Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Hopkins was born about 1698, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Hopkins, was 34 and his mother, Jane Cox, was 29. He married Mary Tuley on 24 June 1716. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in June 1734, in his hometown, at the age of 37, and was buried in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Benjamin Hopkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Benjamin Hopkins in entry for William Hopkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Benjamin Hopkins in entry for Jane Hopkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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English and Welsh (Glamorgan): variant of Hopkin with genitival or excrescent -s. In Ireland, where the name is also frequent, it is sometimes Gaelicized as Mac Oibicín.
History: Stephen Hopkins (c. 1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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