Joshua Hopper, Sr

1740 - 1834  (94 years)

• Name	Joshua Hopper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1740	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1804	Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Land Grant
  Census	1810	Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  	Lucy and Joshua Hopper
  Census	1820	Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  	Lucy and Joshua Hopper
  FSID	MPVV-LSS
  Probate	May 1834	Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Death	11 Oct 1834	Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 5, 7]
  Burial	Hopper Cemetery, Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I26907	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Deacon Hopper, Sr,   b. 11 Jul 1705, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Feb 1783, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Wright,   b. 1708, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 17 Oct 1747, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F11877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy Anne Cotton,   b. 1746, Surry County, Virginia, USA d. 1840, Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1765  [8]
  Children	1. Joshua Hopper, Jr,   b. 1770, North Carolina, USA d. 1855, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jesse Hopper,   b. 26 Dec 1790, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 1846, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Riley Hopper,   b. 1768, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 1855, Russell County, Kentucky, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Joseph Hopper,   b. Abt 1767, Henry County, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Thomas Hopper,   b. 1764, North Carolina, USA d. Dec 1835, Moores Prairie Township, Jefferson, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Eunice 'Unity' Hopper,   b. 1780, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 1869, Benton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Redach 'Rhoda' Hopper,   b. 1776, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. Abt 1820, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Darby Hopper,   b. 1778, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 4 Aug 1842, Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Amey Hopper,   b. 1795, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Rhoda Witherford,   b. 1743, Chester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA d. 1840, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F11876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1740 - Henry County, Virginia, USA Residence - Land Grant - 1804 - Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Census - Lucy and Joshua Hopper - 1810 - Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Census - Lucy and Joshua Hopper - 1820 - Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Probate - May 1834 - Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Death - 11 Oct 1834 - Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l Twomey-M Twomey Male Ancestor

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Will-HOPPER Joshua Will of Joshua Hopper

  
  

• Sources

  [S581] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S5731] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Twomey): HOPPER Joshua Sr, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HOPPER Joshua Sr 1740-1834. Joshua Hopper and his wife Lucy Cotton, lived in Matrimony Creek in present Rockingham County, N.C. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68503935/joshua_hopper [S2060] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;). North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [S604] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 186; Image: 00020; Family History Library Film: 0337916. 1810 United States Federal Census Year: 1810; Census Place: Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 186; Image: 00020; Family History Library Film: 0337916 [S3173] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Record of Wills, 1785-1965, With Index; Author: North Carolina. County Court (Rockingham County); Probate Place: Rockingham, North Carolina. North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [S626] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Rockingham, North Carolina; Page: 626; NARA Roll: M33_82; Image: 345. 1820 United States Federal Census 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Rockingham, North Carolina; Page: 626; NARA Roll: M33_82; Image: 345 [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S5732] Find a Grave: COTTON Lucy Hopper 1746-1840, COTTON Lucy Anne Hopper 1746-1840. Lucy Cotton married Joshua Hopper 1765 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68503979/lucy_hopper