Thomas Hopson Genealogy
Record modified: 2008-06-29
This is my direct ancestor 7 generations back.
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Born: 1738-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1805-00-00 Wake Co, North Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. Sarah Lewis
Children of Thomas Hopson and Sarah Lewis:
Notes:
"a very wealthy man" [Sledge; a letter from Mr Boyd]
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from Ancestry.com board:
other children and spouses
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"A Study of the Barbee-Crowell Families"
1787-01-20 (proved Feb Court 1787) Thomas Hopson of Wake Co NC sold to Christopher Barbee for
L50, a tract on the South side of the North East prong of Now Hope... begin Widow Hopson's corner,
east to Thomas Hopson's line, N down the creek... 100 acres.
Witnesses: William Hopson, Zechariah Hopson
[Who is that widow? His mother? There are no female Hopsons on the 1790 census for Wake Co.]
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another researcher sends:
Will of Thomas Hopson
Reg 7 page 5 file 241 Wake Co
Will probated February Ct 1805.
This twentyeth Day of December one thousand and eight hundred and four, I
THOS. HOPSON being sick in body but of good and perfect memory, Declare this last Will and
testament in manner and form following:
I primise first, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife SARAH HOPSON all my Estate during her
natural life or widowhood except my Executors thinks my Estate is wating (wanting?) and at her death or
marriage
first I give unto my son ZACHARIAH HOPSON the tract of land he formerly lived on,
I give unto my son WILLIAM HOPSON my old plantation and running three hundred yards down the
Creek beginning whare the Eighty acres joins my line thence East across my land.
I give unto my son LEWIS HOPSON the balance of my old tract including the plantatin whare on I now
live and one hundre acres out of my four hundred Tract whare on he now lives whare he likes best,
I give unto my Daughter AMY LINN my Lashley tract of land,
I give unto my Daughter SARAH BARBEE two hundred acres of land part of the tract that LEWIS
HOPSON lives on,
the balance of said tract I give unto my daughter DYCEY MOTLEY
and my Stepen Tract I give unto my Daughter POLLY HERNDON
and at my wifes death or marriage I give all my Negroes to be valued in lots and then Divided between
all children namly;
WILLIAM HOPSON, ZACHARIAH HOPSON, LEWIS HOPSON, POLLY HERNDON, AMY LINN, SARAH BARBEE
and half a childs share to DICEY MOTLEY
and half a share to CHRISTOPHER BARBEES four children namely, CHRISTOPHER BARBEE,
MELLEY BARBEE, PATSEY BARBEE, EADY BARBEE
and the balance of my Estate is to be sold and divide as above mentioned
and I appoint my loving son and GOIN BARBEE full and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament.
In witness whare of I have here unto set my hand the day and date above written.
his
Thomas X Hopson
mark
Test:
GOIN BARBEE
JOHN O KELLY
WM H BURTON
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He may have actually been born in Orange Co NC, which is near Wake Co. There were Hopsons there at the time.
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1800 census Wake Co NC, Hillsborough twp
page 734: Thomas Hopson 1 M 45+, 1 F 10 - 16, 2 F 16 - 26, 1 F 45+
[Thomas 62, x, x (prob Sarah), x (prob Amy), Sarah 60]
also listed is Reubin Hopson 26 - 45, Benja Hopson 26 - 45, Lewis Hopson 26 - 45, Harrold Hopson 16 - 26
1790 NC Wake p104, twp not given
Thomas Hobson 2 M 16+, 4 F
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 208
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