Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Pope was born about 1708, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. She married Samuel Darke I in 1728, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Mary Pope in entry for Samuel Dark, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1706–1766 Male
1708– Female
Children (8)
1730– Female
1730– Female
1732– Female
1734– Female
1736–1800 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 68
1776
Age 68
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 92
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English pope (derived via Old English from Late Latin papa ‘bishop, pope’, from Greek pappas ‘father’, in origin a nursery word.) In the early Christian Church, the Latin term was at first used as a title of respect for male clergy of every rank, but in the Western Church it gradually came to be restricted to bishops, and then only to the bishop of Rome; in the Eastern Church it continued to be used of all priests (see Popov , Papas ). The nickname would have been used for a vain or pompous man, or for someone who had played the part of the pope in a pageant or play. The surname is also present in Ireland and Scotland.
North German: variant of Poppe .
German: translation of Pabst .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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