Hope
HULL
Born
13 March 1763
,
Somerset County, Crown Colony of Maryland
Died
4 October 1818
,
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Born: 13 March 1763 in Somerset County, Crown Colony of Maryland
Father:
Hopewell HULL
Mother:
Rebecca WILLIAMS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hope married Ann Nancy WINGFIELD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ann Nancy WINGFIELD was born 22 May 1759 in Anna River, Hanovery, Virginia, USA. Ann Nancy died 25 November 1832 in Athens, Georgia, USA. Ann Nancy was the child of John WINGFIELD and Frances Oliver BUCK.
Hope HULL died 4 October 1818 in Athens, Georgia, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Reverend
Spouse & Children of Hope HULL
Hope HULL married 
Ann Nancy WINGFIELD
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Ann Nancy WINGFIELD was the child of John WINGFIELD and Frances Oliver BUCK
Ann Nancy WINGFIELDMarriage place:
Ann Nancy WINGFIELD was the child of John WINGFIELD and Frances Oliver BUCK
Children of Hope HULL and Ann Nancy WINGFIELD
Asbury HULLBorn: 30 January 1797, Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Died: 26 January 1866, Athens, Georgia, USA
Died: 26 January 1866, Athens, Georgia, USA
Married: Lucy Cosby HARVIE 20 April 1819 Place: Athens, Georgia, USA
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Birth — 176313 March 1763
Somerset County, Crown Colony of Maryland
Biography
Rev. Hope Hull. What a powerhouse filled with the Holy Spirit of God! Considered by many to be the father of American Methodism in the State of Georgia, he preached, prayed and sang at every turn. His interest was to minister the Word of God to the humble country people. In the handwritten journal of Rev. Thomas Griffin, he said of his own pre-salvation experience: 'It was like a man looking one way but rowing another.' (p. 110)
Thomas Griffin was developing an interest in spiritual things and wrote in 1841 about his conversion in 1808 in GA: 'There was to be a two days meeting held at Pope's Chapel in Oglethorpe- (county). Hope Hull and James Russell were to hold it in connection to Benjamin Blanton. Several of our relatives, my mother and myself went to meet them, I well recollect that I thought James Russell an enthusiast. Hope Hull came down and sang a hymn that made the flesh tremble on me, and caused an awful sense of the hereafter to press on my mind that has not lost its...Read full story
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Rev. Hope Hull. What a powerhouse filled with the Holy Spirit of God! Considered by many to be the father of American Methodism in the State of Georgia, he preached, prayed and sang at every turn. His interest was to minister the Word of God to the humble country people. In the handwritten journal of Rev. Thomas Griffin, he said of his own pre-salvation experience: 'It was like a man looking one way but rowing another.' (p. 110)
Thomas Griffin was developing an interest in spiritual things and wrote in 1841 about his conversion in 1808 in GA: 'There was to be a two days meeting held at Pope's Chapel in Oglethorpe- (county). Hope Hull and James Russell were to hold it in connection to Benjamin Blanton. Several of our relatives, my mother and myself went to meet them, I well recollect that I thought James Russell an enthusiast. Hope Hull came down and sang a hymn that made the flesh tremble on me, and caused an awful sense of the hereafter to press on my mind that has not lost its...Read full story
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1797 Birth of ChildAsbury HULL was born 30 January 1797, Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Hope was 33 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Death — 18184 October 1818
Athens, Georgia, USA
He died at the age of 55.
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Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens Clarke County Georgia, USA Plot: EH 8
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The state of Maryland was named to honor queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the wife of England's King Charles I. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Maryland
April 28, 1788 - Maryland becomes 7th U.S. state
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