John Pope

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Biography

John Pope "was born Oct. 23, 1675, after his parents were driven from Dartmouth by Philip's warriors, but where they found refuge has not been ascertained, perhaps at Plymouth or Sandwich, possibly in Rhode Island. Died Nov. 18, 1725, in Sandwich. His gravestone in Sandwich cemetery is probably the oldest one in America bearing the name of Pope. Married first, about 1699, Elizabeth, daughter of Elisha and Patience (Skiff) Bourne, of Sandwich, (b. June 26, 1679, died April 15, 1715). Married second, Oct. 3, 1717, Experience, daughter of Thomas and Experience (Hamblen) Jenkins, of Barnstable (born March 28, 1693, d. Dec. 1777)."[1]

"Seth Pope came back in 1699 and bought the town grist mill from John Dexter, the miller’s house and property along Grove Street and a large tract of land from Franklin Street (now Tupper Road) going far back over the hills toward Sagamore. On this land at what is now 110 Tupper Road he built a house for his eldest son, John (1675-1725) upon his marriage to Elizabeth Bourne. Seth put John in charge of the Dexter grist mill. In 1709, Seth’s younger son, Seth Jr. came to Sandwich and in 1710 married Hannah Bourne, the sister of his brother’s wife. Seth the Trader gave them the miller’s house he had bought at 10 Grove Street."[2]

1700 Jan 02 Marriage of John Pope and Elizabeth (Bourne) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA [3]

1725 Nov 18 Death of John Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts [4]

John Pope (1675 - 1725)

John Pope

Born 23 Oct 1675 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Son of Seth Pope Sr. and Deborah (Perry) Pope

Brother of Alice (Pope) Hammond, Thomas Pope, Thomas Pope, Susannah (Pope) Hathaway, Sarah (Pope) Kinsman, Mary (Pope) Church, Seth Pope Jr., Hannah (Pope) Hunt, Elnathan Pope and Lemuel Pope

Husband of Elizabeth (Bourne) Pope — married 2 Jan 1700 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Husband of Experience (Jenkins) Pope — married about 3 Oct 1717 in Massachusetts Bay Colony
[uncertain]

Father of Seth Pope Sr., Deborah (Pope) Tobey, Sarah (Pope) Tobey, Elizabeth (Pope) Delano, Thomas Pope, Mary (Pope) Phinney, Ezra Pope, Joanna Pope and Charles Pope

Died 18 Nov 1725 at age 50 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

↑ Dora Pope Worden, et al., Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and his descendants (1917), p. 18.
↑ Sandwich Historical Commission, 110 Tupper Rd.
↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3L-Q55 : 13 July 2016), John Pope and Elizabeth Bourne, 02 Jan 1699; citing Marriage, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836.
↑ Find a Grve Index #55079625 (Accessed: 2017-03-11)
Burial: Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable Co, MA, USA
Inscription: HERE LIES Ye BODY OF Mr. JOHN POPE AGED 50 YERAS DECd NOV Ye 18 1725
New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 42, pp. 51-52
See Also: Genealogy of Thomas Pope and His Descendants (The Republican Press, Hamilton, NY, 1917)
Acknowledgements

Joe Fitzgerald, firsthand knowledge.
Doug Coldwell, firsthand knowledge
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