Susanna (Hervey) Hopton (1627 - 1709)

Born 1627 in St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Hopton — married 13 Jun 1655 in St Peter and St Pauls Wharf, London, England

Died Jul 1709 at about age 82 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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Biography

Susanna (Hervey) Hopton was born in England.

Susanna (Hervey) Hopton is Notable.

Susanna was born in about 1627. Her father was Sir Simon Harvey, Clerk of the Greencloth in the Royal Household, and his wife Dame Ursula Wiseman. ^[1] She was baptised at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster on 27 Oct 1627.^[2][3]

In her early years, Susanna was drawn to the Catholic faith under the influence of Father Turbeville. ^[4] Although not mentioned by name, she was remembered in the 1646 will of her paternal uncle, Sir John Harvey. ^[5]

She married Richard Hopton on 21 May 1655 in St Andrew, Holborn, Camden, London, England.^[6] He attempted to draw her back to the Church of England, her baptismal faith. She became a noted student of the great English divines such as Laud, Thomas Moreton and Chillingworth and returned to the church in about 1661. Richard and Susanna had no children.

Susanna and Richard lived most of their lives in rural Herefordshire, firstly at Gattertop and then at Kington on the Welsh border. While living at Gattertop she became acquainted with the poet Thomas Traherne, who was rector of nearby Credenhill.^[1]

Her husband died in 1696 and Susanna lived on in Kington, many years a widow, and noted for her extensive charity and devotion to religious observances. She also wrote several well regarded devotional texts. ^[4]

Before her last illness she moved from Kington to Hereford, where she eventually died of fever on 12 July 1709 aged about 82. ^[4] She was buried at Bishops Frome, Herefordshire on 14 July 1709 beside her husband Richard. ^[7] The parish register noted that she was the relict of Richard. Floor slabs in the chancel of the church at Bishop's Frome commemorated both Susanna and her husband Richard. ^[8]

Research Notes

Not a daughter of Sir William Hervey of Ickfold, Sussex to whom she was previously connected.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hopton, Susanna. Susanna Hopton. United Kingdom: Ashgate, 2009.pg ix Google Books
2. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: JQ18-L87 (accessed 10 June 2023)
   Susan Harvy baptism on 27 Oct 1627, daughter of Simon Harvy & Ursula, in St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
3. ↑ Baptism: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STM/PR/6/2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61865 #1913783 (accessed 10 June 2023)
   Suzanna Harvy baptism on 27 Oct 1627 (born about 1627), daughter of Symondi Harvy & Domina Ursule Harvy, in St Martin-In-The-Fields, London, Westminster, England.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Dictionary of National Biography: "Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22"
   London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 1244
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1981 #30282 (accessed 10 June 2023)
   Name: Susanna Hopton; Birth Date: 1627; Death Date: 12 Jul1709; Death Place: Hereford, England; Father: Harvey; Mother: Wiseman.
5. ↑ Will of Sir John Harvey: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 213
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #791301 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Will of Johis Harvey, granted probate on 16 Jul 1650. Died about 1650 in London.
6. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/And2/A/002/Ms06668/005
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1624 #10016913 (accessed 10 June 2023)
   Susanna Harvey marriage to Richard Hopton on 21 May 1655 in St Andrew, Holborn, Camden, London, England.
7. ↑ Burial: "National Burial Index For England & Wales"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 June 2023)
   Susannah Hopton burial (died in 1709) on 14 Jul 1709 in Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, England.
8. ↑ "Bishop's Frome," in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, Volume 2, East, (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1932), 10-12. British History Online, accessed June 18, 2023, BHO