Richard Mark Hopkins

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63293974 Birth: 1809 Montgomery County Kentucky, USA Death: Dec. 27, 1869 Red River County Texas, USA

He served as sheriff of Miller Co., AR 1832-1836. Operated a large plantation in Red River and Lamar Counties with his brother, James. By 1860, they owned 139 slaves, putting them among the largest slave owners in the state of Texas.

Parents: Richard Francis6 Hopkins b. 1776 Washington, VA d. Feb. 12, 1838 Clarksville City, Red River Co., TX and Catherine "Kate" Elliott b. 1782 VA d. 1818 Gibson, IN. They were married Feb. 28, 1800 in Montgomery, KY.

Children of Richard Francis6 Hopkins & Catherine "Kate" Elliott: 1) Rachel 1800- 2) Eldridge 1803- died unmarried 3) Isabella Haddon Hopkins 1805 KY - 1895 TX 4) James Elliott 1807-1878 6) Richard7 Mark Hopkins 1809-1869 7) Catherine Ann Hopkins 1812-1880 m. 1829 AR Levi Davis 8) Thomas J. * 9) William Henry* 10) Cassandra C.*

Richard M Hopkins rode with General Edward H Tarrant and Capt James Bourland and a group of 69 Republic of Texas Rangers from the North Texas area on an expedition against hostile Indians encamped on the head waters of the Trinity River. The Indians had been raiding, killing, kidnapping and stealing property of setters in the North Texas area. This expedition resulted in a battle on 24 May 1841 at Village Creek in present day Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. On this day, Capt John B Denton, namesake of Denton County, Texas was killed.