Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Stephen Hopkins (477) & [Hopkins]

1500. Elizabeth Hopkins. Born ca 1604 in Hursley, Hampshire. Elizabeth was baptized in Hursley, Hampshire, on 13 May 1604.5 Elizabeth died aft 12 May 1613.5

1501. Constance Hopkins. Born ca 1606 in Hursley, Hampshire. Constance was baptized in Hursley, Hampshire, on 11 May 1606.5 Constance died in middle of Oct 1677 in Eastham, MA.156

Constance, or Constanta, Hopkins.

ca 1627 Constance married Nicholas Snow (2109) , son of Nicholas Snow (587) (ca 1578-6 May 1630) & Elizabeth Rowelles, in Plymouth, MA. Born ca 1599/1600 in London, England. Nicholas was baptized in St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, on 25 Jan 1599/1600. Nicholas died on 15 Nov 1676 in Eastham, MA.156 Occupation: carpenter.

“Nicholas Snow, one of the first seven who settled at Nausett [Eastham], was a man of sterlng worth and very prominent in the settlement. He came over from England, a passenger in the Ann, in the latter part of July, 1623, and at first located in the township of Plymouth, where he soon married. The Ann brought over many of the near relatives of the Pilgrims, besides quite a number of other passengers to settle with them, among whom might be mentioned Thomas Clarke, Anthony Anable, Edward Bangs, Experience Michell and George Morton. The settlers of Plymouth at the arrival of Nicholas Snow and other passengers of the Ann, were sadly destitute, not only of apparel, but of food to eat. The new comers were ‘diversely affected’ to behold ‘their low and poor condition.’ ‘The best dish,’ says Bradford, the renowned leader of that settlement, ‘that could present their friends with was a lobster or a piece of fish without bread or anything else but a cup of fair spring water.’ Bradford farther says, ‘Some of the passengers wished themselves in England again; others fell aweeping, fancying their own misery in whhat they saw now in others; some pitying the distress they saw their friends had been long in and still were under; in a word, all were full of sadness.’ In this ship it may be well to state, came Mrs. Alice Southworth, to become the renowned leader, and they were married shortly after.
    “What were the feelings of the subject of this sketch upon knowing the sufferings of those poor ragged and half-fed Pilgrims, we are not told, but from what we can gather relative to the character of the man, we are led to believe he regretted their condition, cheerfullly lent them a helping hand and prayed for better times, which, according to both Bradford and Morton, came at harvest time.
    “Nicholas Snow, not long after his arrival, became acquainted with Miss ‘Constanta’ or Constance, an elder daughter of Mr. stephen Hopkins, who had but a few years before braved the dangers of the Atlantic in the Mayflower and escaped the first winter’s distress, and took her for his wife, who, before 1650, had borne him twelve children, all then alive. The date of his marriage does not appear; but he was married before 1627, as by the record of the division of the cattle, May 22nd, he and his wife Constance received their share, they belonging to Mr. Stephen Hopkins’ company, which was composed of thirteen persons. In 1633 he was a freeman and a tax payer in Plymouth. The following year, with Edward Bangs, he was appointed to lay out roads in Plymouth. In 1636, he was one of the arbitrators to settle the difficulty between Joseph Beadle and Edward Dowty. In 1638, he was one of the jurors appointed to investigate the cause of the death of John England, a lad found dead on Plymouth flats. In 1640, he was one of the surveyors of highways at Plymouth. In 1645, with Gov. Prence, Josiah Cooke and others, he removed to Nausett; and when that place became a municipality, to him was assigned the duties of town clerk, an office he held until about 1773, when his son Mark succeeded him. He was surveyor of highways at Eastham in 1647; a deputy to the Colony court in 1648, also 1650-52-57. He was a selectman in 1668-71-72-74-75. He also held other offices in town. His death occurred at Eastham, according to the records of that town, November 15th, 1676. His will bears the date November 14th, 1676. It was witnessed by his pastor, Mr. Samuel Treat, and his son-in-law, Thomas Paine, Sen. His wife, Constance, survived him and died in October, 1677. The settlement of the estate he entrusted to his fellow townsmen, Deacon Samuel Freeman and John Mayo. He remembered the Eastham church and left a small sum towards furninshing ‘the furniture of the table of the Lord with pewter or otherwise.’
    “The children of Mr. Snow are not recorded, and consequently the names cannot all be given. Gov. Bradford says he had twelve children in 1650, all alive. He mentions no daughters in his will, though it is certain he had several then alive. His sons mentioned were Mark, Joseph, Stephen, John and Jabez. He was a large landowner. He had land in Harwich, Eastham and Truro. Mark, Joseph and Stephen came into possession of his landed estate in Harwich, then Satucket; John, of that in Paomet, now Truro, and Jabes of that in Eastham, including the homestead. His ‘moveable goods,’ at his wife’s decease, he ordered divided among all his children equally. His residence was in that part now Eastham, not far from Gov. Prence’s homestead, as far as it can be ascertained form the records. He undoubtedly was buried in the old yard at Eastham, though no stone with inscription marks the place. His son Mark, who married Gov. Prence’s daughter Jane, and his son-in-law, Mr. Thomas Paine, were distinguished men in their day. The descendants of Mr. Nicholas Snow are numerous, and an effort by them shoud be made to erect a monument to his memory in the old yard, that the future generations may know where their Pilgrim ancestor lies buried.”55

    The will of Nicholas Snow of Eastham, dated 14 Nov 1676, proved 5 Mar 1676/7, named his wife Constant, sons Jabez, Mark, Joseph, Steven, and John. His son John was given all his lands at “Paomett” (Truro), with “all my right and title or privilige there.” Executors: Deacon Samuel Freeman and John Mayo. (The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 3: 167-74.)

Their children include:
5466 i. Mark Snow (9 May 1628-bet 23 Nov 1694 and 9 Jan 1695)
5467 ii. Mary Snow (ca 1630-28 Apr 1704)
5468 iii. Sarah Snow (ca 1632-Mar 1697)
5469 iv. Lieut. Joseph Snow (ca 1634-3 Jan 1722/3)
5470 v. Stephen Snow (ca 1636-17 Dec 1705)
5471 vi. John Snow (ca 1638-bef Apr 1692)
5472 vii. Elizabeth Snow (ca 1640-16 Jun 1678)
5473 viii. Lieut. Jabez Snow (ca 1642-27 Dec 1690)
5474 ix. Ruth Snow (ca 1644-27 Jan 1716/7)
5475 x. (a child) Snow (1644-)
5476 xi. Constance Snow (ca 1646-)

1502. Giles Hopkins. Born ca 1607/8 in Hursley, Hampshire. Giles was baptized in Hursley, Hampshire, on 30 Jan 1607/8.5 Giles died on 26 Apr 1689 in Eastham, MA.202

“Giles Hopkins was the eldest son of Mr. Stephen Hopkins of Plymouth. He was born in England, and came over with his father’s family in the Mayflower in 1620, and with the other members of his father’s family survived the first winter’s sickness, which swept off so many of that company. Of his boyhood days, but little appears. He appears to have been of a retiring disposition, only forward when duty impelled. When, in 1637, the Pequots, a tribe of brave Indians inhabiting the eastern part of Connecticut, commenced war with the English in that region, and Plymouth Colony concluded to send a company to assist in the overthrow of the Indians, he, with his father and younger brother Caleb, vounteered to go out in the company in the defence of his Connecticut neighbors, but happily for the company, before ready to go forth, the troops under Captain mason had ‘vanquished’ teh enemy, and the company was not needed. The next year, Mr. Stephen Hopkins having been allowed bythe Old Colony court ‘to erect a house at Mattacheese’ now Yarmouth, ‘to cut hay there’ and ‘to winter his cattle,’ it is supposed his son Giles went down there and had charge of his cattle. At any rate, he was at Yarmouth in 1639, and with Hugh Tilley and Nicholas Sympkins, ‘deposed’ to the last will and testament of Peter Warden, the elder, deceased, and also courted and married Catherine Whelden, daughter of Gabriel Whelden, who was licensed to build at Mattacheese the uear preceding. The house he occupied while a resident of Yarmouth stood a little to the northwest on the declivity or knoll, and the site was pointed out to the writer by the late Mr. Otis to have been the first house built below Sandwich, and certainly it must have been, if it were the one built by Stephen Hopkins by order of Plymouth court. Mr. Otis, in his account of Andrew Hallett, Jr., says it was sold by Giles Hopkins in 1642 to Mr. Hallett. It would seem that Mr. Hopkins was not a resident of Yarmouth in 1643, as his name does not appear in the list of those ab le to bear arms that year in the township, but evidence is quite conclusive that he was a resident June 6, 1644. At that date his father made his will, and several times speaks of Giles being at Yarmouth in charge of the cattle. It is probable he was not enrolled on account of being physically unable to do military duty. In what year he removed to Nausett or Eastham, is not known. He was there in 1650, occupying the position of surveyor of highways, which he subsequently occupied several years. For some reason, now inexplicable, his father, by will, nade Caleb, his younger son by second wife, the ‘heir apparent,’ and consequently the whole of the real estate, which was large, passed into the hands of Caleb at his death. Caleb Hopkins, soon after his fagther’s death in July, 1644, gave up a very large tract of land to Giles, his only surviving brother, lying in what is now Brewster. Upon the death of Caleb, who was a seaman, and who died single at Barbadoes before 1657, Giles came into possession of large tracts. In 1659, Mr. Hopkins had land granted him in Eastham. In 1662, with Lieut. Joseph Rogers and Josiah Cooke, he had liberty allowed him by the Colony court to look out for land for his accommodation between Bridgewater and Bay Line. In 1672, with Jonathan Sparrow and Thomas Mayo of Eastham, he purchased Sampson’s Neck in what is now Orleans, then called by Indians ‘Weesquamseutt.’ The tract was a valuable one; it embraced the territory between Higgins’s river on the north, and Potonumecot river on the south. He seems to ahve been a very quiet man, caring but little for public positions. He was in 1654 drawn into a lawsuit by the noted William Leveridge, who had defamed him. Mr. Hopkins claimed damages to the amount of £50. Mr. Leveridge was ordered to pay £2 and some shillings for the offence.
    “The will of Giles Hopkins bears date Jan. 19, 1682; the codicil March 5, 1688-9. the former was witnessed by Jonathan Sparrow and Samuel Knowles, and the latter by mark Snow and Jonathan Sparrow, and was presented for probate April 22, 1690, Stephen Hopkins, son, executor. There are no daughters mentioned. Sons mentioned are: Stephen, Caleb, Joshua and William. The widow was alive at the date of the codicil, and Mr. Hopkins had become unfit for labor and held out inducements to his son Stephen to supply his wants. It seems quite certain that his farm was in that part of Eastham now Orleans, and some part of it joined Town cove.”55

On 9 Oct 1639 Giles married Catherine Whelden, daughter of Gabriel Whelden (-Jan 1653/4) & Margaret [Whelden] (-aft 1654), in Plymouth, MA.3 Born ca 1620 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Catherine died aft 5 Mar 1689 in Eastham, MA.55

Their children include:
5477 i. Mary Hopkins (Nov 1640-2 Jul 1700)
5478 ii. Stephen Hopkins (Sep 1642-10 Oct 1718)
5479 iii. John Hopkins (Died soon) (1643-ca 1643)
5480 iv. Abigail Hopkins (Oct 1644-ca 1691)
5481 v. Deborah Hopkins (Jun 1648-Dec 1727)
5482 vi. Caleb Hopkins (Jan 1650-bef 22 May 1728)
5483 vii. Ruth Hopkins (Jun 1653-29 Oct 1738)
5484 viii. Joshua Hopkins (Jun 1657-bet 14 May 1734 and 31 Aug 1738)
5485 ix. William Hopkins (9 Jan 1660/1-)
5486 x. Elizabeth Hopkins (Died soon) (Nov 1664-Dec 1664)

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