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Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major 1699–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634

Death Date: 9 April 1745

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Henry Pope

Mother: Sarah Watts

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Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major was born in 1699 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634, the child of Henry William Pope And Sarah Watts. Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major passed away in 1745 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major was born in 1699 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634, the child of Henry William Pope And Sarah Watts.
  • Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major passed away in 1745 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Col Major's Ancestors

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Col Major
1699–1745
Birth Place: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634
Parents
Henry William Pope
1663–1728
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Watts
1664–1730
Isle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Pope (Sheriff of) Bristol)
1634–1708
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Marie) Bridger
1645–1710
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
John Watts
1638–1698
Isle, Virginia, United States
Alice English
1634–1697
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Pope
1603–1660
Lucy Fox
1604–1653
Sir Watts
1602–1655
Joan Lovell
1609–1672
Captain 1637)
1599–1678
Frances Ayers
1614–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Downe)
1573–1631
Lady Hopton
1561–1625
Richard "English"
1586–1614
Frances "English")
1591–1667
Henry Ayres
1595–1650
Anne Cranmer
1587–1613

Col Major's Timeline

2 Records

1699
1699
Birth of Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634
1745
9 April 1745
Age 46
Death of Col John* of Edgecombe and Halifax Pope Major in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County formed in 1634

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1745
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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