Dear Listmembers and Researchers, I'm in need of help locating any records pertaining to the Death and Estate Settlement of a Richard Brooks Hooper who is believed to have died in either Franklin or Banks Co., GA during the 1830's. He is buried near the County line of these two Counties and served in the Rev. War. Could someone, with knowledge of Estate and Probate Records for either of these Counties, do a lookup for me on this Rev. War Patriot and report to me any books and page numbers found in either/both Counties pertaining to the Probating of his Estate, which I know included a favorable amount of land? I know there has to be some mention of his Death in Probate Court Minutes, Orphans Court Minutes, Fee Books, Settlement & Inventories, or the like. Any information or clues would be greatly appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving! Robert C. Johnston, Jr. 139 Eagle Creek Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 rcj@mindspring.com Researching: Carlisle, Carroll, Cooper, Cornelius, Cowden, Davison, Edwards, Ellis, Gilliland, Goss, Hooper, McCollum, Newman, Nixon, Oliver, Owens, Phillips, Sanford, Shelton, Smith, Stubblefield, Vineyard, White, Wimbish of VA, NC, SC, GA, & AL Researching: Beckwith, Eddy, Francis, James, Johnston, Moyer, Thornton, Wilson of Canada, MI, OH, & VT

The History of Franklin County, Georgia, has an article on the Hooper family. It says: "Richard Brooks Hooper, b. May 1756, son of Obediah Hooper, (b. ca. 1720 in Va., d. 4-16-1803 Franklin Co.) and Massilva Brooks of Va., was an early settler of northwest Franklin Co. and served with his father in the Revolutionary War. Richard m. 1st Mrs. Elizabeth Adams Word (Little), widow of Charles Word, Jr., 2nd Andonea Mason (Miller), no children. (Elizabeth's dau., Millie Word, m. Richard's brother, Matthew Hooper.) Richard is bur. in the Miller graveyard near Prospect Church. 1790 S.C. census listed him with 3 sons under 16, 4 females, including wife and 2 daughters, and 5slaves. Children of Richard and Elizabeth are Matthew Brooks, Nancy, Obediah, John, Susannah, Jesse Carter, James Adams, and Amelia M." If you want the rest of the lineage in this book, please let me know. Thanks, Carole in SC ----- Original Message ----- From: rcj@mindspring.com To: GABANKS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:57 PM Subject: [GABANKS] Proof of Death for Richard Hooper abt. 1836 Dear Listmembers and Researchers, I'm in need of help locating any records pertaining to the Death and Estate Settlement of a Richard Brooks Hooper who is believed to have died in either Franklin or Banks Co., GA during the 1830's. He is buried near the County line of these two Counties and served in the Rev. War. Could someone, with knowledge of Estate and Probate Records for either of these Counties, do a lookup for me on this Rev. War Patriot and report to me any books and page numbers found in either/both Counties pertaining to the Probating of his Estate, which I know included a favorable amount of land? I know there has to be some mention of his Death in Probate Court Minutes, Orphans Court Minutes, Fee Books, Settlement & Inventories, or the like. Any information or clues would be greatly appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving! Robert C. Johnston, Jr. 139 Eagle Creek Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 rcj@mindspring.com Researching: Carlisle, Carroll, Cooper, Cornelius, Cowden, Davison, Edwards, Ellis, Gilliland, Goss, Hooper, McCollum, Newman, Nixon, Oliver, Owens, Phillips, Sanford, Shelton, Smith, Stubblefield, Vineyard, White, Wimbish of VA, NC, SC, GA, & AL Researching: Beckwith, Eddy, Francis, James, Johnston, Moyer, Thornton, Wilson of Canada, MI, OH, & VT ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp