Research Notes:
1704 Ann's grandmother Mary was killed by indians while Ann was visiting. Ann escaped. [1]
1706 Ann's Uncle William Wood died and left her 100 acres of land (he had no direct heirs). [2]
1725 Ann Hinson and Anthony Hopkins were married in King George County, Virginia.
On October 26 1726, Ann Hopkins, wife of John Hopkins and daughter of Mary Hinson and niece and heir of William Wood deposed that she was saved by the indians who killed John Rowley about 20 years earlier. [3]
1726 On October 26, Ann Hopkins, age 30, wife of John Hopkins and daughter of Mary Hinson and niece and heir of William Wood deposed that she was saved by the indians who killed John Rowley about 20 years earlier. Ann was visiting her grand-mother, Mary Wood-Williams-Webb, at the home of Aunt Catherine Williams in Stafford County, Virginia when they were killed by indians. Ann's uncle William Wood carried her to the house of Evan Jones (no known relation), where she stayed until her mother came from Pennsylvania and carried her down to James River. [Perhaps cited in King George County, Virginia Deed Book 1 - 1721-1735, p 314]
page 314 The deposition of Ann Hopkins wife of John Hopkins aged about thirty years being first sworn saith..That she this deponnt is the reputed daughter of Mary Hinson and heir to William Wood of Stafford County deceased and that about twenty years ago She was saved by the Indians when they committed the murder at John Rowley's plantation in a small time after the said murder her Uncle William Wood carried this deponent to the house of Evan Jones and that she staid there till her mother came from Pennsylvania and carried here down to James River and ffurther this Deponent saith not .. pursuant to an order of King George County Court dated the second day of October 1725. This deposition was taken before me this twenty sixth day of October 1725. Saml Skinker. T. Turner. Recorded 8th November 1725. [4]
page 314 This deposition of Mary Rowly aged about ffifty three years being first sworn Saith .. That Ann Hinson daughter of Mary Hinson and now wife of John Hopkins is the same girl that was saved by the Indians when they committed the Murders at John Rowley's plantation and this deponent further said that she was present when he Uncle William Wood made his will and there in left the said Ann Hinson one hundred arcres of land binding on the land of John Gregsby and some time after this Deponent and her husband sent the said Ann word of the said land being left her by her Uncle upon which she being at James River she returned again and further this deponent saith not. Pursuant to an order of King George County dated the second day October 1725 this deposition was taken before us this 26 th day October 1725. Sam'l Skinker. T Turner. Recorded 8th November 1725. [5]
page 315 The Deposition of Richard Rosser aged about forty eight years being first sworn said that Ann Hinson now Ann Hopkins who is about thirty years of age and wife to John Hoplins is the daughter of Mary Hinson and .. William Wood her Uncle late of Stafford County deceased and further this deponent said not .. pursuant to order of King George Court 2 October 1725. This deposition was taken before me the 26th October 1725. [6]
page 315 The deposition of Ann Harris aged about 63 years being first sworn saith that Ann Hinson who is not Ann Hopkins and wife of John Hopkins and about thirty years of ages is an this deponent verily belies the same person that one William Wood late of Stafford County deceased left one hundred acres of land the said land being in Stafford now in King George County and bing on the land of John Gregsby the said William Wood being Uncle to the said Ann Hinson and further the deponent saith not .. pursuant to order 2 October 1725. Sam'l Skinker
T. Turner. [7]
Then came Hester Lampton widdow and presented the above deposition on her motion.. was ordered to be recorded in perpetuam rel memoriam . T. Turner. [8]
page 315-316 The deposition of Mary Cheshire aged about 41 years sworn and saith .. that about 21 years ago Ann Hinson the daughter of Mary Hinson between 9 OR 10 years of age was brought by her Uncle William Wood to Evan Jones's house and there she said two or three months and by a certain mark on her body she this deponent knows h er to be the smae girl that at this present time is now the wife of John Hopkins and further the deponent saith not.. pursuant to order 2 October 1715, deposition taken 26 October 1725. [9]
[1] Mrs P. W. Hiden, "Adam Banks of Stafford County," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 15 (1933), 116-125, at 118.
[2] Christine South Gee, Genealogical Notes on the South Family (1963), 80, [GoogleBooks].
[3] Mrs P. W. Hiden, "Adam Banks of Stafford County," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 15 (1933), 116-125, at 117-118.
[4] Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1981), 86, [GoogleBooks].
[5] Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1981), 86, [GoogleBooks].
[6] Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1981), 86, [GoogleBooks].
[7] Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1981), 86, [GoogleBooks].
[8] Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1981), 86, [GoogleBooks].
[9] Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1981), 86, [GoogleBooks].