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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

The story of William Hopkins began in 1647 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA, with parents Thomas Hopkins and Elizabeth Carpenter Arnold. As an adult, William Hopkins wed Abigail Whipple. Their household included Anne Hopkins, Abigail Hopkins, Jeremiah Whipple Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins and William Hopkins. William Hopkins's life came to an end in 1723 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Hopkins
1616 – 1684
Birth Location: Yeovilton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
TH
Elizabeth Arnold
1611 – 1685
Birth Location: Ilchester, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
EA

Spouses(s)

Abigail Whipple
1660 – 1725
Birth Location: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
AW

Children(s)

Anne Hopkins
1671 – 1701
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
AH
Abigail Hopkins
1672 – 1725
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
AH
Jeremiah Hopkins
1683 – 1738
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
JH
Thomas Hopkins
1685 – 1746
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
TH
William Hopkins
1686 – 1738
Birth Location: Providence, Providence Co, RI, Rhode Island, USA
WH

Sources

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

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

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