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Giles (Gyles) Hopkins 1608–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Hursley, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 26 Apr 1689

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Stephen GGF)

Mother: Mary Kent

Spouse(s): Katherine Wheldon

Children(s): Caleb Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins, Ruth Hopkins, John Hopkins, Abigail Hopkins, Mary Hopkins🧩, Joshua Hopkins, William Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins, Deborah Hopkins

Giles (Gyles) Hopkins was born in 1608 in Hursley, Hampshire, England, the child of Stephen Hopkins Mf Pass Ge S 12Th Ggf And Mary Kent. Giles (Gyles) Hopkins married Katherine Wheldon, and had children including Abigail Hopkins, Caleb Hopkins, Deborah Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins, John Hopkins, Joshua Hopkins, Mary Hopkins, Ruth Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins, William Hopkins. Giles (Gyles) Hopkins passed away in 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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  • Giles (Gyles) Hopkins was born in 1608 in Hursley, Hampshire, England, the child of Stephen Hopkins Mf Pass Ge S 12Th Ggf And Mary Kent.
  • Giles (Gyles) Hopkins married Katherine Wheldon, and had children including Abigail Hopkins, Caleb Hopkins, Deborah Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins, John Hopkins, Joshua Hopkins, Mary Hopkins, Ruth Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins, William Hopkins.
  • Giles (Gyles) Hopkins passed away in 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Giles Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
Giles Hopkins
1608–1689
Birth Place: Hursley, Hampshire, England
Parents
Stephen Hopkins (MF pass.) (GE's 12th GGF)
1582–1644
England
Mary Kent
1580–1610
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Lady, (Mary Stafford ABERGAVENNY) HOWARD
1496–1545
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Sir (Nicholas de Hobkeson) (Hopkins)
1548–1599
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1518–1547
Agnes Norfolk
1501–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1495–1552
Agnes Howard
1501–

Giles Hopkins's Descendants

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Giles ((Gyles)) Hopkins (1608–26 Apr 1689) m. Katherine Wheldon (Unknown–1690)
  1. 1. Caleb Hopkins 1650–1728 m. Mary WILLIAMS 1652–1709
    1. 1. Thankfull Hopkins 1709–1783
    2. 2. Caleb Hopkins 1684–1741
    3. 3. Thomas Hopkins 1705–1754
    4. 4. Nathaniel Hopkins 1695–1752
  2. 2. Stephen Hopkins 1642–1718 m. Bethiah Linnell 1640–1726 m. Mary Merrick m. Bethia Linnell 1640–1726
    1. 1. Samuel Hopkins
    2. 2. Benjamin Hopkins 1690–1745 m. Rachel Lincoln 1696–1758
      1. 1. Rachel Hopkins 1726–1775 m. Dean Smith 1722–1760
        1. 1. Dean Smith 1745–1769
        2. 2. Rachel Smith 1749–
        3. 3. Esther Smith 1750–
        4. 4. Asaph Smith 1753–
        5. 5. Martha Smith 1755–
        6. 6. Edward Smith 1760–
    3. 3. Joseph Hopkins 1688–1771
    4. 4. Nathaniel Hopkins 1684–1766
    5. 5. Mary Hopkins 1692–1734
    6. 6. Judah Hopkins 1677–1748
    7. 7. Ruth Hopkins 1674–1675
    8. 8. Stephen Hopkins 1670–1733
  3. 3. Ruth Hopkins 1653–1722 m. Samuel Mayo 1655–1738
    1. 1. Sarah Mayo 1681–1719
    2. 2. Hannah Mayo 1672–1719
  4. 4. John Hopkins 1643–1643
  5. 5. Abigail Hopkins 1644–1691 m. William Merrick 1643–1732
    1. 1. Ruth Merrick 1683–1766
    2. 2. Joshua Merrick 1680–1740
    3. 3. Benjamin Merrick 1674–1749 m. Rachel Holmes🧩 1677–1757 m. Rachel Holmes 1668–1722 m. Rebecca Doane 1680–1722 m. Ann Sears 1674–1745 m. Hannah Collins 1674–1755
      1. 1. Benjamin Merrick 1719–1743
      2. 2. Rebecca Merrick 1711–1743
      3. 3. Abigail Merrick 1699–1743
      4. 4. Rebecca Merrick 1742–1800
      5. 5. John Merrick 1709–1752
      6. 6. Isaac Merrick 1713–1714
      7. 7. Nathaniel Merrick 1714–1766
    4. 4. Hannah Merrick 1676–1730
    5. 5. Stephen Merrick 1673–1731
    6. 6. Rebecca Merrick 1668–1723
    7. 7. William Merrick 1670–1670
    8. 8. Samuel Merrick 1685–1714
    9. 9. Nathaniel Merrick 1675–1743
  6. 6. Mary Hopkins🧩 1640–1700 m. Samuel Smith🧩 1641–1697
    1. 1. Joseph Smith 1671–1692
    2. 2. Deborah (Rebecca) Smith 1678–1679 m. John Throop 1676–1772
      1. 1. John Throop 1698–
      2. 2. Mary Throop 1704–1790
      3. 3. Ann (Smith) Throop 1699–1790
      4. 4. Rebecca Throop 1709–1801
      5. 5. Hester Throop 1706–1731
      6. 6. Reverend (Amos) Throope 1702–1735
      7. 7. Capt (John) ThroopJr 1717–1802
      8. 8. Ebenezer Throop 1718–1736
      9. 9. Lydia Throop 1714–
    3. 3. Seth Smith 1662–1662
    4. 4. Elisha Smith 1679–1714
    5. 5. Samuel Smith 1668–1692
    6. 6. John Smith🧩 1673–1731 m. Bethiah Snow🧩 1672–1734
      1. 1. Dean Smith🧩 1698–1729 m. Hester ((Esther)) Rider 1699–1752
        1. 1. Heman (Smith) Sr. 1716–1795 m. Mary Lincoln🧩 1731–1772 m. Jane Foster 1730–
        2. 2. Dean Smith 1722–1760 m. Rachel Hopkins 1726–1775
        3. 3. Esther Smith 1721–1731
        4. 4. Miriam Smith 1725–1776 m. Lot Gray 1723–1790
        5. 5. Asaph Smith 1729–1752
      2. 2. James SMITH 1695–1696
      3. 3. Mercy Smith 1698–1744 m. Nathan Kenney 1709–1754
        1. 1. Heman Kenney 1732–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Kenney 1735–
        3. 3. Nathan Kenney 1741–
        4. 4. Rev (John) Kenney 1730–1757
      4. 4. John Smith 1703–1763 m. Lydia Smith 1702–1799 m. Elizabeth Brown 1703–1762
        1. 1. Elizabeth SMITH 1732–1795
        2. 2. Nathaniel Smith 1728–1729
        3. 3. Elkanah Smith 1729–1731
        4. 4. Mehitable Smith 1735–
        5. 5. John Smith 1737–1766
        6. 6. Rhoda Smith 1740–
        7. 7. Thomas Smith 1744–
        8. 8. Reuben Smith 1747–
        9. 9. Benjamin Smith 1749–
        10. 10. Henry Smith 1751–1766
      5. 5. Bethiah Smith 1708–1734
      6. 6. Mary Smith 1702–1769 m. Obadiah Chaise 1708–1732
        1. 1. Obadiah Chase 1733–
        2. 2. Bethiah Chase 1734–
        3. 3. Sarah Chase 1737–
        4. 4. Mary Chase 1741–
      7. 7. Samuel Smith 1696–1724 m. Mercy Higgins 1697–
      8. 8. Deacon (Stephen) Smith 1706–1766 m. Hannah Collins 1711–1729 m. Bathshuah ((Bershebe or Bathsheba))) Brown 1709–1766
        1. 1. Stephen (Smith) III 1726–1807 m. Mehitable Eldridge 1729–1815
        2. 2. George Smith 1731–1823
        3. 3. Bathsheba Smith 1744–1766
        4. 4. Obadiah Smith 1741–1814
        5. 5. James Smith 1729–
        6. 6. Hannah Smith 1739–1774
        7. 7. Betty Smith 1750–1766
        8. 8. Elijah Smith 1737–1802
        9. 9. Archelaus Smith 1734–1821
        10. 10. Phebe Smith 1747–1766
        11. 11. Stephen Smith 1726–1807 m. Mehitable Eldridge 1729–1815 m. Mehitable Eldredge 1725–1815
        12. 12. Elizabeth Smith 1750–1766
      9. 9. Seth Smith 1713–1787
      10. 10. David Smith 1711–1734
    7. 7. Grace Smith 1676–1691
    8. 8. Rebecca Smith 1678–1697
    9. 9. Mary Smith 1668–1708
  7. 7. Joshua Hopkins 1657–1734 m. Mary Cole 1658–1733 m. MARY COLE 1658–1734
    1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1694–1738
    2. 2. Joshua Hopkins 1698–1780
    3. 3. Abigail Hopkins 1686–1747
    4. 4. Elisha Hopkins 1688–1741
    5. 5. John Hopkins 1683–1700
    6. 6. Lydia Hopkins 1692–1734
    7. 7. Phebe Hopkins 1702–1777
    8. 8. Hannah Hopkins 1700–1793 m. Ebenezer Paine 1692–1734 m. Zachariah Small 1698–1778
      1. 1. Elizabeth Paine 1724–1784
      2. 2. Abigail Paine 1729–1750
      3. 3. Hannah (Hopkins) Paine 1732–1808
      4. 4. Nathaniel Paine 1727–
      5. 5. Ebenezer Paine 1722–1795
      6. 6. Ruth Paine 1720–1800
      7. 7. Jane Paine 1733–1778
      8. 8. Jane Small 1743–1778
      9. 9. Bathsheba Small 1748–1779
    9. 9. Elisha Hopkins 1688–1742 m. Experience Scudder 1692–1756
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hopkins 1720–1816 m. Benjamin Godfrey 1720–1819 m. Nathaniel Tobay 1721–1795
        1. 1. Benjamin Godfrey 1740–1805
        2. 2. Gideon Godfrey 1741–1786
        3. 3. Elizabeth Godfrey 1740–
      2. 2. John Hopkins 1719–1745
      3. 3. Mary Hopkins 1725–1788
      4. 4. Elisha Hopkins 1729–1796
    10. 10. Abigail Hopkins 1686–1747
    11. 11. John Hopkins 1684–1700
  8. 8. William Hopkins 1660–1689
  9. 9. Elizabeth Hopkins 1664–1664
  10. 10. Deborah Hopkins 1648–1727 m. Josiah (Cooke) Jr. 1645–1732
    1. 1. Deborah (Cooke) * 1678–1745 m. 1667–1743
      1. 1. Samuel (Prince) Godfrey 1703–1768 m. Thankful Knowles 1705–1779
        1. 1. Mary Godfrey 1743–1819
        2. 2. Prince Godfrey 1740–1814
        3. 3. Alexander Godfrey 1742–1783
        4. 4. Thankful Godfrey 1730–1815
        5. 5. Phoebe Godfrey 1734–1819
        6. 6. Capt. (Josiah) Godfrey 1728–1778 m. Eunice Godfrey 1731–1781
        7. 7. Susannah Godfrey 1727–1815
        8. 8. Bethiah Godfrey 1743–1800
        9. 9. Eunice Godfrey 1731–
        10. 10. Joseph Godfrey 1733–
        11. 11. Deborah Godfrey 1736–
        12. 12. Moses Godfrey 1740–
        13. 13. John Godfrey 1743–
      2. 2. Richard Godfrey🧩 1724–1760 m. Azubah Collins🧩 1733–1788
        1. 1. Enoch Godfrey 1752–1800 m. Miriam (Mary Smith) 🧩 1753–1819
        2. 2. Warren Godfrey 1757–1781
      3. 3. Moses Godfrey 1705–1773 m. Martha Collins 1707–1756
        1. 1. Joseph Godfrey 1733–1761
        2. 2. Hannah Godfrey 1729–
        3. 3. Deborah Godfrey 1736–1770
        4. 4. Moses Godfrey 1739–1739
        5. 5. Martha Godfrey 1727–1785
        6. 6. Naomi Godfrey 1726–
      4. 4. George Godfrey 1709–1768
      5. 5. Elizabeth Godfrey 1748–1742 m. Benjamin (Bearse) 🧩 1710–1755
        1. 1. Benjamin Bearse 1742–1808
        2. 2. Jonathan Bearse 1734–1803
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bearse 1738–1764
        4. 4. George Bearse 1740–1764
        5. 5. Moses Bearse 1735–
      6. 6. Jonathan Godfrey 1701–1730
      7. 7. Mary Godfrey 1711–1782
      8. 8. Desire Godfrey 1712–1742 m. Nathaniel RYDER 1705–1740
        1. 1. Nathaniel RYDER 1730–1773
      9. 9. Joshua Godfrey 1723–1758
      10. 10. David Godfrey 1709–1790
      11. 11. Benjamin Godfrey 1720–1819 m. Elizabeth Hopkins 1720–1816
      12. 12. Deborah Godfrey 1707–1758 m. Thomas Bassett 1715–1766
        1. 1. Deborah Bassett 1741–
        2. 2. Mary Bassett 1745–1824
        3. 3. Barbara Bassett 1747–
        4. 4. Martha Bassett 1753–1767
        5. 5. Benjamin Bassett 1758–
        6. 6. Desire Bassett 1749–
    2. 2. Richard Cooke 1672–1754 m. Hannah Smith 1678–1751 m. Hannah Smith 1678–1751
      1. 1. Hannah (Cooke) Rogers 1700–1767
      2. 2. Thomas Cooke 1697–1774
      3. 3. Caleb Cooke 1702–1727
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cooke 1704–1778
      5. 5. Sarah Cooke 1707–1729
      6. 6. Deborah Cooke 1710–1772
      7. 7. Anne Cooke 1712–1713
      8. 8. Abigail Cooke 1715–1780
      9. 9. Thankful Cooke 1717–1772
    3. 3. Josiah Cooke 1670–1727
    4. 4. Joshua Cooke 1682–1746 m. Patience Doane 1682–1746
      1. 1. Josiah Cook 1707–1775
      2. 2. Joshua (Cook) II 1708–1801
    5. 5. Martha Cooke 1688– m. Joshua (Freeman) Grozer 1684–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cook 1674–1727 m. Thomas Newcomb 1668–1723
      1. 1. Sharon Newcomb 1699–
      2. 2. Ebenezer Newcomb 1712–1782
      3. 3. Elizabeth Newcomb 1709–1763
      4. 4. Josiah Newcomb 1706–1766
      5. 5. Mary Newcomb 1700–1756
      6. 6. Deborah Newcomb 1702–1749
      7. 7. Simon Newcomb 1699–1778
      8. 8. Thomas Newcomb 1697–1764
    7. 7. Caleb Cooke 1676–1738 m. Deliverance Crowell 1685–1738
      1. 1. Abigail Cooke 1712–1715
      2. 2. Ephriam Cooke 1722–1729
    8. 8. Benjamin Cooke 1674–1727 m. Mercy Payne 1686–1717
      1. 1. Ebenezer Cook 1720–
      2. 2. Nathaniel Cook 1717–1718
      3. 3. Richard Cooke 1700–
      4. 4. Joseph Cooke 1713–1715
      5. 5. Richard Cooke 1718–1769
      6. 6. Shubael Cooke 1711–1712

Giles Hopkins's Timeline

8 Records

1607
1607
Birth of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Hursley, Hampshire, England
Hursley, Hampshire, England
1607
30 January 1607
Birth of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Hursley, Hampshire, England
Hursley, Hampshire, England
1607
1607/1608
Giles (Gyles) Hopkins was baptized
None
1608
30 Jan 1608
Birth of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Hursley, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Hursley, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
1608
1608
Birth of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Hursley, Hampshire, England
Hursley, Hampshire, England
1689
26 Apr 1689
Age 81
Death of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1690
16 April 1690
Age 82
Death of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1690
16 Apr 1690
Age 82
Death of Giles (Gyles) Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1608
    Event Place: Hursley, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9444.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [5] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 25
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 331.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CDV
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1618; Birth city: Yarmouth; Birth state: MA
    [9] Family Data Collection - Births
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Hursley, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 January 1607
    Event Place: Hursley, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Hursley, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1607/1608
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 25

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1690
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Guardianship Records, 1674-1950 (Barnstable County, Massachusetts); Author: Barnstable County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts
    [4] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1618; Birth city: Yarmouth; Birth state: MA
    [9] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [10] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1690
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1689
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Guardianship Records, 1674-1950 (Barnstable County, Massachusetts); Author: Barnstable County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts

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