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Dec 20, 2018 · The answer is Stephen Hopkins: a Jamestowne settler, Mayflower passenger and survivor of the wreck of the Sea Venture, reputed to be the basis for Shakespeare’s comedy, The Tempest. Hopkins (1581-1644), second son of John Hopkins (1550-1593) and Elizabeth Williams (b. and d. unknown), was baptized at All Saints church, Upper Clatford ...
In the 1627 Plymouth division of cattle Stephen Hopkins, his wife Elizabeth Hopkins, Gyles Hopkins, Caleb Hopkins and Deborah Hopkins are the first five persons in the seventh company, and Damaris Hopkins is the thirteenth person in the eighth company [PCR 12:11, 12].
Apr 29, 2022 · Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785) was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of colonial Rhode Island and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.
Apr 5, 2024 · Stephen Hopkins was baptised on 30 April 1581 at Upper Clatford Parish, Hampshire, England, the son of John Hopkins and Elizabeth Williams.Shortly after his birth and baptism in Upper Clatford, the family moved to Winchester.
Jul 4, 2004 · Stephen Hopkins. This signer, the second oldest next to Benjamin Franklin, is noted for his tremulous signature. Aged 69 and afflicted with palsy, according to tradition he declared, "My hand trembles, but my heart does not!" Before, during, and after a comparatively brief stretch of congressional service, he occupied Rhode Island's highest ...
The Stephen Hopkins House. Official Website. 15 Hopkins Street (at Benefit Street) Providence, RI 02903. shh1707@gmail.com. Open year-round on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also open April through November on Saturdays from. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (later on WaterFire full lightings). Open by appointment.
Stephen Hopkins was born on March 7, 1707 in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of William Hopkins and Ruth (Wilkinson) Hopkins. Hopkins’ great grandfather, Thomas Hopkins, was born in 1616 and came to Providence in 1641, having followed Roger Williams there from Plymouth.
