Individual Notes
Note for: Thomas JOPLING, May 1708 - 24 Aug 1789
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Residence: Doctor Thomas Walker, exploration of Kentucky
Date: 7 Mar 1750
Place: Rockfish River, Amherst County, Virginia
Event: consisting of 200 acres, purchased from John PARISH for £10, in Goochland County on Reedy Branch of Tuckahoe Creek bounded by Joseph WATKIN's line, witnessed by Francis REDFORD, James BARRETT, Amos LADD and recorded
Type: Land
Date: 17 Jun 1729
Place: Goochland County, Virginia
Event: consisting of unknown acreage, purchased from James HOLMAN in Goochland County
Type: Land
Date: 4 Nov 1742
Place: Goochland County, Virginia
Event: consisting of unknown acreage, which was sold by Thomas & Hannah JOPLING to John BIBB
Type: Land
Date: 13 Aug 1747
Place: Goochland County, Virginia
Event: Thomas JOPLING, among others, posted Bond for Mary LIFELY, widow of Mark LIFELY, for the faithful preformance of his Will.
Type: Land
Date: 11 Jun 1752
Place: Albemarle County, Virginia
Event: from which he sold 134 acres for $10.00 to Samuel BAILEY
Type: Land
Date: 9 Mar 1758
Place: Albemarle County, Virginia
Event: of which he sold 400 acres for $20.00 to David ENICKS
Type: Land
Date: 4 Apr 1761
Place: Albemarle County, Virginia
Event: in Albemarle County of which he sold 366 acres for $12.00 to John HAMTON
Type: Land
Date: 13 Nov 1766
Place: Albemarle County, Virginia
Event: in Amherst County of which he gave 200 acres to son-in-law Benj. CHILDERS
Type: Land
Date: 4 Jul 1768
Place: Amherst County, Virginia
Event: in Amherst County of which he sold 323 acres to son-in-law John GRIFFIN
Type: Land
Date: 4 Jul 1768
Place: Amherst County, Virginia
Event: as a Captain in the Amherst County, Virginia Milita during the Revolutionary War
Type: Military Service
Date: 1776
Place: Amherst County, Virginia
Event: DAR ID 112678
Type: Family History
Note: Mrs. Annie Jopling Lester.
DAR ID Number: 112678
Born in Goode, Va.
Wife of Arthur Vane Lester.
Descendant of Capt. Thomas Joplin, Josiah Joplin, Giles Thomas, Capt. John Martin, Corp. George Cofer, Sergt. William Winston, Theodrick Webb and Pleasant Dawson, as follows:
1. Thomas Creed Jopling (1849-1911) m. 1875 Annie Wilmer Barnett (b. 1855).
2. Thomas Bennett Joplin (1810-69) m. 1845 Sarah Elizabeth Webb (1829-86); David Barnett (1822-1900) m. 1849 Frances Schenck (1830-71).
3. James Joplin (1769-1852) m. 1793 Nancy Martin (1774-1827); Creed Webb (1777-1868) m. Mahalah Booth; James Barnett (d. 1865) m. 1815 Ellenor Thomas (b. 1795); John Winston Schenck (1799-1844) m. 1830 Cathrine Cofer (1873-1902).
4. Josiah Joplin m. 1767 Elizabeth Ware (b. 1749); Theodrick Webb m. 1770 Sarah Huff; Giles Thomas m. 1786 Annie Wheeler; George Cofer m. 2nd 1806 Frances Dawson (b. 1786); John Martin m. 1773 Elizabeth Lewis; Cornelius Schenck (d. 1810) m. 1786 Rebecca Winston (d. 1811).
5. Thomas Joplin m. 1738 Hannah Pleasant Dawson m. 1785 Henrietta M. Garland (b. 1780); William Winston m. Polly Overton.
Thomas Joplin (1708-89) served as captain of Amherst County, Virginia militia. He was born in Virginia; died in Amherst County.
Josiah Joplin was a minute man, 1776, in Amherst County, Virginia militia. He was born in Amherst County and died there in 1797.
[p.221] Giles Thomas (1763-1842) enlisted, 1779, at the age of sixteen, serving under Greene in the Carolinas and witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis. For his service he received land warrants lying in Washington County, Md. He was born in Harford County, Md.; died in Blacksburg, Va.
Also No. 83447 .
John Martin (1749-1837) entered the service as a minute man and commanded a company at the siege of York and was promoted major for bravery. In 1831 he received a pension for service as sergeant and captain, Virginia Line. He was born in Albemarle County, Va.; died in Clark County, Ky.
Also No. 98468 .
George Cofer (1757-1837) was issued a land warrant, 1783, for service as corporal, Capt. John Nickolas' company, 1st Virginia regiment. He was born in Virginia; died in Bedford County, Va.
William Winston (1737-99) served as cornet and sergeant, 1778-79, with Braddock at Fort Duquesne. He was born and died in Virginia.
Also No. 60652 .
Theodrick Webb (1749-1807) served as private in Amherst County, Virginia militia. He died in Franklin County, Va.
Pleasant Dawson (1756-1830) served as private in Amherst County, Virginia minute men. He was born and died in Virginia.
Will: written 10 August 1789 wherein he names his wife and children and which was probated
Date: 7 Sep 1789
Place: Amherst County, Virginia
Individual Note: Thomas Jopling
AMHERST COUNTY
WILL BOOK 3, 1786-1800. 6 7 076 1.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Thomas Jopling of the County of Amherst being Weak in Body but of sound Memory and Since for preventing disputes in my Family about my Worldly Estate do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills by me made. - - - Imprimis I lend to my beloved Wife Hannah Jopling the use and benefitt of my Tract of Land whereon I now live Containing Seaven hundred Acres more or lefs during her Natural life, also two hundred and Ninety Acres Land lying on Glady Creek for her use during life, also I Lend to my said Wife all my Household Furniture, all my Stocks of every kind Horses, Cattle, Hoggs, and Sheep, also the following Slaves Bowser, Lewis, Will, Watt, Tumbler, Jane, Moll, Sam, Peter, Amey. - - - Imprimis I give, devise and Bequeath to my Grand Son Jefsee Jopling after my Wife Decease the Tract of Land Whereon I now live Containing Seaven hundred Acres more or lefs also Two hundred and Ninety Acres lying on Glady Creek during his natural life but on these Conditions in Case my said Grand Son Jefsee Jopling Should die without Heir - Lawfully begotten of his Body then the said Lands to Return to my Family and I give and bequeath the said Lands to my Son - Josiah Jopling and to his Heirs forever also I give and Bequeath to my said Grand Son Jefsee Jopling one Negro Girl named Feeby, to him and his Law-ful Heires but in case my said Grand Son should die without Heir then the said Negro Grile Feeby and her increase to Return to my Family to be Equally divided amongs my Children. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Son James Jopling one Tract of Land Containing four hundred acres lying on the Piny Mountain, Land I purchased of Jefsee Marten to him and his Heirs forever. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Son Josiah Jopling one Tract of Land Containing four hundred Acres lying on the North side Manascoes Mountain Land I purchased of Richard W. Cary to him and his Heirs forever. Imprimis I give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas Jopling tract of Land Containing four hundred Acres on the South fork of Rockfish River the Land he now lives on. Which I purchased of Doctr. Wm. Cabell, also one hundred Acres Joyning the above Tract, which I purchased of James Mathews to him and his Heirs forever.
Also I give to my Said Son One Negroe Man named Ashur which he now has in his Pofsefsion. Imprimis My Will and desire is my Just Debts may be paid by my Executors hereafter mentioned, and after the Decease of my said wife Hanah Jopling I give all the remaining part of my Estate to be Equaly divided amongst all my Children Vizt. James Jopling, Josiah Jopling, Thomas Jopling, John Griffin who Maryed my Daughter Martha, Ann Childers, Jane Davis, Lucy Powel, Rebecka Martin, Hanah Allen. Item I constitute and appoint my Beloved Sons James Jopling and Josiah Jopling and my Freind Henry Martin Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoaking all former Wills by me made, and thus having set my House in Order by Settling my Temporal Affairs I chearfully submit my eternal Concerns to the wise and Mercifull Disposer of all things, and patiently wait his mandate for my great change and to this my Last Will and Testament have set my Hand and affixed my Seals this~Tenth day August 1789.
his mark
Thomas T Jopling S S
Sealed Signed and Acknowledged to bee his last Will and Testament in presence of us
Henry Martin
Joseph Thomas Thos. Farrar John Jopling
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