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Ebenezer Hopkins, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Death: December 19, 1711 (43)
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Stephen Hopkins, Sr. and Dorcas Hopkins
Husband of Mary Hopkins
Father of Jonathan Hopkins, I; Ebenezer Hopkins; Reverend Hezekiah Hopkins, Sr.; Mary Steele; Stephen Hopkins and 3 others
Brother of Dorcas Webster; Lt. John Hopkins; Stephen Hopkins, Jr.; Joseph Hopkins, Sr?; Mary Sedgwick and 2 others

Managed by: Richard Frank Henry
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About Ebenezer Hopkins, Sr.

Ebenezer Hopkins

  • BIRTH Jul 1668 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
  • DEATH 11/12/1712 (aged 42–43) Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 53259686

Ebenezer Hopkins is the Son of Stephen Hopkins and Dorcas Brownson. He received under his father Stephen Hopkins's Will the "dwelling house and home lotts" in Hartford, Hartford Co, CT. On 24 Apr 1698 Ebenezer HOPKINS was admitted into the First Church.

Last Will & Testament of Ebenezer Hopkins

On 19 Dec 1711, his widow Mary Butler-Hopkins and his brother Joseph Hopkins were granted administration of his estate. On 4 Apr 1721, the estate of Ebenezer Hopkins was distributed as per the Inventory listed in Hartford Probate Records, Vol. 8, p. 115).

  • Sarah & Joseph HOPKINS (twins): Records of First Church of Hartford, Hartford Co, CT. An examination of the original church record shows the entry, "Joseph, son of Ebenezer Hopkins, was borne 23 Jun 1710." It would appear that Joseph Hopkins was a twin of Sarah Hopkins, however no further record of Joseph Hopkins exists.

Parents
Stephen Hopkins 1634–1689
Dorcas Bronson Hopkins 1633–1697

Spouse
Mary Butler Hopkinsm1670–1744 m. 21 Jan 1691 in Hartford, Hartford, CT

Siblings
Dorcas Hopkins Webster 1659–1697
John Hopkins 1662–1732
Joseph Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins
Mary Hopkins Sedgwick 1670–1743

Children
Ebenezer Hopkins 1693–1693
Jonathan Hopkins 1696–1772
Ebenezer Hopkins 1699–1784
Hezekiah Hopkins 1701–1780
Mary Hopkins Steele 1704–1796
Stephen Hopkins 1706–1767
Isaac Hopkins 1708–1805

Decedent Details

1. Ebenezer Hopkins bapt. 1693 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT d. 1693 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT.
2. Jonathan Hopkins b. 1696 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Anne COLT.
3. Ebenezer Hopkins baptised 1699-1700 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT. b. 24 Jun 1699 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT d. 1784 Shaftsbury, Bennington Co, VT m. Susannah MESSENGER b. 11/30/1704 Wallingford, New Haven Co, CT.
4. Hezekiah Hopkins bapt. 1701 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Sarah DAVIS.
5. Mary Hopkins bapt. 1703 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Daniel STEELE.
6. Stephen Hopkins, b. 1706 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Jemima BRONSON.
7. Isaac Hopkins b. 1708 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT m. Mercy HICKOX.
8. Sarah Hopkins* (twin) b. 1710 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT m. Caleb SPENCER.
9. Joseph Hopkins* (twin) b. 1710 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT.

References

[1] ancestry.com

[2] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hopkins-2164

[3] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53259686/ebenezer-hopkins

Sources

[4] "Ebenezer Hopkins." Family Search. Accessed July 18th, 2019.

[5] https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT8K-TNZ. Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. Clemens, William Montgomery. Early Marriage Records of the Hopkins Family in the United States (W.M. Clemens, New York, 1916) Page 6

[6] Ebenezer-Hopkins No. 3 v - Descendants of Richard Butler of Hartford, Connecticut by Walter Percy Butler and Kathryn Morris Wilkinson "Ebenezer Hopkins." Family Search. Accessed July 18th, 2019.

[7] https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT8K-TNZ. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XD-TFN2 : 12 July 2019), Ebenezer Hopkins, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (

[8] https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKY-QLRV : 13 December 2015), Ebenezer Hopkins, 1711; Burial, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Ancient Burying Ground; citing record ID 53259686,

[9] "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database,

[10] FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP77-G83X : 12 July 2019), Ebenezer in entry for Isaac Hopkins, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235.

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Ebenezer Hopkins, Sr.'s Timeline

1668
July 6, 1668
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1696
June 28, 1696
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1699
June 24, 1699
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1701
November 21, 1701
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1703
January 30, 1703
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1706
August 17, 1706
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1708
November 25, 1708
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1710
June 25, 1710
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1711
December 19, 1711
Age 43
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America