Sir John Hartopp, 3rd Baronet (1637?–1722) was an English politician, a

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and early Whig.

Life

Born about 1637, he was the only son of

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, of

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, by Mary, daughter of

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, of

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. He succeeded as third baronet in 1658. When in London, of which he became an alderman, he attended the Independent meeting-house in

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, over which John Owen presided, and continued a member under successive ministers until his death. Hartopp represented in the parliaments of 1678–9, 1679, and 1680–1. He strongly supported the

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in 1681. Under James II he was heavily fined for nonconformity. He died on 1 April 1722, aged 85, and was buried on the 11th in Stoke Newington Church beside his wife, who had died on 9 November 1711.

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, who resided with the Hartopps for five years at Stoke Newington, preached their funeral sermons.

Legacy

In early life Hartopp used to take down in shorthand sermons, so that he might read them to his family. Thirteen sermons of John Owen, preserved in this way, were published by Hartopp's granddaughter, Mrs. Cooke, in 1756. By his will, Hartopp left £10,000 for the instruction of youth as preparation towards the dissenting ministry. His heirs, however, took advantage of a legal flaw in the conveyance, and appropriated the bequest to themselves. Nearly one half of the legacy was eventually restored, and applied to the use for which it was originally intended.

Family

By his marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of

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, Hartopp inherited Fleetwood's house. The estate sat at the intersection of

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and

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, the old Roman road leading north from the

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. He is thought to have had a family of four sons and nine daughters. His son and successor,

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(1680?–1762), with whom the baronetcy became extinct, assisted

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in erecting a monument over Watts's remains in

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. He had two daughters. Elizabeth married Timothy Dallowe, the physician and chemist. Anne married Joseph Hurlock, and their only child was Anne Hurlock "eventually heir and representative of the Hartopps" One of Sir John Hartopp's daughters was Frances, who married

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, merchant, politician, shipbuilder, and a

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from 1711 to 1713The Story of Shoreham
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was founded. The Goulds lived at Fleetwood House. One of their children married Thomas Cooke, also

from 1737 to 1740. Mary Gould married Sir Francis St John, of

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, a descendant of the

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartopp, John 1637 births 1722 deaths English Congregationalists Members of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire People from the Borough of Melton Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1681