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William Hopson 1797–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: York County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: York County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Mary Cottillo

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Combs

Children(s): Richard Hopson, Robert Hopson, James Hopson, George Hopson, Mary Hopson, John Hopson, Albert Hopson

William Hopson was born in 1797 in York County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Hopson Jr And Mary Cottillo. William Hopson married Elizabeth Betty Combs, and had children including Albert Hopson, George Washington Hopson, James Hopson, John Hopson, Mary Hopson, Richard Hopson, Robert Franklin Hopson. William Hopson passed away in 1875 in York County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hopson was born in 1797 in York County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Hopson Jr And Mary Cottillo.
  • William Hopson married Elizabeth Betty Combs, and had children including Albert Hopson, George Washington Hopson, James Hopson, John Hopson, Mary Hopson, Richard Hopson, Robert Franklin Hopson.
  • William Hopson passed away in 1875 in York County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1761–
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
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Mary Cottillo
1765–
Birth Location: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Combs
1805–1890
Birth Location: York, Virginia
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Children(s)

Richard Hopson
1840–1896
Birth Location: York County, Virginia
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Robert Hopson
1836–1917
Birth Location: York County, Virginia, USA
RH
James Hopson
1825–1880
Birth Location: Warwick, Virginia
JH
George Hopson
1832–1893
Birth Location: York Co., VA.
GH
Mary Hopson
1832–
Birth Location: York Co.
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John Hopson
1834–1900
Birth Location: York County, Virginia
JH
Albert Hopson
1845–
Birth Location: Virginia
AH

William Hopson's Ancestors

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William Hopson
1797–1875
Birth Place: York County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Hopson Jr
1761–
York, Virginia, USA
Mary Cottillo
1765–
Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Hopson
1723–
Charles Parish, York, Virginia
Elisabeth ("Bessie") Hopson
1730–
Warwick, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Charles Hopson
1684–1739
Sarah Beck
1700–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hopson
1664–
Ann Robinson
1670–

William Hopson's Descendants

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William Hopson (1797–1875) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Combs (1805–22 May 1890)
  1. 1. Richard Hopson 1840–1896 m. Ellen Hopson –1870
    1. 1. James (Jasper) Hopson 1858–1910 m. Martha (Ann) Thompson 1868–1948
      1. 1. Bessie (Mary) Hopson 1896–1975 m. William (H) Jackson 1886–1937
      2. 2. Richard (Jasper) Hopson 1887–1931
      3. 3. Walter (Alexander Hopson) Sr. 1890–1931
      4. 4. Lavinia (Jean) Hopson 1888–1984
      5. 5. Roberta (Magdelene) Hopson 1891–1905
      6. 6. Helen (Virginia) Hopson 1893–1984
      7. 7. James (Oliver) Hopson 1903–1985
      8. 8. Dorothy (Lithia) Hopson 1907–2009
      9. 9. Thelma (Elizabeth) Hopson 1908–
      10. 10. Gertrude (Eva) Hopson 1895–
  2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Hopson 1836–1917
  3. 3. James Hopson 1825–1880
  4. 4. George (Washington) Hopson 1832–1893
  5. 5. Mary Hopson 1832–
  6. 6. John Hopson 1834–1900
  7. 7. Albert Hopson 1845–

William Hopson's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of William Hopson in York County, Virginia, USA
York County, Virginia, USA
1875
1875
Age 78
Death of William Hopson in York County, Virginia, USA
York County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, USA
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