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Joshua Hopkins 1657–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1657

Birth Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts

Death Date: 31 Aug 1738

Death Location: East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Giles Hopkins

Mother: Catherine Whelden

Spouse(s): Mary Hopkins

Children(s): Hannah Hopkins, John Hopkins, Phebe Hopkins, Lydia Hopkins, Elisha Hopkins, Mary Hopkins, Abigail Hopkins, Joshua Hopkins

The story of Joshua Hopkins began in 1657 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Joshua Hopkins married Mary Hopkins, and had children including Abigail Hopkins, Elisha Hopkins, Hannah Hopkins, John Hopkins, Joshua Hopkins, Lydia Hopkins, Mary Hopkins, Phebe Hopkins. Joshua Hopkins passed away in 1738 in East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Hopkins began in 1657 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
  • Joshua Hopkins married Mary Hopkins, and had children including Abigail Hopkins, Elisha Hopkins, Hannah Hopkins, John Hopkins, Joshua Hopkins, Lydia Hopkins, Mary Hopkins, Phebe Hopkins.
  • Joshua Hopkins passed away in 1738 in East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Birth Location: Hursley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Whelden
1617–1689
Birth Location: St.Leodegarius, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hopkins
1658–1733
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Hopkins
1700–1793
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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John Hopkins
1683–1700
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Phebe Hopkins
1701–1777
Birth Location: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Hopkins
1692–1734
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
LH
Elisha Hopkins
1688–1741
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
EH
Mary Hopkins
1695–1738
Birth Location: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Hopkins
1685–1747
Birth Location: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Hopkins
1697–1780
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Hopkins
1657–1738
Birth Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Hursley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine (Catorne) Whelden
1617–1689
St.Leodegarius, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Stephen (The Pigrim) Hopkins
1581–1644
Wotten-under-Edge, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Kent
1580–1613
Ratlake, Hampshire, England
Gabriel ((served as churchwarden at Basford in 1622) Welding) Wheldon
1590–1654
Nottinghamshire, England
Margaret (Oiguina) Diguina-Massasoit-Weeks-Wheldon
1604–1638
Wampanoag Village, Barnstable, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Hopkins*
1548–1644
Elizabeth
1560–1593
Robert Dudley
1555–1613
Anne Wood
1558–1580
Henry Whelden
1570–1594
Lucie Henry
1574–1592
Quadequina Massasoit
1576–1623
Ora Wampanag
1576–1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary 12GGM
1500–1613
Stephen Hopkins
1518–1591
Anthony Manor
1536–1606
Martha Castell
1539–1603
Nycolas Walton
1550–1597
Agnes Weldon
1550–1592
Arnold Sr
1550–1614
Florence Grandma)
1556–1575
Wasanegin Massasoit
1552–1600
Ova Wampanoag
1528–1580
Wasanegin Massasoit
1552–1600

Joshua Hopkins's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Hopkins (Jun 1657–31 Aug 1738) m. Mary Hopkins (10 Mar 1658–1 Mar 1733/4)
  1. 1. Hannah Hopkins 1700–1793 m. Ebenezer Paine 1692–1762 m. Zachariah Small 1698–1778
    1. 1. Ebenezer Paine 1722–1795 m. Thankfull Paine 1729–1806 m. Thankful White 1728–1806
      1. 1. Seth Paine –1851
      2. 2. Betsy Paine 1765–1821 m. Hallet Crowell 1763–1833
      3. 3. Patience Briggs 1772–1846
    2. 2. Hannah Paine 1732–1808 m. James Allen 1733–1825
      1. 1. John (Allen) Jr 1757–1804 m. Bethiah Hamilton 1761–1846
        1. 1. Freeman Allen 1800–1805
        2. 2. Hannah Allen 1798–1821
        3. 3. John (Allen) II 1795–
        4. 4. Polly Allen 1793–
        5. 5. Rumaha Allen 1790–
        6. 6. Thomas Allen 1788–1871 m. Judith Allen 1798–1885 m. Lucy Gould 1787–1847
      2. 2. Paine Allen 1764–1854 m. Lydia Eldridge 1770–1844
        1. 1. Cynthia Allen 1794–1885
        2. 2. Susan Allen 1806–1896 m. Washington Rider 1810–
        3. 3. Lydia Allen 1801–1892 m. Elisha Hammond 1801–1882
      3. 3. Ebenezer Allen 1757–1770
      4. 4. Elizabeth Allen 1759–1809
      5. 5. Elisha Allen 1771–1857
      6. 6. Samuel Allen 1761–1800
      7. 7. Nathaniel Allen 1768–
      8. 8. Polly Allen 1769–1833
      9. 9. William Allen 1751–1809
      10. 10. Susannah Allen 1772–1843
      11. 11. John Allen 1757–1804
      12. 12. Seth Allen 1755–1838
    3. 3. Jane Small 1742–1778 m. John Long 1738–1810
      1. 1. Jane Long 1774–
      2. 2. Sarah Long 1771–
      3. 3. Abigail Long 1762–
      4. 4. Ebenezer Long 1765–1818
      5. 5. Zachariah Long 1760–
      6. 6. John Long 1769–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Small 1732–1809 m. Jeremiah Walker 1732–1811
      1. 1. Philena Walker 1760–1800
      2. 2. Benjamin Walker 1761–1818
      3. 3. James Walker 1763–1846
      4. 4. Jeremiah Walker 1766–1846
      5. 5. Judidah ((Didy)) Walker 1758–1834
      6. 6. Seth Walker 1768–1858
  2. 2. John Hopkins 1683–1700
  3. 3. Phebe Hopkins 1701–1777 m. Moses Bixby 1700–
  4. 4. Lydia Hopkins 1692–1734
  5. 5. Elisha Hopkins 1688–1741 m. Experience Scudder 1692–1756
    1. 1. Elisha Hopkins 1729–1795 m. Hannah Wing 1734–1796
      1. 1. Elisha Hopkins 1765–1836 m. Bethia (Wilson) 🟧 1771–
        1. 1. Edward Hopkins 1792–1875 m. Mary (Polly) Nickerson 1794–1875
      2. 2. Samuel Hopkins 1757–1840 m. Rebecca Pennel 1761–1838
        1. 1. John Hopkins 1787–1856 m. Martha Crowell 1789–1866
    2. 2. John Hopkins 1719– m. Rebecca Nickerson 1717–
      1. 1. Silvanus Hopkins 1744–
      2. 2. John Hopkins 1750–
      3. 3. Abigail Hopkins 1746–
      4. 4. Elisha Hopkins 1743–1807
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hopkins 1722–1816 m. Benjamin Godfrey 1715–1756 m. Nathaniel Tobey 1721–1795
      1. 1. Samuel Tobey 1756–1816
      2. 2. Benjamin Godfrey 1739–1806
      3. 3. Elizabeth Tobey 1757–
    4. 4. Experience Hopkins 1733–1800 m. Joseph Wing 1728–1800
      1. 1. John Wing 1754–1755
      2. 2. Rebecca Wing 1770–
      3. 3. Thomas Wing 1762–
      4. 4. Reliance Wing 1750–1795
      5. 5. Obed Wing 1758–1789
      6. 6. Levi Wing 1776–1827
      7. 7. Elizabeth Wing 1756–1758
      8. 8. Edmund Wing 1764–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Wing 1752–
    5. 5. Mary Hopkins 1726–1788 m. Cornelius Knowles 1722–1794
      1. 1. Martha Knowles 1762–
      2. 2. Cornelius Knowles 1746–1769
      3. 3. James Knowles 1756–1809
      4. 4. Martha Knowles 1747–1761
      5. 5. John Knowles 1754–
      6. 6. Experience Knowles 1750–1777
    6. 6. Barzillai Hopkins 1729–
  6. 6. Mary Hopkins 1695–1738
  7. 7. Abigail Hopkins 1685–1747 m. John Taylor 1685–1747
    1. 1. John Taylor 1717–1802 m. Susanna Higgins 1726–1828
      1. 1. David Taylor 1763–1840 m. Hannah King 1762–1827
        1. 1. David Taylor 1798–1876
        2. 2. Mehitable Taylor 1788–1874
      2. 2. John Taylor 1760–1840
      3. 3. Eunice Taylor 1767–
      4. 4. Mary Taylor 1758–1829
    2. 2. Abigail Taylor 1726–
    3. 3. Anne Taylor 1719–
    4. 4. Mary Taylor 1714– m. Archelaus Lewis 1707–
      1. 1. Solomon Lewis 1737–
    5. 5. Abigail Taylor 1721–1726
    6. 6. Edward Taylor 1723–1734
  8. 8. Joshua Hopkins 1697–1780 m. Priscilla Curtis 1695–1772
    1. 1. Joshua Hopkins 1725–1775 m. Rebecca Sparrow 1726–1809
      1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1751–1797 m. Jesse Kenney 1751–1792
        1. 1. Nathan Kenney 1778–1849 m. Rebecca Kenney 1774–1857
        2. 2. Sarah Kinney 1770–
        3. 3. Jesse Kinney 1772–1838
        4. 4. Polly Kinney 1792–
        5. 5. John Kinney 1774–
        6. 6. Allen Kenney 1789–1856 m. Sally Cahoon 1791–1865
        7. 7. Thankful Kinney 1775–
        8. 8. Heman Kinney 1776–1870 m. Nancy (R.) Wixon –1884
    2. 2. Hannah Hopkins 1729–1775
    3. 3. Priscilla Hopkins 1728–1818

Joshua Hopkins's Timeline

9 Records

1657
20 June 1657
Birth of Joshua Hopkins in Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
1657
Jun 1657
Birth of Joshua Hopkins
None
1657
Jun 1657
Birth of Joshua Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1657
Jun 1657
Birth of Joshua Hopkins in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Barnstable, Massachusetts
1681
26 May 1681
Age 24
Joshua Hopkins was married in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1735
14 May 1735
Age 78
Death of Joshua Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1738
31 Aug 1738
Age 81
Death of Joshua Hopkins
None
1738
Bef. 31 Aug 1738
Age 81
Death of Joshua Hopkins
None
1738
31 Aug 1738
Age 81
Death of Joshua Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 June 1657
    Event Place: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1657
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1657
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1657
    Event Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1681
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1735
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1738
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 31 Aug 1738

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1738
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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