Joseph Hopkins was the third son of Hezekiah and Martha Griffith Hopkins, and the eldest to reach maturity and marry. He moved with the family to Ohio, and married Mary Ward Crispin in Warren County in 1827. They had two children before Joseph's early death in 1832. After his death, Mary moved to Preble County, Ohio, where she was married to Isaac Wiley in 1839 by by J. W. Gorden, J.P.
| DATE | MEETING | EVENT | EXPLANATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-28-1820 | Philadelphia | gct Miami | sent to Miami |
| 12-27-1820 | Miami | rocf Philadelphia | received in Miami |
| 11-7-1827 | Miami | married Mary W. Crispin | |
| 5-27-1829 | Miami | dis jH | disowned, joined Hicksites |
| 1-25-1837 | Miami | gct Westfield | (Mary W. & children only) |
| 2-22-1837 | Westfield | rocf | Mary M. (sic) & children only |
| 6-24-1840 | Westfield | con mou1 (H) | Mary W. Wily (form Hopkins) |
| DATE | MEETING | EVENT | EXPLANATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-23-1815 | Miami | rocf Cincinnati MM | received in Miami |
| 11-7-1827 | Miami | married Joseph Hopkins | |
| 1-25-1837 | Miami | gct Westfield | sent to Westfield |
| 2-22-1837 | Westfield | rocf Miami | received in Westfield |
| 6-24-1840 | Westfield | con mou1 (H) | married ?? Wily or Wiley |
Source: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy by William Wade Hinshaw
1 Condemned for marrying out of unity. She married Isaac Wiley, a non-Quaker.
1830 Ohio, Joseph Hopkins, Warren Co., p. 274, l. 3
Males: 1 <5; 1 5-10; 1 15-20; 1 30-40
Females: 1 20-30
These are transcriptions of estate documents concerning Joseph and Mary Hopkins.
Promisory Note
Old CP Box 54
April 2nd 1831
Nine months after date we or either of us promise to pay Israel Brown & Caleb Satterthwaite administrators to the Estate of George C. Ward Dec'd the Sum of Six Dollars 14 1/2 cts for Value Rec'd
witness our hands
Joseph Hopkins
Rowland O. Crispin
Warren County Probate Court
Old CP 54
Near Waynesville 6th Mo 6th 1832
To the Judges of a Special Court of Warren County to be held tomorrow. This is to certify that I relinquish my right to administer to the estate of my deceased husband Joseph Hopkins, and I desire that my brother Rowland A. Crispin be appointed administrator to settle said estate.
Mary W. Hopkins
in presence of David Evans
Warren County Ohio Probate Court
Will Record Book 5, p. 34
At a special session of the Court of Common Pleas convened at Lebanon in the county of Warren & State of Ohio on the 7th day of June A. D. 1832: Were present the honorable George J. Smith, Ulyssys Pierson & Ignatius Brown Esquires & thereupon Mary W. Hopkins widow of Joseph Hopkins decd. The Court thereupon grant letters of administration on said Estate to Rowland A. Cryspan who is to give bond in six hundred dollars with Noah Hains & Thomas Thomas his bail, & the Court appoint Silas Wharton, David Montgomery & David Evans appraisers, & said administration is affirmed in open Court (bond filed & letters issued).
Distribution of Estate
Old CP Box 54, No. 12
Rec'd 20th of 7th Mo. 1832 of Rowland O. Crispin admin. to the estate of My deceased Husband Joseph Hopkins eighty dollars, the amount allowed by the appraisers for the Maintenance of Myself and Children one year from the time of his death.
Mary W. Hopkins
Sale Bill Names
Estate Sale of Joseph Hopkins
20th of 7th Month 1832
Old CP Box 54, No. 12
| Surname | Name | Surname | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brelsford | William | Broadrick | Isaiah | |
| Chandles | Jason | Chensworth | William | |
| Cook | Stephen | Crispin | Rowland O. | |
| Dukeminias | Isaac | Elliot | William | |
| Evans | David | Haines | Jonathan | |
| Haines | Wesley | Harrison | John | |
| Hopkins | Richard | Huston | Paul | |
| Jenings | Smith | Jones | Joshua | |
| Rogers | Samuel | Smith | Abraham | |
| Stokes | Jarvis | Stratton | Caleb | |
| Thomas | Thomas | Vanhorns | David | |
| Ward | Ellis | Wharton | John | |
| Wharton | Oliver | Wharton | Silas |
I've prepared a register report in pdf format for the descendants of Joseph Hopkins and Mary Ward Crispin. This report includes her descendants by both Joseph Hopkins and Isaac Wiley.
This file was last updated on 4/14/2021.
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