Matthew Brooks Hooper Sr (1768 - 1846)

Born 16 Jun 1768 in Lunenburg, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1846 at age 78 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: M. Pope [send private message]

Biography

According to a Sons of the American Revolution application, Matthew was born on June 16, 1768 and passed away on October 19, 1845 in Franklin County, Georgia; he married Elizabeth Adams Word on December 18, 1794.^[1]

Matthew and Elizabeth had several children, including:

• Amelia
• John
• Eleanor
• Justianna
• Johnson
• Charles
• Richard
• Martha
• Elizabeth
• Matthew Jr.
• Benjamin
• Clementine

In 1790, Matthew lived in Pendleton, South Carolina. His household consisted of two people: one White male over the age of 16 (presumably himself) and one enslaved person.^[2]

In 1800, Matthew still lived in Pendleton, South Carolina. His household consisted of 10 people: one boy and two girls under 10; one boy or man and one girl or woman aged 16-25; one man 26-44; and four enslaved people. Matthew would have been the man aged 26-44, placing his birth year between 1756 and 1774.^[3]

In 1810, Matthew lived in Pendleton, South Carolina. His household consisted of 17 people: three boys and one girl under 10; one boy and two girls aged 10-15; one boy or man and one girl or woman aged 16-25; one man and one woman aged 26-44; and six enslaved people. Seven household members were under 16. He would have been the man aged 26-44, placing his birth year between 1766 and 1784.^[4]

In 1830, Matthew lived in Franklin, Georgia. His household consisted of 7 free white people (two boys and one girl aged 10-14; one boy and one girl aged 15-19; one woman aged 40-49; and one man aged 60-69) and 8 enslaved people (three boys under 10; one girl or woman aged 10-23; one man aged 24-35; one woman aged 36-54; and one man aged 55-99). His age, between 60-69, would place his birth year between 1761 and 1770.^[5]

In 1840, Matthew lived in Franklin County, Georgia in district 264. His household consisted of 11 people--4 free white people (two boys aged 5-9; one woman aged 50-59; and one man aged 60-69) and 7 enslaved people (one boy and one girl under 10; three boys or men aged 10-23; one woman aged 36-54; and one man aged 55-99). 5 household members were employed in agriculture. His age, 60-69, would place his birth year between 1771 and 1780.^[6]

Matthew B. Hooper senior of Franklin County, Georgia, wrote a will dated November 9th, 1842. In the will, he mentions his "beloved wife Elizabeth Hooper"; children John W. Hooper, Justiana Beall, Johnson Hooper, Charles J. Hooper, Richard Hooper, Elizabeth Butler, and the heirs of Martha H. Edwards, William Edwards and Richard Matthew Edwards. Other children not named have been provided for before. Executors are John W. Hooper, Charles J. Hooper, Richard Hooper, and Benjamin F. Hooper. Joshua Word and John F Word were witnesses.^[7]

Inheritance AUG 1804. Matthew inherits from his father Obediah Hooper one Negro man named Ned. He is to pay to his brother James twenty-five dollars./Franklin, Georgia, USA.

Research Notes

There are at least four Matthew Brooks Hoopers in the family, and it can be difficult to distinguish which records relate to which person. The Matthew Brooks Hooper (Sr.) of this profile had a son named Matthew Brooks Hooper (Jr.). Matthew Sr.'s brother Richard had a son named Matthew Brooks Hooper (making him the nephew of Matthew Sr.). Nephew Matthew named one of his sons Matthew Brooks Hooper. To further add to the confusion, Matthew Sr. married Elizabeth Adams Word, the daughter of Elizabeth Adams and Charles Word. After Charles's death, his widow Elizabeth Adams married Richard Hooper, Matthew Sr.'s brother, making her and her daughter Elizabeth Adams Word sisters-in-law.

A Matthew Hooper appears in the Franklin County, GA tax list for 1807, 1810, 1811, and 1819--available on Ancestry.

Sources

1. ↑ National Society, Sons of the American Revolution Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1044546:2204?ssrc=pt&tid=157124461&pid=332068145236
2. ↑ United States Census, 1790, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKF-B23 : accessed 25 July 2021), Matthew Hooper, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 8, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1800, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-Z44 : accessed 25 July 2021), Matthew Hooper, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 127, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1810, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Y-C73 : accessed 25 July 2021), Mathew B Hooper, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 202, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 61; FHL microfilm 181,420.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1830, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGL-PGY : 20 February 2021), Matthew B Hooper, Franklin, Georgia, United States; citing 229, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 7,037.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-W3G : 2 March 2021), Matthew B Hooper, Franklin, Georgia.
7. ↑ GeAncestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/591112:8635?ssrc=pt&tid=157124461&pid=332068145236

See also:

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Number 75919