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William Hopkins 1647 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 8 July 1723

Death Location: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas Hopkins

Mother: Elizabeth Arnold

Spouse(s): Abigail Whipple

Children(s): Anne Hopkins, Abigail Hopkins, Jeremiah Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins, William Hopkins

William Hopkins was born in 1647 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Thomas Hopkins and Elizabeth Carpenter Arnold. William Hopkins married Abigail Whipple, and had children including Anne Hopkins, Abigail Hopkins, Jeremiah Whipple Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins, William Hopkins. William Hopkins passed away in 1723 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hopkins was born in 1647 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Thomas Hopkins and Elizabeth Carpenter Arnold.
  • William Hopkins married Abigail Whipple, and had children including Anne Hopkins, Abigail Hopkins, Jeremiah Whipple Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins, William Hopkins.
  • William Hopkins passed away in 1723 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
William Hopkins
1647 – 1723
Birth Place: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Thomas Hopkins
1616 – 1684
Yeovilton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Carpenter) Arnold
1611 – 1685
Ilchester, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Hopkins
1575 – 1647
Bewdley, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
Joann Arnold
1586 – 1621
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Arnold
Alice Gully
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hopkins's Descendants

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William Hopkins (1647 – 8 July 1723) m. Abigail Whipple (1660 – 19 August 1725)
  1. 1. Anne Hopkins (1671 – 1701)
  2. 2. Abigail Hopkins (30 Apr 1672 – 1725)
  3. 3. Jeremiah (Whipple) Hopkins (27 Jun 1683 – 11 Jun 1738)
  4. 4. Thomas Hopkins (20 Oct 1685 – 1746)
  5. 5. William Hopkins (31 January 1686 – Jun 1738) m. Ruth Wilkinson (1688 – 10 Dec 1755)
    1. 1. Francis Hopkins (27 Feb 1737 – 25 Jun 1804) m. Jane Cox (1737 – 1815)
      1. 1. Charles (H) Hopkins (08 June 1767 – 12 Jan 1847) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Clarke (1777 – 1866)
        1. 1. John (Otey) Hopkins (16 December 1801 – 1837) m. Anne (Simmons (DNA indicates) match) (1801 – 1837)

William Hopkins's Timeline

4 Records

1647
1647
Birth of William Hopkins in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
1658
1658
Age 11
William Hopkins was baptized in Tintinhull, Somerset, England
Tintinhull, Somerset, England
1723
8 July 1723
Age 76
Death of William Hopkins in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
1856
1 Jul 1856
Age 209
William Hopkins - Probate in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Genealogy of the Whipple-Wright : Wager : Ward-Pell : McLean-Burnet Families : Together with record
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Tintinhull, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\tin/2/1/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1723
    Event Place: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
    [4] Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932, Author: Providence (Rhode Island). Court of Probate; Probate Place: Providence, Rhode Island
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Genealogy of the Whipple-Wright : Wager : Ward-Pell : McLean-Burnet Families : Together with record
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932, Author: Providence (Rhode Island). Court of Probate; Probate Place: Providence, Rhode Island

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