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Wesley Pope 1803–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: abt 1843

Death Location: Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Father: Steven Pope

Mother: Jenny Kelly

Spouse(s): Jane Jackson

Children(s): Penelope Pope

Wesley Pope was born in 1803 in Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, the child of Steven Poole Pope And Jenny Kelly. Wesley Pope married Jane Jackson, and had children including Penelope Jane Pope. Wesley Pope passed away in 1843 in Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Wesley Pope was born in 1803 in Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, the child of Steven Poole Pope And Jenny Kelly.
  • Wesley Pope married Jane Jackson, and had children including Penelope Jane Pope.
  • Wesley Pope passed away in 1843 in Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Steven Pope
1780–1860
Birth Location: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
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Jenny Kelly
1785–1845
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Jackson
1803–1879
Birth Location: Mingo, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Penelope Pope
1826–1886
Birth Location: Cumberland Co North Carolina USA
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Wesley Pope's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Pope
1803–1843
Birth Place: Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Steven Poole Pope
1780–1860
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Jenny Kelly
1785–1845
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Winifred ("Poole Hall") Pope
1750–1823
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Mourning Peacock*
1760–1847
North Carolina, United States
William (Jefferson) O'Kelly
1763–1820
Virginia, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Merritt
1767–1845
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Priscilla Worrell
1745–1805
Rev O'Kelley
1738–1826
Elizabeth O'kelley
1738–1833
William War)
1745–1829
Martha Merritt
1747–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Worrall
1719–1789
Benjamin Merritt
1731–1779
Sarah Merritt
1735–1798
Brazure Emigrant
1695–1770
Frances Branch
1694–1770

Wesley Pope's Descendants

1.
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Wesley Pope (1803–abt 1843) m. Jane Jackson (1803–Jul 1879)
  1. 1. Penelope (Jane) Pope 1826–1886 m. Lovett (W Godwin) Godden 1820–1923
    1. 1. Teresa (Jane "Crissy") Godwin 1848–1897 m. John (W Thornton) (Thouds) 1848–
      1. 1. Jacintha (Caroline) Thornton 1871–1910 m. Needham (T) Thornton 1868–1956
        1. 1. Minie (A) Jackson 1898–1911 m. Henry (Wright) Granger 1886–1934

Wesley Pope's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Wesley Pope in Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
1843
abt 1843
Age 40
Death of Wesley Pope in Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Black River, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1843
    Event Place: Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
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