Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameZachariah HOOPER 
329,404, Zachariah Hooper-about 1730 – 1775 • GSPY-NRR-
329,404, Zachariah Hooper-about 1730 – 1775 • GSPY-NRR-Birth1745, Amelia County, Virginia329, Hanover County, Virginia,404, Zachariah Hooper-about 1730 – 1775 • GSPY-NRR-,470, Zachariah Hooper I
Death1800, Amelia County, Virginia404, Susannah Walker-from July 1745 to 1747 – 17 June 1837 • L71H-GRH,404, Zachariah Hooper-about 1730 – 1775 • GSPY-NRR,470, Zachariah Hooper I
BurialUnknown470, Zachariah Hooper I
Deathbef Sep 1775, Caswell County, North Carolina329
FatherCapt. Joseph HOOPER (1690-1751)
MotherFrances MALONE (1707-1763)
Spouses
1Susannah WALKER 329,404, Susannah Walker-from July 1745 to 1747 – 17 June 1837 • L71H-GRH,470, Susannah Walker Hooper
329,404, Susannah Walker-from July 1745 to 1747 – 17 June 1837 • L71H-GRH,470, Susannah Walker HooperBirth1751, Lunenburg County, Virginia329,404, Susannah Walker-from July 1745 to 1747 – 17 June 1837 • L71H-GRH,470, Susannah Walker Hooper
Death1814, Caswell County, North Carolina404, Susannah Walker-from July 1745 to 1747 – 17 June 1837 • L71H-GRH,470, Susannah Walker Hooper
BurialUnknown470, Susannah Walker Hooper
Death1837, Caswell County, North Carolina329
FatherThomas WALKER Jr. (1709-1793)
Mother“Betty” Elizabeth ELLIS (~1715-<1798)
Marriage1767, Virginia329,470, Zachariah Hooper I
ChildrenMary Elizabeth (1768-1843)
Obituary Online notes for Zachariah HOOPER
NOTE: Zachariah Hooper's exact birth date is not documated after many years of extensive research, so the Hooper lineage ended with him until 2015 when his father, Joseph Hooper ,was discovered in England. His parents were Joseph Hooper (1690-1751) who lived in Selwood, Somerset County, England. Zachariah 's mother was Frances Malone Hooper (1707-1763).
Zachariah Hooper I was born c.1745, in Nottaway Parish in Amelia County, VA, located along the Nottaway River which ran through Amelia County, prior to the creation of Nottoway County in 1789 from this same part of Amelia County. Finally, Amelia County was created in 1735 from parts of Brunswick and Prince George Counties, which lands later became Nottoway Co. VA in 1789. The Amelia County Tax Records of the 1770's list two Zachariah Hoopers; one who died in 1775. One of these men named Zachariah on this tax list was the father of Benjamin Hooper who then named his oldest son Zachariah Linney Hooper. DAR records say that Zachariah Hooper's daughter Mary Elizabeth 'Polly' Hooper was born in Lunenburg County, VA in 1768, some twenty-five years after Zachariah's birth about 1743 in the same place then called Amelia County, so the county names continued to change during these years as the population grew and new counties were created out of the original eight counties. Polly's husband Starling Gunn was a famous Revolutionary War patriot.
About 1767 in Amelia County, VA, Zachariah Hooper (c. 1745 - Bef 1800) married Susanna Walker (Jul 1747 – 17 Jan 1837) born in Lunenburg Co. VA, some twenty-four years prior to Nottoway Co. being formed there in 1789. Susanna Walker was the daughter of the elderly Revolutionary War patriot Thomas Walker, Jr. (c.1709 - 1793) and Elizabeth 'Betty' Ellis Walker (c.1720 - Bef 1798) who lived in the Nottoway Parish of Amelia Co. VA. Susanna Walker Hooper was named in her father Thomas Walker's 1792 will, probated in 1793.
Zachariah and Susanna Hooper's family lived in Lunenburg County for 14 years from their 1765 marriage until before their fourth child Woodlief Hooper was born in 1779. (Lunenburg County was created in 1746 from part of Brunswick County.) Three of their children were born in Lunenburg County, VA. Then they lived in Caswell County and appeared in the 1800 & 1810 US Census records for Caswell County. They had 4 children:
1. Mary Elizabeth 'Polly' Hooper (17 Apr 1768 - 3 Mar 1843) m. 5 Oct 1785 : Starling Gunn, RW (9 May 1764 - 12 Aug 1832), had 13 children;
2. Henry Hooper (1770 - 1835) m. wife unknown; had 2 children:
3. Benjamin Hooper 4 Jan 1774 - 16 Apr 1839) m. 22 Sep 1800 Nancy Henderson (1784 - 1850) had 9 children;
4. Robert Woodlief Hooper (3 Feb 1779 - 26 Apr 1853); m. 12 Apr 1802; Priscilla Henderson (1785-1841); had 8 children;
Susannah Walker Hooper became a wealthy woman due to her inheritance from father, Thomas Walker, Jr. The DAR record for Thomas Walker Jr. RW performed, Jr. "patriotic service" for Virginia during the Revolutionary War and received land and a pension." Susanna's brothers also served in the war. Thomas Walker, Jr.'s 1792 will, probated in 1793 in Nottoway County, VA, gave these bequeaths to his daughter Susannah: I " give to my daughter Susannah Hooper one half of the land I now live on when divided to her to take her choice to her and her heirs forever. "
Zachariah Hooper's family lived in Lunenburg County, Amelia County, where he died before June 1800 US Census was taken, which listed his wife "Susannah Hooper" as "head of the family." Two single sons lived with her: Benjamin (aged 26) and Woodlief
Hooper (Aged 21) who was also known as "Woodliff" – "Woodleft" – "Woodleaf," and in Census 1820: "Woodlow Hooper;" Census 1830: "Wrodlif Hooper;" Census 1840: "Woodliss Hooper."
Susanna Walker Hooper died 17 Jan 1837. In 1838, Woodlief Hooper and Henry argued over family finances and ownership of certain slaves. On 22 May 1838, Woodlief Hooper was served with arrest by the Sheriff of Caswell Co. NC to attend the Superior Court in December 1838 to answer charges from Henry to prove their mother Susanna Walker Hooper gave Woodlief slaves valued at $8,000. He was asked to produce the deed of gift for nine slaves valued at: $1,000; $600; $1,000; $1,000; $1,000; $800; $700; $600; $500 for a total of $8,000. It is unclear how the suit was settled but much of the family Fortune was in slaves and land.
Son Woodlief and Pricilla Hooper were buried here with their son [unmarried] Samuel. It is not known where Zachariah and Susanna Walker Hooper are buried. Directions to the Hooper Family Cemetery in Caswell Co. Go 2 miles from the Prison Camp.
HOOPER CEMETERY Caswell Co. NC
Precilla Hooper d 23 Sept 1841 56 yr 7 mo.
Woodliff Hooper b Feb 3 1769 d Apr 26 1843 [1853] 74 yr 2 mo 23 d. Samuel Hooper d 17 Apr 1854 40 yr 4 mo. 26 d."
According to his 1853 will, Woodlief Hooper's six children shared a 1/6 division of his extensive estate, which named sixteen slaves & their children, including some of the 9 slaves from the family law suit mentioned earlier:
Bob Jane Lucy Johnson Emmiline
Ned Jesse Catharine Eliza & Children Abby & Children
Susan Nancy Jesse Sarah & Children 2 unnamed 470, Zachariah Hooper I
Zachariah Hooper I was born c.1745, in Nottaway Parish in Amelia County, VA, located along the Nottaway River which ran through Amelia County, prior to the creation of Nottoway County in 1789 from this same part of Amelia County. Finally, Amelia County was created in 1735 from parts of Brunswick and Prince George Counties, which lands later became Nottoway Co. VA in 1789. The Amelia County Tax Records of the 1770's list two Zachariah Hoopers; one who died in 1775. One of these men named Zachariah on this tax list was the father of Benjamin Hooper who then named his oldest son Zachariah Linney Hooper. DAR records say that Zachariah Hooper's daughter Mary Elizabeth 'Polly' Hooper was born in Lunenburg County, VA in 1768, some twenty-five years after Zachariah's birth about 1743 in the same place then called Amelia County, so the county names continued to change during these years as the population grew and new counties were created out of the original eight counties. Polly's husband Starling Gunn was a famous Revolutionary War patriot.
About 1767 in Amelia County, VA, Zachariah Hooper (c. 1745 - Bef 1800) married Susanna Walker (Jul 1747 – 17 Jan 1837) born in Lunenburg Co. VA, some twenty-four years prior to Nottoway Co. being formed there in 1789. Susanna Walker was the daughter of the elderly Revolutionary War patriot Thomas Walker, Jr. (c.1709 - 1793) and Elizabeth 'Betty' Ellis Walker (c.1720 - Bef 1798) who lived in the Nottoway Parish of Amelia Co. VA. Susanna Walker Hooper was named in her father Thomas Walker's 1792 will, probated in 1793.
Zachariah and Susanna Hooper's family lived in Lunenburg County for 14 years from their 1765 marriage until before their fourth child Woodlief Hooper was born in 1779. (Lunenburg County was created in 1746 from part of Brunswick County.) Three of their children were born in Lunenburg County, VA. Then they lived in Caswell County and appeared in the 1800 & 1810 US Census records for Caswell County. They had 4 children:
1. Mary Elizabeth 'Polly' Hooper (17 Apr 1768 - 3 Mar 1843) m. 5 Oct 1785 : Starling Gunn, RW (9 May 1764 - 12 Aug 1832), had 13 children;
2. Henry Hooper (1770 - 1835) m. wife unknown; had 2 children:
3. Benjamin Hooper 4 Jan 1774 - 16 Apr 1839) m. 22 Sep 1800 Nancy Henderson (1784 - 1850) had 9 children;
4. Robert Woodlief Hooper (3 Feb 1779 - 26 Apr 1853); m. 12 Apr 1802; Priscilla Henderson (1785-1841); had 8 children;
Susannah Walker Hooper became a wealthy woman due to her inheritance from father, Thomas Walker, Jr. The DAR record for Thomas Walker Jr. RW performed, Jr. "patriotic service" for Virginia during the Revolutionary War and received land and a pension." Susanna's brothers also served in the war. Thomas Walker, Jr.'s 1792 will, probated in 1793 in Nottoway County, VA, gave these bequeaths to his daughter Susannah: I " give to my daughter Susannah Hooper one half of the land I now live on when divided to her to take her choice to her and her heirs forever. "
Zachariah Hooper's family lived in Lunenburg County, Amelia County, where he died before June 1800 US Census was taken, which listed his wife "Susannah Hooper" as "head of the family." Two single sons lived with her: Benjamin (aged 26) and Woodlief
Hooper (Aged 21) who was also known as "Woodliff" – "Woodleft" – "Woodleaf," and in Census 1820: "Woodlow Hooper;" Census 1830: "Wrodlif Hooper;" Census 1840: "Woodliss Hooper."
Susanna Walker Hooper died 17 Jan 1837. In 1838, Woodlief Hooper and Henry argued over family finances and ownership of certain slaves. On 22 May 1838, Woodlief Hooper was served with arrest by the Sheriff of Caswell Co. NC to attend the Superior Court in December 1838 to answer charges from Henry to prove their mother Susanna Walker Hooper gave Woodlief slaves valued at $8,000. He was asked to produce the deed of gift for nine slaves valued at: $1,000; $600; $1,000; $1,000; $1,000; $800; $700; $600; $500 for a total of $8,000. It is unclear how the suit was settled but much of the family Fortune was in slaves and land.
Son Woodlief and Pricilla Hooper were buried here with their son [unmarried] Samuel. It is not known where Zachariah and Susanna Walker Hooper are buried. Directions to the Hooper Family Cemetery in Caswell Co. Go 2 miles from the Prison Camp.
HOOPER CEMETERY Caswell Co. NC
Precilla Hooper d 23 Sept 1841 56 yr 7 mo.
Woodliff Hooper b Feb 3 1769 d Apr 26 1843 [1853] 74 yr 2 mo 23 d. Samuel Hooper d 17 Apr 1854 40 yr 4 mo. 26 d."
According to his 1853 will, Woodlief Hooper's six children shared a 1/6 division of his extensive estate, which named sixteen slaves & their children, including some of the 9 slaves from the family law suit mentioned earlier:
Bob Jane Lucy Johnson Emmiline
Ned Jesse Catharine Eliza & Children Abby & Children
Susan Nancy Jesse Sarah & Children 2 unnamed 470, Zachariah Hooper I