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Telephone 853-8396 JOHN D. POPE, JR. Attorney at Law June.3, 1978 221 Remington Road Birmingham, Ala. 35215 Baptist Historical Collection, z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest Unit"ersity,?. o.

1 Telephone JOHN D. POPE, JR. Attorney at Law June.3, Remington Road Birmingham, Ala Baptist Historical Collection, z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest Unit"ersity,?. o. Box 7777, Reynolds Sta tt on, Winston Salem, N. Car Dear Sirs: Re: P~e ~arnily I am doing research on my ancestors and find that Rev. Thomas Pope of Halifax County, N. c. was a Baptist preacher and died about March His father Thonas Pope wrote a will dated July 4, 1760 which was probated in May term of court in 1762, shortly after Thoms the nreacher died. Thomas the Preacher or the elder as stated in his father's will had a younger brother Thomas and brothers names Robert, William, Jesse, James and Obediah. It appears that all of the Thomas ~ope family moved down to Duplin, (subsequently Sampson County) after the death of their father. Do you have any early records on Duplin or Sampson County church records that might mention their names. TTilliam started the trek and moved to Duplin in James ~ope moved to DeKalb County, Ga. in about 1830 with four sons, Able b; 1810, James 1lf b. 1812, Felix b.1822, Lewis b, Would youx please advise me of the oldest churches in Duplin and Sampson Counties so that I might search or write to the Pastors of these churches to see if the above Popes were members. Sincerely,

2 THOMAS POPE (from Morgan Edward's notebook, p. 27) Born in 1728 at Quehooky in (Virginia.)(f. 13 says "The word "Virginia" is canceled in the original. Kehukee was probably not settled so early as In his Materials Edwards says that Pope "was born near Blackwater in Virginia") Bred a churchman; embraced the principles of the general baptists in 1750, and had the ordinance administered by William Surgenor. Ordained by Mess. Surgenor and Hart, in Soon after he embraced the freegrace scheme and took the care of this church. [Fishing Creek?] Died 1763, and was buried at Quehuky. He married Alcie Ford, by whom he had children named, Amos, Edy. HISTORY OF N. C. BAPTISTS, Volume I, p. 234 by: G. W. Paschal r, Note: Fishing Creek is also called Reedy Creek (from Morgan Edward's notebook, p. 39) REV. THOMAS POPE Born near Blackwater in Virginia. Bred a churchman, Baptised by Mr. Sojourner. Ordained about Took care of the church after Brown. And resumed it at the new constitution in Died March 1, Married Alice Foreman (altcu Widow Ford) by whom he had children, Edy, Amos; he single; she married Richard Hamlin. p. 239 of Paschal's History of N. C. Baptists, Vol. I.

Telephone 853-8396 JOHN D. POPE, JR. Attorney at Law June 17, 1978 221 Remington Road Birmingham, Ala. 35215 Mr. John R.

3 Telephone JOHN D. POPE, JR. Attorney at Law June 17, Remington Road Birmingham, Ala Mr. John R. loodard, Director, Baptist Historical Collection, Wake Forest University, The Z Smith Reynolds Library, Box 7777, Reynolds Station ~ Vlinston Salel'l!J North Carolina Dear Mr. V: o odard: Re: Pope family f/;17-%-. Re your letter of June 7, 1978, advising that Robert Pope and Sarah ~ope appear on the rolls of the Great Cohara (n~n Rowan) Baptist Church in 1785 and that Rev.. Fleet Cooner was the pastor and bantized them Your information is greatly appreciated. I had information that Robert Pone had married Sarah Fort of Halifax County, N. c. I am extremely interested in finding any record of lilliam Pope, Robert's brother, who I believe to be the father of Jeremiah ::?one. Jeremiah Pope was born along the Roanoke in Halifax on Jan, 8, 1749 and died about in Sampson County, N, c. v:illiam and Robert among others were the sons of Thomas Pope (son of Henry Pope who was the son of Vfilliam Pone of Nansemond Co. Va.) whose will was probated in June of lrl62 in Hali.fax County, Ii. c. uparentl; all the remaining Popes moved to Duplin or Sampson County after the death of Thomas r. ()1.e of the sons Thomas Pope the Elder was a Baptist minister in Halifax and died in 1762 just prior to his.father. His wi 11 is recorded there 1 illiam :'ope sr:illd his land in Halifax in Oct. 25, and picked up a grant in Duplin County in February 22, 1764 Robert?ooe sold his land in Halifax and,-nicked up a -rant o.f land in funlin Co. for 250 ~@-the...,,;/ 'i:- t side of Six Runs on the south side f Ste'\11 s Cr8ek _This was apparently tj 1 s-: along t e Dup n Samoson oun y ane as later determined. 'Villiam t s grant was.father west along the Great Cohera agjoining Col Samusons land. i'fould you please check the records of any other old churches in \samoson County and see if iilliam or Jeremiah were msmber-s, 'Yilliam apnarently died before 1790 as he is not listed in the 1790 census. Jeremiah was born 8long the Roanmke in Halifax on Jan. 8, 1749 and died about in Sampson County I would c or tain'ly appreciate any information you might find. Sincerely,

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NAME: Pope, Thomas, 1728-1762 DATA: b. Va., 1728; ord. 1751; sett. Kehukee (Halifax) N. C., 1755-1762; sett. Reedy Creek (Warren) N. C., 1754-1762; Bapt.

5 NAME: Pope, Thomas, DATA: b. Va., 1728; ord. 1751; sett. Kehukee (Halifax) N. C., ; sett. Reedy Creek (Warren) N. C., ; Bapt.; d. Kehukee, N. C., 1 Mar SOURCE: The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by: The Reverend Frederick Lewis Weis Page : 68

HISTORY OF N. C. BAPTISTS by G. W. Paschal, Vol. 1 Pages:

SAMUEL NEWTON HISTORY OF N. C. BAPTISTS by G. W. Paschal, Vol. 1 Pages: 321-322."1 have said that Rev. Samuel Newton was associated with Rev. Robert Nixon in missionary work in Brunswick County. This Rev.