Genealogy Record For
Nathaniel Pope - (Mark's G11 Grandfather)
Colonel Nathaniel Pope, Sr. (1603-04/26/1660)
  • Spouses:
    1. Lucy Fox (Pope) (1604-1653)
  • Children:
    1. Daughter: Anne Pope (Washington) (1635-1668)
    2. Son: Thomas Pope (1639 - ?)
    3. Son: Nathanial Pope, II (1640-1675)
    4. Son: Humphrey Pope (1645 - ?) B:Gloucester, England, Marriage to Elizabeth Hawkins (1840 - ?), daughter of Richard Hawkins and Unknown, and they had one daughter Elizabeth Pope (16 Jun 1667 - 1724))
  • Parents
    1. Father: Richard Pope (1590 -1652) B&D:Bristol, parish, England, Great Brittian)
    2. Mother: Sarah/Elizabeth Jenney (Pope) (1623 - 12 Mar 1710) B:Ship Little James, Enroute To Plymouth, MA, D:Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts - Age 106)
  • Siblings
    1. Brother: Mark Evans (1690 - 1748) B:Somerset County Maryland, D:Botetourt County, Virginia - Age 58)
    2. Brother: William Pope (1634 - 1700/ 1708) B:Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co., Virginia, D:Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia - Age 74)
    3. Brother: Seth Pope (13 Jan 1648 - 17 Mar 1727) B:Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, D:Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts - Age 79)
Nathaniel's Personal Information
Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (GB) in 1603
Occupation: Farmer and Land owner
Military Service: Bet. 1624 - 1655, Lt. COLONEL (Service to the King of England)
Died in Cliffs, Westmorland Co., Virginia (VA), USA on Thursday, April 26, 1660 (Age 57)
Cemetery Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia (VA), USA
Location Unknown
Marriage to:
    Lucy Fox (Pope) (1604-1653) on Monday, April 27, 1635 (Age 32)
     - in Purleigh, Essex, England (GB)
     - Marriage may have been in 1633
Comments: In about 1651, he came to Virgina. In 1656 he was elected Lt. Col of Westmoreland County, VA Troops.

A picture of Nathaniel can be seen at - Find a Grave Entry for Col Nathaniel Pope

Nathaniel Pope is first mentioned as one of the twenty-four freeman of the "Grand Inquest" in Maryland in 1637 and in the Assembly afterward. He affixed a mark to his writings, and so was probably illiterate. In 1643 Pope and his nine menial servants were exempted from military service. Governor Leonard Calvert sent Pope as his agent to Kent Island in 1647, where he attempted, to persuade the rebels against the Proprietary there to come and live at Mattox Neck until they should become strong enough to seize the land again.[4][5] After removing from Maryland, Nathaniel Pope, in 1651, patented 1,050 acres (4.2 km2) in Old Northumberlandbetween two large creeks; one would bear his name. At Mattox Creek he built dwellings, warehouses, and docks for the merchant trade with England including the port of Bristol. He shipped beaver, tobacco with caske, and raw materials; and he imported English manufactured goods. He settled the argument between John Washington and shipping partner Edward Prescott by paying off the senior officer in Beaver skins at eight shillings per pound.[6] In 1655 Pope was made Lieutenant-Colonel in the militia. His wife was named Luce and they had: 1, Anne, who married John Washington; 2, Margaret, who married William Hardwich; 3, Thomas; 4, Nathaniel.[7] The elder Nathaniel was among the county's wealthiest residents at his death in 1660, when he left The Clifts tract to his son Thomas.[8]The Pope and Washington families were bound by more than blood--county documents are filled with their business and legal ties. The will of John Washington bequeaths 1000 pounds sterling to his brother-in-law Thomas Pope.

A note at Genealogy of David William Weaver indicates that Nathaniel's father John may have been knighted "Knighted Aug. 2, 1625, Thomas Pope, of Wroxton, Co. Oxford, Knighted at Woodstock, England.???"

Nathaniel's son Nathaniel Pope, Jr. married Mary Sisson and they had one child named Nathaniel Pope, III. This line is further described at Ancestors of MAX P POPE

Probably born in London or Bristol, England, and emigrated to Maryland in 1635, then removed to Virginia in 1640, settling in Westmoreland County. He patented land in Nansemond County in 1656, 1662 and 1665, and in Westmoreland County.
Other Website Links: Wikipedia - History of Popes Creek & Nathaniel Pope Family and
Red1st Genealogy Site and
Geni Page for Col. Nathaniel Pope and
Source: Mister Benjamin and
JB's Rootsweb Site and
Max Paul Pope's TreeMaker Site and
Carroll Family History Site and
John Durst's Family Tree Website (16 children)
Find a Grave Entry for Col Nathaniel Pope
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