James
Hopkins
Born in Talbot County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Hopkins
and Sarah (Unknown) Hopkins
Brother of
Peter Hopkins Jr.
Husband of
Lourany (Cook) Hopkins
— married
1 Jun 1796 in Talbot County, Maryland
Father of
John Hopkins and Peter Hopkins
Died before
before age 72
in Talbot, Maryland
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Biography
James was born in 1757. He was the son of Peter Hopkins.
Father Peter died in 1769. [1]
James inherited the NOMINI property 100 acres after his father died.
The court appointed Theophilus Small as Guardian to James Hopkins, orphan -son of Peter, deceased. [2]
The court decided that T. Small was to pay James Hopkins 200 pounds tobacco yearly during the life of widow Hopkins; and to pay James 300 pounds tobacco yearly after her decease as rent.
Description of property in August 1772 as follows: one dwelling house 25 ft x 18 ft with a brick end & chimney; plank floored; outside in good repair; one side newly covered; one side bad- Must be covered; one small kitchen 12 ft x 10 ft with a brick chimney in tolerable good repair; one small milk house 6 ft x 6 ft in good repair; one tobacco house 30 x 20 in good repair; 70 apple trees -middle aged; 20 young & small apple trees; 3 small cherry trees; 2 small balck english walnut trees; 30 good peach trees; 72 panels good fencing; 182 panels low & sorry fencing; no land to clear; no timber on land; nor scarce any firewood to burn.
The 1776 Census Talbot Co Maryland- James Hopkins- one male age 16-50 (James was 19); no females; no blacks. [3]
1783 Tax Assessment Talbot County- James Hopkins -Bolingbrooke, NOMINI (100 acres) 1 framed dwelling house, 1 milk house in bad repair, 1 large corn house, meat house, tobacco house Sandy soil (80 arable 20 wood) value L65.0.0 1 slave age 5-14 value L25 1 horse value L16 other value L19.11 Total L125.11.0 Total of 7 white inhabitants [4]
1790 US Census Talbot Co Maryland James Hopkins- 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females; and 1 slave [5]
St Peters Parish Records show James married Lucany Cook on 1 June 1796. [6]
1800 US Census Talbot County Maryland James Hopkins- 1 male under 10; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 16-25; 1 male 26-44; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 26-44
James wrote & signed his Will on December 9, 1816- -my son John...land NOMINI during his natural life and no longer -then land NOMINI to Nicholas Small (son of Nicholas Small) -my negro woman Sarah be free immediately after my death -my granddaughter Elizabeth (daughter of son John) negro child named Jane until age 25 then freed -residue of estate divided equally between my 2 granddaughters: Elizabeth (dau. of son Peter) and Elizabeth (dau. of son John). -appoint Nicholas Small my executor
Will was proved on April 27, 1819
He had 2 sons- Peter (deceased) and John.
Sources
- ↑ Maryland; Talbot County; Inventory 6-593)
- ↑ MDLANDREC Talbot 20:263
- ↑ US Census; Maryland; Talbot County 1776
- ↑ 1783 Tax Assessment; Talbot Co MD
- ↑ 1790 US Census; Maryland; Talbot County
- ↑ St Peters Parish; Talbot; Maryland; Marriage
- St Peters Parish Records; Talbot County MD
- Maryland Wills; Talbot County (James Hopkins 1816)
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