Cornelius Strode Ancestors

Descendants of Capt. Francis Pope
First Generation
11. Capt. Francis Pope was born in 1615 in Thornbury, , Gloucestershire,
England and died before 1 Oct 1671 in Charles County, Maryland.
Noted events in his life were:
• Information: 1615. Francis was the son of Capt. James Pope Sr., and his
first wife, Agnes Thurnor.
• He immigrated in 1639 to Maryland. Pope, Francis
2:546 Film No.: SR 7342
Transported himself in 1639; died in Charles County by 1676
Transcript. 19:370 [SR 7360]
Original. WC:248 [SR 7549]
MSA SC 4341-5943
• Estate: 1 Oct 1671, Charles County, Maryland. Pope, Francis,Chas. Co.,
1st Oct., 1671;
27th Jan., 1671.
To eld. sons Thomas and Francis, exs., 400 A. "Bryan's Clift," and 350
A., "Batten's Clift."
To 2 young. sons Richard and John, 400 A., "Roome," at 21 yrs. of age.
4 child. afsd. residuary legatees.
Test: Thos. Harris, John Bayly, Jas. Tier. 1. 470.
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1
Francis married Catherine Sparling on 8 Nov 1641 in Saint Stephens, Saint
Albans, , Hertfordshire, England. Catherine was born in 1619 in Passenham, ,
Northamptonshire, England and died before 1670 in Charles County,
Maryland.
Noted events in her life were:
• Information: 1619, Passenham, , Northamptonshire, England. Catherine
was a spinster aged 22 when she married Francis Pope. We could not
prove her parents.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 12 F i. Magdalen Pope was born in 1642 in Charles County,
Maryland and died before 1720 in Northumbeland County,
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