Pope (mtDNA)

Status summary

Completed as of Aug 7, 2022:

• Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Hannah Pope, wife of Joseph Bartlettfor mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

For further information see Wakefield, Robert S., Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol. 18 , General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, part II (daughters Mary, Anna & Elizabeth) 2011.

First Generation

Hannah Pope, daughter of Thomas Pope and Anne Fallowell (daughter of Gabriel Fallowell and Katherine Finney) was born Plymouth 17 Oct 1638 and died there 12 Mar 1710 in her 72nd year. She married bef 1663 Joseph Bartlett and they had five children: Robert (c1663), Joseph (1665), Elnathan (c1667, never married) Mary (c1669), Hannah (1671), Sarah (c1676), Benjamin (1679) and Thomas (1683-b1712 unm.)

Second Generation

Mary Bartlett was born Plymouth about 1669 and died there 20 Feb 1727. She married Plymouth 10 Jul 1693 John Barnes and they had ten children: John (1694), Hannah (1695/6), William (1697), Seth (1699), Mary (1701), Jonathan (1703), Thankful (1705), Elizabeth (1707), Nathaniel (bp1711) and Lydia (1713).

Hannah Bartlett was born Plymouth 17 Feb 1671 and died there bef 4 Mar 1754. She married Plymouth Apr 1690 Joseph Sylvester (II) and they had seven children: Solomon (1690), Hannah (1692/3), Joseph (1695), Marcy (1697), Thankful (1703), Content and Ebenezer.

Sarah Bartlett was born Plymouth about 1676 and died there 23 Jul 1714. She married Plymouth 2 Sep 1695 Elisha Holmes and they had eight children (Plymouth): Mercy (1696), Elisha (1698), Joseph (1700), Elizabeth (1702), Jabez (1704), Elnathan (1705/6), John (1707) and Sarah (1709).

Third Generation

Hannah Barnes was born Plymouth 8 Jan 1695/6 and died there 25 Oct 1731. She married Plymouth 22 Dec 1715 Lemuel Drew and they had seven children (Plymouth): Mary (1716 m John Rider [II]), Seth (1718), Hannah (1722), Lemuel (1724), Sarah (1726 m Jonathan Samson), James (1728) and William (1730).

Mary Barnes was born Plymouth 8 Feb 1701 and died there 7 Jan 1773. She married Plymouth 4 Dec 1722 Richard Waite and they had eleven children (Plymouth): Mary (1722/3 m Asa Hatch), Lydia (1724/5 m Isaac Atwood), Martha (1727 m Silvanus Bartlett), Elizabeth (1729-1730), Abigail (1731 unk if marr), Elizabeth (1734 m Lemuel Hastings ), Sarah (1735/6 m Branch Blackmer), Thomas (1739-1740), Thomas (1741), Hannah (1743 m Gamaliel Arnold) and Richard (1745).

Thankful Barnes was born Plymouth 23 Oct 1705 and died bef 10 Apr 1782. She married Plymouth 15 Jul 1731 Jonathan Bartlett and they had seven children (Plymouth): James (1731), Sarah (1734 m Jabez Cobb & John Cornish), Thankful (1738-1739), Jonathan (1742), Lucy (1744 m Bartlett Holmes), William (1747) and Thankful (1749 unk. if marr.)

Hannah Sylvester was born Plymouth 15 Mar 1692/3 and died there 7 Apr 1758. She married Plymouth 6 Dec 1711 Eleazer Holmes and they had eleven children: Hannah (1712 unk. if marr.), Eleazer (1714), Lydia (1716 m Barnabas Churchill), Ephraim (1718), Lemuel (1719), Thankful (son?, 1722 dy), Elizabeth (1723 m John Bradford), Ichabod (1725), Job (1728), Jonathan (1731) and Joshua (1735).

Marcy Sylvester was born Plymouth 29 Sep 1697 and died Middleborough 26 Feb 1769. She married Plymouth 2 Nov 1722 Samuel Rider and they had nine children: infant son (1723-1723), Mariah (1724 m Joseph Churchill & Archippus Fuller), Hannah (1726 m Josiah Bradford), Mary (1728 m Nathaniel Washburn), Sarah (1730 unk. if marr.), Lois (1732 unk. if marr.), Samuel (1735), Martha (1737 m Joseph Porter) and Deborah (1741 unk. if marr.)

Thankful Sylvester was born Plymouth 21 Sep 1703 and died there 19 May 1767. She married Plymouth 16 Mar 1725 Ebenezer Rider and they had six children: Lydia (1729 m ___ Sutton), Ebenezer (1731), John (1733), Thankful (1735 m Silvanus Howes), Solomon (c1737) and Mercy (c1738 m Nathaniel Doten).

Content Sylvester was born Plymouth about 1705 and died there aft 28 Feb 1766. She married Plymouth 30 Jan 1729 James Holmes and they had eleven children: Zaccheus (1729), Solomon (1731), James Ross (1733), infant daughter (1734-1734), Seth (1735), infant daughter (1736-1736), Nathaniel (1737), Lathrop (1740), Barnabas (1743), Caleb (1745) and Ezra (1747).

Mercy Holmes was born Plymouth 26 Jun 1696 and died there aft 1 Aug 1756. She married twice, first Plymouth 14 Jul 1721 Joseph Silvester then Plymouth 3 Apr 1729 Edward Stephens (II). By her first husband she had at least two children: Sarah (1721) and Joseph (1723).

Elizabeth Holmes was born Plymouth 13 Mar 1702 and died aft 14 Aug 1761. She married Plymouth 1 Oct 1724 Elkanah Morton and they had seven children: Ephraim (1725), Elisha (1728), infant son (1729-1729), Elkanah (1731), Betty (1734 m William Tallman), Phebe (1739 m Seth Winslow) and Lazarus (1742).

Sarah Holmes was born Plymouth Mar 1709 and died there 30 Jan 1776. She married Plymouth 15 Mar 1731 John Blackmer and they had eight children: Branch (1732/3), John (1734), Sarah (1735/6 m John Dillingham [II]), Mercy (1742-1765 unm.), Jerusha (1744/5 m Nathaniel Barnes [II]), Betty (1746 m Jonathan Harlow [II]) and Experience (1750-1805 unm.)

DNA results TBD

To date, we know of no matrilinear (all female line) descendants of Hannah Pope, wife of Joseph Bartlett, has taken a mtDNA test and published their results. Matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

References and External Links

• Wakefield, Robert S., Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol. 18 , General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, part II (daughters Mary, Anna & Elizabeth) 2011.