On 26 Sep 1735 Thomas first married
Thankful Dillingham, daughter of
John Dillingham (24 Apr 1656-11 Sep 1746) &
Lydia Chapman (15 Dec 1679-4 Sep 1760), in Harwich, MA.
Born on 18 Apr 1718 in Sandwich, MA. Thankful died in Dartmouth, MA, on 13 Apr 1756; she was 37.
Children of Thomas and Thankful (Dillingham) Pope, first two born in Sandwich, last five born in Dartmouth368:
i. Lydia, b. 18 May 1738, m. at Dartmouth 5 Nov 1756 (int) Joseph Ripley;
ii. Edward, b. 15 Feb 1739/40d. 10 Jun 1818, m. Elizabeth Bullard;
iii. Hannah, b. 29 Nov 1743, m. at Dartmouth 5 Jan 1764 Joseph Pope (son of lemuel & Elizabeth (Hunt) Pope);
iv. Joanna, b. 30 Oct 1748;
v. Sarah, b. 25 Dec 1750, d. 17 Dec 1782, m. at Dartmouth 9 Feb 1775 Paul Swift;
vi. Thankful , b. 29 May 1753, d. 22 Nov 1769; and
vii. Elizabeth, b. 8 Apr 1756, d. 20 Dec 1835, m. at Dartmouth 1 Jan 1778 Lemuel Tobey.