Amy Folliat

In the novel Dead Man's Folly, Amy Folliat is the last of the Folliats, the previous owners of Nasse House. She was a widow, and both her sons had died during the war. She introduced Sir George Stubbs to Hattie, a young heiress who's under her care.

Although she married a Folliat, she is also a Folliat by birth. She is a second cousin, and is part of the Tiverton Folliats.