Descendants of
Thomas Benoni Hopson
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS BENONI HOPSON
(WILLIAM) b about 1770 Cumberland VA m. about 1790 to CATHERINE HOPPES
d/o JOHANN HOPPES and HANNA
RHYNE.
Children of THOMAS HOPSON and CATHERINE HOPPES: 2.i. LITTLETON HOPSON,
b about 1790, Cumberland VA; d. about
1850, Wise VA. ii. HANNAH HOPSON, b about 1800, NC. 3.iii.
JOSEPH HOPSON, b. May 11, 1803, NC; d. Aug 02, 1892, Mitchell,
NC. 4.iv. JOHN HOPSON, b. Jun 09, 1802,
Wilkes, NC; d. Dec 16, 1888, Mitchell, NC. 5.v. GEORGE C HOPSON,
b about 1805,
NC; d. about 1870, Mitchell, NC. 6.vi. THOMAS HOPSON,
b about 1809,
NC. 7.vii. SARAH HOPSON, b about 1810, Wilkes, NC; d. 1893 -1903, Peppers Creek, McDowell,
NC. 8.viii. WILLIAM HOPSON, b about 1826, Mitchell, NC; d.
Jul 20, 1864, Gallatin,
TN.
Generation No. 2
2.
LITTLETON HOPSON (1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1790 Cumberland VA, d about 1850 Wise VA m. Apr 16, 1821
Burke, NC to DISA MCINTIRE
Children of
LITTLETON HOPSON and DISA MCINTIRE: i. HOPSON, b about 1821, Yancey, NC. 9.ii. JOHN JACKSON
HOPSON, b about 1822, NC; d. NC. iii. HOPSON, b about 1825, NC. 10.iv. EVAN HOPSON,
b about 1828, Yancey Co.
NC; d. after 1900, Cliff, Floyd, KY. 11.v. ADELIA HOPSON, b
about 1828,
NC; d. Martin, KY. 12.vi. LITTLETON W HOPSON,
b. Apr 24, 1835, NC; d. about 1887.
3. JOSEPH HOPSON
(1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b May 11, 1803 NC, d Aug 02, 1892 Mitchell, NC m. about 1824 Mitchell, NC
to (1) ABSENITH
PRITCHARD; m. Apr 26, 1830 Burke, NC to (2) LANY HOPPES ,
d/o ADAM HOPPES and
CATHERINE LINK m. about 1849 NC to (3) OLIVE STANLEY
m. about 1868 NC to (4) ELMIRA Unknown.
Child of JOSEPH HOPSON
and ABSENITH PRITCHARD: 13.i. BENJAMIN PRITCHARD, b.
Jan 01, 1824,
Grassy Creek, Burke, NC; d. Jun 23, 1917, Avery, NC.
Children of JOSEPH HOPSON and LANY HOPPES: ii. HENRY L HOPSON, b
about 1831, Yancey, NC. iii. SOPHRENIA HOPSON, b about
1833, Yancey, NC; m. NC to STEPHEN S SHOOK. iv. JOSEPH ALEXANDER JR HOPSON, b
about 1836, Yancey,
NC; d. Aug 02, 1892, NC; m. NC to (1) VICY SPRINKLES; m. Nov 08, 1859, Buncombe
Co., NC to (2) AMARINTHA MORGAN. v. SARAH HOPSON, b about 1838, Yancey, NC. vi. NANCY LANADA
HOPSON, b about 1842, Yancey,
NC; m. NC to FILMORE ARROWOOD.
Children of JOSEPH HOPSON and OLIVE
STANLEY: vii. ELIZABETH4 HOPSON, b. NC; m. NC to JIM GARLAND. viii.
JASON STANLEY HOPSON, b about 1849, Yancey,
NC; m. NC to (1) EMMA BURLESON; m. NC to (2) HANNAH CAPPS; m. NC to (3) MILDRED
ANDERS. ix. JANE HOPSON, b about
1852, Yancey, NC; m. NC to MARK WRIGHT. x. MINERVA HOPSON, b about 1854, Yancey, NC; m.
Mar 13, 1881, Mitchell, NC to MARCUS HUGHES. xi. ZEBULON B HOPSON, b about 1858, Yancey,
NC. xii. GEORGE GREENLEE HOPSON, b about 1862, NC; m.
NC to LULA ANN FREEMAN.
Child of JOSEPH HOPSON and ELMIRA:
xiii. ALFONZO HOPSON, b about 1869, NC.
4. JOHN
HOPSON (1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b Jun 09, 1802 Wilkes, NC, d Dec 16, 1888 Mitchell, NC
m. about 1836 N C to
ELIZABETH SHORT.
Children of JOHN HOPSON and ELIZABETH
SHORT: 14.i.MARY HOPSON, b about 1836, Yancey, NC. ii. INNABELL
HOPSON, b about 1839, Yancey,
NC. iii. JEMIMA M HOPSON, b about 1840, Yancey, NC; m. about 1855 NC to WINIFIELD
STANLEY. 15.iv. ELIZABETH ANN HOPSON, b about 1843, Yancey, NC. 16.v. THOMAS A HOPSON,
b about 1849,
Yancey, NC. 17.vi. JOSEPH WILLIAM HOPSON, b. Oct 11, 1855,
Mitchell, NC; d. Apr 21, 1930, Mitchell, NC.

5. GEORGE C HOPSON (1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1805 NC, d about 1870
Mitchell, NC m. about 1836 Burke Co NC to DELILAH STANLEY d/o RICKLES STANLEY
and LYLIA GARLAND.
Children of GEORGE HOPSON and DELILAH STANLEY: 18.i. JOHN L4 HOPSON,
b about 1837, Yancey, NC; d. Aug
16, 1895, Herrell, Mitchell, NC. ii. LUCRETIA HOPSON, b about
1840, Yancey, NC; m. NC to DAVID OSBORNE. iii. NANCY
EMALINE HOPSON, b about 1841, Yancey, NC. 19.iv. SOPHRONIA H
HOPSON, b. Jul 1844, Red Hill, Mitchell, NC; d. about 1929, Roan
Mountain, Carter, TN. v. WILLIAM C HOPSON, b about 1845, Yancey, NC; m. Apr
06, 1870, Yancey, NC to MARTHA A TIPTON. vi. JOSEPH MILTON HOPSON, b about 1849, Yancey, NC.
vii. NICHOLAS HOPSON, b about 1852, Yancey,
NC; m. NC to PHOEBE MASTERS. viii. LEOUISA HOPSON, b. Feb 19,
1856, Burnsville, Mitchell, NC; d. Jan 11, 1931, Yancey,
NC; m. Feb 24, 1874, Ramseytown, Yancey, NC to CORNELIUS REXTEN WHITSON. ix. LOCKIE
D HOPSON, b about 1857, Yancey, NC; m. NC to (1) SOLOMAN HUGHES; m. NC to (2)
JESSE OSBORN. x. SOLOMAN MARION HOPSON, b. May 15, 1859, Yancey, NC; m. Aug
23, 1881, Yancey, NC to MARY WHITSON. xi. AMANDA HOPSON, b. Jun 07, 1862, Yancey,
NC; m. NC to (1) HULL; m. Dec 04, 1876, Yancey, NC to (2) WILLIAM HENRY ADKINS.
6.
THOMAS HOPSON (1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1809 NC m. about 1830
NC to CATHERINE SHORT.
Children of THOMAS HOPSON and CATHERINE SHORT: 20.i. BENONI4 HOPSON,
b about 1830, NC. 21.ii.
ISAAC
HOPSON, b. Oct 01, 1831, Yancey, NC; d. Mar 05, 1921,
Cranberry, Avery, NC. iii. MARGARET HOPSON, b about 1839, Yancey,
NC; m. Jun 13, 1858, Yancey, NC to MALCOLM GRINDSTAFF. iv. SARAH HOPSON, b
about 1841, Yancey,
NC.
22.v. REBECCA HOPSON, b about 1845, Mitchell Co, NC; d. Mitchell Co,
NC. vi. JACKSON HOPSON, b about 1847, Yancey,
NC.
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1542 Fact 4: Year: 18702
vii. HANNAH HOPSON, b about 1855, Yancey,
NC. viii. MARY HOPSON, b about 1856, Yancey, NC. ix. LITTLETON HOPSON, b
about 1858, Yancey,
NC. x. HARRISON HOPSON, b about 1859, Yancey, NC.
7.
SARAH HOPSON (1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1810 Wilkes,
NC, d 1893-1903 Peppers Cr, McDowell, NC m. about 1824 NC to CHARLES MCKINNEY
s/o CHARLES MCKINNEY.
Children of
SARAH HOPSON and CHARLES MCKINNEY: 23.i. MERRIT BERGIN MCKINNEY,
b about 1825, Grassy Cr, Burke,
NC; d. Dec 1903, Little Switzerla, McDowell, NC. 24.ii. JASON CARSON MCKINNEY, b.
Jul 31, 1827, Grassy Cr, Burke,
NC; d. Jan 28, 1920, Grassy Cr, Mitchell, NC. 25.iii. ELIZABETH A MCKINNEY,
b about 1833, Grassy Cr, Burke,
NC. 26.iv. SARAH MANERVIA MCKINNEY, b about 1835, Grassy Cr, Yancey,
NC. 27.v. SAMUEL MCD MCKINNEY, b about 1837, Grassy Cr,
Yancey, NC. vi. MARTHA EVELINE MCKINNEY, b about 1840, Yancey,
NC; d. Dec 03, 1926, North Cove, McDowell, NC; m. Aug 08, 1863, Mitchell, NC to
THOMAS LOWERY. 28.vii. JAMES
F MCKINNEY, b. Jan 05, 1842, Grassy Cr, Mitchell, NC; d. Sept 09, 1915, McDowell, NC.
viii. DOROTHY C MCKINNEY, b about 1848, Yancey, NC. ix. OLLY M MCKINNEY, b
about 1850, Yancey,
NC.
8. WILLIAM HOPSON (1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1826 Mitchell, NC, d
Jul 20, 1864 Gallatin, TN m. Mar 20, 1845 Yancey, NC to SARAH HUNNEYCUTT.
Children of
WILLIAM HOPSON and SARAH HUNNEYCUTT: 29.i. REBECCA HOPSON, b. NC; d. May 06, 1911. 30.ii.
MARY
POLLY HOPSON, b about 1848, Mitchell, NC; d. May 06, 1911,
Mitchell, NC. iii. ISAAC HOPSON, b. Oct 28, 1852, Mitchell,
NC. 31.iv. JASON HOPSON, b. Jan 03, 1854, Mitchell, NC. v. MARGARET ELLEN HOPSON, b. May 28, 1859, Mitchell,
NC; m. NC to Male SIMERLY.
Generation No. 3
9. JOHN
JACKSON HOPSON (2 LITTLETON,
1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1822 NC, d NC m. 1841
NC to REBECCA FREEMAN.
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Children of JOHN HOPSON and REBECCA
FREEMAN: i. DICY HOPSON, b about 1842, Yancey, NC; m. Aug 25, 1858,
Montgomery, VA to JONATHAN REED. ii. SADELIA HOPSON, b about 1844, Scott Co
VA; m. Aug 28, 1858, Montgomery,
VA to GEORGE REED. iii. SARAH ELIZABETH HOPSON, b about 1846, VA; m. Dec 06,
1865 to WILLIS REED. iv. LITTLETON W HOPSON, b. Aug 1847, VA;
d. Floyd, KY; m. May 19, 1870, Floyd, Co KY to DELILAH MUSICK.
 More About LITTLETON W HOPSON:
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v. SAMUEL HOPSON, b about 1849, VA; m. MARY J.
MONTGOMERY, May 23, 1872, Johnson Co., KY. vi. CHARITY HOPSON, b about 1855, Johnson,
VA. vii. NANCY HOPSON, b about 1856,
VA. viii. JOHN HOPSON, b about 1859, VA; m. HARRIETT MUSICK. ix. MARY
HOPSON, b about 1860, VA; d. Apr 1877; m. JOHN CLIFTON.
10. EVAN HOPSON (2 LITTLETON,
1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1828 Yancey Co. NC, d
Aft. 1900 Cliff, Floyd, KY m. SARAH ANN NEWBERRY Bef. 1847 Russell, VA,
d/o HENRY NEWBERRY* and ELIZABETH DICKERSON*.
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About EVAN HOPSON: Fact 1: County/State: Floyd Co., KY Fact 2: Location:
Prestonsburg Pct. 85 Fact 3: Page #: 6155 Fact 4: Year:
18705
Children of EVAN HOPSON and SARAH ANN NEWBERRY: i.
MINERVA HOPSON, b about 1848, VA. ii. HENRY C HOPSON, b. Nov 1849, Scott Co
VA; m. Sept 05, 1869, Floyd, KY to (1) SARAH ANN HAMILTON; m. about 1878, Floyd,
KY to (2) REBECCA.
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HOPSON: Fact 1: County/State: Floyd Co., KY6 Fact 2: Location:
Prestonsburg Pct. 86 Fact 3: Page #: 6166 Fact 4: Year:
18706
iii. JASPER WINFIELD HOPSON, b. Sept 1851, Scott Co VA; d. Mar 10, 1921, Auxier, Floyd,
KY; m. Apr
1875, Inez, Martin, KY to NANCY DELENA WARD.
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HOPSON: Fact 1: County/State: Floyd Co., KY7 Fact 2: Location:
Prestonsburg Pct. 87 Fact 3: Page #: 6157 Fact 4: Year:
18707
iv. NANCY LUCINDA HOPSON, b. Feb 1853, Scott Co VA; m. Jun 23, 1876, Floyd Co.
KY to ALBERT GREEN WELLS. v. MARGARET J HOPSON, b about 1856, Scott Co VA; d.
May 19, 1923; m. Jul
31, 1879, Floyd Co. KY to LEWIS WELLS. vi. ESTHER B HOPSON, b about 1857,
Scott Co VA; m. Aug 08, 1876, Floyd, KY to JAMES L HORN. vii. WADE
HAMPTON HOPSON, b. Feb 19, 1859, Scott Co VA; d. Sept 08,
1934, Prestonsburg, Floyd, KY; m. Jun 12, 1878,
Floyd, KY to HARRIET P HORN. viii. MARTHA E HOPSON, b about 1861, Scott Co
VA; m. Feb 19, 1887 to JAMES MONROE WARD. ix. SAMUEL M HOPSON, b. Mar 1863,
VA; d. 1939; m. about 1885 Floyd Co KY to SARAH ANGELINE WEBB. x. ELIJAH
HOPSON, b about 1866, Floyd, KY; d. 1936, Boyd County, KY; m. CORDELIA WEBB. xi. TIVIS
HOPSON, b about 1868, Floyd,
KY; m. about 1887, Johnson, KY to NETTA. xii. WILLIAM LEWIS
HOPSON, b. Feb 05, 1870, Floyd, KY; d. Jan 23, 1951,
Covington, Logan, Oklahoma; m. Dec 19, 1889,
Floyd, KY to MAHALA SUSAN VAUGHAN.
11. ADELIA HOPSON
(2 LITTLETON,
1 THOMAS
BENONI,
WILLIAM) b about 1828 NC, d Martin, KY m. Mar 07, 1844 Scott Co VA to NOAH SLUSS.
Children of ADELIA HOPSON and NOAH SLUSS: i.CHARLES5
SLUSS, b about 1863. ii. ELIJAH SLUSS, b about 1867. iii. THOMAS SLUSS, b
about 1871.
12. LITTLETON W4 HOPSON
(2 LITTLETON,
1 THOMAS
BENONI, WILLIAM) b Apr 24, 1835 NC, d
about 1887 m. Aug 30, 1855 Skeetrock, Wise VA to MARY EMMALINE BRUMMITT,
d/o CAVENDER BRUMIT and ELIZABETH DEAN.
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W HOPSON: Fact 1: County/State: Wise Co., VA8 Fact 2: Location: Walker
Twp8 Fact 3: Page #: 3688 Fact 4: Year: 18708
Children of LITTLETON
HOPSON and MARY EMMALINE BRUMMITT: i. POLLY JANE HOPSON, b about 1855,
Scott Co VA; m. Dec 17, 1873 to (1) JAMES F STALLARD; m. about 1878 VA to (2)
JOSEPH STANLEY. ii. LAFAYETTE NOAH HOPSON,
b about 1859, Wise VA; d. about 1938, Wise VA; m. (1) VERNEY RAMEY; m. to (2) RUTHA
STANLEY, on Jan 30, 1879, Wise VA. iii. ELIZABETH S HOPSON, b.
Mar 07, 1860, Wise VA; d. Jan 19, 1927, VA; m. to ABSALOM
TAYLOR, on Feb 19, 1879, Dickenson, VA. iv. MATILDA K HOPSON, b about 1865,
Wise VA; d. about 1961, Pike, KY; m. to NATHANIEL
COLEMAN, on Dec 04, 1887, Dickinson Co., Va. v. GEORGE W. HOPSON, b. Apr
25, 1867, Wise VA; d. Sept 22, 1929, Pike, KY; m. to NANCY
COLEMAN, on Feb 07, 1889, Wise VA. vi. JOHN C HOPSON, b about
1869, Wise VA; d. about 1914, American Falls, Idaho; m. to (1) WILLIE WYLER; m.
to (2) CYNTHA MOORE; m. to (3) LIZA ROBINETTE, Jun 13, 1893, Dickenson,
VA. vii. EVAN A HOPSON, b about 1873, Wise VA; d. May 15, 1903, Wise VA; m. (1) NEELY HAWKIN; m. (2) MARY ISAMINE COLLEY,
Jan 09, 1899, Dickenson, VA. viii. MARY C HOPSON, b about 1877, Wise VA.
ix. LITTLETON W II HOPSON, b about 1879, Wise VA; d. Mar 25, 1882, Wise VA.
13.
BENJAMIN PRITCHARD (3 JOSEPH HOPSON, 1 THOMAS BENONI,
WILLIAM) b Jan 01, 1824 in Grassy Creek, Burke, NC, d Jun 23, 1917 in Avery, NC
m. MARY JANE HUGHES about 1843 NC, d/o JEREMIAH HUGHES
and ELMIRA HUGHES.
Children of BENJAMIN PRITCHARD and MARY JANE HUGHES: i. ALDECA PRITCHARD, b. Mitchell, NC; m. EVAN HOPSON,
about 1895, Avery,
NC. ii. MYRA PRITCHARD, b about 1849, Yancey,
NC. iii. JEREMIAH (JERRY) PRITCHARD, b. Jan 15, 1854,
Bakersfield, Mitchell, NC; d. Sept 08, 1933, Cranberry,
Avery, NC; m. ESTER E STREET, Mar 07, 1874, Cranberry, Avery,
NC. iv.JOHN S PRITCHARD, b. Aug 23, 1865, Bakersfield,
Mitchell, NC; d. Dec 28, 1938, Senia, Avery, NC.
14. MARY HOPSON (4 JOHN3,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1836 Yancey,
NC m. TOM OLLIS Aft. 1865 NC.
Children of MARY HOPSON and TOM OLLIS: i.
JOHN HOPSON, b about 1859, Mitchell, NC; d. about 1943, Mitchell,
NC; m. AMERICA WRIGHT, Aug 15, 1877, Mitchell, NC. ii. DAVID COLE HOPSON, b.
Apr 08, 1862,
NC; d. Sept 13, 1942, Avery, NC; m. MARY FORBES, about 1881, North
Carolina. iii. HANNAH ELIZABETH HOPSON, b about 1865, NC.
15. ELIZABETH ANN HOPSON (4 JOHN3,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1843 in Yancey, NC. She married (1)
HOILMAN. She
married (2) BRIGGS about 1859 NC.
Child of ELIZABETH
HOPSON and HOILMAN: i.VICTOR5 HOILMAN, b. NC.
Child of
ELIZABETH HOPSON and BRIGGS: ii. ANNE BRIGGS, b. NC.
16. THOMAS A HOPSON (4 JOHN3, 1 THOMAS BENONI,
WILLIAM) b 1849 in Yancey,
NC m. MILLIE BIRCHFIELD Mar 28,
1869 in Bakersville, Mitchell, NC.
Children of THOMAS
HOPSON and MILLIE BIRCHFIELD: i. JOHNNY HOPSON, b. NC; m.
EMMA AYRES, NC. ii. CLAYTON HOPSON, b. NC; m. TEXIE HOPSON, NC. iii. GROVER HOPSON, b.
NC; m.
MARTHA BENNETT, NC. iv. THOMAS JR HOPSON, b. NC;
m. POLLY JANE HOPSON, NC. v. BAXTER HOPSON, b. NC;
m. NELLIE BUCHANAN, NC. vi. MARY HOPSON, b. Jan 14, 1874,
Mitchell, NC; d. Sept 24, 1889, Mitchell, NC.

17. JOSEPH WILLIAM HOPSON (4 JOHN3,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM)
b Oct 11, 1855 in Mitchell, NC, d Apr 21,
1930 in Mitchell, NC m. SARAH BIRCHFIELD Apr 07, 1871
in Mitchell, NC.
Children of JOSEPH HOPSON and SARAH BIRCHFIELD: i. CELIA HOPSON, b.
Apr 20, 1872, NC; d.
Feb 27, 1914; m. DECATUR MCCOURRY, about 1889, NC. ii. THOMAS L HOPSON, b.
Jul 04, 1874, Mitchell,
NC; d. Mar 21, 1951, Mitchell, NC; m. MARTHA JANE YOUNG, about
1892, NC. iii. DAVID HOPSON, b. Sept 10, 1876, Mitchell,
NC; d. Oct 07, 1953, Mitchell, NC; m. MARTHA
HILL, about 1898, NC. iv. MATILDA HOPSON, b. Jun 1878, NC; m. HARRISON STREET,
about 1895,
NC. v. JOHN WILSON
HOPSON, b. Oct 19, 1879, NC; d. Jan 07, 1964, Mitchell,
NC. vi. WILLIAM FONZER HOPSON, b. Sept 1884, NC;
d. about 1959; m. NETTIE LEDFORD, about 1908, NC. vii. MILLIE
HOPSON, b. Jun 1887, NC; d. about 1906. viii. MORPHEW HOPSON, b.
Jun 15, 1889, NC; d. Apr 19, 1977; m. ROSA HOPSON, about 1908,
NC. ix. MAGGIE BELLE HOPSON, b. Jun 1892, Mitchell, NC; d. Sept 27, 1923, Mitchell,
NC; m. HOBART GOUGE, about 1908, NC. x. BESSIE HOPSON, b. Jun 1894, NC;
d. Jun 19, 1982; m. HOBART LEDFORD, about 1910, NC.
18.
JOHN L HOPSON (5 GEORGE C3, 1 THOMAS BENONI,
WILLIAM) b 1837 Yancey, NC, d Aug 16, 1895 Herrell, Mitchell, NC m. ELIZABETH STANLEY
Mar 02, 1865 Red Hill, Mitchell,
NC.
Children of JOHN HOPSON and ELIZABETH STANLEY: i. JOSIAH HOPSON, b. NC. ii. AMANDA HOPSON, b. NC. iii. HULDA HOPSON, b.
NC. iv. RICKLES HOPSON, b. NC. v. MALINDA WINTERS HOPSON, b. Dec 01, 1845,
NC; d. Mar 11, 1942, Avery, NC. vi. CLAYTON H HOPSON, b. Mar
13, 1879, NC; d. Mar 19, 1940, Avery, NC. vii. WILLIAM HOPSON, b. Jul 01, 1882, Mitchell,
NC. viii. CALVIN HOPSON, b. Jun 02, 1885, Mitchell, NC. ix. HARRISON HOPSON, b.
Apr 12, 1889, Mitchell,
NC.
19. SOPHRONIA H HOPSON (5 GEORGE C3,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM) b Jul 1844 in Red Hill,
Mitchell, NC, d about 1929
Roan Mountain, Carter, TN m. DAVID MCREYNOLDS TIPTON about 1861 NC.
Child of
SOPHRONIA HOPSON and DAVID
MCREYNOLDS TIPTON: i. JANE ELIZABETH TIPTON, b. Oct 27, 1869, Red Hill, Mitchell,
NC; d. Nov 09, 1946, Newland, Avery, NC; m. CHARLES WESLEY BURLESON, Nov 18, 1887,
NC.
20. BENONI HOPSON (6 THOMAS,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1830
NC m. JANE HUGHES Apr 11, 1867 NC.
Children of BENONI HOPSON and JANE HUGHES: i.
IVAN HOPSON, b about 1868, NC. ii. JAMES HOPSON, b about 1869, NC. iii.
LYDIA HOPSON, b about 1874,
NC. iv. MARY HOPSON, b about 1876, NC. v. MINERVA HOPSON, b about 1879, NC.
21. ISAAC HOPSON (6 THOMAS, 1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM)
b Oct 01, 1831 Yancey, NC, d Mar 05, 1921
Cranberry, Avery, NC m. ELIZABETH JANE HOSS about 1876
NC.
Children of ISAAC HOPSON and ELIZABETH JANE HOSS: i. MILLIE HOPSON, b. NC.
ii. ALFONZO HOPSON, b about 1877,
Mitchell, NC; d. about 1959, Mitchell, NC.
22.
REBECCA HOPSON (6 THOMAS, 1 THOMAS BENONI,
WILLIAM) b 1845 in
Mitchell Co, NC, d in Mitchell Co, NC. She married WILLIAM (BILL) PRITCHARD
about 1862
NC.
Children of REBECCA HOPSON and WILLIAM PRITCHARD: i.
GARRETT HOPSON, b about 1863, NC; m. JULIE STEVENS,
NC. ii. WILLIAM B. HOPSON, b about 1867, Mitchell Co, NC; d. about 1931; m. VELDORA ORR.

23. MERRIT BERGIN MCKINNEY
(7 SARAH3 HOPSON, 1 THOMAS BENONI,
WILLIAM) b 1825 in Grassy Cr, Burke, NC, d Dec 1903 Little Switzerla, McDowell,
NC m. (1) SUSANNAH WASHBURN NC, d/o JAMES WASHBURN and DOROTHY
m. (2) MARY HOLLIFIELD Mar 29, 1879
Mitchell, NC, d/o WILLIAM HOLLIFIELD and MARGARET
CARVER.
Children of MERRIT MCKINNEY and SUSANNAH WASHBURN: i.
JANE ELIZABETH MCKINNEY, b about 1852, Grassy Cr, Yancey, NC; m.
GEORGE E GREENLEE, Mitchell, NC. ii. WINFIELD SCOTT (BUD)
MCKINNEY, b. Oct 26, 1854, Grassy Cr, Yancey, NC; d. Jan
20, 1923, Grassy Cr, Mitchell, North Carolina; m. MARY DALE, NC. iii.
MARY MCKINNEY, b about 1856, Yancey,
NC; m. CALHOUN HALL, NC. iv. EMILY (EMMA) MCKINNEY, b about 1859,
Yancey, NC; m. WILBURN BIDDIX, NC. v. MERITT S MCKINNEY, b about 1867, Mitchell, NC.
vi. JOHN SEVIER MCKINNEY, b about 1868, Mitchell, NC; m. (1) BETTY CARVER, Mitchell, NC; m. (2) DOVE HOLLIFIELD, North Carolina.
Children of MERRIT
MCKINNEY and MARY HOLLIFIELD: vii. SALLY (ROSCOE) MCKINNEY, b. Yancey,
NC. viii. MARGARET (TROY) MCKINNEY, b. Yancey, NC. ix. LYDA EVELINE MCKINNEY, b. Yancey,
NC. x. QUEEN
ETTA (QUEENIE) MCKINNEY, b. Yancey, NC. xi. DORA MCKINNEY, b.
Yancey, NC. xii. LILLER MCKINNEY, b. Mar 04, 1880, Yancey, NC; d. Aft. 1970, Mimpro, Mitchell,
NC; m. ALBERT SELF,
NC. xiii. BRISCO MCKINNEY, b. Jul 1881, Yancey, NC. xiv. ARIZONA MCKINNEY, b. May 09, 1883, Yancey,
NC. xv. CHARLES MCKINNEY, b. Aug 01, 1898, Yancey, NC.
24. JASON CARSON MCKINNEY (7 SARAH3 HOPSON,
1 THOMAS BENONI,, WILLIAM) b Jul 31, 1827 in Grassy Cr, Burke, NC,
d Jan 28, 1920 in Grassy Cr, Mitchell, NC m. NANCY VA BIDDIX about 1850 in Mitchell, NC.
Children
of JASON MCKINNEY and NANCY BIDDIX: i. SARAH GALETHA `SIS'5 MCKINNEY, b.
Mar 03, 1851, Mitchell, NC; d. Mar 31, 1930, Mitchell, NC; m. WILBURN BIDDIX,
NC. ii. PIERCE MCKINNEY, b about
1853, Mitchell, NC. iii. MARY M MCKINNEY, b about 1855, Mitchell,
NC. iv. MERRIT BEULO MCKINNEY, b. May 01, 1858, Altapass,
Mitchell, NC; m. DORA SELF, about 1877, Mitchell, NC. v. JESSE GALEN
MCKINNEY, b about 1859, Mitchell,
NC. vi. UNNAMED MCKINNEY, b about 1860, Mitchell, NC. vii. JOSEPH TODD
MCKINNEY, b about 1863, Mitchell,
NC; m. BUENAVISTA LOWERY, about 1882, Mitchell, NC. viii. NANCY
MATILDA MCKINNEY, b. Apr 05, 1866, Mitchell, NC. ix. JASON
JENKINS (BUB) MCKINNEY, b. Jul 20, 1868, Mitchell, NC. x. WAITSELL MARION MCKINNEY, b.
Sept 27, 1870, Mitchell,
NC.

25. ELIZABETH A MCKINNEY (7 SARAH3 HOPSON,
1 THOMAS BENONI,, WILLIAM) b 1833 in Grassy Cr, Burke, NC.
She married JAMES QUINN in NC.
Children of ELIZABETH
MCKINNEY and JAMES QUINN: i.OLLIE5 QUINN, b. Mitchell, NC. ii. CAROLINE QUINN, b. Mitchell,
NC.
26. SARAH MANERVIA4 MCKINNEY (7 SARAH3 HOPSON,
1 THOMAS BENONI,, WILLIAM) b
1835 in Grassy Cr, Yancey, NC. She married REUBEN SMITH Jan
12, 1863 in Mitchell, NC.
Children of SARAH MCKINNEY and
REUBEN SMITH: i. SAVANNAH5 SMITH, b. Mitchell, NC. ii. LSIE
SMITH, b. Mitchell, NC. iii. BUD SMITH, b. Mitchell, NC. iv. BAKES SMITH, b. Mitchell,
NC. v. ISAAC SMITH, b.
Mitchell, NC.
27. SAMUEL MCD4 MCKINNEY (7 SARAH3 HOPSON,
1 THOMAS BENONI,, WILLIAM) b 1837 in Grassy Cr, Yancey, NC
m. SALLY HOPPIS Oct 27, 1856 in Mitchell, NC,
d/o JOHN HOPPIS and SARAH.
Children of SAMUEL MCKINNEY and
SALLY HOPPIS: i. JOHN MCKINNEY, b about 1860, Mitchell, NC. ii. MILLY
MCKINNEY, b about 1862, Mitchell,
NC. iii. MILTON MCKINNEY, b about 1864, Mitchell, NC. iv. CATHERINE
MCKINNEY, b about 1866, Mitchell,
NC. v. ALEXANDER MCKINNEY, b about 1868, Mitchell, NC. vi. EDNAY MCKINNEY,
b about 1870, Mitchell,
NC. vii. DEXTER MCKINNEY, b about 1872, Mitchell, NC. viii. LOUISA
MCKINNEY, b about 1874, Mitchell,
NC. ix. ROBERT MCKINNEY, b about 1876, Mitchell, NC. x. HATTIE MCKINNEY, b
about 1878, Mitchell,
NC. xi. DAVID MCKINNEY, b. Aug 1880, Mitchell, NC.
28. JAMES F MCKINNEY (7 SARAH3 HOPSON,
1 THOMAS BENONI,, WILLIAM)
b Jan 05, 1842 in Grassy Cr, Mitchell, NC, d Sept 09, 1915 McDowell, NC m. ELMIRA in
Mitchell, NC.
Children of JAMES MCKINNEY and ELMIRA: i. RETTA5
MCKINNEY, b about 1870, Mitchell, NC. ii. MINNIE MCKINNEY, b about 1874, Mitchell, NC.
iii. WASH MCKINNEY, b about
1878, Mitchell, NC. iv. LUCHA MCKINNEY, b. Apr 1880, Mitchell,
NC.
29. REBECCA HOPSON (8 WILLIAM,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM)
b NC, d May 06, 1911.
Child of REBECCA
HOPSON: i. GARRETT HOPSON, b about 1865, NC; m. JULIE STEVENS, NC.
30. MARY POLLY HOPSON (8 WILLIAM,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM) b 1848 in Mitchell, NC, d
May 06, 1911 in Mitchell, North Carolina. She married JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT
Feb 08, 1866 in Mitchell, NC.
Children of MARY
HOPSON and JOHN WRIGHT: i. MARY JANE5 WRIGHT, b. NC; m.
BLEVINS, NC. ii. MARTHA C WRIGHT, b. NC; m. DAVID
G GARLAND, NC. iii. CHARLES PLATO WRIGHT, b. NC;
m. MARY JANE GARLAND, NC. iv. ISAAC S WRIGHT, b. NC; m. STELLA GARLAND, NC. v. LAWRENCE WRIGHT, b.
NC; m. MAGGIE, NC.
31. JASON HOPSON (8 WILLIAM,
1 THOMAS BENONI, WILLIAM) b Jan 03, 1854 in Mitchell, NC
m. NANNIE HOPSON NC.
Children of JASON HOPSON and NANNIE HOPSON: i.
ARTHUR HOPSON, b about 1880, NC. ii. PARKER HOPSON, b about 1899,
NC.

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