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    Stephen Hopkins

    Signer of Declaration of Independence

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  1. Aug 11, 2023 · Biography of Stephen Hopkins. Stephen Hopkins was a politician, Founding Father, and an early opponent of British colonial policies that restricted the rights of American colonists. He became involved in local politics at a young age and was eventually appointed to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

  2. Stephen Hopkins (merchant) Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) Stephen Hopkins (by about 1579 – between 6 June and 17 July 1644) [1] was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620, one of 41 signatories of the Mayflower Compact, and an assistant to the governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636. [2]

  3. Definition. Stephen Hopkins (l. 1581-1644 CE) was a passenger of the Mayflower on the voyage of 1620 CE which established the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, USA. He was the only member of the party with prior experience in North America, having taken part in a mission to supply the Jamestown Colony of Virginia in 1609 CE.

  4. Explore the life of Stephen Hopkins, who traveled on the Mayflower to Plymouth in the New World and served as the principal person to engage with the Native Americans on behalf of the colony.

  5. Sep 8, 2023 · The Society encourages research on Stephen Hopkins, one of the most colorful and independent-minded Mayflower passengers, on his first wife, Mary, his second wife, Elizabeth, and on their descendants.

  6. Stranded on an island for ten months, the passengers and crew survived on turtles, birds, and wild pigs. Six months into the castaway, Stephen Hopkins and several others organized a mutiny against the current governor. The mutiny was discovered and Stephen was sentenced to death.

  7. Apr 5, 2024 · Born before 30 Apr 1581 in Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England. Son of John Hopkins and Elizabeth (Williams) Hopkins. Brother of William Hopkins [half], Alice Hopkins [half] and Susannah Hopkins. Husband of Mary (Kent) Hopkins — married 9 May 1599 in London, Greater London, England.

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