Jemima Poppy
1818 Great Yarmouth, England – 1869 Ningpo China
Daughter of Jonathan Poppy and Mary Pallant.
Jemima was born in Great Yarmouth and baptised at St Nicholas Church. Jemima’s fathers occupations included
bookseller and Straw hat manufacturer.
Mary Pallant was from Hitcham Suffolk, her father John Pallant was a
farmer.
From
Pigots 1830 Directory for Norfolk the Poppy family were living at Charlotte
Street, Great Yarmouth, Jonathan a Straw Hat manufacturer.
Jemima’s
life in China is well
described on the Ricci roundtable website.
Will
of Jonathan Poppy follows, Will of John
Pallant, mentioning Mary Poppy nee Pallant see Pallant
wills.
[note familysearch data for Jemima Poppy is
incorrect not born Northumberland]
WILL OF JONATHAN POPPY.
This is the last Will
and Testament of me Jonathan Poppy of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk
Hat manufacturer First I nominate my
son John Pallant Poppy Executor of this my Will and request him to pay my
funeral expenses out of the sum of eight pounds payable at my death for that
purpose by the Friendly Society of which I am a Member and if that sum shall be
more than sufficient for that purpose then I give the residue thereof to my
Wife And I also give and bequeath unto my said wife my Bed Bedstead and other
Utensils and things for her own absolute Use
And as to the shares of certain sums of money to which as the legal
representative of my late Daughter Elizabeth I am entitled on reversion or
expectancy upon the deaths of Sarah Crowfoot and Elizabeth Watson respectively
And as to all other my property whatsoever and wheresoever not hereinbefore
specifically bequeathed after payment thereout of my just debts and
testamentary expenses I give and bequeath unto and equally to be divided
between my said wife and my Children Mary the wife of Stephen Todd, Hannah the
wife of William Gardiner, Eliza Poppy, Jemima Poppy, John Pallant Poppy and
Thomas Poppy to be payable and paid when and as the same shall be received into
possession but I declare that in case my said wife or any or either of my said
Children shall depart this life before any part of my said expectant property
shall become payable unmarried And as to my children without lawful issue than
I declare that the share or shares of such persons so dying shall belong to and
be payable equally to and between such of them my said Wife and Children as
shall be living at the time the same respective monies shall become divisible
and to the children of such of them as may be then dead the children to take
his her or their Patents share only And I revoke all Wills made by me at any
time heretofore In Witness whereof unto this my last Will and Testament I the
said Jonathan Poppy have set my hand and seal the third day of November one
thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
Signed sealed published and declared by the
above named Jonathan Poppy the Testator
as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request have subscribed our
names as witnesses – George Francis – Mary Ann Francis.
This Will was proved
at Great Yarmouth on the thirty first day of October 1843 before the Revd Henry
William Clarke clerk Surrogate duly appointed of the Worshipful William Yonge
Clerk A.M Official Principal of the
Episcopal Consistorial Court of Norwich
lawfully constituted and was approved
and admon of all and singular the goods of the within names Jonathan Poppy the Testator dec. was on the
fourth day of November following duly granted to John Pallant Poppy his Son the
sole Executor within named he being being duly sworn
Testator died 27th
January 1838/ Probate granted 4th Nov 1843
Examined with the
original Will
Be my Edw.
Butler.