MySource:Suzyq/Decendency Narrative of Jeremiah Whitworth

Jeremiah Whitworth is the maternal Grandfather of Joshua Elcan Hooper. He was probably born in Prince Edward County of Virginia sometime around 1766. His parents aren't known for sure but are believed to be a William and Elizabeth Whitworth.

Jeremiah married the daughter of Colonel George and Elizabeth (nee Cooke) Hooper of Buckingham County, Virginia. Sometime after his marriage to Frances Hooper and before 1809, he and Frances move to Buckingham County and live there until about 1831 when they then migrate to western Alabama. The Whitworth's, Hooper's, Elcan's, Cox's, Moseley's, Cooke's and other families were very close as land transactions will attest. Other than census records, land transactions and early tax records...there are no other records available as the Courthouse of Buckingham County burned to the ground in the 1800's.

One particular land record envolving Jeremiah is found in Bedford County, Tennessee as follows: Bedford County, TN, Deed Book J, pages 147-151, Jeremiah Whitworth of Buckingham County, VA, to John L. Cook and Abraham Routon,320 acres, 142 acres to Cook and the remaining 178 acres to Routon. (Part of the transaction involved Routon conveying 142 acres of land in Buckingham County to Whitworth. The deal seems to have been concluded in 1818. The prior ownership of the land is also included in the deed, starting on page 149. It was part of a tract of 640 acres conveyed to Benjamin Hooper and Whitworth by Andrew Jackson. And that tract was part of a 5,000 acre tract granted by the State of North Carolina to John Gray Blount and Thomas Blount (Grant #220, Warrant #1661).]

In Greene County, Alabama (now Hale County) Jeremiah owned land just south of Greensboro, Alabama off now Hwy.59. He and Frances and inlaws are now buried there in unmarked graves in the family cemetery. Others assumed buried there are Ellen Whitworth (his sister), George S. Hooper (son in law and husband of Nancy Whitworth), Thomas B. Hooper ( possible brother of George S. Hooper ) and others.

Comments of Ron L. Hooper, descendent