Family and Education
b. c. 1633, 1st s. of Sir John Bampfield, 1st Bt., of Poltimore by Gertrude, da. and coh. of Amyas Coplestone of Warley. educ. Corpus, Oxf. 1651. m. (1) 16 Nov. 1655, Margaret, da. of John Bulkeley of Nether Burgate, Hants, 2s. d.v.p. 1da.; (2) lic. 21 Oct. 1674, Jane, da. of Sir Courtenay Pole, 2nd Bt., of Shute, Devon, s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. and in Warley estate 24 Apr. 1650, gdfa. in Poltimore estate c.1650.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 40; Soc. of Genealogists, Fordingbridge par. reg.
Offices Held
J.p. Devon 1656 – July 1688, Oct. 1688–?d., Tiverton 1680 – 81, South Molton 1684 – Oct. 1688; commr. for assessment, Devon 1657, Jan. 1660–80, 1689 – 90, militia Mar. 1660, col. of militia ft. Apr. 1660-c.1685, oyer and terminer, Western circuit July 1660; sheriff, Devon Nov. 1660–1, dep. lt. 1661 – c.87, commr. for corporations 1662 – 63, loyal and indigent officers 1662, recusants 1675, inquiry into customs frauds, Lyme Regis 1678; freeman, Plymouth 1684; j.p. and alderman, Tiverton 1684–7.
Main residence: Poltimore, Devon.
Notes
This biography is based on J. Prince, Worthies of Devon, (published 1701).
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Commons 1660-1690
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