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.

Portrait of Susanna Temple, later Lady Lister (1620), by Cornelius Johnson
Susanna Temple, Lady Lister (1621)