[Hooper] Searching for Obadiah's Father #1

[Deanna Baumgardner]

	Thomas Hooper, 25/24 DNA match for Obadiah Hooper:
	
	We have been unable to find Thomas Hooper processioning land in St. Pau's Parish until he purchased land there in 
	1751:
	The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1786

>> No. 16 pg. 319 At a Vestry held for St Pauls Parish Sep 30th 1751
>> Ordered into one precinct for processioning the Lands of Jn Howard Sam Woody Jn Murfeld Ja Jarrett Wm Roundtree Jn Thurmond Rich Thurmond Jeremiah Lindsey John Barker Micajah Woody Rob Brain, and that John Howard and Sam Wooddy see the Said processioning performd before the last of March and take and make a Return to the Vestry an acc, of every persons land they shall procession, of the persons pres at the Same, and what land in their precinct they shall fail to procession, and the particular reason for Such Failure & the several Occupiers of y,  aboves Lands, do attend the Said procefsions accordingly.
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>> Copia Test  Ralph Hunt Clk Vestry
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>> In obedience to the within order we have processiond all the within mentioned Lands and the Several Tracts of Land are Transferd as Follows, the Land of James Gerrard, to Tho Hooper, +& the Lands of Jn Merfield to Anthony Winston, & John White, and the Land of Rich Thurmond to Wm Thurmond, done in the presence of William Raintree & John White Daniel Booz, Jno Foster, Jn Barker, Jos Crew Mica Wooddy & Jn Howard, Sam Woody
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>> 276 No. 16
>> pg. 350 At a Vestry held for Saint Pauls Parish November 17th 1755
>> Ordered, Into one precinct for processioning Lands of John Howard, Samuel Wooddey, Anthony Winston, Thomas Hooper, William Roundtree, William William  Thurmond, Farq Matheson Jon Barker Micajah Wooddey John Whites Orphans, Robert Brain in procsession thereof, and that John White and Samuel Wooddey See  the Said processioning performed, and return their proceedings According to Law,
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>> Ordered, that if any of the Several persons appointed to See the processioning performd find any persons Land Adjacent to the lands named, and not mentioned in the order for  processioning; that they do See the Lands So left out of Said Orders processiond and return an account of the Same with the Other Lands Mention'd in the Said orders
>> James Abbott Clk Vestry
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>> pg 351 March 8th 1756
>> In Obedience to the within Order, the Land of John Howard Samuel Wooddey Anthony Winston, Thomas Hooper, William Roundtree, the Land of William Thurmond Transferd to Thomas Bates, Farq, Matheson, John Barker, Micajah Wooddy Robert Brain, Daniel Boz, John White Jun, Wiliam Bailey, John White  in the room of William Roundtree John Barker, Thomas Hooper, John Howard Daniel Blooz.
>> John White
>> Samuel Wooddey
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>> 308 No. 16
>> pg 386 At a Vestry held for Saint Pauls Parish November 19, 1759
>> Ordered into one Precinct for Processioning the Lands of John Stoward Samuel Wooddy Anthony Winston, Thomas Hooper, William Roundtree, William Thurmond, Farquhar Matheson, John Barker, Micajah Wooddy, John White's Orphans Rob Brain in possession thereof and that John White and Samuel Wooddy see the said processioning performed and return their proceedings according to Law.
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>> Ordered that if any of the Several persons appointed to See the Procession performed find any Persons Land Adjacent to the Lands named and Not mention'd  in the Orders for Processioning; that they do See the Lands So left out of the Said Orders Procefiion'd, and return an Account of the Same with the other Lands mention'd in the said Order. 
>> James Abbott Clk of Vestry
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>> The above Bounds in all Processioned with Peace and Quietnefs, from under our hands March 21, 1760
>> Examined, John White, Samuel Wooddy

	Deanna Baumgardner
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