Alcy Hopkins

Brief Life History of Alcy

When Alcy Hopkins was born on 8 September 1746, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Jabez Hopkins, was 32 and her mother, Bethiah Hopkins, was 33. She married Rev John Williams on 23 February 1774, in Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 24 January 1814, in New York, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Rev John Williams
1742–1843
Alcy Hopkins
1746–1814
Marriage: 23 February 1774
Moses Williams
1775–1828
Eber Williams
1776–1867
John Williams Jr.
1778–1860
Reuben Williams
1781–1843
Rufus Williams
1781–
Numa Williams
1782–1863
George H Williams
1787–1864
Bethiah Williams
1789–1850

Sources (3)

  • Alie Hopkins, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
  • Alcy Hopkins Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alie Hopkins, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"

World Events (6)

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

1790 · 13th State

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.

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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