Seth Pope Sr. (1701 - 1769)

Born 3 Jan 1701 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Tobey) Pope — married 22 Jun 1719 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1769 at age 68 in Sterling, Voluntown, Windham, Connecticut

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Biography

SETH POPE ^[1] 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;

i. ICHABOD,' b. Sept. 5, 1720; d. young.

ii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 3, 1721; M. Jan. 15, 1746 -7, Joshua Phinney, of Plymouth.

iii. DEBORAH, b. Feb. 23, 1725; m. May 23, 1742, Israel Clark, of Plymouth.

iv. JOHN, b. April 24, 1727; M. Oct. 4, 1751, at Lebanon, CN., Sarah Athearn, of Martha's Vineyard. Dec. 28, 1762, his father conveyed to him a farm in Plainfield and Voluntown, Conn., where he was rated £38 14s. in 1763. Was at Coventry, R. I., Oct. 25, 1764. Child: .' Betty, b, May 15, 1755.

v. MEHETABLE, b. May 27, 1729; m. Jan. 15, 1746-7, Benjamin Fish, of Sandwich.

vi. SETH, b. April 19, 1731; d. 1774.

vii. GERSHOM, b. Dec. 18, 1733; d. young.

viii. ELNATHAN, b. Aug. 16, 1735; m. Nov. 13, 1754, Hannah Tilden, of Lebanon, Conn.

ix. ICHABOD, b. Jan. 27, 1740. Nov. 26, 1762,

x. GERSHOM, b. Aug. 22, 1743, d. March 22, 1810.

Seth's Timeline

1675 Oct 23 Birth of Father John Pope in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

1679 Mar 26 Birth of Mother Elizabeth (Bourne) Pope in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

1698 Mar 23 Birth of Wife Jerusha (Tobey) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1700 Jan 02 Marriage of Father John Pope and Elizabeth (Bourne) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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1701 Jan 03 Birth of Seth Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1702 Jan 06 Birth of Sister Deborah (Pope) Tobey in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1705 Mar 25 Birth of Sister Sarah (Pope) Tobey in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1706 Jan 03 Birth of Sister Elizabeth (Pope) Delano in Sandwich, Barnstable, Mass

1708 Birth of Brother Thomas Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

1713 Dec Birth of Sister Mary (Pope) Phinney in Sandwich, Barbstable, Massachusetts, United States

1715 Apr 15 Death of Mother Elizabeth (Bourne) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1719 Jun 22 Marriage of Seth Pope and Jerusha (Tobey) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1720 May 09 Marriage of Cornelius Tobey and Sister Deborah (Pope) Tobey in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1721 Oct 03 Birth of Daughter Elizabeth (Pope) Finney in Sandwich, Barbstable, Massachusetts, United States

1725 Nov 18 Death of Father John Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1725 Birth of Daughter Deborah Pope

1727 Jan 01 Marriage of Zacheus Tobey and Sister Sarah (Pope) Tobey in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1727 Apr 04 Birth of Son John Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1727 Oct 09 Marriage of Jethro Delano and Sister Elizabeth (Pope) Delano in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

1729 May 27 Birth of Daughter Mehitable (Pope) Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1731 Apr 19 Birth of Son Seth Pope Jr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

1733 Dec 18 Birth of Son Gershom Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

1735 Aug 16 Birth of Son Elnathan Pope in Sandwich, Barbstable, Massachusetts, United States

1735 Sep 26 Marriage of Brother Thomas Pope and Thankful (Dillingham) Pope in Massachusetts, USA

1736 Dec 02 Death of Wife Jerusha (Tobey) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1736 Dec 02 Death of Sister Deborah (Pope) Tobey in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1740 Jan 27 Birth of Son Ichabod Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

1747 Jan 15 Marriage of Benjamin Fish Sr. and Daughter Mehitable (Pope) Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1747 Jan 15 Death of Daughter Elizabeth (Pope) Finney in Sandwich, Barbstable, Massachusetts, United States

1754 Nov 13 Death of Son Elnathan Pope in Sandwich, Barbstable, Massachusetts, United States

1756 May 20 Marriage of Son Seth Pope Jr. and Martha (Bacon) Pope in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA

1762 Mar 01 Marriage of Son Gershom Pope and Hannah (Smith) Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1769 Oct 03 Death of Seth Pope in Sterling, Voluntown, Windham, CT, USA

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1771 Jul 04 Death of Sister Elizabeth (Pope) Delano in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

1774 Sep Death of Son Seth Pope Jr. in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, USA

1775 Death of Daughter Deborah Pope

1781 Death of Son John Pope in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1784 Mar 25 Death of Brother Thomas Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

1787 Oct 12 Death of Sister Sarah (Pope) Tobey in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

1793 Nov 23 Death of Sister Mary (Pope) Phinney in Sandwich, Barbstable, Massachusetts, United States

1810 Mar 22 Death of Son Gershom Pope in Burlington, Otsego, New York, United States

1810 Death of Son Ichabod Pope

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and His Descendants, Dora Pope Worden, et al. (1917), Entry: 9.

• Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #178327255 seth-pope : accessed 07 June 2022), memorial page for Seth Pope (3 Jan 1701–1769), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178327255, ; Maintained by Roberta Comerford (contributor 48706582) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Unknown.

See also:

• Northrup, Guilford Smith, Genealogy of Josiah Munroe, Revolutionary Soldier, Who Died in the Service of the Continental Army at Valley Forge, 1778, Pub 1912 by St. Johns, Mich. : Northrup
• 7GP {448}
• Worden, Dora Pope Genealogy of Thomas Pope and His Descendants (Hamilton, NY, 1917)