Sophronia Hand Topping

1809 - 1884  (74 years)

• Name	Sophronia Hand Topping  [1]
  Birth	14 Aug 1809	Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Feb 1884	Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Burial	Poxabogue-Evergreen Cemetery, Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I9077	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Topping,   b. 21 Oct 1777, Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York d. 1839 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mehetabel Halsey,   b. 22 Sep 1775, Of, Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York, USA d. 1857 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1808	Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York
  Family ID	F4226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David H. Burnett,   b. Bef 17 Jul 1808, Southampton, Suffolk, NY d. 11 Jan 1892, Water Mill, Southampton, Suffolk, NY (Age > 83 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1848	Bridgehampton, Suffolk, New York
  Children	1. Levi H. Burnett,   b. 1843   d. Yes, date unknown   2. David H. Burnett,   b. 1847, of Southampton, Suffolk, N. Y. d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Notes by Claire Burnett: Sophronia was daughter of Henry Topping & Mehetabel.  Henry was son of Henry Topping b 1750 d. 1812 & Mary.  Henry was son of Stephen .  Steven was son of Capt. Stephen d. 1746 & Hannah.  Capt. Stephen Topping was son of Elnathan Topping b.1640 d. 1705 & Mary.  Elnathan was son of Capt. Thomas d. 1688.  Thomas Topping was a refugee from religious persecution in England -- joined the church of Milford with wife Emma in 1640.  In 1666 he married Mary, widow of Timothy Baldwin.  In 1678 he married Lydia, widow of John Wilford.  She died 1694. He willed all his lands in Southampton to Elnathan and James.  From the records of the church in Bridgehampton, LI, NY copied from the records kept by the church; pg. 78:  Sophronia Topping, Bridgehampton, Nov. 25, 1831: "Examined for admission to church. Received into the church at the communion in December, being 17 in number."  [The phrase "being 17 in number" suggests that her age was 17 years. JD]

  
  

• Sources

  [S375] Claire Burnett, compiler, Descendants of Thomas Burnett (Lafayette Hill, PA: Unpublished manuscript, 2008). Available at https://brookhavensouthaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DescendantsOfThomasBurnett.pdf.