Family:Ralph Pope and Rebecca Stubbs (1)

Ralph Pope and Rebecca Stubbs were married Nov. 27, 1729, the Rev. Ezra Carpenter officiating.

Of the children of this couple, one, Samuel Ward, died at sixteen; another, Alexander, (named, very likely, in honor of the poet who had but recently died,) born a few weeks after his father's death, breathed out his little life at the end of but nine months. But there were three sons and four daughters who survived their parents, married, had children and lived as their father and mother had taught them, usefully, honorably. In the next chapter those of the male line will be noted in particular. We subjoin a few facts concernin

Concerning the daughters of Dr. Ralph, we take the following from the work of Col. William Pope:

Rebecca, the eldest, married Mr. Thomas Glover, of Dorchester, Feb. 20, 1752, and lived in Stoughton, about one mile from the first-built meeting house, on the road leading to Easton. She had eleven children, all but one of whom married and had families. At the time of her death, in 1812, she had seventyfive grandchildren. She was a useful and industrious woman, a good wife, and a kind mother. Mr. Thomas Glover died in Stoughton, Jan. 5, 181 1 aged 88 years. She survived him, and died Aug. 11, 1812, aged 84 years.

Lucretia, the second daughter, married James Pike, of Boston, Jan. 16, 1772, and went there to live. He died in Boston, leaving two children, viz., James, born about 1774, married Mary Whitney, of Newton, Aug. 23, 1802, died in Boston, Sept. 17, 1835, aged 63 ; and Lucretia, born in Boston about 1777, who married Elisha Tolman, of Concord, and went there to live. She had six children, born in Concord, viz., Elisha, Albert, James, Lucretia (who married Lysander Bascom), Abby, and Benjamin Tolman.

Rachel, third daughter, married Daniel Littlefield, of North Bridgewater, Aug. 31, 1758, and went there to live. They had one son, Ralph Pope Littlefield, born 1760, died young. She died in North Bridgewater, , 1760, aged 19 years; and Daniel Littlefield married, 2d, Catharine Cole, daughter of Joseph and Mary Cole, and sister of Mary, who married Frederick Pope.

Hannah, fourth daughter, married Alexander Glover,* Dec. 28, 1769, and went to Dorchester to live. They had six children —three sons and three daughters. She died in Dorchester, Sept. 28, 1825, aged 81 years. She was a woman of superior abilities."

1. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. NEGHR
   Vol. 143, p.337.