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Walter Hopkins 1795–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 20 Sep 1856

Death Location: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Hopkins

Mother: Cynthia Briscoe

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In 1795, Walter Hopkins entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to William Wallace Hopkins And Cynthia Briscoe. Walter Hopkins passed away in 1856 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Walter Hopkins entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to William Wallace Hopkins And Cynthia Briscoe.
  • Walter Hopkins passed away in 1856 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

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Walter Hopkins's Ancestors

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Walter Hopkins
1795–1856
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
William Wallace Hopkins
1765–1804
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Cynthia Briscoe
1762–1817
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John Hopkins
1727–1793
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Eleanor Wallace
1730–1800
Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Walter (H Briscoe) Sr
1740–1785
Charles County, Maryland
Elizabeth Compton
1742–1797
Newport, Charles, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
PHILIP Briscoe
1719–1796
Nancy Foster
1720–
Mathew Compton
1709–1770
Rachel Howard
1714–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Sr
1671–1747
Susannah Briscoe
1676–1739
William Howard
1684–1734
Elizabeth...
1675–

Walter Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Walter Hopkins in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1856
20 Sep 1856
Age 61
Death of Walter Hopkins in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

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