The Piscataway Parish church our family belonged to was built in 1695. The colonists had a bit of trouble in finding a steady rector. The first one sent over from England was more interested in gambling and liqueur than salvation. If that wasn’t enough, the poor man, George Tubman, was also a bigamist. He had a wife in England and one in the colonies. Tubman died in 1701. His replacement was more to the colonists’ liking. The new parish, now known as St. John’s, was rebuilt for 56,000 pounds of tobacco in 1723. It is the church that is still standing today. It is now known as St. John’s Episcopal Church. It is located just south of Washington, D.C. off of Indian Head Highway. The site is a historic landmark, both for its age and for the fact that George Washington worshiped there on occasion. Amelia and Joseph Pope were baptized and later married there. Their son, Joseph O. Pope, was also baptized there.
 

Flooding through the centuries has destroyed the tombstones of most of the 18th century gravesites at St. John’s church. I was unable to find the burial sites of any of our ancestors here. Since the family belonged to this parish for over 100 years, at least some of the Pope family should be buried here. Unfortunately, records of the cemetery are spotty for the 18th century.

The church is located at:
St. John's Church 
9801 Livingston Road 
Oxon Hill, Maryland