Born in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Seth Pope Sr.
and Jerusha (Tobey) Pope
Sister of
Elizabeth (Pope) Finney, Deborah (Pope) Clark, John Pope, Seth Pope Jr., Elnathan Pope, Ichabod Pope and Gershom Pope
Wife of
Benjamin Fish Sr.
— married
15 Jan 1747 (to before 6 Nov 1758) in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
Jabez Handy
— married
22 Apr 1760 (to 11 Mar 1809) in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Jirah Fish Sr., Deborah (Fish) Tupper, Benjamin Fish Jr., Jonathan Fish, Jerusha (Handy) Ellis, Elisha Handy, Mercy Handy, Mercy Handy and Jonathan Handy
Died
at age 82
in Easton, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2012
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Biography
Mehitable Pope was born on 27 May 1729 in Sandwich, the daughter of Seth and Jerusha (Tobey) Pope.[1]
She married first to Benjamin Fish on 15 January 1746/7 at Sandwich.[1] Benjamin died before 06 November 1758 when the widow Mehitable was appointed guardian of Benjamin Fish Jr., Jonathan Fish, Jirah Fish, and Deborah Fish, children of Benjamin Fish, deceased.[2]
She then married Jabez Handy on 22 April 1760 in Sandwich.[3] Jabez died on 11 March 1809 in Easton, New York. Mehitable died there on 03 August 1811. Both Jabez and Mehitable were buried in the "Albert Pierce woodlot" on the Hudson River Road in Easton.[1]
The children of Benjamin and Mehitable (Pope) Fish were:[1]
The children of Jabez and Mehitable (Pope) (Fish) Handy were:
Mehitable's Timeline
- 1719 Jun 22 Marriage of Father Seth Pope Sr. and Jerusha (Tobey) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
- 1729 May 27 Birth of Mehitable Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
- 1747 Jan 15 Marriage of Benjamin Fish Sr. and Mehitable Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
- 1747 Sep 27 Birth of Son Benjamin Fish Jr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
- 1749 Feb 16 Birth of Son Jonathan Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
- 1758 Nov 06 Death of Husband Benjamin Fish Sr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
- 1767 Feb 07 Marriage of Son Jirah Fish Sr. and Marcy (Farrow) Fish in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, USA
- 1769 Oct 03 Death of Father Seth Pope Sr. in Sterling, Voluntown, Windham, Connecticut
- 1775 Dec 20 Death of Son Jonathan Fish in Leeds, Androscoggin, ME, USA
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Handy Corrections and Additions," NEHGR 128:228. (Link by $ubscription.)
- ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records, Vol. 11:11.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Barnstable > Sandwich > Births, marriages, deaths 1658-1811 > image 89 of 146; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Sandwich Town Records Book 2:172.
- "April ye 22d [1760] Jabez Handy & Mehetable Fish both of Sandwich were married by Mr Abraham Wms Minister att Sandwich"
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128849390/mahitabel-handy: accessed 18 April 2023), memorial page for Mahitabel Pope Handy (27 May 1729–3 Aug 1811), Find A Grave: Memorial #128849390, citing Albert Pierce Farm Cemetery, Easton, Washington County, New York, USA; Maintained by Charles Baker (contributor 47201082).
- Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and His Descendants, Dora Pope Worden, et al. (1917)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mehitable by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mehitable:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mehitable by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mehitable:
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~1.56%
Marjorie (Fish) Luce
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marjorieluce
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~1.56%
Sylvia Stetson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #976191
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~0.78%
Shani (Hallisey) Estrada :
23andMe, GEDmatch PE3683626 [compare]
-
~0.78%
James Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CA4823301 [compare], Ancestry member jclark4548
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~0.78%
Paul Hathaway :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member paulhathaway135
-
~0.78%
Debra (Torrey) Pummill :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Linda Springer :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Cheri (Hallisey) Ryals-Hallisey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZD8390337 [compare], FTDNA kit #981016
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~0.39%
Christopher Wright :
23andMe, GEDmatch M102641 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M102641 [compare], Ancestry member Kaskae11
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~0.39%
Kristi Waterman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M220911 [compare], yourDNAportal KRI85aa67f2
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M220911 [compare], yourDNAportal KRI85aa67f2, Ancestry member KristiWaterman
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