[Hooper] Re: James Hooper (Obadiah, Sr.)

[Terria Baynor]

There was another James Hooper that lived in Surry County, NC.  I am wondering how he fits in.  Surry Co. is an area that would be on the trail from Lunenburg to SC, GA.  There was a big lawsuit over his properties that split the family up. I wish we could put all these pieces of the puzzle together.  I have the his will, if you all would like a copy of it.  I believe his wife was Elizabeth.  Could be that people have gotten all these James's and William's mixed up!  Then again, they all could be related....
Terria

-----Original Message-----
From: Deanna Baumgardner <diane at nrgrecording.com>
Sent: Dec 10, 2003 10:22 PM
To: Hooper <Hooper at contesting.com>, Hooper <HOOPER-L at rootsweb.com>
Cc: Terria Baynor <terria at baynor.com>, Hooper Dori <Dori189 at aol.com>
Subject: James Hooper (Obadiah, Sr.)

If this is the Capt. James Hooper (Obadiah, SR.) my records indicate he 
  enlisted in the Army in 1788.  He  married Elizabeth Chambers January 
6, 1781 and his children in 1790 were:
Amelia H. Hooper b. December 20, 1781
Thomas C. Hooper b. September 18, 1784
Polly Hooper born September 9, 1788
James Hooper, Jr. born September 14, 1790

Obediah Hooper III born January 25, 1792
Elizabeth Hooper born October 4, 1794

Spartanburgh County, SC Census in 1790 shows the following:
Three males 16 years and older including head of household (James and 
??)
Three males under 16 years (Thomas C., possibly James, Jr and ?)
Three females Amelia H., Polly and wife, Elizabeth

>
>   JAMES HOOPER, second child of Obediah and Massilva Brooks Hooper, 
> was born October 25, 1746 in Lunenburg County Virginia.  He married 
> first time MARY ANN (last name unknow) before 1780. To this union no 
> children were born as of record.  He married second time  ELIZABETH 
> CHAMBERS January 6, 1781, in Virginia by Parson James Craig.  
> Elizabeth was born June 1, 1753 and died October 25, 1840.    James 
> enlisted in the Revolution War February 17, 1799.  He bought land in 
> Hanover County Virginia in January 1793 and 1794. April 15, 1788 he 
> bought 480 acres of land from Peter Williamson, Jr. on the fork of 
> Broad River for $1,285.  In  1798 he owned 12 slaves.  James was 
> Justice of the Peace in Franklin County Georgia in 1807.  The records 
> of William F. Bergin, Major General U.S.A., The Adjutant General, show 
> that JAMES HOOPER served in the Revolutionary War as a Private and 
> Captain in a company designated at various times.   Captain Nicholas 
> Hobson's and Captain John Hocakady's Company 6th Virginia regiment 
> also designated 2nd Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel John Gibson 
> and Colonel Christen Febiges.  He enlisted February 17, 1788 for 1 
> year.  He was transferred about October 1888, to Benjamin Talaferro's 
> Company same regiment, and was discharged February 17, 1799.  His name 
> appears on a list of soldiers of Virginia Line on Continental 
> Establishment.  James died April 26, 1828 in DeKalb County Georgia
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