Nancy Hopper

Nancy Campbell, wife of Gilliam Hopper, was born about 1772 in North Carolina, and died 1862 in Illinois at the age of 90.

Disputed Origins

• There is no proof of maiden name of Campbell.
• Her mother is said to have been a Nancy Campbell, died at 108 years old, “of the Royal Family of Ireland.”
• “She was most likely the daughter of William Campbell and Lydia Campbell.” There is no supporting evidence seen for this claim.
• Parents also seen as Archibald Campbell & Rebecca Kirk (Campbell). There is no evidence seen for this claim.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Campbell-2479

She married Gillum Hopper, later known under the alias John Brown. They had at least nine children:

• 1. Gillum (Dock Brown) HOPPER b: WFT Est 1798-1828
• 2. Samuel B. HOPPER b: 1 JAN 1800 in Pulaski, KY
• 3. Moses HOPPER b: 1802 in Pulaski, KY
• 4. William M(ayfield?) HOPPER b: 1804 in Pulaski, KY
• 5. James Townsend HOPPER b: 20 JUN 1806 in Christian, KY
• 6. Absalom C. HOPPER b: ABT 1808 in KY
• 7. Mary (Polly) HOPPER b: 24 MAR 1812 in Pulaski, KY
• 8. Pickney HOPPER b: 18 NOV 1816
• 9. Anna HOPPER b: 1820

Her husband Gillum, alias John Brown, allegedly killed David Stockstill in 1828 with a rifle over a land boundary dispute. A partly fictional book, Dock Brown, the Outlaw of Grayson County was written about what happened. After the murder, Gillum left home and never returned.

She may have died 1862 in Adams, Illinois.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6S-G6P : 12 April 2016), Nancy Hopper in household of Moses Hopper, Warren county, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing family 899, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Note: born about 1782 in North Carolina, living with son Moses Hopper.
• 1860 Census (might not be her): "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDT-RKB : 12 December 2017), Nancy Campbell in entry for Archd A Campbell, 1860. Notes: born about 1782 in North Carolina. Living in Moore, North Carolina with possibly a relative.
• Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #50277837 : accessed 29 May 2019), memorial page for John Brown (Hopper) (17 Oct 1776–27 May 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 50277837, citing Dock Brown Cemetery, Pine Knob, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by KEFleming (contributor 47080261) . Note: this is her husband: Name was originally Gilliam Hopper. Married to Nancy Campbell about 1799. Her burial place uncertain. Moses, Samuel, William, Elisha, Ana, James Townsend, Absolom Clark, Mary, Pinkney, Gilliam.
• Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #154720429 : accessed 29 May 2019), memorial page for Gillum Hopper (17 Oct 1776–27 May 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 154720429, citing Brown Cemetery, Caneyville, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Bobby and Carol Babin Estes (contributor 46900498) . Note: this is another reference to her husband. Marriage: 1 Nancy CAMPBELL b: ABT 1782 in NC. Nancy CAMPBELL, Sex: F, Birth: 1782 in NC, Death: 1862 in Adams, IL
• Helen Curry Deveny, compiled by. Descendats of Gillum Hopper (1776-1848) of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1990 Archive.Org