Thomas Hopper (1729)

Born 1729 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Proffitt) Hopper — married 19 May 1757 (to 1767) in Goochland County, Virginia

Descendants

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Biography

In 1729 Blagrave Hopper leased 130 acres in Stafford County, Virginia. (FHL Film # 292511 Northern Neck Grants)

December 1735 Augustius Smith leased to Thomas Hopper of Prince William County 200 acres in the Parish of St. Marks on the little fork of the Rappahannock. (FHL Film # 33001 Orange Virginia Deeds)

January 1745 William Welch of Fauquier County to Thomas Hopper of Culpeper County his crop, hogs, cow, potts, pann, etc. in consideration of 15 lbs. due Hopper.

FHL Book 975.5372 P2sp V3 Orange County Virginia Order Books 1749-1752: June 24, 1748 James Turner plaintiff against Alexander McIntosh defendant, debt. February 1748/9 James Turner plaintiff against Alexander McIntosh defendant. Thomas Hopper his security. Defendant came not. June 22, 1749 James Turner plaintiff Alexander McIntosh defendant. Defendant came not. Plaintiff recover against Thomas Hopper his security. 25 May 1751 James Turner plaintiff against Alexander McIntosh and Thomas Hopper defendant. November 1751 James Turner plaintiff against Alexander McIntosh and Thomas Hopper defendant. Apparently the sheriff has not found the defendants in his bailiwick.

December 25 1755 Thomas Hopper one assigned to view road. (FHL Book 975.52732 P2s Prince William Orders and Abstracts.)

Dec. 1777 Thomas Hopper was deceased. In his will he gave his grandson Benjamin McIntosh one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, one half bed and 2 sheets. Thomas’ mark was a large H. His wife was Ann, his son William was to be an administrator. Other sons and daughters are mentioned but not named. Witnesses: Robert Middleton, Bendick Middleton, Thomas Hopper, Henry Hopper... (FHL Film # 18418 Caswell NC Wills and Inventories.) Possible Thomas Hopper children are: John, Thomas, and Harmon Hopper who were on a road crew with William and Nimrod McIntosh April 1787, Samuel Hopper who married Elizabeth Murphey March 24, 1801, William Hopper who was a soldier in the Revolution, and Winifred Hopper who married Richard Benton December 28, 1787, John Murphey bondsman or witness (Caswell NC Marriage Bonds)

April 29, 1768 George Hopper of Amherst County and Joseph Hopper and Thomas Hopper (Fauquier County) divided the land their father Blagro Hopper, decd lived on.

In Fauquier Deeds FHL Film # 31584 we learn that Blagrave’s wife was Anne, he had sons Benjamin, Joseph, and Thomas, and Thomas’ wife was Ann. What we do not learn is whether the Thomas Hopper, wife Ann, who was son of Blackgrove Hopper, was the same person as the Thomas Hopper, wife Ann, whose will, December 1777, Caswell County, North Carolina, gave to his grandson Benjamin McIntosh. In fact there appear to be at least two Thomas Hoppers in this area. Nor do we find whether the Alexander McIntosh in Orange County Virginia was the same as the Alexander McIntosh in Caswell North Carolina whose will was recorded in 1799 in Robertson County Tennessee, for there were other Alexanders as well.

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See also:

• http://personal.tctwest.net/~elafollette/