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Mary Conner |
FAMILY TREE | |
Born: Abt. 1730 Prince William County, Virginia |
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Died: After 1794 |
FATHER
HUSBAND
CHILDREN
1. John Hopewell b. 1751
2. Thomas Hopewell b. 1755
3. Samuel Hopewell b. 1759
Samuel Hopewell, son of Samuel Hopewell Sr. bound out to Isaac Votaw
Order BK F pg. 501 1774
4. Mary Hopewell b. Abt. 1764
5. Sarah Hopewell b. Abt. 1766
Sarah Hopewell an infant under the age of twenty one years by Samuel Hopewell
her father vs. Thomas Drake.
The plaintif being married the just abates (no tespass Assault & Battery)
Order BK 1 pg. 218 1786
6. Elizabeth Hopewell b. 1770
Mary Conner
by Susan Brooke
Jul 2023
Mary Conner seems to have been one of the oldest children of Samuel Conner.
She must have married Samuel Hopewell in Fairfax County, VA sometime in the
1740's however, there is no reference to any Hopewell in Fairfax County at
that time. The first time Mary is in the records is 1771 when Samuel Hopewell and
"his wife Mary, are bringing a suit against "Charles Connah." Her
father, Samuel Conner, had died in 1768 and her brother Charles Conner was
administrator of their father's estate but he was not making any distributions.
(1)
Before this case could get settled, her brother Charles died, in 1778, and
Clator Smith became the executor of the estate of Charles Conner. Mary
Hopewell, without any mention of her husband, again brought suit.
However, it does not seem that Clator Smith was any more forthcoming about
making distributions to the other Conner children.
Mary's husband, Samuel Hopewell, had been in court several times before with
problems of debt. In 1773 he seems to have sold everything he owned,
including his penknife just to pay off some debts. So, Mary could have
used some money from her father's estate.
Theirs sons, John and Thomas Hopewell were young adults by this time.
In the tithables for Loudoun County, John Hopewell, their son, is listed as
"lives with Samuel Hopewell" in the 1773 tax list for Shelburne Parish. In the
1776 Loudoun County tithables there is a listing for "Mary Hopewell's Thomas
Hopewell." in Shelburne Parish. Mary and Samuel Hopewell may not have been
living together. The two sons enlisted in the army in 1777 and left
Loudoun County.
Samuel Hopewell died in 1794 and Mary Hopewell was summoned "to declare
whether she will take upon herself the administration of the estate of Samuel
Hopewell, deceased. Oct 13, 1794 Loudoun County Order BK Q pg 42 (3)
Sources
3) Oct 13, 1794 Ordered that Mary Hopwell be summoned to appear here at the next Court to declare whether she will take upon herself the Administration of the Estate of Samuel Hopwell dec'd on the Motion of Bazill Rhodes |
Loudoun County Order BK Q pg 32 |