Susanna Temple

A daughter of Alexander Temple of Etchingham and Mary Penistone, nee Mary Sommer or Somers (a daughter of John Somers),[1][2] she is said to have been a maid of honour to Anne of Denmark.

She is depicted wearing a drop earring, including a martlet, the bird is part of the Temple coat of arms.

[5] Another portrait was painted in 1621 by an artist working in the manner of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger.

[citation needed] She married Sir Gifford Thornhurst of Agney Court, Kent (d. 1627), the son of William Thornhurst (d. 1606) and Anne Howard, a daughter of Thomas Howard, Viscount Bindon.

[6] Their daughter Frances, born after the death of Gifford in 1627, and named after one of his sisters, was the mother of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.