Person:Thomas Hopper (13)

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Thomas Hopper
b.Abt 1766 Rockingham County, North Carolina
d.23 Dec 1851 Lafayette County, Missouri
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1766
  1. Thomas HopperAbt 1766 - 1851
  2. Elizabeth HopperAbt 1780 - 1845
Spouse and Children
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m. 1794
  1. William Hopper1794 - 1824
  2. Lydia Ann Hopper1795 - 1834
  3. Sally HopperAbt 1796 - 1854
  4. Mary HopperAbt 1798 -
  5. Charles Hopper1800 - 1880
  6. Kesiah Hopper1806 - 1859
  7. Hannah Hopper1808 - 1882
  8. Rebecca Hopper1808 - 1896
  9. Elizabeth Hopper1811 - 1895
  10. Thomas HopperAbt 1815 - Bef 1865
  11. Elmira Hopper1816 - 1910
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Thomas Hopper
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4][14] Abt 1766 Rockingham County, North Carolina
Marriage 1794 Burke, North Carolina, United Statesto Rebecca Jennie Gray
Census[8][16] 1830 Lafayette County, Missouri
Census[9][17] 1840 Lafayette County, Missouri
Census[10][18] 15 Nov 1850 Lafayette County, Missouri
Death[5][6][7][15] 23 Dec 1851 Lafayette County, Missouri


“Orange County Probate A - 1816-1826. 1 - LA (letters of administration) to Joel Charles on the estate of Robert Brown, 6 May 1816. Appraisers Jesse Hollowel, Zachariah Hopper and John Pinnick. Said Brown owed money to Jonathan Grifford. Buyers at the sale were: William Arvin (or Irvin), Thomas Atkinson, Sarah Brown (who bought several items), Samuel Caleb, Joel Charles, William Crawford, Jas. Dixon, William Evans, William Farris, Jan. and Jonathan Gifford, Thomas Guelly, Ezekial Henderson, Christopher & Charles Hill, Robert Holladaya, Jas. Hollowel, Thomas, Jasper & Zachariah Hopper, Evan Jones, Thomas Lindley, Steven McCracken, William McDaniel, Wiley Mullins, John Pinnick, William Trueblood and Joseph Willard.

“The town of Paoli (IN) purchased part of the land for the county seat from Jonathan Lindley for $800 and part from Thomas Hopper for $500. Mrs. Rebecca Hopper, who probably opposed selling the land, is said to have submitted gracefully to the signing of the deed after she was paid $5.”

“William Chiles’ History of Lafayette County Missouri fixes the first settlement of Clay Township in said Township and County in the latter part of the year 1819...and at or near the same time Thomas Hopper and family with two sons-in-law; Killen and John Young from Indiana...”

References
  1. ↑ Charles Hopper and descendants Gedcom.
  2. ↑ France, Perdita (Didi) E., 1998. The Descendants of William Hopper.
  3. ↑ Family Group Record for Thomas and Rebecca Hopper.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Raymond P. and Irene. Family Group Sheet for Thomas Hopper and Rebecca..
  5. ↑ France, Perdita (Didi) E., 1998. The Descendants of William Hopper.
  6. ↑ Family Group Record for Thomas and Rebecca Hopper.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Raymond P. and Irene. Family Group Sheet for Thomas Hopper and Rebecca..
  8. ↑ Lafayette, Missouri, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 256.
  9. ↑ Lafayette, Missouri, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    page 156.
  10. ↑ Lafayette, Missouri, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Dwelling 794, family 794.
  11.   The Hoosier journal of ancestry. (Little York, Indiana: N.K. Sexton, 1977-)
    Volume VII-2, page 39.
  12.   Orange County, Indiana - History, Families 175th Anniversary. (Turner Publishing Co.).
  13.   Eakin, Joanne Chiles. Diary of a Town, Wellington, Missouri. (Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States: J.C. Eakin, 1984)
    p. 1.
  14. ↑ many sources list Georgia
  15. ↑ probate 1 Jan 1852
  16. ↑ 50-60, head of household
  17. ↑ 70-80, head of household
  18. ↑ 84, head of household
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