Some Descendants of Stephen Hopkins (Giles, Stephen) and Mary Merrick of Eastham

  1. Elizabeth Hopkins was born in the last week in Jun 1668 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
  2. Stephen Hopkins was born about the middle of Jan 1677 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16] He may be the Stephen who married Bethia Atkins on 7 Apr 1701 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
  3. Ruth Hopkins was born about the beginning of Nov 1674 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
  4. Judah Hopkins was born the middle of Jan 1677 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
    Judah and his wife were admitted tot he First Parish in Brewster (formerly Harwich) on 27 May 1716. [RFPB, 5;17]
    1. Martha Hopkins was born on 25 Mar 1705. [DRSY, p. 33] She was baptised on 3 Jan 1716 in Brewster. [RFPB, 5;17] She married John Paddock on 13 Feb 1728. [DRSY, p. 33, d. Judah of Harwich]
  5. Samuel Hopkins was born about the middle of Mar 1682 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
  6. Nathaniel Hopkins was born about the middle of Mar 1684 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
  7. Joseph Hopkins was born in 1688 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]
  8. Benjamin Hopkins was born about the middle of Feb 1690 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16] He married Rachel Lincoln on 13 Feb 1717/8 in Harwich. [SHM, 102;56] Rachel was the daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Holmes) Lincoln. [SHM, 102;56] Shewas born on 8 Nov 1696. [SHM, 102;56] She died about 1739. [SHM, 102;56]
    1. Rachel Hopkins was born on 23 Oct 1726 or 1727. [SHM, 102;56] Rachel married either Deane Smith on 14 Mar 1744 or Elisha Higgens on 4 Apr 1746. She may have married first Deane Smith, second Elisha Higgens and third Theophilus Mayo. [SHM, 102;56]
  9. Mary Hopkins was born on 15 Apr 1692 in Eastham. [VRE, 7;16]

References

VRE Bowman, George, "Eastham, Mass., Vital Records: Literally translated from the original records," The Mayflower Descendant 3; 178-181, 329-231; 4; 29-34, 140-142; 5; 22-23; 195-198; 6; 12-16; 712-20; 7, 1905, ; 12-20; 8, 1906, 12-13; 12, 1913, 52-55, 141, 227.
RFPB Bowman, George, "Records of the First Parish in Brewster, Formerly the First Parish in Harwich, Mass.," Mayflower Descendant 4, 1902, 242-249; 5, 1903, 17-20.
SHM Hopkins, Timothy and Margaret Griffith, "Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower and some of his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 104, 1948, 46 - 60.
DRSY May, Samuel Pearce,The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888, Albany, J. Munsell, 1890.

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