Francis Popham (1573–1644)

Popham was the only son of Sir John Popham (1531–1607), of Wellington, Somerset and Littlecote, Berkshire (now Wiltshire), Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice of England, by his wife Amy Adams, daughter of Hugh Adams of Castleton, St Athan, Glamorgan.

[1] As a soldier he served under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566–1601) in Spain and was knighted by him at Cadiz in June 1596.

[1] In November 1640, due to the influence of his son-in-law Thomas Luttrell (1583–1644) of Dunster Castle, Somerset, Popham was elected MP for the Luttrell pocket borough of Minehead in the Long Parliament and sat until his death.

However, Popham's wife is also described as a daughter of John Dudley of Yanwath and an heiress of Thomas Sutton, founder of the Charterhouse.

[6] By his wife he had four sons and seven daughters, including; Popham died in 1644 and was buried at Stoke Newington on 15 August 1644, but in March 1647 was moved to Bristol.

Sir Francis Popham shown as a young man aged 34, kneeling effigy in Wellington Church, Somerset, at east end of 1607 monument to his father Sir John Popham (1531–1607), Lord Chief Justice of England
Arms of Popham: Argent, on a chief gules two stag's heads cabossed or
Sir Francis Popham and his wife Anne Dudley, effigies at east end of 1607 monument to his father Sir John Popham
Littlecote House, Berkshire (now in Wiltshire), seat of Sir Francis Popham, who also lived at Wellington House, demolished in 1645 during the Civil War
Anne Dudley, wife of Sir Francis Popham, detail of her kneeling effigy in Wellington Church, at east end of 1607 monument to her father-in-law Sir John Popham