Joseph Hopton (b. 1762)

(My 4xGreat-Granduncle)

Details

Born:		1762
Father:		Joseph Hopton
Mother:		Mary Eastgate

Married:	?18-May-1783 Whitkirk?
 
Spouse:		?Hannah Naylor?

Died:		14-Sep-1822
		
Children:	Possible children of Joseph

		MARY	
		B. 1783	
		
		ROBERT	
		B. 1785 M. ELIZABETH HOPKINSON (1812)		
		Meadow Lane		
				
		MARY	
		B. 1788	
		
		CHRISTOPHER	
		B 1790 M. PRISCILLA DOCKRAY (1814)		
		Meadow Lane		
		
		SARAH	
		B. 1793	
		
		HENRY	
		B. 1795	D. 1796
		
		HANNAH	
		B. 1797	D. 1798
		
		JOSEPH	
		B. 1798	
		
		HANNAH	
		B. 1801	

		
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Additional Information

Darlington Court Record:

George III by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Scotland, King defender of the faith and so forth. To all whom all these pursuits shall ???? Greeting, know he that among the pleas of land zuzolled at Durham before Hardy Hopper Esq., George wood Esq., Thomas Hayes, Clerk and their fellows, our justices in the County palatine of Durham of the session of court of pleas held at Durham the 11th day of May in the 31st year of our reign.

It is this contained Durham to wit. Thomas Bowes, gentleman in his proper person, demandeth against Richard Scrunton, gentleman, that messuages and 1 acre of land with appurtenances in Darlington in the said county of Durham as his right and inheritance and into which the said Richard Scrunton hath no entry. But after discussion, which hath hunt thereof injustices and without in judgement hath made to the said Thomas Bowes within years now last past year. And whereupon he saith that he himself was seisined of the tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances demesne a ffee and right in time of peace in the time of our lord the king that now is by taking the profits thereof to the value of @ and unto which @ and thereof bringeth suit @.

And the said Richard Scrunton between in his proper person cometh and defendeth his right which @ and whereupon voucheth to warranty Joseph Hopton the younger, who is present in this court his proper person and freely warrenteth to him the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances @ and hereupon the said Thomas Bowes in his proper person demandeth against the said Joseph Hopton by is own warranty the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances in ??? @ And whereupon he saith that himself was raised of the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances in his demesne as of ffee and right in time of peace…. …..that now is by taking the profits thereof the value @ and into @ And the said Joseph Hopton tenant by his own warranty defendeth his right to a @ and thereupon further cometh to warranty Thomas Hutchinson who is present here in court in his proper person and freely warranteth in the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances in his demesne as of ffee and right in time of peace….

And the said Thomas Hutchinson…..defendeth…..and saith that Hugh Hunt did not deseise the said Thomas Bowes of the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances as the said Thomas Bowes by his meant and declaration aforementioned above he doth suppose and of this he putteth himself upon the court.

And the said Thomas Bowes hereupon waveth bone to suparle and hath it @ and after the said Thomas Hutchinson cometh again here to court in this same session in his proper person. And the said Thomas Hutchinson in although solemnly called cometh not again but departed in contempt of the court and maketh default.
Therefore it is considered that the said Thomas Bowes do recover his Seisin against the said Richard Scrunton of the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances and that the said said Richard Scrunton have of the said land. Joseph Hopton, to the value of @ and further that the said Joseph Hopton have the land by the said Thomas Hutchinson to the value of @ and the said Thomas Hutchinson in Qizzy @.

And hereupon the said Thomas Bowes prayeth to the court of the lord the King to be directed to the Sheriff of the county aforementioned to course full seisin of the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances to be delivered to him and it is granted to him, returnable here the seventh day of the same month of May. At which day cometh here into court the said Thomas Bowes in his proper person and the sheriff, namely Sir Hedworth Williamson, Baronet, now returneth that by the virtue of the said warranty to him directed on the twelfth of May did course full seisin of the tenements aforementioned with the appurtenances to be delivered to the said Thomas Bowesby the said writ was commanded.
All and singular which said premises at the request of the said Thomas Bowes by the tenor presents we have commandeth to be execuplified in ceremony Giles Rook Knight at Durham, 24th May in the 31st year of the reign.

(Note: George III reigned from 1760, so this was 1790-91)

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