Brief Life History of Hopkins
When Hopkins Whipple was born in 1739, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Hezekiah Whipple, was 38 and his mother, Katharine Olney, was 38.
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Parents and Siblings
1701–1786 Male
1701– Female
Siblings (6)
1724– Female
1724– Male
1729– Female
1735– Female
1737–1796 Male
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 37
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 37
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Age 37
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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