Direct descendant is highlighted in red

Born: Abt. 1783  KY

Died: 22 June 1853 Vermillion Co., IN

FATHER

John Hopewell

MOTHER

Sarah Edwards

HUSBAND

Abraham White

CHILDREN

1. Abram White Jr. b. 1811

2. Jacob White b. 1812

3. Nancy White b. 1813

4. Enoch White b. 1814

5. John White b. 1816

6. Alexander White b. 1825

Milly Hopewell
by Susan Brooke
Aug 2022

Milly Hopewell was born about 1783, one of the oldest children of John Hopewell. (1)  Her tombstone gives her name as Milly, the 1850 census gives her name as Amelia, and her son John Hopewell in his memoir referred to her as Permelia.  (2)  She married Abraham White in Bullitt Co., KY on 10 Oct 1808 with her father, John Hopewell, giving consent. (3)  She was 25 and Abraham was 45.  His youngest son, Isaac White, was about 15 at that time.  They had five children in a five year time span.  Then in 1821 they moved to Vermillion Co. IN, a new territory.  Her last son, Alexander White, was born in IN in 1825 when she was about 42.
Her husband, Abraham White, died on 22 Jun 1853.  Milly received a land warrant for his service in the Revolution on 2 Aug 1856.  She never signed the land warrant and as a result there was a legal battle between her children.  Milly died just four years after her husband's death.  Her tombstone reads,  "Milly wife of Abraham White died Oct 26 1857 in the 75th year." (4)  She was buried in Helt's Prairie Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IN

Sources

(1) Birth of Milly Hopewell
Her tombstone reads she died in her 75th year which would make her born about 1783.
The 1850 census reads that she was aged 66 which would make her born about 1784.

(2) Name

Her tombstone reads "Milly wife of Abraham White died Oct 26 1857 in the 75th year."

1850 census reads Amelia

From the "Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa, Chicago, Inter-State Publishing Company, 1886"

"John White, one of the pioneers of Appanoose County, and an enterprising and successful farmer, was born near Nashville, Tennessee, February 22, 1816.  He was reared on a farm, his education being obtained in the subscription schools of his neighborhood.  When a young man he went to Indiana with his parents, Abraham and Permelia White, who settled in that State. His father served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution.  

(3) Marriage Bond as found in Revolutionary War Pension Application.

marriage record signed by Abraham White and John Hopewell, making his mark.

(4) Helt's Prairie, Vermillion Co. IN

"Milly wife of Abraham White died Oct 26 1857 in the 75th year"

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