James Hooper is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P184481 Rank: Private
Military 1776 • Virginia, USA -- A private on the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. Military Date Nov 1778 Military Place Virginia State or Army Served Virginia Regiment 2d Regiment Rank Private. Served under General Daniel Morgan
Marriage 6 Jan 1781 • Lunenburg, Virginia, USA to Elizabeth Chambers
(1753–1840).
James and Elizabeth had 6 known children. This is evidenced in a letter written in 1840 to the War Department in regards to Elizabeth receiving a pension for James' service during the Revolution.
Amelia "Milly" Hooper - born 20 Dec 1781
Thomas C Hooper - born 18 Sep 1794
Polly Mary Hooper - born 9 Sep 1788
James Hooper Jr - born 14 Sep 1790
Obediah Hooper - 25 Jan 1792
Elizabeth Hooper - 25 Jan 1794
Named as Executor of Will 16 Jul 1800 • Franklin, Georgia, USA --
James is named as co executor of his father Obediah Hooper's will along with his brother John
Residence 1800 • Franklin, Georgia, USA
Inheritance Aug 1804 • Franklin, Georgia, USA --- James inherits from his father Obediah Hooper one hundred dollars. The will further states that his brothers Thomas, John, Obediah Jr, and Matthew are to pay to James the sum of twenty-five dollars each.
Military Bet. 1831–1843 • Georgia, USA--- Received a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War. His wife continued to receive the pension after his death.
Death 28 Apr 1836 • De Kalb, Georgia, USA -- Age at Death: 89
Burial Sandy Springs, Fulton, Georgia, USA --- Sandy Springs United Methodist Cemetery ------Find A Grave #53335040
Source: S17 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Georgia Census, 1790-1890 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig; Repository: #R1
Source: S21 Ancestry.com U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; N; Repository: #R1
Source: S48 Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea; Repository: #R1
Source: S5 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
Source: S58 Ancestry.com U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National; Repository: #R1
Detail SAR Membership Number: A134313 ; Source Information Title U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Author Ancestry.com; Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher Date 2011; Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 9, 2016), "Record of James Hooper", Ancestor # A134313.
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