Thomas Hopkins, Jr.

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Thomas Hopkins Jr.

BIRTH 1650

DEATH 21 Apr 1718 (aged 67–68)

BURIAL Burial Details Unknown

Son of Thomas Hopkins and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins of Providence, RI and Oyster Bay, NY.

He married Mary Smith, marriage intentions at Providence,RI on Apr 1,1678.

Children: Joseph Hopkins, William Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins III, Elizabeth Hopkins, Ezekiel Hopkins, Jeremiah Hopkins, Rachel Hopkins, Zebedee Hopkins(father of Zebedee Hopkins Jr), Mary Hopkins Davis, Amos Hopkins, Elisha Hopkins, and Anne Hopkins Harris.

Parents

Thomas Hopkins 1616–1684

Elizabeth Hopkins 1625 – unknown

Spouse

Mary Smith Hopkins 1655 – unknown (m. 1678)

Siblings

William Hopkins 1647–1723

Children

William Hopkins 1678–1723
Joseph Hopkins 1679–1740

Thomas Hopkins 1685 – unknown

Amos Hopkins 1700–1769

Biography

Thomas Hopkins (son of Thomas Hopkins and Elizabeth) was born 1650 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died April 21, 1718 in Providence, Rhode Island. He married Mary Smith on April 01, 1678 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Notes for Thomas Hopkins:

3. THOMAS, (2) married 1678, Mary Smith, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith.The date of the event is not otherwise given than as shown by record of their intention of marriage in Providence book of Miscellaneous Records, page 450, as follows:

"Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith, both of Providence were published ina way of marriage, by a writing fixed upon a public place in the said town bearing date April 1st, 1678, under the hand of Thomas Olney, Assistant."

The father of Mary was called John Smith, mason, as was also his father, to distinguish them from other John Smiths, of which name there were several then resident of Providence, hence the necessity of the affix.

Thomas, (2) and mary, settled upon the homestead belonging to his father, before alluded to, in the northerly part of the township of providence, in that part which was in 1731 set off to make the town of Smithfield, and more recently, again set off to make the town of Lincoln.

On the death of Thomas, senior, at Oyster Bay in 1684, the title to this estate, by the laws of primogeniture was vested in the elder brother, William, (2) who on Dec. 27, 1692, "in consideration of the mutual love and affection between him and his brother, and for other good causes," made a gift deed to Thomas of the estate, representing it as (pg. 5) "being the place where Thomas now dwelleth, and formerly belonging to
my honored father, Thomas Hopkins, deceased."

On this homestead estate, Thomas and his wife reared their large family of eight sons and four daughters, and Thomas died there as before noted, April 21, 1718. All of his sons, except one, lived to become heads of families, and from them have sprung a large proportion of these bearing the name of HOPKINS, now of Rhode Island, besides many others scattered broadcast throughout the country, and many of other surnames changed through marriage of the females into other families.

He made his will, April 26, 1711, distributing in an equitable manner his possessions among his children and providing for the support of his widow. Much of his landed estate was situated in the western part of the town that was afterwards set apart to make the town of Scituate and Glocester, and to this section every member of his family subsequently made a settlement and were prominent among its leading inhabitants.

In the State Census of 1774, which was arranged to give the names only of heads of families, and the number containing in each family, classified as to age and sex, the returns from Scituate showed twenty- seven families under the name of Hopkins, which was more than double the number of any other name on the list which showed a gross population of 3601. All of these were evidently emigrants from the old home of Thomas, or descendants from them. As no Hopkins name occurs in the return from Smithfield where that home was located it shows that the exodus was complete.

Children of Thomas (2) and mary (Smith) Hopkins.

• 5.I.THOMAS, (3) b.d. after 1746 married Elizabeth __ b.d. Feb. 1, 1751 pg. 6
• 6.II.WILLIAM, (3) b.d.married Deborah Allen, dau of Isaac, of Attleborough
• 7.III.JOSEPH,(3) b.d. July 19, 1740m. 1st Bethia Allen, dau of Isaac of Attleborough m. 2nd Martha ________
• 8.IV.EZEKIEL, (3) b.d. 1762m. Elizabeth __
• 9.V.ELIZABETH (3) b.d. UNMFeb. 26, 1731
• 10.VI.MARY(3)b.d.m. Robert Davis, Mar. 8, 1716
• 11.VII. RACHEL (3)b.d.
• 12.VIII. ZEBEDEE, (3) b. Feb. 22, 1697, d. Mar. 4, 1789, m. Susanna Jenckes, dau. of Daniel and Catherine Jenckes, b. May 24, 1700 d. Mar. 18, 1755
• 13. IX.ELISHA,(3)b.d.m. Mercy Waide Jan. 13, 1722b. d.
• 14. X.AMOS, (3)b.d.m. Sarah Smith, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Smith Oct. 29, 1727
• 15. XI.JEREMIAH, (3)b.d. unm. April 26, 1733
• 16. XII.ANNE,b.d.

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More About Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith:

Marriage: April 01, 1678, Providence, Rhode Island.

Children of Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith are:

• +Joseph Hopkins, b. 1680, Providence, Rhode Island, d. 1740, Scituate, Rhode Island, Tucker Hollow Cem..
• +William Hopkins, b. 1683, d. 1723.
• +Thomas Hopkins, b. 1685, d. 1746, Sctiuate, Rhode Island.
• +Ezekiel Hopkins, b. 1690, Scituate, Rhode Island, d. 1762, Scituate, Rhode Island.
• Elizabeth Hopkins, b. 1693, d. 1731, Unmarried.
• Mary Hopkins, b. 1695.
• Rachel Hopkins, b. 1697.
• +Zebedee Hopkins, b. 1697, Scituate, Rhode Island, d. 1789, Scituate, Rhode Island.
• +Elisha Hopkins, b. 1699.
• +Amos Hopkins, b. 1701, Providence, Rhode Island, d. 1769, Providence, Rhode Island.
• Jreremiah Hopkins, b. 1703, d. 1733, Unmarried.
• Anne Hopkins, b. 1706.
• +Stephen Hopkins, b. 1707, Scituate, Rhode Island, d. 1785, Scituate, Rhode Island

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His father Thomas, Sr. made a permanent settlement a little west of the Pawtucket or Balckstone River about 10 miles north of his first assigned home lot in the center of Providence, RI. This settlement was located in the territory of old Providence known as Louisquisset (Lime Rock), which was set off as Smithfield in 1731 and as Lincoln in 1871. Thomas, Jr. settled upon the old homestead until his death in 1718.

1672, May 1- Freeman.

1672, May 14- He and Nicholas Power were voted a reward of 10 shillings each for apprehending an Indian.

1676, August 14- He was one of those "who staid and went not away" during King Phillip's War.

1679, July 1- Taxed 1 shilling and 3 pence.

1680, May 16- Records mention his land as being near a valley on the Pawtucket River and the lands of both John Woodward and Emphraim Prey. This was in Loquaqussuck (Louisquisett) Woods.

1683/4, March 17- He drew Lot #46 in a division of lands west of the Seven Mile Line.

1687, September 1- Taxed 4 shillings and 1 penny.

1688- Ratable estate: 2 oxen, 2 mares, 4 cows, steer, heifer, 162 acres, of which 10 acres were improved lands, 5 acres being in tillage and 5 acres English pasture, and 2 swine.

1692, December 27- William Hopkins made a gift deed to his brother Thomas, Jr. of his father's homestead, which he inherited through the law of primogeniture. It was described as "being the place where Thomas, Jr. now dwelleth, and formerly belonging to my honored father, Thomas Hopkins, Sr., deceased."

1694, June 4- Chosen Constable.

1697, April 24- He was selected by the Council of War (his brother William was a captain and member of the Council) to command ten townsmen to patrol and seek out Indian enemies and either repulse them or destroy them. He was also given the authority to fine any townsman under his command 3 shillings per day if he neglected his duty.

1706, January 7- Thomas Hopkins, "Lieftenant" and Eleazer Arnold, sons-in-law of Elizabeth Smith, widow of John Smith, agreed to support their mother-in-law provided they had the whole personal estate left her by will of her husband John Smith, deceased.