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Stephen HOPKINS
1642 - 1718 (76 years)-
Name Stephen HOPKINS [1] Birth 16 Sep 1642 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America 
[1] Gender Male FamilySearch ID LVJP-ZLV Name Steaven Hopkins [2] Burial 1718 [1] Death 10 Oct 1718 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [1] Person ID I594770289 Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy Last Modified 2 Sep 2024
Father Giles "Gyles" HOPKINS, b. 30 Jan 1607, Hursley, Hampshire, England d. 26 Apr 1690, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 83 years) Mother Catherine WHELDEN, b. Feb 1617, Basford, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England d. 15 Mar 1689, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 72 years) Marriage 9 Oct 1639 Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America [3] Family ID F536728053 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary MERRICK, b. 4 Nov 1650, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. Bef 9 Apr 1701, Harwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America (Age 50 years) Marriage 22 May 1667 Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America [2] Children 1. Elizabeth HOPKINS, b. 28 Jun 1668, Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America d. Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 2. Stephen HOPKINS, b. 15 Jul 1670, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 9 Apr 1733, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 62 years)3. Ruth HOPKINS, b. 2 Nov 1674, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 1723, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 48 years)4. Judah HOPKINS, b. 16 Jan 1678, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 7 Jan 1748, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 69 years)5. Samuel HOPKINS, b. 2 Mar 1681, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 7 Jul 1749, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 68 years)6. Nathaniel HOPKINS, b. 16 Mar 1684, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 13 Sep 1766, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 82 years)7. Joseph HOPKINS, b. 1688, Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America d. 24 Apr 1772, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 84 years)8. Benjamin HOPKINS, b. Feb 1691, Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America d. 22 Mar 1745, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 54 years)9. Mary HOPKINS, b. 15 Apr 1692, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 10 Sep 1734, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 42 years)Family ID F536729635 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2024
Family 2 Bethia LINNELL, b. 7 Feb 1641, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Mar 1726, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 85 years) Marriage 7 Apr 1701 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2] Family ID F536731475 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2024
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Notes - Stephen was the son of Giles Hopkins & Katherine Whelden. His Father, Giles was one of the Mayflower Families. Stephen married Mary Merrick on May 22, 1667 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. To this union, 9 children were born.
From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hopkins-55
Stephen Hopkins
Born 16 Sep 1642 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
ANCESTORS
Son of Giles Hopkins and Catherine (Whelden) Hopkins
Brother of Mary (Hopkins) Smith, John Hopkins, Abigail (Hopkins) Merrick, Deborah (Hopkins) Cooke, Caleb Hopkins, Ruth (Hopkins) Mayo, Joshua Hopkins I, William Hopkins, John Hopkins Sr. and Elizabeth Hopkins
Husband of Mary (Merrick) Hopkins — married May 1667 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Husband of Bethiah (Linnell) Hopkins — married 9 Apr 1701 (to 10 Oct 1718) in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS
Father of Elizabeth Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins, Ruth Hopkins, Judah Hopkins, Samuel Hopkins, Nathaniel Hopkins, Joseph Hopkins, Benjamin Hopkins and Mary (Hopkins) Maker
Died 10 Oct 1718 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA
Biography
Stephen Hopkins was born in September 1642 in Massachusetts. He was the son of Giles Hopkins and Katherine Wheldon [Whelden]. [1] [2][3]
He married Mary Merrick in 1667 in Massachusetts. [4] b. Eastham Nov. 1650; d. bet. 1694 and April of 1701
He m. (2) Eastham 7 or 9 April 1701 Bethia (Linnel) Atkins, bp. Barnstable 7 Feb. 1640/71; d. Harwich 24 or 25 March 1726; dau. of Robert and Peninah (Howes) Linnell; Bethis m. (1) Eastham 25 March 1664 Henry Atkins, called `Bethya Lennett' in the record. The will of Robert Linnell, who d. 23 Jan. 1662, mentioned dau. Bethya.
He died 10 October 1718 in Harwich, Massachusetts. [5][3]
'No probate recs. have been found in Barnstable Co for Stephen Hopkins or either of his wives. He was mentioned both in his father's will of 1682 and the codicil of 1689.
Children:[3]
Elizabeth Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins
Ruth Hopkins
Judah Hopkins
Samuel Hopkins
Nathaniel Hopkins
Joseph Hopkins
Benjamin Hopkins
Mary Hopkins
Sources
? Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
? Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
? 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roser, Susan. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
? Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 420.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSS
? Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
See also:
Austin, John D. Mayflower Families in Progress: Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower and his descendants for four generations. General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth MA, 1988
DeForest, L. Effingham and Anne Lawrence DeForest, Moore and Allied Families: The Ancestry of William Henry Moore, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT., 2005; original publisher: The DeForest Publishing Company, N.Y., N.Y., 1938.
Ferris, Mary W. Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Volume 1, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2005; original book privately printed, 1943.
Caleb H. Johnson, The Mayflower and her passengers (Indiana:Xlibris Corp., Caleb Johnson, 2006)
New England Historical and Genealogical Register Abbreviation: NEHGR. Boston, MA
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI. Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.
Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890. Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
"Mayflower Families Through Five Generations", Volume six, "Hopkins", Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1992.
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
MD 4:245, 6:56, 7:16, 239; 8:35-6, 9:9, 15:58.
Plymouth Colony Recs. 8:30, 58.
NEHGR 9:282.
Torrey's Marriages pp. 24, 387, 467, 504.
Dawes Gates 2:581-7, 801-2.
GMF (NEHGR) 2:273.
Cole (Elisha) Gen p. 11.
Merrick Gen p. 14.
Savage 1:73, 2:462, 3:97, 198.
TAG 51:35-6.
Cape Cod Hist. 2:508.
Harwich by Paine pp. 31, 37, 43, 124, 174, 176-8, 181, 185, 192, 194, 199, 204, 431.
- Stephen was the son of Giles Hopkins & Katherine Whelden. His Father, Giles was one of the Mayflower Families. Stephen married Mary Merrick on May 22, 1667 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. To this union, 9 children were born.
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Feb 2023), entry for Joseph Hopkins, person ID LRTK-RK9. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for Stephen HOPKINS, person ID LVJP-ZLV. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for Gyles HOPKINS, person ID L848-MF3. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Feb 2023), entry for Joseph Hopkins, person ID LRTK-RK9. (Reliability: 3).