Susanna Hopton

27 October 1627 - 12 July 1709

SH 's intense involvement in the religious controversies of the later seventeenth century led her to study, write, and publish texts both theological and devotional, often adapting Roman Catholic sources to make them usable by Anglicans . She habitually submitted her work for the approval of male friends, and accepted prefatory material from them.

Hopton, Susanna. “Introductory Note”. Susanna Hopton, edited by Julia J. Smith, Ashgate, p. ix - xxiii.

There has been much debate and disagreement over her canon, and her authorship or compilation of several texts is still not finally settled.

Milestones

By 27 October 1627

Susanna Harvey (later Hopton) was born: she was baptised on this day at the church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields in London.

Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1700

SH 's revised or reformed version of John Austin 's popular Roman CatholicDevotions in the Ancient Way of Offices, 1668, was published through George Hickes . Austin concealed himself under the name of William Birchley.

Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

12 July 1709

SH died at her house in Hereford at about two in the afternoon, of a very sharp Feavour.

Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Biography

Birth and Family

By 27 October 1627

Susanna Harvey (later Hopton) was born: she was baptised on this day at the church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields in London.

Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.