Hopkins, John b. 1614 London, London, England d. 14 Apr 1654 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Hopkins, John

1614 - 1654 (40 years)

Name	Hopkins, John [1]
Birth	1613	Braintree, Essex, England [1]
Birth	1614	London, London, England [1]
	St Stephens, London, London, England. Cambridge? -LDS
Gender	Male
FSID	LZ84-NP6
Death	14 Apr 1654	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [1]
	age 40
Person ID	I110783	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	HOPKINS, Stephen, b. 30 Apr 1581, Gloucestershire, England d. 17 Jul 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Fisher, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1585, London, England d. Feb 1639, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	19 Feb 1617	Tower Hamlets, Kent, England [2]
	20251106GHLn- Eliza Fisher London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Name [Elizabeth Fisher ] Eliza Fisher Gender Female Record Marriage Marriage 19 Feb 1617 Saint Mary, Whitechapel: Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England Spouse Stephen Hopkins Register Parish Register Reference 17947932 Additional Reference 183584 Stephen Hopkins London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/MRY1/001 Saint Mary, Whitechapel: Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England. Middlesex v Kent?
Issue, jt	Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA [3]
	7 listed here
	20190319HAv- Lamont-Eldredge family records Lamont-Eldridge family records p. 70 ... From D.A.C. Stephen Hopkins born Eng., was the 14th signer of the Mayflower Compact; was in the first encounter with the Indians; was a member of Standish's Military Company formed 1621; also served as Governor's Asst. 1633-1636 and was a member of the Council of War for Plymouth colony 1642. He died 1644; married 1st Constance Dudley. Children of Stephen by 1st wife: 1. Constance Hopkins, b. 1605; m. Nicholas Snow. 2. Giles Hopkins, b. ca 1607; m. Catherine Wheldon (Weldon) Oct. 9, 1639. Children of Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher: 1. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1619; d. young. 2. Oceanus Hopkins, b. 1620 on Mayflower; d. before 1627. 3. Caleb Hopkins, b. 1623. 4. Deborah Hopkins, b. 1625; m. Andrew Ring. 5. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1627. 6. Ruth Hopkins. 7. Elizabeth Hopkins. MAYFLOWER PASSENGER - GILES or GYLES HOPKINS Giles Hopkins, (Stephen) came on Mayflower with father; m. Catherine Wheldon Oct. 9, 1639 (Plymouth Colonial Vital Records). She was daughter of Gabruel Wheldon of Yarnouth. Giles died after Mch. 15, 1689, when he made a codicil to this will (Mayflower Descendants I, p. 110) and April 26, 1690, when his will was probated (Mayflower Descendant II, p. 117). His widow survived. Children of Giles and Catherin Wheldon (Weldon): 1. Mary Hopkins, b. Nov. 1640; m. Samuel Smith Jan. 3, 1665. See Smith. ____________
Married	Abt 19 Feb 1617
	LDS- Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins married Stephen Hopkins as his second wife on February 19, 1617/8. She likely died before June 6, 1644, as she is not mentioned in her husband’s will written on that date.
Family ID	F4609	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	HOPKINS, Stephen, b. 30 Apr 1581, Gloucestershire, England d. 17 Jul 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	KENT, Mary, b. Abt 1580, Hursley, Hampshire, England d. 9 May 1613, Hursley, Hampshire, England (Age 33 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	9 May 1599	London, London, England [1]
	20251103GHLn- LDS death: 1617, -- there's a green leaf hint on Ancestry that says she (Constance Dudley) died 1617 in Plymouth. Someone made it up since there's no person by this name she (Constance Dudley) who married Hopkins. See NOTES section for links. Stephen Hopkins' 2 wives Above note correct, wife was not Dudley. SEE: Many source documents (new, reprinted, and historical) in book by Caleb Johnson, "Here Shall I Die Ashore." (Copy in PALE private library; many long excerpts of book available on-line; extensive sources listed and reprinted. Many Hopkins "myths" debunked.) I. Mary =1st wife Stephen Hopkins, LNU although could be Machell or Kent=UNPROVEN), mar. probably in or slightly before 1605, in England, as likely date for their 1st daughter, Elizabeth is abt 1605; 2nd child=Constance b. 11 May 1606; 3rd child=Gyles (aka Latinized "Egidius") b. abt. 1608; no proof for other children; see estate inventory for Mary Hopkins who died in England in 1613. II. Elizabeth LNU (possibly Fisher)= 2nd wife mar. 19 Feb 1616/17 (double date year), Children (not in order/some dates unknown): Oceanus, Caleb, Deborah, Damaris I (died young), Damaris II, Ruth, Elizabeth. Children listed in this tree by others appear to be wrong at this time. Stephen's 2nd wife Elizabeth Hopkins was born in England, came over on Mayflower (gave birth to son Oceanus during passage who later died in Bermuda), Stephen's 2nd wife Elizabeth Hopkins died in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, likely between 1638-1644. Less Last Changed: August 12, 2021 P Polly A Laubach-Eckrote Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower didn't marry a Constance Dudley. See . Best sources for Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower: Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower didn't marry a Constance Dudley. See . Best sources for Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower: 1. a quick one-pager at http://mayflowerhistory.com/hopkins-stephen/ AND parts of the book FREE at GoogleBooks -- ((BEST)) http://tinyurl.com/Johnson-Book (published 2007). This is the man responsible for finding the Hampshire burial, inventory and probate records from 1613 for first wife Mary, plus baptism records for Constance and Giles and their older sister, Elizabeth. . . . . . . 2. http://tinyurl.com/WIKIPEDIA-Stephen-Hopkins UPDATES SINCE 2007 and current about first wife Mary . . . . . . 3. from NEHGS -- http://tinyurl.com/RSRCH-Mayflower (Part IV is good -- 27 pages) . . . . . 4. http://www.mccarterfamily.com/mccarterpage/stories/stephen_hopkins/intro.htm. 5. http://pilgrimhopkins.com/site1/Newsletters/AC_su07.pdf . . . . . 6. http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/pdf/Stephen_Hopkins_17th_Century_Documents.pdf .. . . . . 7. http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.hopkins/5435/mb.ashx for an explanation of how he got tagged with the birth date of 29 Oct 1581, the Gloucester and mythical Constance Dudley messes, and how Nicholas Hopkins & Mary Poole got invented as his parents Less Last Changed: December 25, 2014 s shirley6 there's no person by this name she (Constance Dudley) who married Hopkins.
		SonsDaughtersPilgrimsIII-003947-572 WmRushPagel 8079 20190319HAv- Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. III Thanksgiving, from Customs and Fashions of Old New England Jan Aertson REF. McPike, Eugene E., Tales of Our Forefathers 8079 PAGEL, William Rush (m. Dorothy Loretta Johnson Aug 19, 1939) Shawnee Mission, KA Born in Egan, SD 1. William…
Issue, jt	England [3]
	2-5: Constance & Giles, ...
	20190319HAv- Lamont-Eldredge family records Lamont-Eldridge family records p. 70 ... From D.A.C. Stephen Hopkins born Eng., was the 14th signer of the Mayflower Compact; was in the first encounter with the Indians; was a member of Standish's Military Company formed 1621; also served as Governor's Asst. 1633-1636 and was a member of the Council of War for Plymouth colony 1642. He died 1644; married 1st Constance Dudley. Children of Stephen by 1st wife: 1. Constance Hopkins, b. 1605; m. Nicholas Snow. 2. Giles Hopkins, b. ca 1607; m. Catherine Wheldon (Weldon) Oct. 9, 1639. Children of Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher: 1. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1619; d. young. 2. Oceanus Hopkins, b. 1620 on Mayflower; d. before 1627. 3. Caleb Hopkins, b. 1623. 4. Deborah Hopkins, b. 1625; m. Andrew Ring. 5. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1627. 6. Ruth Hopkins. 7. Elizabeth Hopkins. MAYFLOWER PASSENGER - GILES or GYLES HOPKINS Giles Hopkins, (Stephen) came on Mayflower with father; m. Catherine Wheldon Oct. 9, 1639 (Plymouth Colonial Vital Records). She was daughter of Gabruel Wheldon of Yarnouth. Giles died after Mch. 15, 1689, when he made a codicil to this will (Mayflower Descendants I, p. 110) and April 26, 1690, when his will was probated (Mayflower Descendant II, p. 117). His widow survived. Children of Giles and Catherin Wheldon (Weldon): 1. Mary Hopkins, b. Nov. 1640; m. Samuel Smith Jan. 3, 1665. See Smith.
Married	Bef 13 May 1604	Hursley, Hampshire, England
	LDS
Family ID	F4608	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Strong, Jane, b. 20 Mar 1610, Chardstock, Dorset, England d. 20 Nov 1679, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 69 years)

Marriage Feb 1626 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Children

	1. Hopkins, Stephen I, b. 25 Sep 1635, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Oct 1689, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Hopkins, Bethia, b. 1631, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1692, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F62602 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 1613 - Braintree, Essex, England
	Birth - 1614 - London, London, England
	Marriage - Feb 1626 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 14 Apr 1654 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Notes

NO mention of a son "John" in Stephen's (of the Mayflower) will or descendants who fought in the Civil War, except at the bottom of these references (cf. Stephen Hopkins, the Bermuda/Jamestown & Mayflower one), stating that:

- A popularized biography of Stephen Hopkins was written by Margaret Hodges, Hopkins of the Mayflower-Portrait of a Dissenter (New York, 1972). Claims that a John Hopkins of Hartford, Connecticut, was his son are baseless. By his first wife he had Constance, who married Nicholas Snow, and [p.310] Giles, who married Catherine Wheldon. By Elizabeth Fisher he had the Damaris, who died young; Oceanus, who died young; Caleb, who died at Barbados as an adult without issue; Deborah, who married Andrew Ring; the second Damaris, who married Jacob Cooke, son of Francis; Ruth, who died without issue; and Elizabeth, who died without issue (Dawes-Gates, 2:449).
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Sources

[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Constance Dudley (32) facts
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[S3065] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/MRY1/001.
Record for Eliza Fisher (7) facts
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Eliza Fisher
London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Name [Elizabeth Fisher ]
Eliza Fisher
Gender Female
Record Marriage
Marriage 19 Feb 1617
Saint Mary, Whitechapel: Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
Spouse Stephen Hopkins
Register Parish Register
Reference 17947932
Additional Reference 183584
Stephen Hopkins

London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/MRY1/001

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Eliza Fisher
London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Name [Elizabeth Fisher ]
Eliza Fisher
Gender Female
Record Marriage
Marriage 19 Feb 1617
Saint Mary, Whitechapel: Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
Spouse Stephen Hopkins
Register Parish…

[S2171] Ancestry.com, Lamont-Eldredge family records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;), MAYFLOWER PASSENGERS HOPKINS.
Record for Stephen HOPKINS (1) fact
20190319HAv-
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Lamont-Eldridge family records
p. 70
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From D.A.C. Stephen Hopkins born Eng., was the 14th signer of the Mayflower Compact; was in the first encounter with the Indians; was a member of Standish's Military Company formed 1621; also served as Governor's Asst. 1633-1636 and was a member of the Council of War for Plymouth colony 1642. He died 1644; married 1st Constance Dudley.
Children of Stephen by 1st wife:
1. Constance Hopkins, b. 1605; m. Nicholas Snow.
2. Giles Hopkins, b. ca 1607; m. Catherine Wheldon (Weldon) Oct. 9, 1639.

Children of Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher:
1. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1619; d. young.
2. Oceanus Hopkins, b. 1620 on Mayflower; d. before 1627.
3. Caleb Hopkins, b. 1623.
4. Deborah Hopkins, b. 1625; m. Andrew Ring.
5. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1627.
6. Ruth Hopkins.
7. Elizabeth Hopkins.

MAYFLOWER PASSENGER - GILES or GYLES HOPKINS

Giles Hopkins, (Stephen) came on Mayflower with father; m. Catherine Wheldon Oct. 9, 1639 (Plymouth Colonial Vital Records). She was daughter of Gabruel Wheldon of Yarnouth. Giles died after Mch. 15, 1689, when he made a codicil to this will (Mayflower Descendants I, p. 110) and April 26, 1690, when his will was probated (Mayflower Descendant II, p. 117). His widow survived.
Children of Giles and Catherin Wheldon (Weldon):
1. Mary Hopkins, b. Nov. 1640; m. Samuel Smith Jan. 3, 1665. See Smith.

20190319HAv-
Lamont-Eldredge family records
Lamont-Eldridge family records
p. 70
...
From D.A.C. Stephen Hopkins born Eng., was the 14th signer of the Mayflower Compact; was in the first encounter with the Indians; was a member of Standish's Military Company formed 1621; also served as Governor's Asst. 1633-1636 and was a member of the Council of War for Plymouth colony 1642. He died 1644; married 1st Constance Dudley.
Children of Stephen by 1st wife:
1. Constance Hopkins, b. 1605; m. Nicholas Snow.
2. Giles Hopkins, b. ca 1607; m. Catherine Wheldon (Weldon) Oct. 9, 1639.

Children of Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher:
1. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1619; d. young.
2. Oceanus Hopkins, b. 1620 on Mayflower; d. before 1627.
3. Caleb Hopkins, b. 1623.
4. Deborah Hopkins, b. 1625; m. Andrew Ring.
5. Damaris Hopkins, b. 1627.
6. Ruth Hopkins.
7. Elizabeth Hopkins.

MAYFLOWER PASSENGER - GILES or GYLES HOPKINS

Giles Hopkins, (Stephen) came on Mayflower with father; m. Catherine Wheldon Oct. 9, 1639 (Plymouth Colonial Vital Records). She was daughter of Gabruel Wheldon of Yarnouth. Giles died after Mch. 15, 1689, when he made a codicil to this will (Mayflower Descendants I, p. 110) and April 26, 1690, when his will was probated (Mayflower Descendant II, p. 117). His widow survived.
Children of Giles and Catherin Wheldon (Weldon):
1. Mary Hopkins, b. Nov. 1640; m. Samuel Smith Jan. 3, 1665. See Smith.

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From D.A.C. Stephen Hopkins born Eng., was the 14th signer of the Mayflower Compact; was in the first encounter with the Indians; was a member of Standish's Military Company formed 1621; also served as Governor's Asst. 1633-1636 and was a member of the Council of…

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