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hopewell family nottingham

mcgaw31 — 2012-03-11 11:26:56Z

I am Linda McGaw, maiden name Hopewell born in christchurch New Zealand 13 february 1952, my father, Albert Ambrose Thomas Hopewell born 27 August 1912 deceased, his father Ambrose Albert born 17 February 1888 in Nottingham to Thomas Hopewell and Sarah (Murphy) Hopewell. They had 3 children in the UK and 8 in New Zealand and immigrated to New Zealand in 1891. If your ancestory is along this family line, please email me lindafmcgaw@gmail.com I live in Brisbane Australia I am also interested in anyone who can put further information on Sarah Murphys parents etc.

Re: Hopewells in Nottingham Area

Olsenvolsen — 2012-01-06 03:49:19Z

Hello Charles:

I'm excited to hear from you and would be interested in learning more about our ancestor.You can e-mail me offline at rvolsen@telus.net

Thanks,
Valerie Olsen

Re: Hopewells in Nottingham Area

charles_brown1961 — 2012-01-05 16:16:29Z

I have just come across your post re Stephen Hopewell 1821. He was my wife's ggg grandfather. He lived in awful conditions in poor housing in Nottm and died through related illness...we have his death cert. We have discovered a fair bit about his former life in Leic and life and times in Nottm in the mid 1800

HOPEWELL Emily E 1880 1940 wife

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-22 11:33:46Z

HOPEWELL Emily E 1880 1940 wife

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 221,404 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Dallas), cemetery(Forest Lawn) and Surname .
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HOPEWELL Ruth B Mimi 1915 2006 married 2 Nov 1967

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-21 20:10:37Z

HOPEWELL Ruth B Mimi 1915 2006 married 2 Nov 1967

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 221,609 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Dallas), cemetery(Forest Lawn) and Surname .
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HOPEWELL H Clifford 1914 2004 married 2 Nov 1967 lt col Ret USAF POW Stalag Luft III 1943-1944

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-21 20:09:56Z

HOPEWELL H Clifford 1914 2004 married 2 Nov 1967 lt col Ret USAF POW Stalag Luft III 1943-1944

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 221,609 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Dallas), cemetery(Forest Lawn) and Surname .
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HOPEWELL Harry 1878 1964 husband and father

t42ForestLawn — 2011-06-21 20:08:51Z

HOPEWELL Harry 1878 1964 husband and father

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 221,609 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Dallas), cemetery(Forest Lawn) and Surname .
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Re: hopewell's in springfield/dayton, ohio area

marjonsmom — 2011-04-29 23:09:27Z

Hello, I was doing a surname search for my maiden name; and came across this website and saw your post looking for Hopewell's in the Springfield/Dayton area..I am from that area and had I believe an uncle (maybe cousin by name of Charles.

Re: hopewell's in springfield/dayton, ohio area

theskatepirate — 2011-04-19 16:39:40Z

thanks for all the info.

unfortunarely my father passed away last December. I did get to meet and get contact with a lot of cousins and such during his battle with cancer. hope you are all well. cheers!

bRANDON

William J hopewell

judithnearly65 — 2010-12-05 19:51:51Z

I wonder if anyone can help me. I am looking for any trace of William J Hopewell born in Nottingham England. I know he camr to Canada in 1903 and again in 1906 when he settled at that time. He had two children Kenneth and Jack and was married to Etrhel who had joined him out there. She came back on her own in 1909. In or about 1928/9, his eldest son colin came out to Canada to look for his father and found him living with another woman. They had 2 daughters. Alas, we do not know where he was then living! We have no trace of him at all really from 1909 when the youngest childs birth was registered in York. I would dearly love to know what happened to him. As far as we know, he never came back to the UK but died out in Canada.

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

MEDINA_HOPEWELL — 2010-10-23 09:24:18Z

hi my name is medina hopewell i recently received a family tree from julian hargreaves with many thanks it has been passed on to my family members and some who have now been added i would be greatful for any information my 8th grt grandfather was john hopewell who married mary moss in 1730 in mansfield

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

MEDINA_HOPEWELL — 2010-10-23 09:11:23Z

hi i am a decendent from john hopewell and christiana hopewell [wayne] who where quakers in mansfield if you would like to contact me my e-mail is medina1500@aol.com, i have not long started on my tree but have various family members who might be able to help [i hope]

Re: Contact

MEDINA_HOPEWELL — 2010-10-23 08:57:11Z

hi glen i would be happy to give any information if i can my e-mail is medina1500@aol.com i would love to hear from you i recently have been given a vast family tree, with many hopewell's on it going back to 1683 john hopewell and christiana wayne are at the top, there are some people missing but you are welcome to have a look and perhaps see wwhich hopewell we are related to.

Re: hopewell's in springfield/dayton, ohio area

onegr8lu10ant — 2010-10-19 04:45:56Z

Hey Brandon,
My name is Brian Hopewell. Your dad is my uncle I am Charlie hopewell's son. I believe your mom is sharon? Im afraid I don't have much information on the family. I live in florida my brother charles gregory hopewell lives in irving texas. My sister diana sue hopewell lives in garland texas. Your dad knows me well and used to stop by with shannon when we lived in springfield. hope your search works out well. my e-mail is Onegr8lu10ant@aol.com.

Re: Thomas Hopewell b 1821 Mt Sorrell - my family

Lorraine907 — 2010-08-27 08:57:00Z

Hi, am new to this site. I am connected to Thomas Hopewell via his son George and his daughter Mary.

Re: Hopewells in Nottingham Area

MarionandMichael — 2010-06-16 23:39:38Z

Hello Michael,
I see that this link I have come across goes back many years. However just thought I would contact as I am updating further info on my family history which I have been interested in for some 25 plus years.
My link with Loughborough is with James Hopewell born 1787 who married Maria Glover, born 1787 or 1788 in Mount Sorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
The line from them to me travels via:

son George, born 1813 in Mount Sorrell, Loughborough( married Caroline Godfrey):

son George, born 1843, Chard, Somerset

son Alfred Theophilus Hopewell, born 1875,Danzig Poland

son Alfred Lewis Hopewell, born 1902, Brixton London

daughter, Marion (ME) now Marion Payne, born 1944.Sydney Australia

I have detail of much of this line.
Also a few photos of the early folk.

I would be interested in further detail of the early Loughborough Hopewell link if you have it. I understand there are several Hopewell families in Loughborough area at the same period of James, born 1787.

With thanks,
Marion Payne

Re: Hopewells

Marian_Tillery — 2010-05-19 18:37:58Z

Your line is part of my line. My Hopewell's are in North Carolina as well. Write me at gbctex@aol.com and lets swap information.

Re: Contact

hudsonthomas139 — 2010-04-28 14:04:44Z

Hi my name is elissa Hopewell,I live in Perth western Australia.My Dad is from New zealand in which his last name is hopewell.my email is hudson.thomas@bigpond.com

Re: Hopewells in Nottingham Area

elzlin — 2010-03-23 20:45:06Z

My Hopewell information begins with James H. Hopewell, who first appears in North Carolina in 1844 in a Lenoir County tax record. I have been unable to determine from whence he came. He had children by Sally (Sarah) Sanderson (unknown if they were married). The children were James Hopewell, born abt. 1840, Betsey Hopewell, born abt 1842, Martha Hopewell, born abt 1843, Egbert Hopewell, born abt 1847, and Nancy Sanderson, born about 1849. James, the father, was not listed in the 1850 or the 1860 census. In the 1860 census, Sally is listed as Sallie Hopewell, and has additional children, Mary Hopewell, born 1851, and Jesse, born 1856. Egbert was my great-grandfather. His son, William Robert Hopewell was my grandfather, and my father was Arthur Robert Hopewell. If any of this information is of any help to you, please let me know and I will give you all I have on them.

Re: Hopewells in Nottingham Area

Olsenvolsen — 2010-03-21 19:32:28Z

Hello Anthony:

I recently came across your posting on Ancestry. The husband of Mary Foxon Hopewell b. 1825 is Stephen Hopewell. He was born in 1821 and was buried 28 Sept 1851. Stephen Hopewell is the older brother of my gg grandfather, George Hopewell b.1829. I would be interested in corresponding with you further regarding your family tree.

Re: nottingham family

meina1500 — 2010-03-15 17:49:26Z

my name is medina hopewell i was named after my great grandfather's ship 'medina' i known my family was from the mansfield area

Hopewell

jwelsch — 2010-02-19 11:54:56Z

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Patricia Rae Hopewell Clark, 57, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at her home in Overland Park, Kansas, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Memorial Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 24, 2005, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, 1931 Houser Street, Muscatine, Iowa. The Reverend Troy Richmond of the Ss. Mary and Mathias Parish and Reverend Jaye Johnson of Fellowship United Methodist Church will officiate the Celebration of Life Service. Private burial will take place in Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Kansas, 15329 West 95th St., Lenexa, Kansas, 66219.
Pat was born on June 30, 1948, in Muscatine, the daughter of Patrick H. and Florine M. James Hopewell. She graduated from Hayes Catholic High School in 1966. Pat was married to Donald Lawrence Clark, Jr. in 1980, in Russellville, Arkansas, and they spent the last 25 years sharing a wonderful life together.
Pat enjoyed spending the past eight years working with Eby Realty Group of Olathe, Kansas. She opened the Muscatine Sterling House in 1997, which is now known as Bickford Cottage. She also spent two years serving as the first standing President of the Iowa Health Care Association. In 1999, she became Regional Director of Operations with Eby and in 2003, she was appointed Director of Operations and the family moved to Kansas.
Patti, as her friends and family called her, loved the simple things in life. Her favorite place was Zihuatanejo, Mexico, where she traveled with her husband and parents for the last thirteen years. Her favorite things were good music, long drives in the country, campfires, rainy days, Christmas, and enjoying all these with the people she loved. She will be deeply and dearly missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her parents, Pat and Flo Hopewell of Muscatine, her loving husband, Donald L. Clark, Jr. of Overton Park, Kansas; her brother, Robert Hopewell and wife, Tena, of Gordonsville, Virginia; her children, Tammy Becker and husband, Jeff, of Muscatine, Chelli Mattingly and husband, Darrell, of Muscatine, Wendi Layne and husband, Scott, of Wilton, Donald Clark III of Muscatine, Kelly Kerr and husband, Steve, of Overland Park, Kansas, and Amy Snyder and husband, John of Norfolk, Virginia; 10 grandchildren, Ben and Sam Becker, Luke Mattingly, Aaron Layne, Audrey Matthew and Tyler Clark, Micheala and Alexandria Kerr, and Chloe Snyder.

Re: and youre all on the east coast.

fcstammen — 2010-02-08 06:20:25Z

Hi Debbie,
I am also from this line. Charles Thurman Hopewell was my great grandather. I would definately be interested in pictures and any family history you may have. I will attempt you at the number you posted. Hopefully it's not out of date.
Thank you.

Re: hopewell's in springfield/dayton, ohio area

fcstammen — 2010-02-08 06:14:03Z

Hi Brandon,
Your father is my great uncle, I am a grandchild of Caroline. I am also looking for family information, but it doesn't appear that much is available. Your entries on here from 5 years ago are the most I've found so far. Trying to connect with the children of the three of your dad's siblings still alive who'd have any helpful information. Hoping to also make contact with the lady you were in contact with before.

Re: marriage to Aida Toms

judithnearly65 — 2010-01-16 17:32:21Z

Harold Carrack Hopewell was my uncle. Are you still looking for the marriage?
Judith

Re: George Hopewell

foggybreeze — 2010-01-12 00:03:24Z

Dear Randy Smith and other Hopewell thread participants,

I am researching a confusing family history in which our family name, Hopewell, came through an adopted parent of that name. Nehemiah Hopewell, my adopted g-g-grandfather, was born in(Gagetown) New Brunswick, Canada in abt. 1880. His father was John Isaac (b. abt. 1842 +/- in N.B.) and I may have found evidence that John's mother might have been Jane (unknown maiden name). John Isaac Hopewell had many children all with biblical names and possibly by two different wives. They are listed as "African" in the 1881 Canada Census; John also identified as English and was a member of the Church of England. Jane Hopewell who may be his mother listed her father as born in England. I am interested in tracing their African ancestry and understanding the English connection as well.

Anyone who is connected to this branch of the Hopewell family is welcome to contact me. I am very interested in learning more about this fascinating family.

Re: Hopewell family from Sutton Bonington Notts

malcolm1585 — 2009-09-29 20:30:35Z

Hi Jon , Very many thanks for your message. John Tarry & Ann Hopewell were my paternal GG Grandparents. My G Grandmother was Annie Tarry, the youngest of the family. I am very grateful to my cousin in California , who is a very experienced genealogist and has been researching the family for many years. His ancestor was Harriet Tarry, my GGrandmother's elder sister. I do have images of the entries for William Tarry's military record , and I am fairly sure that the details are from a old military register / record book , but cannot remember its title. Regarding the Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire connection -William Hopewell came from Hoton , Leicestershire. My WARD line were there for a couple of generations , they had boats on the canals. They moved to Leicester when the railways led to the decline of canal traffic. When I posted this message I ws exploring the possibily of earlier connections between my Ward and Hopewell lines. I have a lot of data relating to various lines of Hopewells, including being in touch with descendants in the UK and Tasmania. I would very much like to exchange information with you, and in the meantime will write to my cousin in California for the source of the military records. I will contact you via the Ancestry message system with my email address. Very best wishes, Malcolm

Re: Hopewell family from Sutton Bonington Notts

jonhopewell — 2009-09-28 18:32:06Z

Hi Malcolm

Interested to see what you posted about William Hopewell who is a direct ancestor of mine. I knew he had children born in Ireland and had speculated as to whether this was due to military service.

Ann, who was born in Ireland, is also my ancestor. The Hopewell name was passed on through her son Joseph who was born illegitimately in the Leicester workhouse in 1816. Ann subsequently married John Tarry but Joseph never took his name.

I believe the National Archives hold records of the 24th Light Dragoons for this period. Is that where you found the information? I am planning to pay a visit so if this was not your source happy to share anything I find.

regards
Jon

Re: Hopewell's of Nova Scotia

foggybreeze — 2009-08-18 05:08:27Z

I am just beginning this process, but my great-grandfather was supposedly adopted by a Hopewell who was originally from Nova Scotia and emigrated to the US (or ended up there eventually) at age eleven. This male Hopewell, who died sometime in the 50s in Philadelphia, I believe, was also one of thirteen children. So Marie could have been his sister? or his aunt? I found a James Hopewell who was born in 1885 in Halifax who is possibly my (adopted) g,great-grandfather or one generation prior.

I will be trying to get more information (like first names!)

Re: Mary Reffin m. John Hopewell

richardrogers167 — 2009-08-14 13:49:42Z

Hi,

Thanks for your swift response. I was hoping that you may have done research at the county office itself. I was living in the UK until recently and did some at both Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire into Reffin but was not able to finish the searches and therefore did not reach any more definitive conclusions on Ann's lineage. However I am planning to start this process again shortly.

Regards,

Juliet

Mary Reffin m. John Hopewell

julian_hargreaves — 2009-08-13 19:32:24Z

I know a little about Mary Reffin:

She was born about 1775: it is likely that she was the daughter of Richard Reffin and Elizabeth, and bap. 7 Nov. 1777 at Thurmaston, Leicester (see IGI).

She married John Hopewell, a canal boatman, on 31st May 1803 at Leicester All Saints. They may have lived on the water, and had no fixed abode.

They had 11 children, baptised at Mountsorrel and Sileby Leicestershire, and Nottingham St Peter.

She was buried 10 January 1848 at Nottingham St Peter.

As you are aware, your Ann is the daughter of John Reffin and Ann, according to the IGI.

Their village Walton on the Wolds is not far away, so I imagine the families are related, though I haven’t done enough research in this area yet.

Re: Thomas Hopewell b 1821 Mt Sorrell

richardrogers167 — 2009-08-12 03:58:28Z

Hi,

My family are also Reffins and I noticed you have a Mary Reffin born c. 1175 noted in your family tree notes on this board.

Do you have any further information on her? I.e. have you looked for her birth records?

There were quiet a few Reffins/Ralphins around that area so it would help me in putting the jigsaw together if you were able to share any information you found.

Regards,

Juliet Byrnes (descendent of Ann Reffin, Walton c. circa 1785)

Re: Contact

meina1500 — 2009-07-27 18:10:24Z

hi my name is medina hopewell my great grandfather john prince hopewell was a captain on the "medina" in the 1860's
my great grandmother was mary ann hopewell our family originated in the mansfield area of nottingham, my father edward prince hopewell was the youngest of 15 children but 12 lived in the tidal basin area of the victoria docks, i am also related to john hopewell the heart surgeon that practised in harley street in london, a few of my family has the name arlington as a middle name, if you would like to contact me my e-mail is medina1500@aol.co.uk

Re: Hugh Hopewell b.1611

pkduo — 2009-05-12 00:32:35Z

I have a Hugh Hopewell b. 1611 Portsmouth England, wife Ann unknown, daughter Susanna b. 1666 Calvert Md.

If you have any further information please contact me a pkduo@yahoo.com

Paul

HOPEWELL Barbara H and Francis M

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-07 12:00:32Z

HOPEWELL Barbara H and Francis M

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,355 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

hopewell's in springfield/dayton, ohio area

theskatepirate — 2009-04-15 19:36:24Z

not many left there but my father, joe hopewell. his father was charles hopewell. i was chatting to someone through this site and lost touch sometime ago. they were from florida. some aunts and uncles of my father. joe is in his early 60's now. i'd like to make a tree for him if possible. any help would be appreciated.

cheers,
brandon hopewell

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

benson58 — 2009-03-11 14:46:07Z

Maribeth, my Hopewell ancestors came to West New Jersey (they were Quakers) and settled there. They lived just south of Camden, NJ and then migrated south. Hopewell, NJ is much further north. Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a connection that I am aware of between your Keziah and my Hopewell family. Have you tracked back where her ancestors immigrated from? Mine are from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

benson58 — 2009-03-11 14:36:56Z

No, I am not tracking that line since it is from the brother of my immigrant ancestor. Thanks for asking, though.

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

maribethq45 — 2009-03-01 16:42:51Z

Mike,
I have an ancestor Keziah Hopewell b. 1700 RI (formerly MA) d. 1780 Mercer Co NJ m. Benjamin Pelton who lived in Hopewell NJ. Their daughter Mary Pelton m. John Larison. I am a direct ancestor to these people. Do they fit into your ancestry and do you know how Hopewell NJ got its name? I do not have any information on her father and mother or any other Hopewells.
Maribeth

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

omertz — 2009-01-25 14:34:21Z

Mike. Hi. We corresponded in 2003. I am descended from the Northumberland County, PA branch of the Hopewell family. In 2003, you tipped me off to the wonderful Paul William Hopewell book which I located at the Cincinnati library and they copied the parts of interest to me.

I see you are still active. Are you trying to track the Northumberland line because, if so, I have documented some things that escaped the notice of Paul though there are a few mysteries still unsolved.

Let me know at oakeymertz @ec.rr.com.

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

benson58 — 2008-07-11 23:15:25Z

Barbara,

I do indeed have the transcript of the Bible that was included in a detailed manuscript from Paul William Hopewell, a descendant of Nathaniel's. I am a direct descendant of Joseph Hopewell and have done extensive research into his descendants. My mother's maiden name was Hopewell.

Interestingly, I have not heard of Cornelius in any of the records I have found so this is news to me. I also did not know about Catherine. The manuscript also mentions a Sarah who seems to have been a daughter of John and Christian and married Robert Lee (based on a reference to Sarah's mother, Christian Hopewell).

This is also the first time I have seen Christian's surname spelled Wayne. I have it as Wain in all the information I possess.

Please contact me directly at smbenson58@gmail.com and we can decide how to best trade information. I am very happy to meet a distant cousin.

Mike Benson

Hopewell Leicester

mar1944 — 2008-07-11 23:10:05Z

Trying to trace the male descendants of the children of John Hopewell and Maria Montgomery. Isaac (1854-), Henry (1859-), Walter (1861-), Arthur (1869-),

Re: Hopewells in Virginia

Barbara_Hargreaves — 2008-07-11 21:04:19Z

We found a reference to the Hopewell family bible in possession of the Hunterdon County History Society at Flemington N.J. and I wrote to the secretary asking for information about the family who owned it. Unfortunately I never received a reply, maybe the letter never reached the appropriate place. Do you have a transcript from the Bible?

I am a direct descendant of Cornelius, brother of Nathaniel and Joseph. These last two disappeared from our family tree and except for their birth dates I have no information about them. For this reason I should be very interested to know their subsequent history and that of their descendants. Over many years I have developed a pedigree of the Hopewell family who, as you say, were Quakers living in the 17th and 18th centuries at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The earliest Hopewell I have traced is John, a framework knitter and father of Nathaniel and Joseph, who was married to Christian Wayne in 1687.

John Hopewell b 1662-3, d 1709, married at Wilford, Notts 1687 Christian Wayne b 1665-6, d 1749; both were buried in the Quaker graveyard at Mansfield (now destroyed by a road);
their children were: John b 1688, Robert b 1687-8, Cornelius b 1689-90, Nathaniel b 1695, Daniel b 1697, Christian (F) b 1700, Elizabeth b 1702, Joseph b 1705, Catherine.

I should be pleased to pass on to you any information about descendants in England. We have copies of the Will and Inventory of the possessions of John Hopewell senr. at his death and also an account of litigation regarding the inheritance Christian had from her uncle Lancelot Wayne.

My single name is Hopewell and I live in the UK.

Joy HOPEWELL TILFORD b. 1888 IN

Guambaby — 2008-03-18 03:59:48Z

Looking for information on Joy HOPEWELL, dau of Thomas and Alice C. HOPEWELL. She married William Franklin TILFORD, son of George Washington TILFORD and Corra C. WILSON. I found them in New Albany, Floyd Co., IN in 1920, and Seymour, Jackson Co., IN in 1930. No clue what happened to them after that. I haven't found any children for them. Thank you for any help you can provide.

Charlotte Hancock 1769

peterwhancock — 2007-12-06 09:20:58Z

I'm trying to find any information about a Charlotte Hopewell born c 1769 in Nottingham, died 1842 Nottingham, married John Wyvil and had several children christened at Castle Gate Independent Congregation.

Hugh Hopewell & Richard Hopewell, St. Mary's County, Maryland early 1700s

Juli_Morgan — 2007-09-03 21:06:34Z

Seeking any information about Hugh HOPEWELL and Richard HOPEWELL who were in St. Mary's County, Maryland around the early 1700s.

The will of a John WISEMAN was written in 1703 and proved in court in St. Mary's County in 1704. In the will he bequeathed lands to his sons (including a John, Jr.) he had purchased from Hugh HOPEWELL. One of the appraisers of John WISEMAN's estate was a Richard HOPEWELL.

In 1753 in St. Mary's County a John WISEMAN witnessed the will of John SMITH. John SMITH's daughter was married to Hopewell ADAMS, an executor of John SMITH's will.

I am wondering if my Hopwell ADAMS' mother might have been a HOPEWELL before her marriage. The name HOPEWELL is not a common given name and wondered if anyone has information on HOPEWELL daughters of Hugh or Richard.

Re: Sarah Ostick Hopewell. Attercliffe Sheffield England.

iphookiz — 2007-06-16 12:44:59Z

Hi Cheryl,

Good to hear from you - and yes, I think this is the same family. Ann is my g-g-grandmother as well; she married George Greensmith and had (I think) five children. One of them, Robert Greensmith born 1873, is my g-grandfather. He married Eliza Berry in 1902 and had four children, but was then killed in action in 1915 in Belgium. I still have his memorial brass plaque. Eliza remarried some time later to John Bennett, and had two more sons.

You're welcome to contact me direct – I don't have masses of information, but am happy to share what I have figured out. You'll just need to take the spaces and so on out of this email address: moorfoot-research at ntlworld dot com

All the best.

Kitty.

Re: Sarah Ostick Hopewell. Attercliffe Sheffield England.

CherylChevS10 — 2007-06-16 12:25:08Z

Hi Kitty,

I came across this posting and I believe we are related. Ann Hopewell is my great greatgrandmother Mary Hopewell Greaves, sister. Her father was William and her mother was Sarah. On the marriage certificate William is listed as a bellhanger. There was also another sister Charlotte. In the 1881 census Mary was living with her sister Ann Greensmith. Does this match with your information.

Re: Hopewell family from Sutton Bonington Notts

ming10 — 2007-01-14 20:14:35Z

This John Hopewell was my grandmother Bessie Hopewell's great grandfather. Have you any idea why he came to Shebbear from Sutton Bonington?

Gertrude Hopewell

mar1944 — 2006-12-23 21:36:08Z

Seeking information about Gertrude Hopewell married in 1902 in UK to Timms or Brown.