John Sampson - St Andrew - Colyton, Devon - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

A memorial tablet of John Sampson (d. 1792) with Sampson CoA in St Andrew's church, Colyton.

"SAMPSON, Colyton co Devon settled there for more than two centuries and presumed to have come originally from Somersetshire wbere the family still holds lands. Sampson intermarried some generations since with the heiress of Braddich"

SOURCE - Burke's Encyclopædia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Including the Late Grants by the College of Arms (visit link)

The inscription reads -
In the Vault near this Place
lieth the Body of
JOHN the Eldest Son of
JOHN SAMPSON the younger Esq.
who died the 12th Day of March 1792
Aged 14.
The deceased was an affectionate,
sincere and well informed Youth,
his Death was universally lamented
and by none more than JOHN SAMPSON
Esq. his Grandfather by whose Order
this Monument is erected.
Also by his side lieth the Body of the said
John Sampson Esq. his Grandfather
who died the 17th Day of March 1796 Aged 79

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: John Sampson Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: memorial in church Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Ar a cross moline az Address: St Andrew Market Place Colyton Devon England EX24 6JS Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed

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