'Hopper1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hopper of Shincliffe, Howper of Musbury
BLG1886 identifies the (Hooper) arms of the following family as "gyronny of eight, sa. and erm., over all a tower triple-towered arg. masoned of the first". | |||||||||||||||
John Hopper of Shincliffe (a 05.1594) | |||||||||||||||
m. Janet( a 05.1594) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Sampson Hopper of Shincliffe (a 05.1594) | ||||||||||||||
A. | ?? Hopper | ||||||||||||||
i. | Robert Hopper of Shincliffe | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Hendry (dau of Cuthbert Hendry of Shincliffe) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Henry Hopper of Durham, Crook Hall, Sidgate, Thrislington, Heugh Hall & Quarrington Grange (dsp 1750) | ||||||||||||||
m1/2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
b. | John Hopper of Shincliffe (d 1743) | ||||||||||||||
m(1). Anne Colling of Long Newton | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Hopper of Shincliffe (b 1772) | ||||||||||||||
m. (25.06.1752) Elizabeth Hilton (dau/heir of Robert Hilton of Elvet) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | John Hopper (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Robert Hopper, later Williamson (bpt 31.01.1755, d 13.01.1835, Recorder of Newcastle-upon-Tyne) | ||||||||||||||
m. (26.10.1782) Ann Williamson (d 28.09.1829, dau of Rev. William Williamson of Whickham, son of Sir William, 4th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Robert Hooper Williamson (b 09.08.1784, d 11.03.1865, rector of Hurworth) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.06.1811) Elizabeth Barras (dau of William Barras) | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | John William Williamson of Whickham, Sheriff of co. Durham (b 17.09.1789, d unm 15.04.1850) | ||||||||||||||
(C) | Ralph Hopper (d 03.05.1834, cleric) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Arthy | |||||||||||||||
(i) | son | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Hendry Hopper of Wolsingham, co. Durham (b 1729, d 1796) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Whitfield (d 1810, dau/coheir of Robert Whitfield of Whitfield (Northumberland)) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | 12 sons + 7 daughters | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Ralph Hopper (b 20.05.1731) | ||||||||||||||
m. Philadelphia Cuthbert (dau of William Cuthbert of Wilton Castle, sister/heir of John of Wilton Castle) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | John Thomas Hendry Hopper of Wilton Castle | ||||||||||||||
(i) | John Hopper of Wilton Castle (dsp?, cleric) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Mary Anne Hopper | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Joseph Bailey, Bart of Glanusk Park (MP) | |||||||||||||||
(4) | Mary Hopper | ||||||||||||||
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Vivian identifies the arms of the following family as "gyronny of eight, Or. and Erm., over all a tower triple towered Sa.". | |||||||||||||||
Tristam Howper of Musbury (d c11.545) | |||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth (a 11.1545) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Tristam Howper 'of Masbury' (Musbury) of Blackmore, Devon (a 1545) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Agnes | |||||||||||||||
A. | Richard Howper of Boneland, Devon | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Chudleighe (dau/coheir of John Chudleigh of Thornecombe) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth Bustard of Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||
B. | James Howper of Meryet, Somerset | ||||||||||||||
m. Dorothy Servington of Langford | |||||||||||||||
2.+ | other issue (a 1545) - John, James, Nicholas, Richard, John (2nd), Florence, Dorothy, Elizabeth, Joyce, Etheldreda | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 23.05.19) :
BLG1886 ('Williamson of Whickham')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 24.12.19) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Howper', p488), Visitation (Weaver (1885), Somersetshire, 1551+1575+1591+additions, 'Howper of Meryet')
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