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• Name: Thomas POPE
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1608 ^b
• Death: Abt 4 Aug 1683 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts ^d


Parents:

Family:
Marriage:

• Ann FALLOWELL on 28 Jan 1637 at Plymouth, Massachusetts .^m1
  
• Ann FALLOWELL Death: Abt 1640 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Children:

1. Hannah POPE Birth: Abt 1639 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: 12 Mar 1710 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Marriage:

• Sarah JENNEY on 29 May 1646 at Plymouth, Massachusetts .^m2
  
• Sarah JENNEY Birth: Abt 1625 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: Before 9 Jul 1683

Children:

1. Susannah POPE Birth: Abt 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: Jul 1675 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
2. Seth POPE Birth: 13 Jan 1648/9 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: 17 Mar 1727 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
3. Thomas POPE Birth: 25 Mar 1651 in Plymouth, Massachusetts
4. John POPE Birth: 18 Mar 1652/3 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: Jul 1675 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
5. Joanna POPE Birth: Abt 1658 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: Abt 1695
6. Sarah POPE Birth: 14 Feb 1658 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: Before 5 Jul 1727 in Harwich, Massachusetts
7. Isaac POPE Birth: Abt 1664 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: 1733

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Cutter NE p94, Kilham CHADWICK pC13, Reitwiesner GeorgeBUSH, Worden POPE p15]

age 67 in 1675 [Ref: Sav-age POPE Thomas]

by about 1612 based on date of first marriage; according to Savage he was 67 in 1675, but no souce is cited [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364]

Sources for death Information

date:

4 Aug 1683 [Ref: Reitwiesner GeorgeBUSH]

Oct 1683 [Ref: Cutter NE p94, Worden POPE p15]

between 9 Jul 1683 and 4 Aug 1683 [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364],

place:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Cutter NE p94, Worden POPE p15]

Sources with Inaccurate death Information

place:

Bristol, Massachusetts [Ref: Reitwiesner GeorgeBUSH]

Sources with Information about marriage to Ann FALLOWELL

date:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Cutter NE p94, Pope PioneersMA p368, PopeFL POPE p50, Sav-age POPE Thomas, Worden POPE p15]

28 Jul 1637 [Ref: Bowman PlymouthVitals v13p84]

first marriage of Thomas [Ref: Kilham CHADWICK pC13, Mayflower PopeWill p129],

place:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Bowman PlymouthVitals v13p84, Cutter NE p94, PopeFL POPE p50, Worden POPE p15],

names:

Thomas POPE & Ann ___ [Ref: Kilham CHADWICK pC13],

child:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Cutter NE p94, Mayflower PopeWill p129, PopeFL POPE p50, Sav-age POPE Thomas, Worden POPE p15]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

child:

Seth (#1042) [Ref: Benns PERRY p2]

Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah JENNEY

date:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p295, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Bowman PlymouthVitals v13p86, Holman SCOTT p287, Pope PioneersMA p368, Reitwiesner GeorgeBUSH, Sav-age POPE Thomas]

19 May 1646 [Ref: Cutter NE p94, PopeFL POPE p51, Worden POPE p15]

second marriage of Thomas [Ref: Kilham CHADWICK pC13, Mayflower PopeWill p129],

place:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p295, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Bowman PlymouthVitals v13p86, Cutter NE p94, PopeFL POPE p51, Reitwiesner GeorgeBUSH, Worden POPE p15],

names:

___ POPE & Sarah JENNEY [Ref: Bowman JenneyWill p171],

child:

[Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1498, Anderson Pilgrims p364, Anderson Pilgrims p365, Cutter NE p94, Mayflower PopeWill p129, Pope PioneersMA p368, PopeFL POPE p51, Reitwiesner GeorgeBUSH, Roberts USPres p305, Rosengarten PERRY p7, Sav-age POPE Thomas, Worden POPE p15]

Research Notes:
immigrated 1632, origin unknown, to Plymouth. Cooper [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

possible immigrated on Mary and John, leaving Plymouth England Mar 20 1629/30 and arriving Nantasket (now Hull) May 30 1630. [Ref: PopeFL POPE p45, Worden POPE p9]

cooper [Ref: Anderson Pilgrims p362, Pope PioneersMA p368]

not improbable that Thomas Pope and John Pope were among the passengers of the Mary and John. John was a freeman of Dorchester, Sep 3 1634, and in his will (1646) he mentions a brother Thomas, who is supposed, with some reason, to be Thomas of Plymouth [Ref: PopeFL POPE p45]

1631: Plymouth [Ref: Sav-age POPE Thomas]

2 Jan 1632/3: taxed 9s in Plymouth [Ref: PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

25 Mar 1633: assessed 9s in Plymouth tax list [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

2 Jan 1633/4: taxed 9s in Plymouth [Ref: PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

27 Mar 1634: assessed 9s in Plymouth tax list [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

6 Oct 1636: granted five acres of land "at the fishing point next Slowly field, and said Thomas be allowed to build." [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362, PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

7 Nov 1636: discovered that the place designated for this grant did not quite allow the full five acres [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

7 Jun 1637: one of volunteers to go under Mr. Prence on an expedition against the Pequots. [Ref: PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

7 Jun 1637: volunteered to serve in Pequot War [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

1638: one of list of those of Plymouth who took the oath of fidelity [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

28 Aug 1640: sold his property at the fishing point to John Bonham [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

29 Aug 1640: sold to George Bonam "all that his house and land thereto belonging containing five acres and the enlargement since and all the fence in and about the same" [Ref: Anderson Pilgrims p363]

sold property perhaps on account of the death of his wife [Ref: PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

2 Nov 1640: granted five acres of meadow in South Meandows toward Gavans Colebrook meadows. [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363, PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p10]

1643: on list of men able to bear arms [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

4 Jun 1645: chosen constable [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362, PopeFL POPE p46, Worden POPE p11]

5 Jun 1651: Surveyor of highways [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

7 Jun 1652: Surveyor of highways [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p362]

30 Oct 1652: acquitted George Bonum of all debts owed to Pope [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

17 May 1658: sold to Joseph Warren a parcel of marsh meadow at Eel River [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

2 Aug 1659: Frances COOKE arbitrator in land dispute between Thomas POPE and William SHURTLEFF [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p468]

24 Mar 1661: sold to Robert Ransome "all the right, title and interest he hath in his land at Lakenham ... both upland and meadow" in exchange for "twenty-five acres of upland which lyeth with a parcel of upland belonging to Jonathan Pratt lying and being at a place called Acushenah with two acres of meadow which is yet unlaid out at Acushenah aforesaid" [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

1673: petitioned the Court for a grant of land at Saconnett (now Little Compton, RI). For some reason it was denied. "Granted leave since he and others cannot secure Saconnettneck according to the grant, to look out some other place, undisposed of, for their accommodation." Secured a large tract on the east side of the Acushnet river at Dartmouth, tradition says by direct purchase from the Indians [Ref: PopeFL POPE p47, Worden POPE p11]

abt 1674: moved to Dartmouth [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p368, PopeFL POPE p47, Worden POPE p12]

Jul 1675: son John, dau Susannah & her husband Jacob Mitchell, were killed by a party of Philip's Indians "early in the morning as they were fleeing on horseback to the garrison, whither the Mitchell children had been sent the afternoon before." The settlement at Dartmouth, being scattered, isolated, and difficult to defend, was shortly abandoned, and the deserted plantations were quickly laid waste and the buildings burned by the savages. [Ref: PopeFL POPE p48, Worden POPE p12]

5 Jul 1677: made a deed of gift to "Seth Pope my eldest son" of "all that my one-half share or portion" at Saconett [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

31 Oct 1680: sold to Charles Stockbridge of Scituate, cooper, "all that my one fourth or quarter part of a grist or corn mill" in the town of Plymoutn, along with one-fourth of the implements and the three acres of land associated with the mill, and also "one small piece of land containing twenty-six rods" [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

2 Nov 1680: Thomas Pope Senior and Seth Pope both of the town of Dartmouth sold to David Lake their share in the grant of land at Saconnet, divided and undivided, the divided part amounting to one hundred acres [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1496, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

will dated 9 Jul 1683, proved 2 Nov 1683, bequeathed to "my son Seth as an addition to that I have formerly given him ten shillings in money, also I give unto my grandson Thomas Pope all that my twenty-five acres of upland and two acres of meadow lying and being on the west side of Acushenett River"; "my son Seth shall ... pay three pound sterling unto my granson Jacob Mitchell when he comes to age of twenth-one years"; to "my daughter Deborah Pope five pounds in money and to each of my other daughters five pound apiece in money, also my meadow lying at the South Meadows in Plymouth or the value of it I give to be equally divided amongst all my sons and daughters"; to "my son Isacke all my seat of land where I now dwell with all the meadows belonging thereunto," except that if he die before twenty-one years without an heir, this land to go to "the sons of my son Seth"; son Isaac to be residuary legatee [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1497, Anderson Pilgrims p363]

will dated 9 Jul 1683; sons Isaac and Seth took out letters of administration on 2 Nov 1683 [Ref: PopeFL POPE p50, Worden POPE p14]

inventory included 2 guns, valued at #2 10s [Ref: Anderson Pilgrims p362]

4 Aug 1683: inventory of estate totalled #274, of which #130 was real estate: "the housing and the seat of land belonging thereunto," #100; "25 acres of upland and two acres of meadow lying on the west side of Cushenett River," #10; and "seven acres of upland and seven acres of meadow at Plymouth," #20. [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p1497, Anderson Pilgrims p364]

----- Will of Thomas Pope, recorded in Plymouth Col Wills 4:2:50, 9 Jul 1683
The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Pope being aged and weake of body But yet in prfect understanding and Memory wherin I have of my estate as followeth; I Give unto my son Seth as an adition to what I have formerly given him ten shillings in Mony alsoe I give unto my Grand son Thomas Pope all that my twenty five acres of upland and two acres of Meddow Lying and being on the west side of Acushenett River be it more or lesse; and it is my Desire that his father may take the said Land into his hands, and make the best Improvement of it that hee can for the good of my said Grand son until hee comes of age to Make use of it himselfe; alsoe it is my mind that my son Seth shall in consideration of the aforesaid Land pay three pound sterling unto my Grand son Jacob michell when hee Comes to age of twenty one years alsoe I give unto my Daughter Deborah Pope five pound in Mony and to each of my other Daugters five pound apiece in Mony alsoe my meddow Lying att the south Meddowes in Plymouth or the value of it I give to be equally Devided amongst all my Sones and Daughters; alsoe I give and bequeath unto my son Isacke all my seate of Land where I now Dwell with all the Meddowes belonging thereunto and all the privilidges thereunto belonging To him his heires and assignes for ever; But an if it should please God that hee should Decease without an heire before hee comes to the age of twenty and one yeeres that my said seat of Lands shall belonge unto the sons of my son Seth, alsoe I give unto my son Isacke all my houseing and household Goods of all sorts alsoe all my Cattle, and horse kind and swine; alsoe all sorts of Provisions alsoe Cart and plowes with all the takeling belonging unto them alsoe I Give unto my son Isacke all my mony except that which I have Given to my Daughters and I order my said son Isacke to pay all my Just Debts and to receive all my Debts that are Due unto mee alsoe I order my Indian Lydia to live with my son Isacke untell hee is one and twenty years of age and my Indian Gerle I give to him During his life alsoe it is my mind and will that my son Isacke shall make Noe bargaine without the Consent of his overseers; until hee be twenty yeares of age, I have made Choise of John Cooke and my son Seth and Thomas Tabor to be for overseers, To see this My will prformed.
Signed and sealed in presence of John Cooke and Thomas Tabor
Thomas Pope his marke [Ref: Mayflower PopeWill p130]



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