Thomas Pope

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Pope was born before 1612, in England, his father, John Blake Pope, was 31 and his mother, Bridget Marcy Halsnoth, was 31. He married Anne Fallowell on 28 July 1637, in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Dartmouth, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Guyana in 1670. He died from 9 July 1683 to 4 August 1683, in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Pope
1612–1683
Sarah Jenney
1625–1683
Marriage: 29 May 1646
Susanna Pope
1647–1675
Sarah Pope
1658–1727
Seth Pope
1648–1727
Thomas Pope
1651–1675
John Pope
1653–1675
Joanna Pope
1656–1695
Isaac Pope
1662–1737

Sources (35)

  • Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
  • Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
  • Rychard Pope, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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1616

The Dutch became the first to establish colonies in Guyana with Essequibo. Berbice followed in 1627, and then Demerara in 1752.

1620 · The Pilgrims Board the Mayflower

"The Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in the New World in September 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, 40 of whom called themselves ""Saints."" After two stormy months at sea, the ship reached the New World. Nearly half of the group died during their first winter due to malnutrition and the harsh New England winter."

1642 · The English Civil War

A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.

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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Thomas Pope (27 September 1608 – from 9 July 1683 to 4 August 1683)

Born by about 1612, based on date of first marriage. (According to Savage, "In 1675, he was 67 yrs. old," but no source is cited.) He came to Plymouth Colony in 1632. Died in Dartmouth between 9 J …

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