Hopkins Wilder1
Male, #846, (circa 1723 - 1792)
| Parent | Michael Wilder (1685 - ) | |
| Parent | Ann Culpepper (say 1692 - ) | |
Hopkins Wilder|b. circa 1723\nd. 1792|p846.htm|Michael Wilder|b. 1685|p841.htm|Ann Culpepper|b. say 1692|p842.htm|Francis Wilder|b. say 1655|p42331.htm||||Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1664\nd. circa 1742|p834.htm|(?) (?) Unknown wife of Robert CULPEPPER of Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1666\nd. before 16 Oct 1739|p840.htm| | ||
| Birth* | circa 1723 | Hopkins was born circa 1723.2 |
| He was the son of Michael Wilder and Ann Culpepper. | ||
| (Deed Witness) Deed | 19 May 1741 | He witnessed a deed grant by Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC to Benjamin Culpepper son of Robert on 19 May 1741 at Edgecombe Precinct, North Carolina. (Edgecombe County NC, Deed Book 1, page 379 – This Indenture made the 19th day of May in the year of our Lord 1741 and in the 16th year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the 2nd by the grace of God of Great Britain, Scotland, and Ireland King defender of the faith and between JOSEPH CULPEPPER of Edgecombe County in the province aforesaid of the one part and BENJAMIN CULPEPPER of the County aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER for and in consideration of the sum of eight pounds to him in hand paid, hath given granted, bargained, released, and transferred unto BENJAMIN CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract and parcel of land lying and being on the west side of Fishing Creek. Beginning at a Beech thence to a White Oak thence to a White Oak to a Red Oak then to a Pine then to a Black Oak then to a Pine for the compliment containing by estimation one hundred and sixty acres of land be the same more or less. Together with all houses orchards whatsoever any manner of ways, woods, under woods, water courses rights hereditaments and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining. To have and to hold the said 160 acres of land to the said BENJAMIN CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns forever in as full and ample manner to all intents and purposes as the same is granted to the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER by the patent aforesaid. And the said deed the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER hereby obliges himself his heirs Executors, Administrators to warrant forever defend to the said BENJAMIN CULPEPPER his heir assigns forever. In Witness whereof the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed JOSEPH CULPEPPER (seal) in presence of Hopkins Wilder, George Yate. May Court 1741 – The above Deed of Sale was in open Court acknowledged in due form of law and on motion ordered to be registered. Test: Robert Forster, C. Ct.). |
| Revolutionary War* | between 1775 and 1783 | He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783 (DAR Listing: Hopkins Wilder, born circa 1723, died before Oct 1792 in North Carolina, married ___ ___, Patriotic Service, North Carolina).2 |
| Will* | 6 Apr 1782 | He made a will at Onslow Co., North Carolina, on 6 Apr 1782. |
| Death* | 1792 | He died at Onslow Co., North Carolina, in 1792. |
| Biography* | Hopkins Wilder married and had children Joel, Jonathan, Jesse, Jeremiah, Mary Ann & William. (Names referenced above: Hopkins Wilder Hopkins Wilder). |
| Last Edited | 17 Feb 2005 |
Citations
- E-mail from John Collins, e-mail address to e-mail address, 22 Apr 2000.
- DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.