Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Hopkins was born on 16 May 1740, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Hopkins, was 33 and his mother, Mary Shrieve, was 28. He married Elizabeth Gardner on 28 October 1762, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 21 September 1803, in his hometown, at the age of 63, and was buried in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Samuel Hopkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sam Hopkins, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Samuel Hopkins in entry for Hopkins, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"
Spouse and Children
1740–1803 Male
1740–1782 Female
Children (13)
1765– Female
1767–1868 Female
1769–1769 Male
1771–1836 Male
1772– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1707–1777 Male
1712–1774 Female
Siblings (12)
1732– Male
1734–1806 Male
1737– Male
1737–1796 Male
1740–1803 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (7)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 12
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 14
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 30
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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