Brief Life History of William Hampton
When William Hampton Hopkins was born in 1770, in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, Francis Hopkins, was 34 and his mother, Jane Cox, was 33. He married Elizabeth Clarke on 21 April 1795, in Powhatan, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 6 March 1820, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 50.
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- William Hopkins, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Hopkins in entry for Sherod Whitton, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Hopkins in entry for Sherod Whitton, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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