children—Theophilus, John, Charles Ofspring, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, and Jane—survived the death of their father on 29 November 1716 in Exeter. Blackall had fallen from a horse in the spring of that year, and as a consequence he suffered a long and painful illness during which he developed gangrene. An earnest account of Blackall's life and death, and particularly of the sufferings of his final illness, can be found in William Dawes's preface to Blackall's Works. Blackall was buried on 2 December in Exeter Cathedral, on the south side of the choir. In accordance with his will, no funeral sermon was preached, and his grave was not marked by any monument or inscription. His will was proved on 26 January 1717. He was granted Arms. References Attribution External links Bibliography Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury Biographies Offspring Blackall, Lives of the Bishops of Exeter by the Reverend George Oliver D.D. (1861) Archival documents (Ofspring OR Offspring) Blackall search at The National Archives National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives contains related information on manuscript and archive collections held at Lambeth Palace Library (LPL) and the Church of England Record Centre (CERC). Portraits National Portrait Gallery (London) Portraits of Offspring Blackall (Blackhall) Devon Libraries Local Studies Service The Rt. Reverend Dr. Ofspring Blackall late Ld. Bishop of Exeter 1655 births 1716 deaths 18th-century Church of England bishops Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge English Anglican theologians Bishops of Exeter Burials at Exeter Cathedral Deaths from gangrene English sermon writers People from South Ockendon People from the City of London People from Dalston People from the London Borough of Hackney 17th-century Anglican theologians 18th-century Anglican theologians