Samuel Hopkins
1704 - Abt 1790 (86 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Samuel Hopkins was born 6 Jan 1703/04, Kingstowne, RI (son of Joseph Hopkins and Martha Whaley); died Abt Apr 1790, West Greenwich, RI. Notes:
Samuel was "of Kingstowne and East Greenwich."
The will of Samuel Hopkins, yeoman of West Greenwich, mentions his deceased father, Joseph Hopkins; sons Alexander, Samuel, Joseph, Beriah, & Ebenezer; and daughters Honour (Tillinghast), Sarah (Albro), & Lydia (Matteson).Samuel married Honour Brown Abt 23 Apr 1729, North Kingstown, RI. Honour (daughter of Alexander Brown and Honor Huling) was born Abt 16 Apr 1711; died Bef Apr 1790. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Alexander Hopkins was born Abt 1730.
- Honour Hopkins was born Abt 1732.
- Samuel Hopkins, Jr. was born Abt 1734; died Between Jun and Sep 1813; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI.
- Joseph Hopkins was born 26 Mar 1736, RI; died 9 Mar 1793, Providence, RI.
- Beriah Hopkins was born Abt 1738.
- Sarah Hopkins was born Abt 1740.
- Lydia Hopkins was born 1742.
- Ebenezer Hopkins was born Abt 1745.
2. Joseph Hopkins was born Abt 1670 (son of Thomas Hopkins and Sarah Unknown); died 15 May 1735, East Greenwich, RI. Notes:
Joseph's will, dated 1735, mentions his wife Martha; 6 sons -- Joseph (Jr.), William, Samuel (b. 6 Jan 1704, d. 1790), John, Robert, & Thomas; and 3 daughters -- Phebe (Pitcher), Hannah, & Martha.
He may have married first to a Phebe Unknown.
I have estimated the birth years of some of Joseph's children.
Interestingly, there was another Joseph Hopkins whose will was proved/probated 1 Sept. 1740 at Scituate, RI. He also mentions a wife Martha.
An online genealogy has his parents as William & Hannah (Andrews) Hopkins of Roxbury, MA. However, the RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 15, p. 303, identifies his parents as Thomas & Sarah. (needs more research)Joseph married Martha Whaley Abt 1702. Martha (daughter of Theophilus Whaley and Elizabeth Mills) was born 1680; died 1773. [Group Sheet]
3. Martha Whaley was born 1680 (daughter of Theophilus Whaley and Elizabeth Mills); died 1773. Notes:
Martha may have been Joseph's second wife.
Martha married second to Robert Spencer (b. 6 Nov 1774, d.c. July 1848), s/o John & Susannah, as his third wife. Robert's first wife had been Theodosia, most likely Martha's sister.Children:
- 1. Samuel Hopkins was born 6 Jan 1703/04, Kingstowne, RI; died Abt Apr 1790, West Greenwich, RI.
- Martha Hopkins was born Abt 1708, Kingstowne, RI.
- Thomas Hopkins was born Abt 1710, Kingstowne, RI.
- John Hopkins was born 2 Apr 1712, Kingstowne, RI.
- Robert Hopkins was born 2 Jun 1713, Kingstowne, RI.
- Hannah Hopkins was born Abt 1715, Kingstowne, RI.
- Theodosia Hopkins was born 13 Apr 1718, Kingstowne, RI.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Hopkins Thomas — Sarah Unknown. [Group Sheet]
5. Sarah Unknown Children:
- 2. Joseph Hopkins was born Abt 1670; died 15 May 1735, East Greenwich, RI.
6. Theophilus Whaley was born Between 1616 and 1617; died Between 1719 and 1720. Theophilus — Elizabeth Mills. [Group Sheet]
7. Elizabeth Mills Children:
- Theodosia Whaley was born Abt 1676; died Bef Nov 1723.
- 3. Martha Whaley was born 1680; died 1773.