Ichabod Pope (1741 - 1795)

Born 7 Apr 1741 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died 8 May 1795 at age 54 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Ichabod Pope was born on April 07, 1741 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Elnathan Pope and Rebeckah Mitchell. ^[1]

He married Susanna Pope, widow (possibly Susanna Negus, widow of Benjamin Pope) on 4 September 1793 in Dartmouth.^[2]

Land Records

In 1791, Elnathan Pope of New Bedford, yeoman, "for and in consideration of the love, goodwill, and affection I bear my son Ichabod Pope of Bridgewater" deeded "a certain farm" in Bridgewater.^[3]

Probate

The will of Ichabod Pope of Bridgewater was dated 13 March 1795 and proved on 21 May 1795 in Plymouth. He mentioned his wife Susanna, and his children, Benjamin Pope (executor), Freeman Pope(executor), Lois Pope, and Mercy Pope.^[4]

Ichabod's Timeline

1703 Apr 14 Birth of Father Elnathan Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay ^[5]

1704 Oct 19 Birth of Mother Elnathan Pope in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1727 Nov 12 Marriage of Father Elnathan Pope and Rebeckah (Mitchell) Pope in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1730 Nov 09 Birth of Sister Deborah Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1735 Jan 02 Birth of Brother Elnathan Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1737 Jan 03 Birth of Sister Rebekah Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1738 Jan 12 Birth of Brother Jacob Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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1741 Apr 07 Birth of Ichabod Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1744 Apr 05 Birth of Brother Freeman Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1748 Dec 09 Birth of Brother Edmond Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1759 May 10 Marriage of Brother Elnathan Pope and Mary (Thompson) Pope in Stoughton, Massachusetts

1764 Nov 30 Death of Mother Elnathan Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1765 Nov 03 Marriage of Brother Freeman Pope and Phebe (Spooner) Cornish in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1769 Aug 28 Death of Brother Freeman Pope

1772 Nov 05 Death of Brother Elnathan Pope in Fairhaven, Massachusetts

1794 May 15 Death of Father Elnathan Pope in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZV2-T5F : 15 January 2020), Ichabod Pope, 1741.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNF-FXS : Thu Oct 26 04:25:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Icabod Pope and Susannah Pope, 30 Jul 1763.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z7-R8K6 : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1791-1793 vol 72-73 > image 235 of 597; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-VWNH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1793-1804 vol 34-35 > image 375-376 of 545; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and His Descendants, Dora Pope Worden, et al. (1917), Entry [8] ELNATHAN' POPE (Isaac'). Born in Dartmouth, Aug. 14, 1703; died May 15, 1794. He lived in Dartmouth, and on the death of his father in 1734, inherited the ancestral estate of his grandfather Thomas Pope the emigrant, on the present site of Fairhaven. Married, Nov 12, 1727, Rebecca Mitchell, of Kingston (born 1705, died Nov 30, 1764. Children, all born in Dartmouth: v. ICHABOD, b. April 7, 1741; d. 1795; removed to South Bridgewater; m. widow Pope.

• Pope, Franklin Leonard. Genealogy of Thomas Pope of Plymouth, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 1888) Vol. 42, Page 55.
• Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 114
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27858118/ichabod-pope: accessed 16 December 2023), memorial page for Ichabod Pope (7 Apr 1741–8 May 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27858118, citing Jennings Hill Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Marina Williams (contributor 46998654).