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    Stephen Hopkins

    Signer of Declaration of Independence

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  1. Nov 20, 2020 · 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.

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  2. Nov 9, 2023 · Learn about Stephen Hopkins, who settled both Jamestown and Plymouth, and may have inspired a role in The Tempest. Find out his story of shipwreck, mutiny, tavern and descendants.

  3. Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785) was a Founding Father of the United States, [2] a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence. He was from a prominent Rhode Island family, the ...

    • Surveyor, Politician, Chief Justice, Congressional Delegate, Governor
    • William Greene
    • William Greene
    • Martha Hopkins Round (sister), Esek Hopkins, brother
  4. Learn about Stephen Hopkins, one of the most adventurous passengers on the Mayflower, who traveled with his second wife and children, and signed the Mayflower Compact. Find out his biography, family, and sources from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

  5. 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] He worked as a tanner and merchant and was recruited by the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London to provide ...

  6. Aug 11, 2023 · Learn about Stephen Hopkins, a Founding Father and a key figure in the American Revolution. He wrote a pamphlet against the Sugar Act, signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped draft the Articles of Confederation.

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  8. Apr 5, 2024 · It is stated by some that Stephen Hopkins, prior to his migration on the Mayflower, was hired as a clerk for Reverend Richard Buck, assisting aboard the 300-ton "Sea Venture," one of a fleet of 7 ships and 2 pinnaces that started a voyage from Plymouth, England to the Virginia Colony on July 23, 1609 and travelling with Sir Thomas Gates, Deputy Governor of the Virginia Colony, and "the old sea ...

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