John Pope (1670 - bef. 1751)

Born 6 Oct 1670 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Powell) Pope — married 1695 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 14 Jul 1751 before age 80 in Southampton County, Virginia

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Biography

A son of William "The Quaker" Pope and Marie "Mary", his wife, John Pope was born 06 Oct 1670.^[1]

Marriage & Family

John Pope married Elizabeth Powell, daughter of William Powell, in 1695 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.^[2][3]

John and Elizabeth had six children, all of whom were named in John's will. They were:

• John Pope
• William Pope
• Elizabeth Pope
• Else Pope, who m. a Mosley
• Mary Pope, who m. Henry Darden
• Sarah Pope, who m. Edward Barnes

Will

Will Abstract for John Pope, of Southampton, Virginia. Written: 01 Feb 1748; Recorded: 14 Jul 1751, Southampton, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 46. Sons: John Pope; William Pope. Daughters: Elizabeth Pope; Else Mosley; Mary Darden; Sarah Barnes. Grandsons: Henry Darden; John Pope, s. of William Pope. Executor: son William Pope. Witnesses: Howel Edmunds; Isaac Johnson; Nathan Pope. Court Clerk: R. I. Kells.^[4]

Research Notes

Birth Notes

• The Quaker document titled "Wm Pope & Marie his wife their Childrens Nattivitties" states that John was born "the 6th of the 8 mo 1670". When properly converted from the pre-1752 Quaker date to Gregorian, the date given for John's birth is 06 Oct 1670. This conversion takes into account the fact that the first month of the year was March (not January) at that time, and the first day of the year was in the middle of March (not the first day). Also taken into consideration are adjustments for leap years.

Merge of 25 Aug 2022

Prior to this merge, the profile page for John Pope (Pope-1970) showed the following incorrect information-

• Date of birth shown as 06 Aug 1670. The erroneous date appears to have been the result of incorrect date conversion from pre-1752 Quaker to Gregorian date format.

• Year of marriage between John Pope and Elizabeth Powell was shown as 1684 in the vitals, and as 1700 in the Biography. Records cited in Marriage & Family (above) demonstrate that they were married in 1695.

• In the Biography, it stated that John and Elizabeth, his wife, "had one child during their marriage." John's will, abstracted and cited in Will (above), demonstrates that he and Elizabeth had six children.

Sources

1. ↑ "Original Quaker document, circa. 1670: Wm Pope & Marie his wife their Childrens Nattivitties.", transcribed by Pope, Roy D., Jr., 03 Jun 2020; Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 01 Jun 2020).
2. ↑ Isle of Wight Deed Book 1, p. 193.
3. ↑ Chapman, Blanche Adams. Isle of Wight Marriages, 1628-1800. Smithfield, Virginia: Privately published, n.d., p. 42.
4. ↑ Chapman, Blanche Adams. Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800, Book I. Smithfield, VA: Private Publishing, 1947. p. 6.

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• https://www.geni.com/people/John-Pope/6000000002175610388
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2661614&id=I21870