Massalva[1] was born around 1728 in Hanover, Lunenburg County, Virginia Colony. She is the daughter of Richard Brooks (1675–1734) and Mary Gibson (1683–1735).[2]
In July 1734, at Hanover, Lunenburg County, Virginia Colony, she inherited an equal division of her father Richard's estate along with her mother Mary, brothers Robert and Richard, and sister Sarah.[3]
She married Obediah Hooper Sr (1720–1803) in 1741 in Hanover County, Virginia Colony.[4]
Massilva and Obediah had 11 Children:
Mary Marvula Hooper White (1744–1843)
James Hooper (1746–1836)
Thomas Hooper (1747–1826)
William Hooper Sr (1749–1815)
Obediah Hooper Jr (1755–1839)
Richard Brooks Hooper (1756–1846)
John Hooper (1760–1818)
Amelia Hurt Hooper Monroe (1761–1830)
Nancy Ann Hooper Goodlett (1762–1843)
Susannah Hooper Perry (1766–1804)
Matthew Brooks Hooper Sr (1768–1846)
She died at age 77 on 16 July 1800 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA, and was most likely buried there on the family farm, now in Banks County.[5]
Sources
Footnotes
↑ The spelling of her name is taken from the Last Will and Testament of her father Richard Brookes.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data — this unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. S2446662572 Repository: #R2438436725
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2022), memorial page for Massilva Mesilina Brookes Hooper (1723–16 Jul 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137187225; Maintained by Alana Morgan (GedMatch A772440) (contributor 48060147). Burial Details Unknown; Exact location unknown.
Last Will and Testament of Richard Brooks. From microfilm projections in Salt Lake City Library obtained by Robert C Kelly of Camarillo, CA, from book 13, Lunenburg County Virginia Wills page 536.
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Obediah Hooper only had one wife -- not 3 as on Hooper-122. Brooks-9520 , Brooks-12978 and Brooks-11676 are all the same person, clearly duplicates! Please merge properly!
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