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Sylvanus Hopkins 1717–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1717

Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Judah Hopkins

Mother: Hannah Mayo

Spouse(s): Ruth Berry

Children(s): Judah Hopkins

Sylvanus Hopkins was born in 1717 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Judah Hopkins And Hannah Mayo. Sylvanus Hopkins married Ruth Berry, and had children including Judah Hopkins. Sylvanus Hopkins passed away in 1771 in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Hopkins was born in 1717 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Judah Hopkins And Hannah Mayo.
  • Sylvanus Hopkins married Ruth Berry, and had children including Judah Hopkins.
  • Sylvanus Hopkins passed away in 1771 in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Judah Hopkins
1677–1748
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Mayo
–1719
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Berry
1720–1769
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Judah Hopkins
1751–1824
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JH

Sylvanus Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Hopkins
1717–1771
Birth Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Judah Hopkins
1677–1748
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Mayo
–1719
Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1642–1718
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Merrick
1650–1701
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Mayo
1655–1738
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Freeman
1664–1743
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Giles Hopkins
–1690
Nathaniel Mayo
–1662
Hannah Prence
–1698
John Freeman
1622–1719
Mercy Prence
–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1582–1644
Mary _____
–1613
Thomas Prence
1600–1673
Patience Brewster
1600–
Thomas Prence
1600–1673
Patience Brewster
1600–

Sylvanus Hopkins's Descendants

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Sylvanus Hopkins (14 Feb 1717–1771) m. Ruth Berry (19 Mar 1720–21 Nov 1769)
  1. 1. Judah Hopkins 1751–1824 m. Hannah Janes 1751–1823
    1. 1. Judah (B.) Hopkins 1750–1837 m. Keziah Paine 1783–1864
      1. 1. Phebe HOPKINS 1779–1818 m. Josephus ("Joseph" C.) Barker 1776–1838
        1. 1. Mary (Constant) Barker 1813–1895 m. Thomas (Stroud) II 1805–1876

Sylvanus Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1717
14 Feb 1717
Birth of Sylvanus Hopkins in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1771
1771
Age 54
Death of Sylvanus Hopkins in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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