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Gamaliel Capell

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Mural monument to Sir Gamaliel Capell (d.1613), St Edmund's Church, Abbess Roding, Essex
Arms of Capell: Gules, a lion rampant between three cross-crosslets fitchée or

Sir Gamaliel Capell (1561–1613), of Rookwood Hall in the parish of Abbess Roding in Essex served as a Member of Parliament for the county seat of Essex from 1605 to 1613.[1]

Origins

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He was born on 2 January 1561, the 4th son of Henry Capell (c.1537-1588), of Hadham Hall in the parish of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, and of Rayne in Essex, Sheriff of Essex, Sheriff of Hertfordshire and a Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire. His mother was Katherine Manners, a daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland.[2] He was a descendant of Sir William Capel (c.1446-1515) of Capel Court[3] in the parish of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange in the City of London and of Hadham Hall, Lord Mayor of London.

Marriage & issue

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Mural monument to Mildred Capell (d.1633), a daughter of Gamaliel Capell and wife of Sir William Luckyn, 1st Baronet; Abbess Roding Church

On 6 September 1584 he married Jane Browne (d.1618), a daughter and co-heiress of Wiston Browne of Rookwood Hall[4] in the parish of Abbess Roding in Essex and widow of Edward Wyatt of Tillingham in Essex, by whom he had issue 6 sons and 3 daughters,[5] including:



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Sources

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  • Andrew Thrush, biography of Capell, Sir Gamaliel (1561-1613), of Rookwood Hall, Abbess Roding, Essex, published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010[1]

References

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  1. ^ Thrush
  2. ^ Thrush
  3. ^ "Capel Court, EC2R".
  4. ^ "Rookwood Hall moated site, Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding - 1016879 | Historic England".
  5. ^ Thrush
  6. ^ Thrush