Generation No. 1

1. R ALPH 2 J OPLING (A RTHUR 1) was born February 10, 1673/74 in Wolsingham County Durham England, and died 1720 in Henrico County VA.

Children of R ALPH J OPLING are:
i. R ALPH 3 J OPLING , b. 1700.
2. ii. T HOMAS J OPLING , b. May 1708; d. 1789, Rockfish River, Amherst Co VA.

2. T HOMAS 3 J OPLING (R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born May 1708, and died 1789 in Rockfish River, Amherst Co VA. He married (1) H ANNAH F REEMAN . He married (2) H ANNAH F REEMAN . He married (3) H ANNAH F REEMAN .

Children of T HOMAS J OPLING and H ANNAH F REEMAN are:

i. H ANNAH 4 J OPLING .
ii. J ANE J OPLING .
iii. L UCY J OPLING .
iv. R ALPH J OPLING , b. 1730.
v. J AMES J OPLING , b. Abt. 1735.
vi. A NN J OPLING , b. Abt. 1740.
vii. M ARTHA J OPLING , b. Abt. 1740.
3. viii. J OSIAH J OPLING , b. Abt. 1747, Amherst County Va; d. Abt. 1797, Amherst County Va.
ix. R EBECCA J OPLING , b. Abt. 1747.

xiv. T HOMAS J OPLING , b. 1745, Amherst Co VA; d. March 1837; m. S ARAH " S ALLY" S TEVENS , April 06, 1772, Amherst County VA.

3. J OSIAH 4 J OPLING (T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born Abt. 1747 in Amherst County Va, and died Abt. 1797 in Amherst County Va. He married (1) E LIZABETH W ARE December 01, 1767 in Amherst County Va, daughter of E DWARD W ARE and E LIZABETH G ARRETT(?) . He married (2) S USANNAH W ARE Abt. 1790 in Amherst County Va.

More About J OSIAH J OPLING :
Fact 1: November 16, 1797, Will written in Amherst VA
Fact 2: April 18, 1798, will probabted Amherst VA

Children of J OSIAH J OPLING and E LIZABETH W ARE are:

i. H ANNAH 5 J OPLING , m. (1) R ICHARD W OOD , January 05, 1785, Amherst County Va; m. (2) S AMUEL B RIDGEWATER , April 24, 1789, Amherst County Va.


6. ii. J AMES J OPLING , b. October 27, 1769, Amherst County, Virginia; d. October 05, 1852, Bedford, County, Virginia.


iii. E DWARD W ARE J OPLING , m. C LARRY C OX , November 19, 1805, Amherst County Va.


iv. H OLMAN J OPLING , b. 1780; d. Abt. 1855; m. (1) S ARAH ; m. (2) M ARY P . B RIDGEWATER , October 31, 1831, Nelson County Va; m. (3) R EBECCA N ORVELLE , April 25, 1843, Albemarle County Va.
More About H OLMAN J OPLING :
Fact 1: 1854, will dated Amherst
Fact 2: 1855, will probabted Amherst VA
Fact 3: Probably died without issue
Fact 4: Was a school teacher
Fact 5: private in war of 1812


7. v. W ILLIAM J OPLING , b. 1775, Amherst County Va; d. 1855, Nelson County Va.
vi. T HOMAS J OPLING , b. August 17, 1782.
vii. B ENNETT J OPLING .
viii. E LIZABETH J OPLING , m. B RIDGEWATER .
ix. S ARAH J OPLING , m. D AVID T URNHAM , Shelby Co. Ky.
x. E DWARD W ARE J OPLING , m. C LARRY C OX , November 19, 1805, Amherst County Va.

4. T HOMAS 4 J OPLING (T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born 1745 in Amherst Co VA, and died March 1837. He married S ARAH " S ALLY" S TEVENS April 06, 1772 in Amherst County VA, daughter of J AMES S TEVENS and B EHETHLAND T ALIAFERRO .

Children of T HOMAS J OPLING and S ARAH S TEVENS are:

i. B ETHELAND 5 J OPLING .
ii. N ANCY J OPLING .
iii. R ALPH J OPLING .
8. iv. J AMES S TEVENS J OPLING , b. 1777, Amherst County, Virginia.
vi. R ALPH J OPLING .
vii. B ETHELAND J OPLING .
viii. N ANCY J OPLING .
Generation No. 4

6. J AMES 5 J OPLING (J OSIAH 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born October 27, 1769 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died October 05, 1852 in Bedford, County, Virginia. He married (1) N ANCY M ARTIN October 21, 1793 in Albemarle County VA, daughter of P LEASANT M ARTIN and R EBECCA J OPLING . He married (2) M RS. H UMPHRIES ( B OOTE) 1835. He married (3) S ARAH R ICE January 13, 1836 in Bedford, County, Virginia, daughter of B ENJAMIN R ICE and C ATHERINE H OLT .

Children of J AMES J OPLING and N ANCY M ARTIN are:

i. E LIZABETH W ARE 6 J OPLING , b. August 25, 1794.
ii. P LEASANT M . J OPLING , b. December 13, 1796.
iii. M ARY A NN J OPLING , b. October 15, 1798.
iv. J OSIAH J OPLING , b. November 22, 1802.
v. L OUISA R EBECCA J OPLING , b. January 04, 1804.
vi. J ESSE J OPLING , b. February 05, 1806.
vii. J AMES W ARE J OPLING , b. November 14, 1807.
9. viii. T HOMAS B ENNETT J OPLING , b. September 25, 1810; d. November 01, 1867, Goodes, VA.
ix. S ALLY W ARE J OPLING , b. February 23, 1812.
x. N ANCY M OORMAN J OPLING , b. February 16, 1814.
xi. W ILLIAM W ARE J OPLING , b. October 27, 1815.
xii. F RANCIS A MANDA J OPLING , b. January 26, 1819.
xiii. M ARTHA M ILDRED J OPLING , b. July 13, 1820.

7. W ILLIAM 5 J OPLING (J OSIAH 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born 1775 in Amherst County Va, and died 1855 in Nelson County Va. He married S ARAH S ALLY W ARE December 24, 1806 in Amherst County Va, daughter of W ILLIAM W YRE and P ATTY D AVIS .

Child of W ILLIAM J OPLING and S ARAH W ARE is:
i. G EORGE W . A . 6 J OPLING .

8. J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING (T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born 1777 in Amherst County, Virginia. He married (1) N ANCY G IDDENS September 11, 1805 in Amherst County Va, daughter of W ILLIAM G IDDENS and S USANNA W OOD . He married (2) R EBECCA W HITE November 12, 1834 in Kanawha Co. WV.

More About N ANCY G IDDENS :
Fact 1: May 01, 1828, Buried Old City Cemetary Pulaski Giles TN

Children of J AMES J OPLING and N ANCY G IDDENS are:

i. W ILLIAM 6 J OPLING , b. February 1810.
ii. L OUISA J OPLING , b. 1814; d. June 09, 1833, Pulaski, Giles TN.
iii. S USAN J OPLING , b. 1819, Giles County, Tennessee; d. 1837; m. E NOCH O LIVER , 1836, Giles County, Tennessee.
iv. L UCY A NN J OPLING , b. 1824, Giles County, Tennessee; m. S AMUEL G ILLIAM , 1838, Giles County, Tennessee.
v. N ANCY J OPLING , b. 1821.

Children of J AMES J OPLING and R EBECCA W HITE are:
10. vi. F RANCIS M ARION 6 J OPLIN , b. Abt. 1835, Kanawha Co. WV; d. December 27, 1919, St. Albans WV.
11. vii. J ESSE J OPLIN , b. Abt. 1838, VA; d. 1911, WV.

9. T HOMAS B ENNETT 6 J OPLING (J AMES 5, J OSIAH 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born September 25, 1810, and died November 01, 1867 in Goodes, VA. He married S ARAH W EBB September 02, 1845 in Franklin County, Virginia.

Children of T HOMAS J OPLING and S ARAH W EBB are:

i. J AMES E DWARD 7 J OPLING , b. June 03, 1846.
ii. W ILLIAM B ENNETT J OPLING , b. November 23, 1847.
iii. T HOMAS C REED J OPLING , b. April 01, 1849, Bedford, County, Virginia; m. A NNIE W ILMAR B ARNETT , June 08, 1875, Roanoke County, VA.
iv. N ANCY R ICE J OPLING .
v. J OHN C . J OPLING , b. October 14, 1852.
vi. M ORTON I RVIN J OPLING , b. August 15, 1854.
vii. J ESSE S . J OPLING , b. February 12, 1856.
viii. F ANNIE W ILLIS J OPLING .
ix. L EMUEL R EED J OPLING , b. May 30, 1860.
x. I DA W OODSON J OPLING .
xi. B ENJAMIN W ILKES J OPLING .
xii. M ARY L OUISE J OPLING , b. August 25, 1866.

10. F RANCIS M ARION 6 J OPLIN (J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born Abt. 1835 in Kanawha Co. WV, and died December 27, 1919 in St. Albans WV. He married (1) T HERESSA A NN M ARSHALL October 16, 1856 in Kanawha Co. WV, daughter of F RANCIS M ARSHALL and M ARTHA . He married (2) T HERESSA A NN M ARSHALL October 16, 1856 in Kanawha Co. WV.

More About F RANCIS M ARION J OPLIN :
Fact 1: 7th West Virginia Calvary Company C PC #901818
Children of F RANCIS J OPLIN and T HERESSA M ARSHALL are:


12. i. W ILLIAM L EWIS 7 J OPLIN , b. April 29, 1874, Charleston WV; d. February 10, 1957, Soap Lake Washington.
ii. J ESSE J OPLIN , b. Abt. June 1859.
iii. M ARTHA E . J OPLIN , b. September 30, 1860; d. March 16, 1862, Kanawha County WV Mill Creek.

13. iv. J AMES S TEVENS 7 J OPLIN II, b. July 01, 1857, Kanawha County WV.
v. S HERMAN J OPLIN , b. 1866, Kanawha County WV; m. L . M . S MITH , September 29, 1894, Huntington WV.
vi. C . C . J OPLIN ( C OLUMBUS?) , b. Abt. 1871, Kanawha County WV; m. L AURA W HITE , April 26, 1893, Huntington WV.
vii. A NNIE M . J OPLIN , b. August 29, 1876.
11. J ESSE 6 J OPLIN (J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born Abt. 1838 in VA, and died 1911 in WV. He married S OPHIA E . M AY June 14, 1865.

Children of J ESSE J OPLIN and S OPHIA M AY are:
14. i. W ILLIAM W . 7 J OPLIN , b. 1875; d. 1917.
15. ii. J AMES H ENRY J OPLIN , b. 1856; d. December 21, 1945, Charleston WV.
16. iii. J OHNNY J OPLIN , b. 1867; d. 1932.
iv. V ANDELIA J OPLIN , b. 1867; m. (1) J OHN C OOPER ; m. (2) H ENRY V ANCE , October 15, 1881.

17. v. T HOMAS J OPLIN , d. 1930.
vi. R AMSEY J OPLIN .
vii. A LFRED J OPLIN .

12. W ILLIAM L EWIS 7 J OPLIN (F RANCIS M ARION 6, J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born April 29, 1874 in Charleston WV, and died February 10, 1957 in Soap Lake Washington. He married L UELLA W ILLIS , daughter of W ILLIAM W ILLIS and L OUISA W ALTERS .

Children of W ILLIAM J OPLIN and L UELLA W ILLIS are:

i. J OHN W ILLIS 8 J OPLIN , b. January 21, 1916, Douglas County, WA; m. R UBY B ERNICE W EBB .
ii. I NEZ H ELEN J OPLIN J OPLIN , b. October 06, 1903.
iii. C ARL R OBERT J OPLIN , b. April 19, 1905.
iv. J ACK J OPLIN , b. August 20, 1907.
v. E ARL J OPLIN , b. March 28, 1909.
vi. M ONA M ABEL J OPLIN , b. November 03, 1910.
vii. G LADYS J OPLIN , b. September 09, 1912.
viii. F RED J OPLIN , b. January 18, 1917.
ix. E LEANOR E LIZABETH J OPLIN , b. April 25, 1920.

13. J AMES S TEVENS 7 J OPLIN II (F RANCIS M ARION 6, J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born July 01, 1857 in Kanawha County WV. He married C ORA L . W RIGHT October 05, 1884 in Huntington WV (courthouse).

Child of J AMES J OPLIN and C ORA W RIGHT is:

i. E RNEST 8 J OPLIN , b. August 15, 1890.

14. W ILLIAM W . 7 J OPLIN (J ESSE 6, J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born 1875, and died 1917. He married L YDIA G RIFFITH .

Children of W ILLIAM J OPLIN and L YDIA G RIFFITH are:

i. J ESSIE 8 J OPLIN , m. E LIZABETH C LAUSEY .
ii. L EWIS J OPLIN .
iii. E LMER J OPLIN , b. 1908; m. G EORGIA B OGGESS .
iv. E ARL J OPLIN .
v. S TATEN J OPLIN .
vi. R UFUS J OPLIN .
vii. E DWARD J OPLIN , b. 1915; m. R UBY E THEL M ARTIN .
viii. H ENRY M ILAM J OPLIN .
ix. J AMES E . J OPLIN , b. 1908; d. 1939.

15. J AMES H ENRY 7 J OPLIN (J ESSE 6, J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born 1856, and died December 21, 1945 in Charleston WV. He married (1) M ISTY W OLFE . He married (2) I SABELLE A GNES V ANCE .

Children of J AMES J OPLIN and I SABELLE V ANCE are:

i. J OHNNY 8 J OPLIN , m. J UANITA U NDERWOOD .
ii. E MMA F . J OPLIN , b. 1900; m. C HARLES B LACKSHIRE .
iii. W ILLIAM T HEODORE J OPLIN , b. 1901; m. L ONIE K IDD .
iv. C ECIL W . J OPLIN , b. 1905.
v. M AMIE A LICE J OPLIN , b. 1907.
vi. A NNA D EALIE J OPLIN , b. 1908; m. V IRGIL R OSE .
vii. L UTHER J OPLIN , b. 1916; d. 1982; m. M OLLIE W ALKER .
viii. C HILTON J OPLIN , b. 1921.


16. J OHNNY 7 J OPLIN (J ESSE 6, J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) was born 1867, and died 1932. He married L ILLIAN L ANDERS .

Children of J OHNNY J OPLIN and L ILLIAN L ANDERS are:
i. G ERTIE 8 J OPLIN , b. 1880; m. F RED H UGHART .
ii. O AKLEY J OPLIN , b. 1886; m. E LDRIDGE T ALBERT .
iii. S ARA K ATIE J OPLIN , b. 1889; m. E DWARD B OSTIC .
iv. L OUGENNIA J OPLIN , b. 1894; d. 1961; m. M IKE M OSS .
v. M ARY J OPLIN , b. 1896; d. 1961; m. D OC M ILAM .
vi. R ALPH J OPLIN , b. 1898; d. 1986; m. C ORA L EGG .
vii. H ETTIE J OPLIN , b. 1907; d. 1972; m. R OMIE Y OUNG .
viii. M AYWOOD J OPLIN , b. 1911; d. 1977; m. C ORDA B LOUNT .
ix. D ENVER J OPLIN , b. 1913; d. 1947.

17. T HOMAS 7 J OPLIN (J ESSE 6, J AMES S TEVENS 5 J OPLING , T HOMAS 4, T HOMAS 3, R ALPH 2, A RTHUR 1) died 1930. He married D ELLA C OLLINS .

Child of T HOMAS J OPLIN and D ELLA C OLLINS is:
. G OLDIE 8 J OPLIN .

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