Major Layton Hopkins
1793 - 1871 (78 years)-
Name Layton Hopkins Title Major Born 18 Apr 1793 West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 25 Jun 1871 West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI [1, 2] Person ID I01991 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Rufus Hopkins, b. Abt 1773, d. 8 Jun 1844 (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Amy Shippee, b. Abt 1771, d. 6 Aug 1837 (Age ~ 66 years) Married Abt 1792 Family ID F02571 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth "Betsey" Whitford, b. 4 Feb 1797, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI , d. 6 Sep 1854 (Age 57 years) Married Abt 1814 Children 1. Pardon Hopkins, b. 12 Feb 1815, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI 2. Burrill Hopkins, b. 29 Mar 1819, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI , d. 23 Aug 1874, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (Age 55 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F02568 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Catherine Whitman, b. Between 1807 and 1810, d. Aft 1 Jun 1870 (Age ~ 63 years) Married Between 1860 and 1870 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F01643 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - His name is written as both Lawton and Layton.
In the 1850 Federal Census, Layton & Betsey Hopkins are living at West Greenwich, RI.
In 1860 Layton is age 67, living at West Greenwich; Catherine Wightman, age 53, is in the household, keeping house. I am wondering if she is the mother of Catherine Whitman who married Layton's grandson, Calvin. (Whitman & Wightman were the same name at that time, and pronounced the same way.) Her age agrees.
In the 1870 census, Layton & Katherine Hopkins, ages 77 & 60, are still at West Greenwich.
There seems to be a question as to where he is buried:
HOPKINS, LAYTON 1793 - 25 JUN 1871, CY066
HOPKINS, LAYTON, MAJOR 1793c - 25 JUN 1871, WG028
- His name is written as both Lawton and Layton.
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