Stephen Hopkins

Male 1634 - 1689  (~ 55 years)


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  • Name Stephen Hopkins 
    Born Sep 1634  Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Head of Line - John Hopkins 
    • Descendants of John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut
    FamilySearch ID L5Y1-MZW 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 53262053 
    Buried Aft 6 Oct 1669  Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 6 Oct 1689  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21870  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2022 

    Father John Hopkins,   b. Abt 1613, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1654, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Jane [--?--],   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1679, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1631 
    Family ID F10360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorcas Bronson,   b. 19 Dec 1633, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1697, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1656/57  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lieut. John Hopkins,   b. 18 Aug 1662, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1732, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Ebenezer Hopkins,   b. 6 Jul 1668, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1711, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F10359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sep 1634 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Mar 1656/57 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 6 Oct 1669 - Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Oct 1689 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Stephen HOPKINS is the Son of John Hopkins and Jane Strong.
      NOTE: The identity of John Hopkins's wife as Jane Strong of Chardstock, Dorset, England, daughter of Thomas & Joanna Bagge, is controversial. While there are records pointing to Jane STRONG as his wife, there is no strong evidence proving or disproving Jane's Maiden Name.

      In 1656-1657 Stephen HOPKINS was made a freeman of Hartford, Hartford Co, CT.

      About 1657 Stephen HOPKINS married.

      In 1668 & 1672 Stephen HOPKINS was chosen townsman of Hartford, Hartford Co, CT.

      In 1680 Stephen HOPKINS erected a grist mill for the inhabitants of Mattatuck (now Waterbury), New Haven Co, CT. He did not move there, he stayed in Hartford, Hartford Co, CT, but he sent his son John HOPKINS to operate this mill.

      In 1689 The Will of Stephen HOPKINS was proved and inventoried.

      Stephen HOPKINS marr abt 1657 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT Dorcas BRONSON.
      6 Children of Stephen HOPKINS and Dorcas BRONSON:

      1. John HOPKINS b. 1662 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Hannah STRONG.

      2. Stephen HOPKINS b. 1663 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr 1st Sarah JUDD, marr 2nd Hannah STRONG.

      3. Joseph HOPKINS b. abt 1658 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT Hannah PECK. Widow Hannah Peck marr 2nd John PORTER.

      4. Dorcas HOPKINS b. abt 1660 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Deacon Jonathan WEBSTER. Widow Deacon Jonathan WEBSTER marr 2nd Mary JUDD.

      5. Ebenezer HOPKINS b. 1668 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Mary BUTLER.

      6. Mary HOPKINS b. 1670 Hartford, Hartford Co, CT marr Captain Samuel SEDGWICK Sr.