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About John Pope, of Dorchester
It does not seem that this John Pope was his son
Biography
From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pope-338
John Pope was born about 1608, based on his date of marriage. His origins are unknown. He departed Weymouth, Dorset for New England on the ship Recovery March 31, 1634. His first residence was Dorchester, Massachusetts. He died Apr 12 1646 at Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
John and his wife Jane's known children were:
- Patience Pope, born say 1633; m by 1658 Edward Blake
- John Pope, born Dorchester June 30, 1635 (ref NEHGR 5:333); no further record
- Nathan Pope, died Dorchester July 1641 (ref NEHGR 5:333)
In 1636 John Pope and his wife Jane were among the signers to the First Church Covenant at Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Pope houselot was in the area of that of Roger Clapp. "He died in Dorchester on the 2nd day of the 12th month, 1646. His will was proved the 4th day of the 5th month, 1646. In his will, he gives his wife, Jane Pope, as follows: 'All my land and my house in the Great Lots. Thirty-five acres in the Great Lots. Two acres of meadow on the Calves Pasture. Nine acres by the mill. Nine acres by the Twenty-acre Lot. Also, twelve acres of land I bought of Mr. Bourne. My right in the all the Common Meadow. Also, all I own at Mr. Stoughton's Great Lots, at the end of the meadow. Unto my daughter, my dwelling-house and ground belonging to it.' He mentions a brother, Thomas Pope, and a brother-in-law, Joshua (my sister’s husband).
Neither John Pope Sr.'s will (he died in 1646, will proved in 1649), or his widow Jane Pope's will, dated April 18, 1662, mention any children except a daughter, Patience. They had a son, John, born June 30, 1635, who undoubtedly died before his father, and a son Nathan who was born and died in 1641
Disputed Origins
The birth place and ancestry of John Pope are not known. It has been proposed that he was born to John Pope and Mercy Halsnoth, however there is no evidence to support this proposition.
Disputed wife
Anderson writes in The Great Migration Project AncestryImage that Pope claimed, without citing evidence, that Jane, wife of John Pope, of Dorchester, was the daughter of Nicholas Clapp, Sr.. He did have a daughter of the right age, but she married John Alderman, of Salem.
Sources
- Anderson, Robert Charles, Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. Reference pages 483-487. AncestryImage
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018, John Pope, 27 Aug 1606); citing NORTHAM,DEVON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 917,204.
- Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.
- FamilySearch AFNs: G3RT-NX, XXZW-LP
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 25 2018, 19:29:02 UTC
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John Pope, of Dorchester's Timeline
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August 27, 1606
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England
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May 13, 1632
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England (United Kingdom)
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June 30, 1635
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1641
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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April 12, 1646
Age 39
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Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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