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Francis Popham (abt. 1735 - bef. 1779)

Francis Popham
Born about in Littlecott, Wiltshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 24 Mar 1772 in Calne, Wiltshire, Englandmap
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Died before before about age 44 in Marksbury, Somerset, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Francis Popham was son of Edward Popham [1] and his wife, Rebecca Huddon.

Francis married widow Dorothy Wallis on 24 March 1772. [2] Her father was Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury

He died in 1779 and was buried at Marksbury in Somerset on the 25th of February.[3]

Probate was obtained the same day. [4]

Transcript of Will of Frances Popham

Sources

  1. Legacies of British Slave Ownership
  2. Marriage record Calne, Wiltshire (24 March 1772 Francis Popham, bachelor of Wiltshire married Dorothy Wallis, widow) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
  3. Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
    FamilySearch Record: JZ5R-JTR (accessed 17 April 2022)
    Francis Esqr Popham burial on 25 Feb 1779 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
  4. Image The Will of Francis Popham

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Interesting Time Team Episode that discusses an archealogical dig of his family estate - apparently over three centuries of building. Series/Season 15, Episode 10, "Keeping Up with the Georgians, Hunstrete, Somerset".
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