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Mourning Pope 1720–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America

Death Date: 17 MAR 1781

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, US

Father: Jacob Pope

Mother: Mourning McKinney

Spouse(s): Jeremiah Hilliard, Joseph Thomas

Children(s): Jacob Hilliard

The story of Mourning Pope began in 1720 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America. Mourning Pope married Jeremiah Hilliard, Joseph Thomas, and had children including Jacob Hilliard. Mourning Pope passed away in 1781 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, US.

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Biography

  • The story of Mourning Pope began in 1720 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America.
  • Mourning Pope married Jeremiah Hilliard, Joseph Thomas, and had children including Jacob Hilliard.
  • Mourning Pope passed away in 1781 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, US.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Pope
1690–1767
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
JP
Mourning McKinney
1704–1743
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jeremiah Hilliard
1704–1742
Birth Location: North Carolina, Colonial America
JH
Joseph Thomas
–1758
Birth Location: –
JT

Children(s)

Jacob Hilliard
1739–1764
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
JH

Mourning Pope's Ancestors

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Mourning Pope
1720–1781
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
Parents
Jacob Pope
1690–1767
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Mourning (Jane) McKinney
1704–1743
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Pope) Sr
1663–1728
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Watt
1664–1730
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1634–1708
Mary Bozman
1645–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Pope
1603–1659

Mourning Pope's Descendants

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Mourning Pope (1720–17 MAR 1781) m. Jeremiah Hilliard (1704–1742) m. Joseph Thomas (–1758)
  1. 1. Jacob Hilliard 1739–1764 m. Sarah (Sumner) Battle 1743–1802
    1. 1. Jeremiah Hilliard 1760–1810 m. Priscilla Dickinson –1819 m. Patsy (Anne "Nancy") Hilliard 1769–1797
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hilliard 1763–1819 m. William Fort 1759–1802
      1. 1. Dr. (Josiah W.) Fort 1795–1858 m. Diana (Coleman) Ligon 1797–1855
        1. 1. Susan (Green) Fort 1824–1867 m. Robert (J.) Battle 1819–1892
        2. 2. Harriett (Elizabeth) Fort 1822–1874
        3. 3. Julia (Lettice Maria Patello) Fort 1831–1857
        4. 4. Orin (Datus Jethro Battle) Fort 1836–1838
        5. 5. Julia (Lettice) Fort 1829–1830
        6. 6. William (Warder) Fort 1826–1852 m. Mary G. 1831–1890
        7. 7. Diana (Coleman) Fort 1833–1854 m. James (W.) Battle 1822–1883
        8. 8. Joseph (Marston) Fort 1828–1906 m. Mary (C.) Fort 1850– m. Jack-Ann Fort 1829–1882
        9. 9. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1818–1818
        10. 10. Maria (Patillo) Fort 1819–1819
      2. 2. James Fort 1788–1819
      3. 3. Mary Fort 1797–1817
      4. 4. Jeremiah (Hilliard) Fort 1784–1806 m. Temperance Battle 1786–1814
      5. 5. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1783–1785
      6. 6. Sarah (Coleman) Fort 1786–1843 m. Orren (Datus) Battle 1787–1869
        1. 1. James (W.) Battle 1822–1883 m. Mary G. 1831–1890 m. Diana (Coleman) Fort 1833–1854
        2. 2. William (A. F.) Battle 1814–1814
        3. 3. Martha (Ligon) Battle 1812–1837 m. Francis (Gordon "Frank") Hopkins 1800–1844
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann H.) Battle 1810–1884
        5. 5. Jethro (O.) Battle 1824–1845
        6. 6. Robert (J.) Battle 1819–1892 m. Susan (Green) Fort 1824–1867 m. Louise Lee 1830–
        7. 7. Mary (Temperance) Battle 1817–1878
        8. 8. Julius (Datus) Battle 1827–1871
      7. 7. Jacob (Hilliard) Fort 1792–1833
      8. 8. William (Anthony) Fort 1790–1817

Mourning Pope's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Mourning Pope in Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
1781
17 MAR 1781
Age 61
Death of Mourning Pope in Edgecombe, North Carolina, US
Edgecombe, North Carolina, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1781
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, US
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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