1558)
  b. Henry Samborne of Southcott
m. Elizabeth RIchards of Burford
  (1) Thomas Samborne of Sonning, Oxfordshire
  m1. Margaret Vennour
  (A) Grace Samborne
  m. Henry Peckham alias Edwood
  (B)+ other issue - Henry, Frances
  m2. Jane Stroughton (dau of Laurence Stroughton of Stroughton, Surrey)
  (D) Laurence Samborne
  m3. Johanne Polsted (widow of Hugh Beke)
  (E) Laurence Samborne
  m4. Blanch Burdett
Not clear whether by Johanne Polsted or Blanch Burdett were ...
  (F)+ other issue - Richard, Walter, Katherine
  (2) Edmond Samborne
  c. Thomas Samborne
  ii. Nicholas Samborne of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire (d before 27.06.1506)
  m. Elizabeth Brocas (dau of John Brocas of Beaurepaire (Hampshire, Sheriff) by Ann, dau of John Rogers of Freefolk by Ann, dau of Margery, dau of Sir John de Lisle of Woodyton, Thruxton & Timsbury)
  a. John Samborne of Timsbury (Somerset), etc (bur 05.03.1571)
m. Dorothy Tichborne (bur 21.04.1572, dau of Nicholas Tichborne of Tichborne)
  (1) John Samborne of Timsbury (b 31.05.1528, bur 15.10.1576)
  m. Bridget Willoughby (bur 14.02.1574, dau of ?? Willoughby of Turner's Puddle)
  (A) Sir Barnaby Samborne of Timsbury (b 09.06.1560, bur 12.04.1610)
  m. Margaret Throckmorton (dau of Sir William Throckmorton of Tortworth)
  (i) John Samborne of Timsbury (b 1601, bur 30.01.1636)
  m. Ann Mawdley (dau of Roger Mawdley of Nunney)
(a) Mawdley Samborne of Timsbury & Nunney (b 1628, bur 24.02.1678-9)
  m1. Mary Prater (bur 14.06.1658, dau of Col. Richard Prater of Nunney Castle)
  ((1)) Thomas Samborne of Timsbury (b 1648, bur 14.11.1715, Captain)
  m. (16.04.1680) Rebecca Burdett (bur 15.11.1726, dau of Robert Burdett of Shalborne)
  ((A)) Thomas Samborne of Timsbury (b 1687, d unm 23.10.1723)
  ((B)) Margaret Samborne
  m1. Anthony Palmer of Ashwick (d before 24.03.1713) @@ below
  m2. George Emblem of Frome Selwood
  ((C))+ 5 daughters (dsp?)
  The following comes from Visitation (Somersetshire, 1623, Samborne) & Visitation (Somerset & Bristol, 1672, Samborne of Timsbury).
  ((2))+ other issue - Ann (a 1672), Mary (d 12.11.1694)
  m2. Mary Doddington (d 13.11.1690, dau of William Doddington of Mere)
  ((4))+ other issue (a 1672) - William (b c1661), Maawdley (b c1665, d 07.11.1690), Mary (d 12.11.1694), Elizabeth, Sarah
  (b) Thomas Samborne
  m. Elizabeth Morse (dau of William Morse of Mells, widow of _ Cottingham of Froome)
  ((1))+ issue (a 1672) - Thomas (b c1658), William (b c1633)
  (ii)+ other issue - William (b c1607, a 1624), Richard (b c1608), John (b c1609)
  (2)+ 4 sons and 4 daughters
  b.+ 1 son and 1 daughter

 

 

Anthony Palmer of Stone Easton, Somerset
1. Anthony Palmer of Ashwick (d before 24.03.1713)
  m. Margaret Samborne (dau of Thomas Samborne of Timsbury) @@ above
  A. Thomas Palmer of Timsbury (bpt 17.07.1707, d 13.08.1766)
  m. Mary Barnes (bur 08.04.1768, dau of William Barnes of Wylye)
  i. Thomas Samborne Palmer of Timsbury (bpt 23.11.1736, bur 23.01.1762)
  m1. (14.12.1755) Esther Kelson (bur 10.10.1758, dau of Thomas Kelson of Farnborough)
  a. Samborne Palmer of Timsbury House (bpt 21.05.1758, d 19.06.1814)
  m. (18.02.1795) Gratiana Stucley (d 15.05.1823, dau of Richard Stucley of Chulmleigh)
  (1) Samborne Stucley Palmer, later Palmer-Samborne of Timsbury House (b 04.11.1802, d 21.06.1865) had issue
  m. (18.05.1826) Lucy Penelope Lane (d 01.04.1834, dau of Rev. Richard Lane of Coffleet)
  b. daughter
  m2. (08.09.1760) Elizabeth Hill of Paulton (d 10.01.1781)
  c.+ other issue
  B. son

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Samborne of Timsbury) with input as reported above
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