Richard Hopson Genealogy

Record modified: 2023-01-13
This is my ancestor 8 generations back.

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Born: (unknown)
Died: 1786-00-00 Orange Co, North Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. Margaret Martin

Children of Richard Hopson and Margaret Martin:
Sarah Hopson
*Thomas Hopson b. about 1735-00-00


Notes:

Orange Co NC Will Book B p15-16

...I Richard Hopson of
the County of Orange and parish of St Mark
being very sick and weak of body but of perfect
since of memory...do make this
my last will & Testament...
Item I bequeath unto
my loving wife Elizabeth Hopson the use of the
Tract of Land whereon I now live, during her
life and after her Decease, I give & bequeath to
my son Younger Hopson the said Track of Land
to him and his heirs.
Item I give & bequeath to my son
in law William Baccon six shillings sterling
Item I give to my son Martin Hopson six shillings sterling
Item I give to my son Daniel Hopson six shillings sterling
Item I give and bequeath to my
daughter Sarah Hopson two hundred acres of land
lying in Wake County on Panter Creek to her
& her heirs
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter
Mary Hopson two hundred acres of land lying
in Wake County being part of the same tract
mentioned to her & her heirs. And for my two
daughters to have choice out of six hundred &
forty acres.
Item I give and bequeath to my
two sons Martin & Daniel Hopson two hundred
& forty acres of land to be Equally Divided
between them lying in Wake Couny on Panter Creek.
Item I give unto my daughter Sarah
Hopson one feather bed and furniture and two
likely cows & one likely roan mare.
Item I give unto
my daughter Mary Hopson one feather bed &
furniture & two likely cows and one roan filley.
Item I give to my son in law Isaac
Kirk six shillings sterling.
Item I give to my son Younger
Hopson one feather bed & furniture and one likely horse.
Item all the remainder of my estate in what
kind soever I give to my loving wife for her life
then to my son Younger Hopson & I do hereby disavow,
null & make void all other will or wills by me made
& I do appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Hopson
& John Jenkins my Exer of this my last will & testament.
In witness my hand & seal this 12th day of Dec 1786.

Richard Hopson (his mark)

Test
Nathan Almond
George Taylor

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