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Sep 4, 2024 · 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.
- Rhode Island
- March 7, 1707
- Sarah Hopkins, Anne Hopkins
- July 13, 1785
- Family Overview
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- Stephen Hopkins's Last Will and Testament
Stephen Hopkins was the son of John and Elizabeth Hopkins, but there is little known of them. It seems as if he came from humble beginnings but, through his ability on the sea, rose to prominence. He married Mary Kent, and despite having children with her, his adventures would keep him away from England. He returned home after learning of her death...
Parents: John Hopkins (1549 - 1593)- Born in England and had 4 children. Elizabeth Williams (1552 - 1593)- She birthed four children and outlived her husband. Spouse: Mary Kent (1583 - 1613)- She was the first wife of Hopkins and died 7 years prior to the voyage. Two of her children would travel to Plymouth. Elizabeth Fisher (1585 - 1639)- She had ...
The last Will and Testament of Mr. Stephen Hopkins exhibited upon the Oathes of mr Willm Bradford and Captaine Miles Standish at the generall Court holden at Plymouth the xxth of August Anno dm 1644 as it followeth in these wordes vizt. The sixt of June 1644 I Stephen Hopkins of Plymouth in New England being weake yet in good and prfect memory bles...
Stephen Hopkins’ name is not one of the first names that comes to mind as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but he does stand out in John Trumbull’s painting “The Declaration of Independence.”. Hopkins is clearly visible in the rear, wearing a hat. He also stood out as an exceptional man, a colonial governor, educator, judge ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Stephen Hopkins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A058185. Stephen Hopkins is Notable. Stephen Hopkins was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. [1] He was the son of William Hopkins and Ruth Wilkinson, [2] and was born on March 7, 1707 in then Providence, Providence County ...
- Male
- March 7, 1707
- Sarah (Scott) Hopkins, Ann (Smith) Hopkins
- July 13, 1785
He was a deputy to the General Assembly of Rhode Island for the years 1652, 1659-60, 1665-1667. He had two sons, William and Thomas. He died at Litteworth, Rhode Island, in 1684. Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island, was born 7 March 1707 at Cranston, Rhode Island. He married (1) Sarah Scott (1707-1753 ...
When Stephen Hopkins was born on 7 March 1707, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, William Hopkins Jr, was 26 and his mother, Ruth Wilkinson, was 21. He married Sarah Scott in 1726, in United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters.
Orphaned at an early age, Thomas Hopkins was raised by his uncle William Arnold, and sailed to New England in 1635 with his Arnold relatives, including his first cousin, Benedict Arnold, who became the first governor of the colony under the Royal Charter of 1663. The early part of Stephen.
