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 1697

Thankful Sylvester was born Plymouth 1703

Content Sylvester

Mercy Holmes was born Plymouth 1696

Elizabeth Holmes was born Plymouth 1702

Sarah Holmes was born Plymouth 1709

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.