John Pope (Harvard 1821) was a lawyer in Louisville, a man of much promise, but died young leaving an infant daughter who survived him only a short time. He married in 1824, Maria Preston (1804-95), daughter of Maj. William (1770-1821) and Caroline Hancock Preston (1785-1847), of Preston Lodge, Louisville. Her father was a director of the Louisville branch of the Bank of Kentucky. Maj. Preston took part in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on the Miami River in 1794 and served in the War of 1812. He settled on a 2175 acre plantation "Robinson's Tract" in Wythe County, Va. which he inherited from his father and in 1814 settled on other land owned by his father which is now a part of Louisville. Preston Street runs through this tract. His father, Colonel William Preston (1729-83), was a large landowner, owning 18,000 acres at the time of his death, served in the French and Indian War and during the whole of the Revolutionary War was actively engaged in planning the military affairs on the Virginia frontier.
Maria Preston's brother, Brigadier General William Preston (CSA)(1816-87)(Yale 1835)(Harvard Law 1838), was a Member of Congress, 1852-55, and U.S. Minister to Spain, 1858-61. Her sister, Henrietta, married in 1829, General Albert Sidney Johnston (CSA) (1803-62). Maria Preston's mother, Caroline Hancock (1785-1847), was the daughter of Colonel George Hancock (-1820), a Member of Congress who served in the Revolutionary War. After the death of her husband, Maria Preston Pope reared the two daughters of her sister, Josephine Preston (1809-42), wife of Lt. Colonel Jason Rogers (1803-48)(West Point 1821), and later the seven children of her niece, Susan Preston Rogers (1836-71), wife of U.S. District Court Judge John Watson Barr (1826-1907)(Transylvania Law 1847). They lived in a large house on the SE corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets, Louisville. The Filson Historical Society in Louisville has paintings of Maj. William Preston and Gen. William Preston.
John Pope was likely buried in his family's cemetery behind 2116 Edgehill Road, Louisville. In 2014-15, all the remains contained in the cemetery were removed to the Kate Pope lot in Cave Hill Cemetery by archaeologist Jay Stottman through the efforts of James H. Barr III.
See 1870 Census, Louisville, Ky.; John Frederick Dorman, The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, 1982), 12-22, 57-60, 236-237, 239-242; The Louisville Times, April 5, 1956 (article and picture of Maria); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 361.
Maria Preston's brother, Brigadier General William Preston (CSA)(1816-87)(Yale 1835)(Harvard Law 1838), was a Member of Congress, 1852-55, and U.S. Minister to Spain, 1858-61. Her sister, Henrietta, married in 1829, General Albert Sidney Johnston (CSA) (1803-62). Maria Preston's mother, Caroline Hancock (1785-1847), was the daughter of Colonel George Hancock (-1820), a Member of Congress who served in the Revolutionary War. After the death of her husband, Maria Preston Pope reared the two daughters of her sister, Josephine Preston (1809-42), wife of Lt. Colonel Jason Rogers (1803-48)(West Point 1821), and later the seven children of her niece, Susan Preston Rogers (1836-71), wife of U.S. District Court Judge John Watson Barr (1826-1907)(Transylvania Law 1847). They lived in a large house on the SE corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets, Louisville. The Filson Historical Society in Louisville has paintings of Maj. William Preston and Gen. William Preston.
John Pope was likely buried in his family's cemetery behind 2116 Edgehill Road, Louisville. In 2014-15, all the remains contained in the cemetery were removed to the Kate Pope lot in Cave Hill Cemetery by archaeologist Jay Stottman through the efforts of James H. Barr III.
See 1870 Census, Louisville, Ky.; John Frederick Dorman, The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, 1982), 12-22, 57-60, 236-237, 239-242; The Louisville Times, April 5, 1956 (article and picture of Maria); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 361.
John Pope (Harvard 1821) was a lawyer in Louisville, a man of much promise, but died young leaving an infant daughter who survived him only a short time. He married in 1824, Maria Preston (1804-95), daughter of Maj. William (1770-1821) and Caroline Hancock Preston (1785-1847), of Preston Lodge, Louisville. Her father was a director of the Louisville branch of the Bank of Kentucky. Maj. Preston took part in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on the Miami River in 1794 and served in the War of 1812. He settled on a 2175 acre plantation "Robinson's Tract" in Wythe County, Va. which he inherited from his father and in 1814 settled on other land owned by his father which is now a part of Louisville. Preston Street runs through this tract. His father, Colonel William Preston (1729-83), was a large landowner, owning 18,000 acres at the time of his death, served in the French and Indian War and during the whole of the Revolutionary War was actively engaged in planning the military affairs on the Virginia frontier.
Maria Preston's brother, Brigadier General William Preston (CSA)(1816-87)(Yale 1835)(Harvard Law 1838), was a Member of Congress, 1852-55, and U.S. Minister to Spain, 1858-61. Her sister, Henrietta, married in 1829, General Albert Sidney Johnston (CSA) (1803-62). Maria Preston's mother, Caroline Hancock (1785-1847), was the daughter of Colonel George Hancock (-1820), a Member of Congress who served in the Revolutionary War. After the death of her husband, Maria Preston Pope reared the two daughters of her sister, Josephine Preston (1809-42), wife of Lt. Colonel Jason Rogers (1803-48)(West Point 1821), and later the seven children of her niece, Susan Preston Rogers (1836-71), wife of U.S. District Court Judge John Watson Barr (1826-1907)(Transylvania Law 1847). They lived in a large house on the SE corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets, Louisville. The Filson Historical Society in Louisville has paintings of Maj. William Preston and Gen. William Preston.
John Pope was likely buried in his family's cemetery behind 2116 Edgehill Road, Louisville. In 2014-15, all the remains contained in the cemetery were removed to the Kate Pope lot in Cave Hill Cemetery by archaeologist Jay Stottman through the efforts of James H. Barr III.
See 1870 Census, Louisville, Ky.; John Frederick Dorman, The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, 1982), 12-22, 57-60, 236-237, 239-242; The Louisville Times, April 5, 1956 (article and picture of Maria); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 361.
Maria Preston's brother, Brigadier General William Preston (CSA)(1816-87)(Yale 1835)(Harvard Law 1838), was a Member of Congress, 1852-55, and U.S. Minister to Spain, 1858-61. Her sister, Henrietta, married in 1829, General Albert Sidney Johnston (CSA) (1803-62). Maria Preston's mother, Caroline Hancock (1785-1847), was the daughter of Colonel George Hancock (-1820), a Member of Congress who served in the Revolutionary War. After the death of her husband, Maria Preston Pope reared the two daughters of her sister, Josephine Preston (1809-42), wife of Lt. Colonel Jason Rogers (1803-48)(West Point 1821), and later the seven children of her niece, Susan Preston Rogers (1836-71), wife of U.S. District Court Judge John Watson Barr (1826-1907)(Transylvania Law 1847). They lived in a large house on the SE corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets, Louisville. The Filson Historical Society in Louisville has paintings of Maj. William Preston and Gen. William Preston.
John Pope was likely buried in his family's cemetery behind 2116 Edgehill Road, Louisville. In 2014-15, all the remains contained in the cemetery were removed to the Kate Pope lot in Cave Hill Cemetery by archaeologist Jay Stottman through the efforts of James H. Barr III.
See 1870 Census, Louisville, Ky.; John Frederick Dorman, The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, 1982), 12-22, 57-60, 236-237, 239-242; The Louisville Times, April 5, 1956 (article and picture of Maria); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 361.
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