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Thankful Hopkins 1724–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1724

Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1806

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

Father: Caleb Hopkins

Mother: Mercy Freeman

Spouse(s): Ambrose Dyer

Children(s): Ambrose Dyer, Thankful Dyer, Mary Dyer, Jerusha Dyer, Reuben Dyer, Abigail Dyer, Hannah Dyer, Naphthali Dyer

Thankful Hopkins was born in 1724 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Hopkins And Mercy Marcy Freeman. Thankful Hopkins married Ambrose Dyer, and had children including Abigail Dyer, Ambrose Dyer, Hannah Dyer, Jerusha Dyer, Mary Dyer, Naphthali Dyer, Reuben Dyer, Thankful Dyer. Thankful Hopkins passed away in 1806 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thankful Hopkins was born in 1724 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Hopkins And Mercy Marcy Freeman.
  • Thankful Hopkins married Ambrose Dyer, and had children including Abigail Dyer, Ambrose Dyer, Hannah Dyer, Jerusha Dyer, Mary Dyer, Naphthali Dyer, Reuben Dyer, Thankful Dyer.
  • Thankful Hopkins passed away in 1806 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thankful Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Hopkins
1724–1806
Birth Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Caleb Hopkins
1684–1741
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy ((Marcy)) Freeman
1702–1786
Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Caleb Hopkins
1650–1728
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mary Williams
1655–1728
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Constant Freeman
1669–1745
Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Freeman
1675–1729
Eastham, Plymouth Colony, USA
Great-Grandparents
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Catherine Whelden
1617–1689
THOMAS WILLIAMS
1610–1696
Elizabeth Tate
1617–1658
Samuel (DNA)
1638–1712
Mercy Freeman
1638–1712
Samuel Treat
1648–1717
Elizabeth Mayo
1653–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1581–1644
Mary Kent
1580–1613
Gabriel Wheldon
1590–1654
Margaret Diguina-Massasoit-Weeks-Wheldon
1604–1638
Thomas Williams
1582–1621
Hannah Holmes
1590–1672
Thomas TART
1584–1646
Elizabeth Thomson
1594–1667
Samuel I
1600–1646
Apphia Prence
1612–1668
Constant Southworth
1612–1678
Elizabeth Collier
1616–1665
Robert Governor
1622–1710
Jane Tapp
1628–1705
Samuel Mayo
1620–1664
Tamsen Sunderlin
1626–1709

Thankful Hopkins's Descendants

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Thankful Hopkins (30 May 1724–1806) m. Ambrose Dyer (About 1709–10 May 1792)
  1. 1. Ambrose Dyer 1730–1792 m. Mercy Paine 1725–1799
    1. 1. Ambrose Dyer 1770–
    2. 2. Sylvanus Dyer 1763–1810
    3. 3. James Dyer 1752–1843
    4. 4. Mercy Dyer 1761–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dyer 1766–1853
    6. 6. Christopher Dyer 1759–
    7. 7. Mary Dyer 1756–
    8. 8. Hannah Dyer 1754–
  2. 2. Thankful Dyer 1733–1803
    1. 1. Caleb Boardman 1784–
    2. 2. William Boardman 1783–
  3. 3. Mary Dyer 1744–
  4. 4. Jerusha Dyer 1747–1835 m. Shubel Atkins 1748–
    1. 1. Ruth Atkins 1776–
  5. 5. Reuben Dyer 1753–1780
  6. 6. Abigail Dyer 1739–1793 m. Joshua Atkins 1725–1798
    1. 1. Abigail Atkins 1769–1825
    2. 2. Deliverance (A) Coan 1767–1849
    3. 3. Sara Atkins 1773–1777
  7. 7. Hannah Dyer 1736–
  8. 8. Naphthali Dyer 1741–1817

Thankful Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1724
30 May 1724
Birth of Thankful Hopkins in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1806
1806
Age 82
Death of Thankful Hopkins in Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1724
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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