Samuel was possibly the son of Sarah Pope baptised 20 Feb 1761 at Crediton, which is 6 miles from his home town of Thorverton[1]
3 Nov 1781 Samuel Pope, Aged 21 of St Martin’s Exeter, Linen Draper married Susanna Kingdon of Thorverton Devon, a minor and spinster, the daughter of Samuel Kingdon, Sergemaker/ironmonger of Thorverton, Devon who gave his consent witnessed Samuel Kingdon, Thomas Kingdon[2][3][4]
He was a partner in a law firm Pope, Bickham and Pope ( Samuel Pope, Thomas Bickham his son in-law and Samuel Pope his son, see the Will of Samuel Pope )
1815 John Wallis was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 19th of October , various items of linen the property of Samuel Pope , Thomas Bickham , and Samuel Pope , Junr. in their dwelling house. He was deported for 7 years[5]
Abbreviated Will of Samuel Pope
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Dated 25 Sept 1823 Codicils 8 Oct 1824, 15 Nov 1824 Proved : 4 Jul 1825[6]
I Samuel Pope of Manchester , Lancashire
Beneficiaries : Wife Susanna Pope (Personal Estate)
Son Samuel Pope (Household goods, horses etc, Personal estate, Stocks, securities)
In codicil Son Rupert advanced £800 to the partnership firm of Heap and Pope (Mr Heap lately died). Indemnify him. Son in law George Hadfield provisions.
Executors: Wife Susanna Pope, Son Samuel Pope, Thomas Harbottle, Joseph Leese
Witnessed: Edward Bent, Solicitor, Thomas Greenwood his Clerk 1st Codicil Mary Hales, Servant, Edward Bent 2nd Codicil Letitia L J Jeoffreys, Edward Bent
↑ "England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGY9-8BP4 : Tue Oct 24 05:50:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Pope and Susanna Kingdon, Spinster (Minor), 3 Nov 1781.
↑ Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 9.0) October 1815. Sessions paper (18151025). Available at: https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/18151025 (Accessed: 6th February 2024).
↑ National Archives PROB 11/1701/103
D173423 Will of Samuel Pope of Chorlton Row, Manchester , Lancashire
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