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John Hobson, Sr.

Also Known As: "John Hopson Jr."
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England
Death: July 03, 1701 (75-76)
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
Place of Burial: 99 Hubbard Street, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, 06033, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Sarah Hopson; Elizabeth Hobson and Elizabeth Hobson
Father of Sgt. John Hopson, Jr.; Frances Hopson; Elizabeth Starr; Abigail Hobson (died young); Mary Graves and 3 others

Managed by: Brian A. Kowal
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About John Hobson, Sr.

John Hopson Jr.

  • BIRTH 26 Feb 1610 England
  • DEATH 3 Jul 1701 (aged 91) Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 167925685

Elizabeth Alling, daughter of John Alling and Ellen Bradley, was born 11 September 1653 at Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, and died there. She married as his third wife, John Hopson/Hobson, of Guilford on 14 Oct 1682 - parents of Samuel.[1]

Gravesite Details
Although this person was likely interred in Guilford's original village cemetery (now the commons and public park in downtown Guilford), no surviving gravestone was known in 1818 when all gravestones at the Village Green, but not the people's remains, were dispersed to other town cemeteries.

Spouses
Sarah Freeborn Hopson 1650–1669 (m. 1664)
Elizabeth Shipman Hopson 1652–1673 (m. 1672)
Elizabeth Alling Hopson 1653–1701 (m. 10/14/1682)

Children with Sara*, Elizabeth S.**, Elizabeth A.***

  • John Hopson 1665–1730
    • Frances Hopson 1673–1673
    • Elizabeth Hopson Starr 1674–1752
    • Abigail Hopson 1679–1680
      • Samuel Hopson 1684–1771

References

[1] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alling-475 cites

[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167925685/john-hopson

[3] Smith, Hon. Ralph. The Bradleys of New Haven and Guilford, Conn., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1903) Vol. 57, Page 134. < GoogleBooks >

[4] The Shipman Family in America by Mrs. Wayne E. Carl (1962). < GoogleBooks >; < PDF > page 6, PDF page 24.

Additional Data

Children of Elizabeth Comstock and Edward Shipman, recorded at Saybrook:

  • (2) Elizabeth Shipman, b. May, '51; (b May 1652 - d 1683 at Saybrook, Conn.) Residence: Chester, Conn. Married Dec. 3, 1672 at Guilford, Conn. to John Hobson (d July 3, 1701) (his 2nd) son of John Hobson of Rowley, Mass. Children - at least
    • (3) Elizabeth Hobson Starr (b June 22, 1674 at Guilford, Conn. - d Jan. 27, 1752 at Guilford, Conn.) Residence, in 1692, "Crooked Lane" Married 1694 Comfort Starr, Jr. (b Nov. 15, 1666 - d May 1, 1743 at Guilford, Conn.) a taylor from Middletown, Conn. and son of Comfort and Marah (Weld) Starr Children
      • (4) Elizabeth Starr Fowler (b Nov. 26, 1695) Married Ebenezer Fowler
      • (4) Seven others
    • (3) Abigail Hobson - d young
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John Hobson, Sr.'s Timeline

1625
1625
England
1666
March 16, 1666
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1674
June 22, 1674
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1679
December 17, 1679
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1679
1680
1680
Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA, United States
1684
January 10, 1684
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1684
Colchester, New London, CT, United States