Thomas Jopling (1708 - 1789)

Born 1 May 1708 in New Kent, Henrico, Virginia

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Died 1 Sep 1789 at age 81 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States or Rockfish River, Amherst Virginia, USA

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Thomas Jopling is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062832.

Biography

Thomas Jopling was a Virginia colonist.

THOMAS T. JOPLING'S WILL:

AMHERST COUNTY WILL BOOK 3, 1786-1800. 6 7 076 1. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Thomas Jopling of the County of Amherst being Weak in Body but of sound Memory and Since for preventing disputes in my Family about my Worldly Estate do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills by me made. - - - Imprimis I lend to my beloved Wife Hannah Jopling the use and benefitt of my Tract of Land whereon I now live Containing Seven hundred Acres more or lefs during her Natural life, also two hundred and Ninety Acres Land lying on Glady Creek for her use during life, also I Lend to my said Wife all my Household Furniture, all my Stocks of every kind Horses, Cattle, Hoggs, and Sheep, also the following Slaves Bowser, Lewis, Will, Watt, Tumbler, Jane, Moll, Sam, Peter, Amey. - - - Imprimis I give, devise and Bequeath to my Grand Son Jefsee Jopling after my Wife Decease the Tract of Land Whereon I now live Containing Seaven hundred Acres more or lefs also Two hundred and Ninety Acres lying on Glady Creek during his natural life but on these Conditions in Case my said Grand Son Jefsee Jopling Should die without Heir - Lawfully begotten of his Body then the said Lands to Return to my Family and I give and bequeath the said Lands to my Son - Josiah Jopling and to his Heirs forever also I give and Bequeath to my said Grand Son Jefsee Jopling one Negro Girl named Feeby, to him and his Law-ful Heires but in case my said Grand Son should die without Heir then the said Negro Grile Feeby and her Increase to Return to my Family to be Equally divided amongs my Children. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Son James Jopling one Tract of Land Containing four hundred acres lying on the Piny Mountain, Land I purchased of Jefsee Marten to him and his Heirs forever. Im- primis I give and bequeath unto my Son Josiah Jopling one Tract of Land Containing four hundred Acres lying on the North side Manascoes Mountain Land I purchased of Richard W. Cary to him and his Heirs forever. Imprimis I give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas Jopling tract of Land Containing four hundred Acres on the South fork of Rockfish River the Land he now lives on. Which I purchased of Doctr. Wm. Cabell, also one hundred Acres Joyning the above Tract, which I purchased of James Mathews to him and his Heirs forever. Also I give to my Said Son One Negroe Man named Ashur which he now has in his Pofsefsion. Imprimis My Will and desire is my Just Debts may be paid by my Executors hereafter mentioned, and after the Decease of my said wife Hanah Jopling I give all the remaining part of my Estate to be Equaly divided amongst all my Children Vizt. James Jopling, Josiah Jopling, Thomas Jopling, John Griffin who Maryed my Daughter Martha, Ann Childers, Jane Davis, Lucy Powel, Rebecka Martin, Hanah Allen. Item I constitute and appoint my Beloved Sons James Jopling and Josiah Jopling and my Freind Henry Martin Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoaking all former Wills by me made, and thus having set my House in Order by Settling my Temporal Affairs I chearfully submit my eternal Concerns to the wise and Mercifull Disposer of all things, and patiently wait his mandate for my great change and to this my Last Will and Testament have set my Hand and affixed my Seals this~Tenth day August 1789.

his mark Thomas T Jopling S S Sealed Signed and Acknowledged to bee his last Will and Testament in presence of us Henry Martin Joseph Thomas Thos. Farrar John Jopling ---

JOPLIN Family of Nelson County:

The following information was kindly submitted for posting here by Carol Joplin Clapshaw

Dear Joplins,

Thought you might enjoy an except from the Diary of Robert Rose. He was a VA parson whose diary was published.

247-On September 16, 1729, Thomas Joplin, and his "tithables" assisted in clearing the road from Tuckahoe Creek mill to the main "river road" (Three Chop Road), which traversed the area between Richmond to Woods (now Jarman's) Gap. Joplin's road was then Goochland County, Later in Albemarle County, Joplin replaced John Johns as surveyor of the road from Rockfish River to Hardware River (on June 27, 1745). Joplin's son married Catherine Farrar, daughter of John Farrar, (See Note 827) Joplin lived near where Joplin's Ford Bridge now crosses Rockfish River via Route 722 between Albemarle and Nelson County. In 1761, the river became part of the line between Albemarle and Amherst and Nelson (formed in 1808 from Amherst).

[Goochland County Order Book 1, p. 148; Albemarle County Order Book, 1744-48; Moore, p. 37; Hiden, p 52.]

938-Three families who lived on Rockfish River where Parson Rose might have had his breakfast were those of Thomas Joplin, John Farrar, and Allen Howard. From there , Rose rode to the new Ballenger's Creek Church near present Boiling Springs in Albemarle County, where his sermon text was: "God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." The freat German reformer, Martin Luther (1483-1546) described this Bible verse as the Christian "Gospel in miniature."

Record ID Number: MH:N326

PRIN MH:I658

Thomas Joplin gave his son-in-law Benjamin property in 1768. Thomas's will shows his extensive land holdings and an ability to give generously to his children. Thomas died September 01, 1789 in Rockfish River, Amherst Co VA. A law suit was filed 1837 in Albemarle Co. VA to settle the estate of Jesse Joplin, who inherited from Thomas. The are extensive names of relatives mentioned in the suit.

Albemarle Co. Will Book 15, page 52 shows a case 16 Oct 1840 in which Reuben B. Patterson and James M. Patterson administered sale of the "Phebe" family of slaves belonging to the heirs of deceased Mr. Jopling.

The administration of John Pemberton's estate mentioned receipt of funds from the settlement of the estate of Jesse Joplin in VA. This prompted a look at the wills of Albemarle Co. VA. Will Book 15, page 45 (1837) tells of the sale and settlement of the estate which Jesse received from his grandfather Thomas Joplin. Thomas made his will 10 Aug 1789 in Amherst Co. (Book 3).

One eighth of the estate of Thomas Joplin went to each of Thomas's children; Ann Childress, Josiah Jopling, James Jopling, Wm Jopling, Jane Davis, Lucy Powell, Rebecca Martin and Hannah Allen. Testimoney from, James Joplin, provided a list of representatives for the heirs who had already died. He listed representatives for Ann Childress as; Samuel Childress of Albemarle, Lucy Wright in Nelson Co., Jenny Scruggs and living children, Betsy Pemberton and living children, Wm Childress living in Cable Co. VA and Royal Childress in Adams Co. KY. That same record says, "The husband of Betsy Pemberton is John Pemberton whose residence is unknown as also the names and residences of the children of said Betsy." The informant appears to have known that Betsy (Elizabeth) was already dead.

Knowing the name of Elizabeth Childress's mother made finding earlier connections much easier. Thomas Joplin made a gift to his son-in-law Benjamin Childress as recorded in Amherst Co. deeds. The children of Benjamin and Ann Childress are also known from Benjamin's 1775 will in Amherst Co. The Henrico Co. VA colonial wills tell of a bequest from George and Jane Freeman to their daughter Hannah and son- in-law Thomas Joplin. George Freeman was born in 1649. Histories of the Childress and Freeman families are on Mormon films. Correspondents have provided some additional information, but so far no earlier connections have been made. Our Kin, a book of Bedford Co. VA genealogies provides many of the Joplin descendants. It tells that Joplin MO was named after one of Thomas's descendants. English Joplin ancestry in The Jopling-Joplin Family by Dorothy Eason, is on Mormon film number 1033634. The lines of ancestry in this connection reach back to the sixteenth century - to a knight and a suit of armor. (Cecil Stuerke)

Birth Date: MAY 1708 Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death 1789 Rockfish River, Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Family

Will of Jesse Allen of Buckingham County, Virginia^[1]
Written: 27 July 1780
Probated: 3 June 1782
Amherst, Virginia
Legatees:
Jesse Jopling, son of Alsey Jopling (unless he dies before 21)
Children of Samuel Allen:
Jesse Allen, son of Samuel and Hannah Allen - Buckingham land
George Allen, same, gets Buckingham land
Lucy Allen, daughter of same couple
Executors: my brother Samuel and friend George Hilton

Captain Thomas Jopling performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Thomas Jopling is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062832.

Thomas Joplin a Virginia patriot, he provided supplies and also paid the Supply Tax in 1783.

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A062832

1. ↑ Sweeny, William Montgomery, and Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. 1999. Marriage bonds and other marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800 / Marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1815-1821 and subscription for building St. Mark's Church, Amherst County, Virginia / by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co.

• Thomas Jopling Sr. was born in Henrico County, Virginia. He married Hannah Freeman the daughter of George and Jane Freeman of Henrico County. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/JOPLIN/2001-02/0982269128

• Deed Records
• From the Library of Virginia On-line:

• Index To VA Wills and Administrations: Catalog Card "Name: Jopling, Thomas - Date: 1789 Source: Will Bk No. 3, 1786- 1800 (Reel 18); p. 118. Exors. bond rec. 7 Sept 1789. p. 126-127. Inv. & Appr. rec. 7 Dec 1789. p. 116-117. Will pro. 7 Sept 1789.

• Source: S1378866176 Repository: #R1353177948 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=152121739&pid=621 Repository: R1353177948