Isaac Hopkins

  Notes:

Birthyear deduced by looking at Somerset Tax Lists.

Isaac Hopkins
SoW-EB17:205
29 Sep 1788 28 Mar 1792
Nanticoke Wicomico
To daughter Mary Smith: for her life, 40 ac of HOPKINS LAST CONCLUSION, adjoining the tract of land my son-in-law Thomas Smith now lives on, being along the back line of Mr. Littleton Aires land toward John Dashiell's land, Negroes "Nathan" "Mille" and "Young Beck" to have use of Negro "Jacob" until granddaughter Molly Dashiell comes of age 18, use of Negroes "Old Beck" and "London" during her life and at her decease to be divided between her children, riding horse, table, feather bed and furniture, half dozen pewter plates and one basin
To grandson John Smith: land left to Mary Smith at her decease.
Levi Hopkins --son, to have the residue of lands, Negro "Black Davy" Negro wench "Leah" and her two children "Sam" and "Esther" and Negro man "John", still and hand mill, Negro wench "Sarah" for the term of 10 years from testator's decease and then to become property of any children that he may have residue of the personal estate to be divided between Levi and Mary Smith, Named executor of the estate and instructed to sell enough of personal estate in order to build a dwelling house for Thomas and Mary Smith on the land where they now dwell--to ,100 current money.
George Hopkins --grandson, to have still and hand mill after decease of Levi Hopkins
Matty Dashiell --granddaughter, Negro "Jacob" when she comes of age 18 and Negroes "Joe' "Rhoda" "Littleton", case of drawers, dozen silver tea spoons, her choice of feather bed and furniture, and half dozen pewter plates, and 2 dishes - should she die before coming of age, then legacies given to her are to be divided among children of Mary Smith
Jenny Hopkins --granddaughter, Negro boy "Stephen", feather bed and furniture
Mathias Hopkins --grandson, Negro girl "Patience" and her issue
George Hopkins --grandson, Negro girl "Minta", feather bed and furniture
Isaac Smith --grandson, Negro boy "Sam"
Peggy Hopkins --granddaughter, Negro child "Ibby" and Negro girl "Maria"
William Hopkins --grandson, Negro boy "Charles"
Thomas Smith --son-in-law, where he is indebted to the testator for ,100 for the purchase of the land where he now lives, the debt is discharged, provided that he give testator's grandson Isaac Smith a good estate.
Witnesses: George Gale, Solomon Wainwright, George Collier Hopkins.
Then came: Levi Hopkins

Isaac married.