Stephen Hopkins

Stephen Hopkins, "Mayflower" Passenger

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

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hopkins-55

Stephen Hopkins

Born 16 Sep 1642 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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 Bay

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

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 Hopkins was the son Giles Hopkins, "Mayflower" Passenger and Catherine "Catorne" Whelden. He was born in Sep 1642 in Yarmouth, MA.156,73 Stephen died on 10 Oct 1718 in Harwich, MA.55

Stephen removed to Harwich, now Brewster, and settled, having all his father’s possessions there.55

On 23 May 1667 Stephen first married Mary Merrick, daughter of William Merrick (ca 1602-3 Dec 1686) & Rebecca Tracy (say 1625-3 Dec 1686), in Eastham, MA.156,3

Born on 4 Nov 1650 in Eastham, MA.3,156, Mary died in Harwich, MA, on 15 Apr 1692; she was 41.

Children of Stephen and Mary (Merrick) Hopkins, born at Eastham:

• i. Elizabeth Hopkins, b. last week in Jun 16683;
• ii. Stephen Hopkins, b. 15 Jul 16703;
• iii. Ruth Hopkins, b. about the beginning of Nov 1674;
• iv. Judah Hopkins, b. about the middle of Jan 1677;
• v. Samuel Hopkins, b. the middle of Mar 1682;
• vi. Nathaniel Hopkins, b. about the middle of Mar 1684;
• vii. Joseph Hopkins, b. 1688;
• viii. Benjamin Hopkins, b. middle of Feb 1690; and
• ix. Mary Hopkins, b 15 Apr 1692.156

On 9 Apr 1701 Stephen second married Bethiah Linnell, daughter of Robert Linnell (-27 Jan 1662/3) & Peninah Howes, in Eastham, MA.156 Born ca 1640/1 in Barnstable, MA. Bethiah was baptized in Barnstable, MA, on 7 Feb 1641.24

Bethiah died on 25 Mar 1726 in Harwich.24

Stephen was a freeman in Eastham, MA in 1683. He moved to Harwich, MA sometime before 1701 and died 10 October 1718 at Brewster, Barnstable County, MA. at age 76. He was named in the will of his grandfather, Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37813796/stephen-hopkins

Stephen Hopkins

• BIRTH 16 Sep 1642, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
• DEATH 10 Oct 1718 (aged 76), Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts,
• BURIAL Unknown
• MEMORIAL ID 37813796

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.

Parents

• Giles Hopkins,1607–1690
• Catherine Whelden Hopkins,1617–1690

Spouses

• Mary Merrick Hopkins, 1650–1692 (m. 1667)
• Bethia Linnell Hopkins, 1640–1726 (m. 1701)

Siblings

• Mary Hopkins Smith, 1640–1700
• John Hopkins,1643–1643
• Abigail Hopkins Merrick, 1644–1691
• Deborah Hopkins Cooke, 1648–1727
• Caleb Hopkins, 1650–1728
• Joshua Hopkins, 1657–1738
• Elizabeth Hopkins, 1664–1664

Children

• Elizabeth Hopkins Burgess, 1668–1725
• Stephen Hopkins, 1670–1733
• Judah Hopkins, 1677 – unknown
• Samuel Hopkins, 1681–1749
• Nathaniel Hopkins, 1685–1766
• Joseph Hopkins, 1688–1772

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Links

• Signers of the Mayflower compact By Annie Arnoux Haxtun Pg. 31 link
• THE HISTORY OF CAPE COD: By FREDERICK FREEMAN Pg.508 Link
• http://www.pilgrimhopkins.com/site1/pafv4/pafg04.htm#38
• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr03/rr03_186.htm
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hopkins-55
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony