| {{ad}} |
|
|
|
| Origins Available: |
| | England |
The surname Twisdan was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Twysden in Goudhurst. The first record of the surname was "Adam de Twysden in the reign of Edward I.; and that of Henry IV. " 1 Later in 1334, John de Twysdenne was listed as holding estates in the county.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Twisdan research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1566, 1593, 1597, 1601, 1602, 1606, 1614, 1628, 1635, 1646, 1648, 1660, 1666, 1672, 1683, 1685, 1689, 1695 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Twisdan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Twysden, Twisden, Twiselden, Twyselden, Twisdan, Twissden, Twissleden, Twysselden, Twysleden and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include Sir Roger Twysden (1597-1672), English antiquary and royalist pamphleteer; Sir William Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, 1st Baronet (1566-1628), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Clitheroe in 1593, Leston in 1601 and Thetford (1606-1614); and his son, Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet (1602-1683), an English...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Twisdan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francis, John, Margeret and William Twisden, who all settled in Virginia between 1653 and 1666; and William Twysden settled in Virginia in 1664.