Seth Pope

  • Also Known As: Seth the Trader

  • Plymouth Colony

Seth Pope was a prominent Dartmouth merchant and civic leader whose career spanned the late Plymouth Colony and early Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born in Plymouth, he settled near Acushnet after being ordered out of Sandwich as a young peddler — a slight he later answered by purchasing major properties in the town. Through industry and shrewd coastal trading, he became one of the region's wealthiest citizens, owning mills, warehouses, wharves and multiple sloops engaged in commerce. Pope served Dartmouth as selectman, militia lieutenant, representative to the Plymouth General Court, magistrate for Bristol County, and Justice of the Peace. His property rights in Old Dartmouth were confirmed in the 1694 Bradford quitclaim, reflecting his role among the town's principal proprietors. At his death in 1727, he left extensive estates and a large family whose descendants included figures such as Franklin D Roosevelt and Douglas MacArthur. - AsNotedIn

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1648/01/13 Sarah Jenney Pope, wife of Thomas Pope, gives birth to a son, Seth Pope in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. Born New Plimoth Plymouth Colony
1674/00/00 Deborah Perry, daughter of Ezra Perry and Elizabeth Burgess Perry marries Seth Pope. Groom
1699/00/00 Seth Pope buys the Dexter grist mill from John Dexter. Owner Dexter Grist Mill Sandwich
1699/00/00 Seth Pope buys the land along Grove Street beyond Academy Road and a house at 10 Grove from John Dexter. Home Seth Pope House Sandwich
1711/02/19 Rebecca marries Seth Pope. Groom
1727/03/17 Seth Pope dies in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Mr Pope is buried at Acushnet Cemetery, Acushnet, Massachusetts. Died Acushnet Massachusetts
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