Donna, thanks for the information. Does the bio give Jesse's father or any of his siblings? I have an early Pope line through the Albrittons and some Pope information is available but can't hook some of the later ones up. Martha Resent-Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 22:08:46 -0600 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Tue Jul 3 22:08:45 2001 >From: "Donna Sarchet" <[email protected]> >Old-To: <[email protected]> >Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 23:07:23 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 >Subject: [NCGREENE] Re: [Jesse Pope and Elizabeth Disharoon >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1435 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] >Resent-Bcc: > >Martha-- >Regarding the surnames of Pope and Disharoon in Greene Co., NC, I thought I >would comment that these surnames, along with other NC surnames of Savage >and Knight, are prominently found as early settlers of Warren County, TN, in >the early 1800s. These families went from NC > GA > Middle TN. > >There are short summaries of these families' histories in the book >"Beersheba Springs: A History and a Celebration" if anyone is interested. >Beersheba Springs is a community in present-day Grundy Co., TN, which was >originally part of old Warren County. > >Donna Sarchet >Plainiview, TX > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Martha Marble" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:08 AM >Subject: [NCGREENE] Jesse Pope and Elizabeth Disharoon > > >> Just found this on the Pope GenForum. Knew there was a Jesse Pope for a >> short time in Greene but knew nothing about him. He was on the 1816 Tax >> List. Disharoon is not a name one would forget and I have never heard of >> it. Wonder what his relationship was to old John and Mary Pope who had a >> son Redding. >> >> Martha >> >> >> Old message >> >> Jesse Pope born Nov. 5, 1791 in Va. married Elizabeth Disharoon in Green >> County N.C. They >> settled in Twiggs County, Ga. in 1816 then moved to Wilcox Co., Ga. in >> 1846, settling in >> Pineview. They helped organize Pope's Church, now Mt. Pleasant Baptist >> Church and are buried >> there. Jesse served in the War of 1812. The Popes are mentioned in 'The >> Passing of the Pines' by >> Mary Lou McDonald. Jesse's children include Winifred, Redmond, Redding, >> Turner, Reuben, John >> Miller, David Bynum and Benjamin Franklin. >> >> Answer >> >> There is a Pope message list at rootsweb. I and several researchers have >> been trying to sort out the >> Popes for several years. There is a bible record for a Nathaniel Pope m. >> Mary O'Neal that we >> believe to be parents of Jesse Pope who m. Disharoon. We believe >> Nathaniel's fa. is Jesse Pope >> who d. 1791 in Southhamptom Va and left his land in Va to son Nathaniel. >As >> you know, Jesse >> has stated in census and other records that he was b. in Va. The Jesse >Pope >> who d. 1791 is >> descending from Wm Pope of Isle of Wight/Southhamptom co Va. Janice >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________ > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >