Biographical Sketch of Joshua HOOPES (d. abt 1723); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lew Smedley Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* Joshua Hoopes, of Skelton in Cleveland, Yorkshire, yeoman and Isabel his wife, with their children Daniel, Margaret and Christian, came over in the ship Providence, of Scarborough, Robert Hopper master, and arrived in the River Deleware the 10th day of the 9th month 1683. They settled in Makefield, Bucks Co., Pa., and became members of Falls Monthly Meeting, which was frequently held at their house. Tobias Hoope, of Skelton, was fined Lb. 20 in 1677 for suffering a meeting to be held at his house, and 10s for himself and wife being present."For being at the same meeting Joshua Hoope, for himself and Wife, was fined 10s, but he being no Quaker, paid down the Money. Also Robert Robinson, for preaching at the same Meeting was fined Lb.20, which was levied on others present, viz. Lb.10 thereof on Cuthbert Broderick of Rowsby, Lb.5 on John Bennitt of Guisbrough, and Lb.5 on William Jowey (Jousey?) of Skugdale." Christian Hoopes, dau. of Joshua, died 2-15-1684, and her mother 3-20-1691. Joshua married again 10-20-1693, Eleanor Pownall, widow of George Pownall, and died about the year 1723. He was elected to the Assembly in the years 1686, 1688, 1692, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1700, 1701, 1703, 1705, 1708, 1709, 1711. His daughter Margaret married Abraham Beakes, of Bucks Co., who died in Chester Co. 1703, and a 2nd husband, John Todhunter, who died in Westtown 1715, and she in 1723. Daniel Hoopes, said to have been born about 1670, m. 10-10-1696 at a meeting held at John Bowater's, in Middletown, Jane Worrilaw, dau.of Thomas and Jane Worrilaw, of Edgmont. In 1697 he purchased 300 acres of land in Westtown, Chester Co. and 175 acres more in 1698 upon which he settled. He was elected to the Assembly in 1708 and 1709. He was living in 1746, but the time of his death is unknown. Children of Daniel and Jane Hoopes Grace,b.7-17-1697;d.5-3-1721;m.William Paschall. Ann,b.10-23-1698.d.3-13-1704,in infancy. Hannah,b.5-25-1702;d.?,1750,unmarried. Mary,b.9-22-1700;d.?,1765;m.Philip Yarnall. Joshua,b.4-29-1704;d.10-9-1769;m.Hannah Ashbridge. Jane,b.5-14-1706;d.1-31-1789;m.George Ashbridge. Ann,b.12-3-1707;d.7-14-1728;unmarried. Daniel,b.10-27-1709;d.6-5-1790;m.Alice Taylor. John,b.8-17-1711;d.3-1-1795;m.Christian Reynolds. Abraham,b.4-12-1713;d.9-15-1795;m.Mary Williamson. Thomas,b.10-22-1714,d.5-21-1803;m.Susanna Davies. Elizabeth,b.1-13-1716,d.12-9-1803;m.William Webb and Thomas Welch. Stephen,b.1-13-1716;d.?,1767;m.Martha Evans and Elizabeth Hibberd. Nathan,b.1-16-1718,d.2-19-1803;m.Margaret Williamson. Walter,b.1-11-1719;d.12-9-1719-20,in infancy. Sarah,b.5-25-1720;d,7-23-1794;m.George Hall. Christian,b.8-301723;d.12-31-1815;m.Daniel Webb Visit The George Smedley Homepage http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/bios/h/hoopes-j.txt