It also says that a “Colonel John Cockerell” was his grandson.
However, Samuel Pepys had no children. His heir was a nephew, John Jackson, son of his sister.
Robin Simpson,
London
MADAM – In Previews, ATG No 2392, it states: “On May 16, Bridport saleroom Busby in Dorset will offer more than 200 lots of furniture, silver, clocks and other antiques from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys- Cockerell, wife of the late John Pepys-Cockerell who was a descendant of the famous 17th century diarist Samuel Pepys (1633-1703)”.
It also says that a “Colonel John Cockerell” was his grandson.
However, Samuel Pepys had no children. His heir was a nephew, John Jackson, son of his sister.
Robin Simpson,
London