POPE ~ Family Wills
(Parish of Avebury)
Is there any connection to the Pope family of Potterne?
The Admin Bond for Sarah Pope of Calne, dated 1710, included Jacobus [James] Pope (Yeoman of Avebury Wilts). Details further down page
| James Pope 1602 Elyzabeth Pope 1618 James Pope 1688 James Pope 1732 John Poope 1670 | John Pope 1711 Richard Pope 1685 Sarah Pope 1710 Thomas Pope 1602 |
| Will of James Pope 1602, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Will published 5 March 1601/2, inventory 17 April 1602 and probate 21 April 1602 I James Pope of Avebury, Husbandman in the County of Wilts . . . . . Beneficiaries:John (son), Margaret, Frydeswide and Jane Pope (grand-dau’s, d/o John), unborn child (of John and Joane Pope), Richard, Jane and Anne Trewman (d/o Richard), Annie Trewman (w/o Richard), Christopher and Alse Pope (son & dau), Rebecca Parker (sister). Joane Embrie (sister), 4 unmamed children (of Joane mbrie), Gyles and Joane (son and dau of Joane Parker), James Kaphaell, Parish church of Avebury, James (son), Joane (w/o James) Executors: Joane and James Pope (wife and son) Overseers: John Peart (vicar) and Thomas Pope (brother) Inventory undertaken by: Richard Smythe, Thomas Pope and John Mortimer Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P1/P/11 Notes: Buried at Avebury St. James |
| Will of Elyzabeth Pope 1618, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Will published 10? August 1618, probate and inventory 19 October 1618 I Elyzabeth Pope of Avebury, in the County of Wilts . . . . . Signed Sealed and Published in presence (witnesses) of Richard Phelpes and Ann Spansicke Beneficiaries:Andrew (son), Water (son), Nicholas (son), Else? Rushton (sister), Rychard Kewe (son-in-law), Joan Kewe (dau), Agnes Plummer (dau), John and James Pope (grandchild, s/o John), George Plummer, Mary Plummer, Rychard Kewe the younger, John Kewe (s/o Richard), Elyzabeth Kewe, Andrew Pope the younger, John Pope (eldest son) Executor: John Pope (eldest son) Overseers: John Peart (vicar) and Nicholas Mortymore Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P3/P/781 Notes: Buried date not known but presumably at Avebury St. James |
| Will of James Pope 1688, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Nuncupative Will dated 26 May 1688, published 29 May 1688 and probate 2 Oct 1688 at Marlborough Signed Sealed and Published in presence (witnesses) of Jo. Harper, Peter Griffin and Elizabeth Ruddle Beneficiaries: Children of Ruth Eatwell (sister, Christopher Axford and Thomas Eatwell (brothers-in-law) Executor: Christopher Axford Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P3/P/633 Notes: Buried at Avebury St. James on 28 May 1688 |
| Will of James Pope 1732, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Will published 26 July 1732 and probate 8 June 1734 at Marlborough I James Pope of Avebury, in the County of Wilts, Yeoman . . . . . Signed Sealed and Published in presence (witnesses) of William Jordan, Elizabeth Hayward and Michael Bolott Beneficiaries: Mary (wife), Elizabeth, Jane, James, John (children, all under the age of 21 years) Executrix: Mary Pope (wife) Overseer: John Pope (brother) Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P3/P/633 Notes: Buried at Avebury St. James on 23 October 1733 |
| Will of John Poope 1670, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Will published 21 September 1670 and probate 17 December 1670 I John Poope of Avebury, in the County of Wilts, Yeoman . . . . . Signed Sealed and Published in presence (witnesses) of Richard Phelpes and Ann Spansicke Beneficiaries: Ann Pope (sister), 4 unnamed children of sister Soares?, Richard Poope (s/o Richard, brother), unnamed (d/o Richard, brother) Executrix: Ann Poope Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P3/P/327 Notes: Buried presumably at Avebury St. James, but unable to trace an entry |
| Admin Bond of John Pope 1711, Beckhampton, Parish of Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Administration Bond dated 24 September 1711 Administrator: Hester Caswell (dau and w/o Richard) Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P3/P/465 Notes: Buried at Avebury St. James on 21 April 1711 “doe make or causes to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all lands singular chattells and credit of the deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of her the said Hester Pope als Caswell” |
| Will of Richard Pope 1685, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Will published 22 October 1685 and probate 17 September 1686 I Richard Pope of Avebury, in the County of Wilts, Yeoman . . . . . Signed Sealed and Published in presence (witnesses) of John White and Mary Lambern Beneficiaries: James Pope, John Pope, Walter Pope, Richard Pope, Elizabeth Pope, Jane Pope and Thomas Pope (all Cousins), Elizabeth Axford of Avebury (Cousin; Roth eatall of Monkton (Cousin), Mary Horton of Querford (Cousin) Other names mentioned: Jane Pope (Sister-in-Law), Francis Pope (Wife) Sole Executrix: Francis Pope (Wife) Will Transcription: Click Here Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P1/P/1006 |
| Admin Bond of Sarah Pope 1710, Calne, County of Wilts |
| Administration Bond dated 25 April 1710 Administrators: James Pope, Yeoman of Avebury and John Burchall, Clothier of Calne Inventory: Appraised by Gabl. Still and Robet Smith. Total sum £33 14s 0d Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P5/1710/821 Notes: Buried at Calne St. Mary 12 July 1709 The Condicon of thy oblgacon is jush that if the above bounden [Latin part of Bond] James Pope reall & lawfull unto of John Pope James Pope & Anne Pope reall & lawfull this Admin of Sarah Pope late of Calne in the County of Wilts & pecular jurisdicon of the above named Dean of Sarum Widdow …. A True p[e]rfect Inventory of ye Goods and Chattles of Sarah Pope Baker of Calne & County of Wilts lately deceased taken & appraised by whose names are as under subscribed. This 15 day of July 1709 |
| Will of Thomas Pope 1602, Avebury, County of Wilts |
| Will published 10 March 1601 or 1602 (44 year in the reign of Elizabeth I) I Thomas Pope of Avebury, in the County of Wilts . . . . . Beneficiaries: Lady Church of Sarum, Church of Avebury, Richard (second son), James (son), John Skuse (son-in-law), Maude Skuse (daughter), Edith Skuse (d/o John & Maude), Catherne Browne (servant), a Shepherd, Esabell, Constance and Jone (sisters), Richard Tayler, Thomas Slie, Alce Pope (wife) Executor: Alice (wife) and Thomas (son) Others mentioned: Richard Bruer Estate mentioned: Lease at Highway, an inclosure, a furlong called Newland in the field of Mannton, yard lands called Warwickes Overseers: John Peart (Clerk), John Pope and John Baldwine Source: WSHC Chippenham, document reference P3/1reg/95 Notes: Buried date not known but presumably at Avebury St. James |