↑Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and His Descendants, Dora Pope Worden, et al. (1917), Entry
[9] SETH4 POPE (John,3 Seth,2). Born in Sandwich, Jan. 3, 1701 ; died 1769. He was a respected citizen of that town, and was frequently chosen to fill positions of public trust. In 1749 he removed to Lebanon, Conn., where he bought a farm at the north end of "Town Street ". In the spring of 1759 he sold this property and purchased a large tract on the borders of Plainfield and Voluntown, Conn., where is now the village of Sterling Hill. In 1760 was rated £45 10s. among the tax-payers of the "old society" of Plainfield, Ct. April 28, 1762 admitted inhabitant of Voluntown. March 1, 1762, he conveyed his homestead to his sons Seth, Jr., and Gershom. Married, June 22, 1719, Jerusha, daughter of Gershom and Mehetable (Fish) Tobey, of Sandwich (born March 23, 1697 -8); Oct. 3, 1769, his son Seth was appointed administrator of his estate. Children. all born in Sandwich;
ix. ICHABOD, b. Jan. 27, 1740. Nov. 26, 1762, his father gave him a homestead in that part of Voluntown which is now Sterling, probably about the time of his marriage to Freelove (Briggs?), on which he was taxed £27 in 1763. In 1772 he bought land in that part of Gt. Barrington afterwards set off to Alford, describing himself as of Plainfield, Conn., and sold the same in 1793, being then of Saratoga NY April 8, 1793, he was at Cooperstown, N. Y. Oct. 27, 1798, he bought a farm on the west shore of Otsego Lake. He was living there Jan. 7, 1810. Two of his children were Benjamin,6 Polly.
Benjamin moved to Hanover, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., He had a son named Edmond (or Edmon). Polly married - -- Wade. of their children were Jerusha who married John Collins and had a large family; Freelove who married Benjamin Mitchel and left no descendants; and Sally who married Peter Philips and had several children.
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