Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Hugh Hopewell

Male 1611 - 1688  (77 years)


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  • Name Hugh Hopewell 
    Birth 1611 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Feb 1688  Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15709  Tree1
    Last Modified 16 May 2024 

    Father Family Hopewel 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F10728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne MNU Hopewell   d. 27 Nov 1732, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Hopewell,   b. 1662, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1703, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 42 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Hugh Hopewell,   b. Bef 1665   d. 24 May 1694, Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 29 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Susannah Hopewell,   b. Between 1666 and 1668, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Richard Hopewell,   b. Between 1670 and 1672, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1746, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Agnes Hopewell,   b. Abt 1677, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     6. Anne Hopewell,   b. Abt 1680, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1739, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Joseph Hopewell,   b. Abt 1688, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1737, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F10727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Hopewell, Hugh, Sr., Calvert Co., 23rd May, 1687; 20th Feb., 1688.
      To daus. Mary (wife of John Keene), Agnes, Ann and Susanna, sons Hugh and Richard, personalty.
      To wife Ann, extx., entire real estate and residue of personalty.
      Test: James Harper, Harry Fitzharbert, Charles Jones. 16
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      1684/5-1685/6 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 4 [John Frederick Dorman];
      Page 490 [17 Feb. 1685/6]
      Wm. Harper vs. Hugh Hopewell. Att the last Court judgment was granted against the estate of Hugh Hopewell in the hands of Majr. Tho: Youle upon an attachment for 810 pounds of tobacco unlesse the defendant did shew good cause to the contrary. The Court doth order, the defendant not appearing nor any attorney in his behalfe, that Hopewell pay 810 pounds of tobacco.
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      Hugh Hopewell 10.376 I £38.13.4 Aug 3 1695
      Appraisers: John Griggs, John Wiseman.
      List of debts: Richard Keene, Capt. Svans, Mr. Garret Vansweringen, Mr. John Carberry, Mr. Richard Smith note to Abraham Rhoades, Mr. William Taylor, Edward Crave, Mr. James Harpar to pay John Thaisher, Mr. William Joseph, Mr. Robert Carvile, Mr. Thomas Jenkins, Mr. Robert Taylor, James Harper to pay, Mr. John Edwards on Paul Kisby, Mr. John Edwards on John Thaisher, Mr. John Llewellin on Col. Beale, Mr. Vansweringen on Mr. Lewellin, Mr, Paul Kisby on Mr. Llewellin.
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      Hugh Hopewell 13A.312 A CA £142.7.0 #44569 Apr 30 1695
      Payments to: Capt. John Richardson per Richard Hopewell, Walter Powell per Richard Hopewell, Abraham Daracote, Mr. Carroll due to Mr. Underwood, Mr. Carvile, Samuell Watkins, John Edmondson, Mr. Thomas Grunwin, William Dent, Thomas Pus for James Browns, Mr. John Griggs, James Baker due to Richard Dea, Henry Fernley paid to John Wiseman, Robert Taylor, James Moore paid to James Eglens, John Richardson, Michaell Taney, Abraham Blake.
      Legatees: wife (unnamed) of John Keene.
      Executrix: Ann Hopwell.
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      Mr. Henry Brent 23.22 A CA £470.18.4 #179267 May 28 1703
      The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #160952.
      Received from: Robert Hill, executor of Hugh Hopewell, George Plowden, Col. Peter Sawyer, Col. Whittington, Col. Beall & Capt. Brightwell per Mr. Greenfield & Mr. Bradley, Joshua Cecill (administrator of Jonathon Willson).
      Payments to: John Elsey, John Griggs (cooper), W. Taylard, William Dent, Thomas Crabb, Col. Henry Jowles, Robert Thompson, Samuell Watkins, Maj. Barton, Raphaell Haywood, Joshuah Cecill, Maj. Barton for Sir Thomas Lawrence, Maj. Beall, Richard Brightwell.
      Mentions: John Hall, Henry Hanslapp, John Taylor of Dorchester County, Symon Willmor, Thomas Smithson, Anthony Neale, Robert Mason.
      List of bad debts: Ralph Burly (dead), Edward Batson, Robert Biggs (dead), John Burlin, Donnock Dennis, Thomas Deake (runaway), executor of Stephen Gary, John Goddard (dead), Thomas Hall (planter, dead), Richard Gardner (dead), Thomas Hall (carpenter, dead), Joseph Howe, Henry Hudson, Robert Jones (runaway). William Joseph, Henry Jowles, John Jones, John Joynes (dead), George Keeth, Francis Knott, Vincent Low, Esq., Peter Lamar (dead). Sir Thomas Lawrence, E. Moore (very poor), administrator of Henry Newgent, John Oneal (runaway), Pranie Quillln, James Ricketts (runaway), Thomas Spalden, Thomas Tasker, Richard Webb, Baruch Williams, John Christenson (runaway), Thomas Money (dead), Isaac Hopper bond to --- Sweatnam, Matthew Travers (dead), William Smith, John Stone.
      Administratrix: Anne Marsham, wife of Mr. Richard Marsham.
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      Duckworth, Ann, widow, St. Mary's Co. 9th May, 1731; 27th Nov., 1732.
      To son Richard Hopewell, money due from estate of George Muschamp, dec'd.
      To son Joseph Hopewell, ex., certain personalty during life, to pass at his death to grandchild. Hugh, John, Anne and Elizabeth Hopewell; 1/2 stock on plantation to pass to grandson William Hopewell, to whom sd. son is desired to leave his plantation,
      To grandsons Hugh, John, Richard (at age of 21) and Thomas Francis Hopewell, dau. Anne Aisquith, granddaus. Anne and Elizabeth Hopewell personalty,
      To dau. Susannah King, 1s.
      To grandchild. Richard, William, Joseph, Hugh, John, Thomas Francis, Anne and Elizabeth, produce from sale of 1/2 stock, etc.
      Test: John Seager, William Hopewell, Elizabeth Herbert (Harbert), 20,493.
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      Proceedings of the Court of Chancery, 1671
      Volume 51, Page 400
      http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000051/html/am5 1--400.html

      Depositions and Examinations of witnessess taken upon oath the
      18th day of ffebruary 1668 before the honoble the Chancelour in p.22 a cause depending in Chancery between John Halfhead plt and Joseph Edloe defendt on the behalfe of the said plt as followeth.

      Hugh Hopewell of Sackawit in Patuxent planter aged fifty seaven years or thereabouts, being sworne and Examined Deposeth and saith as followeth.
      I And to the First Interrogatory he saith that he very well Knoweth the partyes plt and Defendt in the Title in the Interogatoryes mentioned.
      2 To the second interogatory this Deponent saith, that he knew Barnaby Edloe in the Interogatory named but when he dyed or of what age he was at the time of his death this Deponent cannot Depose in satisfaction of the rest of the Interogatory.
      3 To the third Interogatory this Deponent saith that the said Barnaby Edloe was as this Deponent beleeves the Eldest sonne of the said Joseph Edloe Deceased living at the time of the said Joseph Edloes Death, this Deponent never hearing of any other, and further to this Interogatory this Depont Cannot Depose.
      4 To the 4th Interogatory this Depont cannot Depose. Hugh Hopewell

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