James Barron HOPE^{[1, 2]}

1829 - 1887  (58 years)

• Name	James Barron HOPE
  Birth	23 Mar 1829	Gosport, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 3, 4]
  	James' parents resided in Hampton, VA, but he was born at the home of his grandfather, Commodore James Barron, who lived at the Gosport Navy Yard, which abutted Portsmouth, VA.
  Baptism	27 Jun 1830	Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1857
  	attorney & poet [needs elaboration]
  Death	15 Sep 1887	Norfolk City, VA   [5]
  Burial	Norfolk City, VA   [6]
  	His body was interred in the Hope family plot at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I57582	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Wilton HOPE,   b. 1795, Virginia
  Mother	Jane A. BARRON,   b. 1795, Virginia d. Jan 1862, Warrenton, Warren Co, NC (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	2,  [7]
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Boush WHITING,   b. 25 Sep 1824, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA d. 31 May 1920, Norfolk City, VA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1857	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [3, 8]
  	Rev. John Collins McCabe officiated at the wedding ceremony which was held at "Elmwood," the bride's family home.
  Children	1. Jane Barron HOPE,   b. 26 May 1859, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA d. 24 Jun 1934, Norfolk City, VA (Age 75 years)   2. Ann Mallory HOPE,   b. Mar 1862, Virginia d. 7 Sep 1946 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F5174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  James Barron Hope 1829 - 1887 James Barron Hope, A Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves. Poems (Richmond, Virginia: West, Johnston & Co., 1895)

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 12 Jun 1860, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA [S5170] Resided: 16 Jul 1870, Norfolk City, VA [S5171]Resided: 3 Jun 1880, Norfolk City, VA [S5172]

  
  

• Sources

  [S231] Francis W. Hayes, Jr., compiler, Hayes, Elizabeth City Parish, Hampton, Virginia 19TH Century Parish Registers, ((Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc, 1986)), ISBN 0-917890-99-X. p. 38. [S5158] 1850 US Census / Hope, Welton, (NARA, 1850). [S1050] James Barron Hope - Anna Boush Whiting, Virginia marriage certificate (1857). [S5182] James Barron Hope; Janey Hope Marr, editor, Hope, A Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves, ((Richmond: West, Johnson & Co, 1895)). [S1038] James Barron Hope bio. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S164] Louis A. Burgess, compiler & editor, Burgess, Virginia Soldiers of 1776, ((1927 - 1929, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 1973)). pp. 893-899. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser (16 Jun 1857): p. 1, c 5.