William Hopkins

Biography

William Hopkins. William died on 8 Jan 1722/3 in Providence, RI. Occupation: carpenter.

William Hopkins (son of Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith) was born 1683, and died 1723.

Includes Notes for William Hopkins:

William "received by his father's will as follows:

• "'I give to my son William Hopkins, one third part of all my land where I now dwell, after the decease of my loving wife, Mary Hopkins, it being the south part of the land where I now dwell, and is bounded on the north with land i gave to my son Thomas Hopkins.'
• “On this portion of the farm stood, evidently, the house that constituted the paternal residence, in which, probably, William dwelt with his parents, or perhaps as a house-keeper, as there is evidence showing that he was married previous to the date of the will. "Aug. 22, 1724, he sold to Col. Joseph Whipple, for L178, 10s., a lot of land estimated to contain 80 acres, his mother Mary and wife Deborah uniting with him in the transfer. This land was a part of the homestead setate but situated on the westerly side of the highway, while the home residence was on the easterly side. (See Prov. Land Record, Vol. VI. page 123.) "Oct. 19, 1728, he mortgaged to Col. Joseph Whipple, the part of his farm 'at Loqusquissett, on the east side of the highway, and on which stands my dwelling house.'
• "This deed is not signed by his mother Mary, which tends to show that she had deceased since the sale of Aug. 22, 1724, and previous to this second sale. This mortgage rested upon the estate until May 23, 1732, when it was cancelled. (Prov. Records.) At same date, the property was sold by Hopkins to Capt. Joseph Brown, of Smithfield. (See Smithfield Records, Book I. pg. 71.)
• In these deeds he was called William Hopkins, carpenter. "His removal to Scituate soon followed these transactions, as he was resident there Apr. 10, 1733, at which date, according to Providence Records, Vol. A 10, page 79, he sold to John Hoyle, physician, of Providence, for five pounds ten shillings, 'one Pue on the south side of the church, the next Pue to Mr. Robert Carrie's Pue, on the left hand, in the said Church of England.'"257

Bef 2 Feb 1711 William married Deborah Allen, daughter of Isaac Allen.257 Born on 25 Feb 1690 at Rehoboth, MA.257 Deborah died on 11 Apr 1781.257

"The Allen's although of Attleborough, Mass., were near neighbors to the Hopkins family. Their different neighborhoods being only separated by the Pawtucket or Blackstone river, the Attleborough side, called Attleborough Gore, until it was annexed to Rhode Island in 1747 and given the name of Cumberland."257

Children of William Hopkins are:

1. +Jabez Hopkins, b. July 1713, Lincoln, Rhode Island, d. July 1790, Glocester, RI.
2. Seth Hopkins.
3. Alice Hopkins.
4. Isaac Hopkins, b. 1715, Lincoln, RI.
5. Deborah Hopkins.
6. +William Hopkins, b. 1705, Cranston, Providence, RI, d. 1755, Providence, Rhode Island.

Thomas2, son of Thomas1, married Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith. Children: Thomas, William (married Deborah Allen, daughter of Isaac), Joseph (married Bethiah Allen, sister of Deborah), Elizabeth, Mary (married Robert Davis), Rachel, Zebedee (married Susannah Jenckes), Elisha (married Mercy Waide), Ezekiel, Amos, Jeremiah, Ann.

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1. William HOPKINS was born BET. 1550 - 1600 in England.

William married Joanna ARNOLD daughter of Thomas ARNOLD and Alice GUFFY. Joanna was born BEF. 1600 in England. Joanna was baptized 30 Nov 1577.

They had the following children:

• + 2 M i Thomas HOPKINS was born 7 Apr 1616. He died 1684.
• 3 F ii Francis HOPKINS was born 28 May 1614 in England. She died 26 Feb 1699/1700 in Dartmouth, Mass.
• 4 F iii Mary HOPKINS was born 3 Jul 1619.

2. Thomas HOPKINS (William ) was born 7 Apr 1616 in Chesselbourne, England. He died 1684 in Oyster Bay, New York. Thomas was born 7 Apr 1616.

Thomas married Elizabeth ARNOLD daughter of William ARNOLD and Christian PEAKE. Elizabeth was born 23 Nov 1614 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. She died 1675 in ,, RI.

They had the following children:

• + 5 M i Thomas HOPKINS was born 1650. He died 21 Apr 1718.
• 6 M ii Unknown Son HOPKINS died BEF. 1676.
• + 7 M iii William HOPKINS , Major was born 1647. He died 8 Jul 1723.

5. Thomas HOPKINS (Thomas , William ) was born 1650 in Providence, RI. He died 21 Apr 1718 in prob. Rhode Island. Thomas was born 1650.

Thomas married Mary SMITH daughter of John SMITH , The Miller and Elizabeth 1 Apr 1678 in Providence, R.I.. Mary died 22 Aug 1724 in Providence, RI.

They had the following children:

• 8 M i Thomas HOPKINS was born BET. 1715 - 1725 in ,, RI.
• + 9 M ii William HOPKINS was born 26 Apr 1678. He died 1733.

7. William HOPKINS , Major (Thomas , William ) was born 1647 in Providence, Rhode Island. He died 8 Jul 1723 in Providence, Rhode Island. William was born 1647.

William married (1) Abigail WHIPPLE daughter of John WHIPPLE and Sarah. Abigail died 1725. Abigail signed a will 19 Aug 1725.

They had the following children:

• + 10 M i Thomas HOPKINS was born ABT. 1680. He died AFT. 1746.
• + 11 M ii William HOPKINS was born ABT. 1680. He died 1738.

William married (2) Abigail WHIPPLE daughter of John WHIPPLE and Sarah Jan 1681/1682 in Providence, RI.. Abigail died 1725. Abigail signed a will 19 Aug 1725.

• Jabez HOPKINS (William , Thomas , Thomas , William ) was born 15 Jul 1713 in Lincoln, RI. He died 1 Jul 1790. Jabez was born 1713.

Jabez married Bethiah. Bethiah was born 5 Mar 1714/1715.

They had the following children:

• + 32 M i Nehemiah HOPKINS was born 6 Mar 1738/1739. He died 1830.

References

1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Hopkins38.jpg
2. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr09/rr09_370.html#P47773
3. http://gbeaman.tripod.com/WilliamHopkins/pafg01.htm
4. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 6 2018, 18:54:02 UTC
5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Hopkins38.jpg (dead link)