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Sampson BASTARD, Gent.
1696 - 1758 (~ 61 years)
Has 447 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Sampson BASTARD Suffix [ONS gp] Gent. Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 9 Nov 1696 Baptised 22 Nov 1696 St. Mary’s Church, Churchstow, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 29 Jan 2016)
"Sampson the son of Bevil Bastard & of Elizabeth his wife was born the 9th & baptised the 22 of November" - under page heading 'Chestow baptisms 1695' and a change to 1696 part way down the page
Gender Male Residence From 1723 Exeter, Devon, England - In a Chancery case started in 1723 Sampson was described as "gent late of Churstow, Devon now of Exeter, Devon".
Oath of Allegiance 28 Aug 1723 The George, Kingsbridge, Devon, England - Sampson was amongst those who signed in 1723, being recorded as 'Sampson Bastard of Churchstow'. (from list on FODA website; see links in left sidebar of that page for information about the oath).
Freeman 26 Jan 1740/41 Exeter, Devon, England - By order of mayor and council.
Quarter Sessions 1746 Indicted for extorting money - The Quarter Sessions for Midsummer 1746 include a presentment against Sampson Bastard, late of the parish of St David's, Exeter, gentleman, for demanding and extorting fifty shillings from Mary Yeo widow as a fee for doing his office, namely upon the view of one Roger Yeo of Swimbridge, slain by misadventure.
(ref. QS/4/1746/Midsummer/PR/50)
At the Easter 1746 Quarter Sessions (25 Feb) Sampson Bastard was bound to appear at the next Quarter Sessions to answer charges brought by Mary Yeo of Chittlehampton, widow.
(ref. QS/4/1746/Easter/RE/4)
Occupation From 1746 to 1758 Devon, England Coroner for Devon - There is a return of writ for Devon at the National Archives (ref: C 202/146/2) which is described as 'Election of coroner in place of Sampson Bastard'. It is for the regnal year 32 George II (Michaelmas) and so follows shortly after the death of this Sampson, and hence suggests it refers to him.
He seems to have been coroner by 1746, although the Devon Archives catalogue entries for his expence only cover 1753 t o1757.
Died - After 1714 as Sampson was a life on a lease arranged by his father in 1714 (DHC catalogue entry - ref: 123M/L621)
Buried 1 Jun 1758 St. Olave’s Church, Exeter, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 12 Jun 2021)
"Mr Sampson Bastard was buried June 1st. 1758"
Siblings5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John BASTARD, d. Yes, date unknown (6 x Great Grandfather)
Ursula BRYDGES, b. Est 1510, d. Between 26 Oct 1575 and 4 Feb 1575/76 (Age ~ 65 years) (4 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I20015 All Last Modified 8 May 2023
Father Bevill BASTARD, b. Abt 1646, Gerston, West Alvington, Devon, England , d. Jun 1720, Churchstow, Devon, England (Age ~ 74 years) Mother Mrs. Elizabeth ROSE, [Mother?], b. Between 1646 and 1655, d. Oct 1725, Churchstow, Devon, England (Age ~ 79 years) Married Est 1674 - I suspect Bevill and Elizabeth married in about 1674. On 19 October that year Bevill, his brother William and Elizabeth were the 3 lives on a lease of land in Churchstow, as described in a draft licence to assign the lease after Bevill's death (catalogue entry). These arrangements were often made in preparation for marriage, and the lack of a child of Bevill and Elizabeth as one of the lives suggests this was one such.
Although the earliest surviving Churchstow PR dates from 1543, there is a large gap in the C17th, from 1653 or 4 to 1694 for baptisms and marriages. At first when I could not find their marriage I thought that Bevill had probably married 'Elizabeth' in Churchstow and that gap in the PRs explained the lack of a record. Now knowing she was from Dorset, and a bit about the family, the most likely marriage place would be Wootton Fitzpaine. The marriage PRs there only survive from 1677 and BTs from 1731, so if they were married there the only hope of evidence is a marriage licence.
Churchstow missing years probably include the baptisms of most of the children of Bevill and Elizabeth. I have looked at the surviving BTs but these cover only 5 of the missing years and neither their marriage nor a child's baptism is in those few surviving BTs.
The lack of children named in a lease of 1682 suggests that any children born by then had not survived, or maybe were so young that the period of high mortality had not passed (I'm not sure if people took this into account when choosing the lives for leases),
I have identified 5 children from this marriage, a son baptized in 1696, i.e. in the period for which the PRs do survive and 4 daughters, two named in a lease some 12 years earlier, the third left a bequest by her mother's brother Richard in a will written in 1708 and the 4th, Ann, from a combination of events. It seems highly likely that other children were born in the intervening years. One or two burials in Churchstow could be children of Bevill and Elizabeth (a William Bastard was buried 18 Aug 1698, Sarah 29 May 1699).
Although I appear to show a 6th child, without a Christian name, she could be one of the children I do know of.
Family ID F7836 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Anne BUSSELL, b. Est 1700, bur. 9 Feb 1758, St. Olave’s Church, Exeter, Devon, England (Age ~ 58 years) Married 24 Aug 1721 St. Edmund King and Martyr’s Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 29 Jan 2016)
"Sampson Bastard & Anne Bussell were marryed (by Licence) August the 24th" - under heading 'the year 1721'(No marriage licence found in those on FamilySearch, searching the April - June 1721 and July - Dec 1721 bundles (bonds and allegations). Could have been granted in a different court, or at a different time, but most likely it doesn't survive; a number in the July-Dec bundle are in poor condition, it is likely others were worse and no image or totally lost)
The gaps between some of the children suggest that there may well have been more children, possibly recorded in registers or on pages that no longer survive.
Children4 children Last Modified 8 May 2023 Family ID F7899 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 29 Jan 2016)
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Baptised - 22 Nov 1696 - St. Mary’s Church, Churchstow, Devon, England 
Married - 24 Aug 1721 - St. Edmund King and Martyr’s Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England Child - Mr. William BASTARD - 29 May 1722 - St. Mary’s Church, Churchstow, Devon, England 
Residence - From 1723 - Exeter, Devon, England 
Child - Sampson BASTARD - 19 Jan 1724/25 - St. David’s Church, Exeter, Devon, England Freeman - 26 Jan 1740/41 - Exeter, Devon, England 
Occupation - Coroner for Devon - From 1746 to 1758 - Devon, England 
Buried - 1 Jun 1758 - St. Olave’s Church, Exeter, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
