POPHAM, Alexander (c.1670-1705), of Littlecote Park, Littlecote, Wilts., and St. James’s Square, London

b. c. 1670, o. s. of Sir Francis Popham† of Littlecote Park by Helena, da. and h. of Hugh Rogers of Cannington, Som. educ. travelled abroad (Switzerland, Austria, Malta). m. lic. 25 May 1688, aged 17 (with £12,000), Lady Anne, da. of Ralph Montagu†, 1st Earl (later Duke) of Montagu, 1da. suc. gt.-uncle Henry Rogers at Cannington, Wilts. 1672, fa. 1674. PROB 6/81, f. 82; Burke, Commoners, ii. 200; HMC Buccleuch, i. 346; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxxi), 63; CJ, x. 737; HMC Lords, n.s. i. 300, 349; PCC 157 Eure.