Lived in Annapolis Township, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
From Boston, Massachusetts. Arrived with his wife and family on the "Charming Molly" on 17 May 1760. (Source: Calnek's "History of the County of Annapolis", pg 150)
1768 census of Annapolis Twp (Source: Calnek's "History of the Co. of Annapolis", page 153: Hooper, Thomas with 5 males and 2 females
Married at a place and time of whichthere is no record a wife named Ann, of whose surname we have not been able to learn. He resided at or near Mendon for some years; but there is no record of any office he held in the town or of any property which he bought or sold. Here nine children were born as the town records show the church record gives the name of a tenth whose birth failed to get in the town record. It would appear he resided in that part of Mendon (Massachusetts) which fell within the bounds of Milford when that precinct was set off, for it was the Milford church to which Ann was received and baptized August 7, 1757, and where three children of "Thomas and Ann Hooper" Lydia, Jonathan and Ezekiel were baptized May 11, 1760. Thomas Hooper did gallant service in the Colonial Wars.
Thomas Hooper of Mendon, enlisted December 24, 1747, and served till March 1, 1748, in the company of which Lieutenant Elisha Hanley was acting captain, 11 weeks and 2 days, wages amounting to 4 pounds, 8 shillings, 2 pence, rated as "centinel" roll dated at Boston, October 31, 1748, endorsed "Company at Fort Massachusetts." Also, "centinel" in the company of Captain Ephriam Williams, Jr., having entered service June 10, 1748, and served until September 10, 1748; roll dated at Boston, November 2, 1748, time 13 weeks, 2 days, wages l6; 12-10. (Source: Massachusetts Archives, Volume 92 pp. 90 and 143).
He lived on at Mendon, his home toils kept up through the troublous times till after the next great war period.
Then came a great event in the life of the family. Mr Henry Evans, who seems to have resided at or near Sudbury, had been appointed by the authorities of Nova Scotia to act as agent for the town of Annapolis in that province. He formed a company of "proprietors" who met at Framingham, April 6, 1760; he chartered at Boston, May 5th a schooner named "The Charming Molly" Captain Grow, and got together a company of adventurous people from the towns near Framingham, who sailed from Boston the 23rd day of the same month of May, 1760. In that company sailed as the journal of Mr. Evans shows "Thomas Hooper, wife, sons & 3 daughters." In a census of the residents of Annapolis 8 years afterward the number of persons in the family of Thomas Hooper is stated at 7, "Americans" 5 males and 2 females, " which denotes some changes in the composition of the family; other sons had come to Annapolis, it may be to live, either Thomas, David or William, to make up the 5 in addition to the father and the two youngest sons. For in 1792 Jonathan and Ezekiel Hooper as well as the father Thomas were enrolled among tax-payers at Annapolis. Then some change had taken place among the women of the family, either death or marriage and entrance into new homes lessened the number first reported at the time of emigration. The loss of Annapolis records by fire some years ago deprives us of the means of clearing up these matters.
The Census referred to above gives us the fact that Thomas Hooper had something to help carry on a farm: "4 oxen, 4 cows, 1 sheep, 1 hog" are mentioned. He and his sons cultivated the soil and made pleasant homes on the slopes of the hills which lie to the North and South of Annapolis harbor. We have no account of the death of either Thomas or Ann.
(Source: "Hooper Genealogy" by Charles H. Pope)
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