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William Hopkins

Birth
Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
1738 (aged 55–56)
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Husband of Ruth Wilkinson, married 01/02/1705 in Providence.

Son of William Hopkins and Abigail (Whipple) Dexter Hopkins, widow of Stephen Dexter.

Father of:

1. William Hopkins (1706-1755)

2. Gov. Stephen [Declaration] Hopkins(1707-1785)

3. John Hopkins (1713-1745)

4. Hope (Hopkins) Harris Hawkins (1717-1803)

5. Admiral Esek [Father of the Navy] Hopkins (1718-1802)

6. Abigale (Hopkins) Angel (1724-1772)
spelling as is on gravestone

7. Susannah Hopkins (1724-1772)

8. Samuel Hopkins (no birth date said to have died at age 8 per the Memoirs of the Wilkinson Family)

Per RIHCC:
"The parents of Gov. Stephen Hopkins and Admiral Esek Hopkins are said to be buried here. Maj. William and Ruth (Wilkinson) Hopkins purchased 200 acres near Chopmist about 1709. The homestead was later sold to Col. William West. - see Ralph Mohr's book "Rhode Island footprints On The Sands Of Time" (The Oxford Press, Providence, RI, 1975)"

Husband of Ruth Wilkinson, married 01/02/1705 in Providence.

Son of William Hopkins and Abigail (Whipple) Dexter Hopkins, widow of Stephen Dexter.

Father of:

1. William Hopkins (1706-1755)

2. Gov. Stephen [Declaration] Hopkins(1707-1785)

3. John Hopkins (1713-1745)

4. Hope (Hopkins) Harris Hawkins (1717-1803)

5. Admiral Esek [Father of the Navy] Hopkins (1718-1802)

6. Abigale (Hopkins) Angel (1724-1772)
spelling as is on gravestone

7. Susannah Hopkins (1724-1772)

8. Samuel Hopkins (no birth date said to have died at age 8 per the Memoirs of the Wilkinson Family)

Per RIHCC:
"The parents of Gov. Stephen Hopkins and Admiral Esek Hopkins are said to be buried here. Maj. William and Ruth (Wilkinson) Hopkins purchased 200 acres near Chopmist about 1709. The homestead was later sold to Col. William West. - see Ralph Mohr's book "Rhode Island footprints On The Sands Of Time" (The Oxford Press, Providence, RI, 1975)"



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