John Hopkins

Brief Life History of John

When John Hopkins was born on 10 October 1692, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Hopkins, was 27 and his mother, Jane Cox, was 21. He died on 30 September 1705, at the age of 12.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Hopkins
1665–1724
Jane Cox
1670–1726
Thomas Hopkins
1691–1714
Benjamin Hopkins
1698–1734
John Hopkins
1692–1705
Mary Hopkins
1693–1773
Sarah Hopkins
1695–
William Hopkins
1697–
Joseph Hopkins
1699–1766
James Hopkins
1703–
Jane Hopkins
1704–1750
Charles Hopkins
1706–
Samuel Hopkins
1707–1777
Joshua Hopkins
1710–1711
Joshua Hopkins
1713–1769
Thomas Hopkins
1722–1777

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  • John Hopkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Name Meaning

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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