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Family of Thomas Hopkins (2514)

9017. Joseph Hopkins. Born ca 1646. Joseph died aft 1675.

Joseph married Elizabeth [Hopkins].

Their children include:

	21160	i.	Icabod Hopkins
	21161	ii.	Anne Hopkins

9018. William Hopkins. Born ca 1647 in Providence, RI.²⁵² William died on 8 Jul 1723 in Providence, RI.²⁵²

William swore allegiance in May 1668 one month before his father.²

Will: WILL OF MAJ. WILLIAM HOPKINS.
I WILLIAM HOPKINS, of the town of Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, in New England, Yeoman: being now sick and weak of
body, but through mercy, of sound disposing mind and memory, praise be given
to God for the same; do make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and
form following.

First and principally I commit my spirit into the merciful hands of Almighty
God, my Creator; and my body, commit to the earth to be decently buried; at
the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named; and as to the outward and
worldly estate that the Lord has been pleased to bless me with, I give and
bequeath as followeth.

Imprimis--I give and bequeath unto my grandson, William Hopkins, of
Providence, all that my homestead, meadows and tenements where I now dwell,
situated in Providence aforesaid, near to a place called Massapauge, with my
meadows at Massapauge, and upland thereto adjoining, and a piece of upland
laid adjoining to Pawtuxet line and on the east side of my said Massapauge
meadow. All which lands and meadows are, in estimation, two hundred acres;
upon the conditions following.

That he shall allow his grandmother, my wife, Abigail Hopkins, one
convenient room in my dwelling house, and to find and provide for her a
sufficient maintenance and attendance, both in sickness and health, during
the term of her natural life, provided she remains a widow; and if she be
not contented to dwell with him, then my will is that he shall maintain her
at some other place, which she may choose.

And my will further is, that my said grandson shall not sell nor dispose of
said lands nor meadows nor no part of said tenements until after my wife,
his said grandmother is deceased.

And also my will is and I do hereby order that he shall allow as I do hereby
give and bequeath unto his brother, my grandson, Rufus Hopkins, one load of
salt grass, in my meadows, which I give him my said grandson, William,
yearly, every year during the term of his natural life; after he my said
grandson Rufus shall attain to the age of twenty-one years; that is to be
understood that my said grandson Rufus, shall have liberty to cut so much
grass in my said meadows as shall yield him two loads of hay yearly; upon
which conditions I give and bequeath to my said grandson, William Hopkins,
my dwelling house with all my above mentioned lands and meadows, to have and
to hold unto him, his heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns, with the
privileges and appurtenances forever.

Item.--I give and bequeath unto my grandson, Rufus Hopkins, my house lot of
land which was laid out upon my own right, upon the hill called Stampers
Hill, in said Providence, and was laid out in the last division of house
lots in said town; and also all my whole right in the commons, called the
Stated Commons, in Providence aforesaid.

To have and to hold the said lots of land and commons, with the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto him my said grandson Rufus
Hopkins, his heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns forever.

Item--I give and bequeath unto my son William Hopkins, all that farm of land
and meadow adjoining, whereon he now dwells, with the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging, for him to give and dispose of to and
among his children as he shall see cause; and all the rest of my lands and
commons which I have not hereinbefore disposed of, either within this town
of Providence or elsewhere, I give and bequeath to my aforesaid son William
Hopkins, his Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns forever.

Item--I give and bequeath unto my grandson, William Hopkins, one feather bed
and furniture thereunto belonging; and also one Cow, I having before given
him a Heifer.

And as to the rest of my goods and moveable estate, be it of what sort and
kind soever, I give and bequeath; after debts, funeral expenses and other
expenses are duly paid, unto my wife Abigail Hopkins, for her to dispose of
as she shall see cause, amongst my children and grandchildren; except what
she brought with her, and that she may do with as she will.

And I now ordaine and appoint and make my said loving wife Abigail Hopkins,
sole Executrix to this my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of
July, in the ninth year of his Majesty's Reign, George, King of Great
Britain &c. Anno Domini One thousand, seven hundred and twenty-three.

WILLIAM HOPKINS.

Witnesses,
RICHARD BROWN,
JOHN HOYLE,
RICHARD WATERMAN, JR.

In Jan 1682 William married Abigail Whipple, daughter of John Whipple (ca 1617-16 May 1685) & Sarah [Whipple] (ca 1624-1666).⁵ Born ca 1658 in Providence, RI. Abigail died on 19 Aug 1725 in Providence, RI.

Abigail, widow of Stephen Dexter.²⁵²

Will: WILL OF ABIGAIL HOPKINS, WIDOW OF
MAJ. WILLIAM HOPKINS.
I ABIGAIL HOPKINS, of Providence, in the Colony of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations; widow: being now very sick and weak of body, but of
sound and disposing mind and memory; praise be given to God for the same;
calling to mind the mortality of my body and not knowing how soon it may
please God to remove me out of this present world; do make this my last Will
and Testament, in manner and form following.

First and principally I commit my spirit into the merciful hands of Almighty
God, my Creator, and my body I commit to the Earth, to be decently buried at
the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named; and as to the outward and
worldly estate the Lord has been pleased to bless me with in this present
life I give and bequeath as followeth.

Imprimis--I give and bequeath unto my three children; John Dexter, William
Hopkins and Abigail Field, forty shillings apiece, to be taken out of that
money that is due to me from the proprietors of Providence, for services
done by my husband; and as to the remaining part of said money due to me by
said proprietors, which I suppose to be about three pounds, I give to my
grandson William Hopkins.

Item I give to my daughter Abigail Field, my biggest Brass Kettle; and my
least Iron Kettle I give to my granddaughter, Abigail Dexter.

Item I give to my grandson William Hopkins, all the rest of my brass and
iron household stuff, and my two cows and the one third part of my Pewter
that is marked WH A: and the other two thirds of said Pewter that is so
marked, I give to my two granddaughters, Hope Hopkins and Abigail Hopkins,
to be equally divided betwixt them.

Item I give to my granddaughter Abigail Dexter three plates of my Pewter,
not marked; and all the remaining part of my Pewter not marked, I give to my
daughter Abigail Field, and I also give unto my said daughter, Abigail
Field, my Napkins and Table Cloth, being six Napkins and one Table Cloth.

Item I give to my daughter Abigail Field, my Bed Curtains, and pillow and
bolster case, and my Trunk and Box, and great chair standing in the outward
room, and two small chairs.--And I give my great Chest unto my grandson
Stephen Dexter.

Item I give my Bed unto my granddaughter, Abigail Hopkins.

Item I give to my daughter Abigail Field, two pairs of Linen Sheets and two
pairs of pillow cases, and one pair of flannel sheets, and all my wearing
apparel.

Item I give to my two granddaughters, Hope Hopkins and Abigail Hopkins, each
of them, a pair of linen sheets, and each a pair of Pillow Cases.

Item I give to my granddaughter Abigail Dexter, one pair of linen sheets and
one pair of Pillow Cases.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Hopkins, my case of Bottles
with the case they are in.

And as to the rest and remaining part of my estate that I have not
hereinbefore disposed of, after all my debts, funeral charges and other
expenses are duly paid, what then after remains, I give to my grandson
William Hopkins, with my husband's, his grandfather's silver buttons for a
shirt.

And I do name and ordaine, appoint and make my said grandson William
Hopkins, sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament; to receive and
pay all my debts and execute my Will according to the contents thereof.

In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal the 16th day of
August, in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-five.

ABIGAIL HOPKINS her A marke

Signed, sealed, pronounced and declared
in presence of
JAMES OLNEY
JOB HARRIS
RICHARD WATERMAN JR.

Child:

21162

William Hopkins (-1738)

9019. Thomas Hopkins. Born ca 1650 in Providence, RI.²⁵² Thomas died on 21 Apr 1718 in Providence, RI.²⁵²

“Thomas and Mary settled upon the homestead belonging to his father, before alluded to, in the northerly part of the township of Providence, in that part which was in 1731 set off to make the town of Smithfield, and more recently, again set off to make the town of
Lincoln.
“On the death of Thomas, senior, at Oyster Bay in 1684, the title to this estate, by the laws of primogeniture was vested in the elder brother, William who on Dec. 27, 1692, ‘in consideration of the mutual love and affection between him and his brother, and for other good causes,’ made a gift deed to Thomas of the estate, representing it as ‘being the place where Thomas now dwelleth, and formerly belonging to my honored father, Thomas Hopkins, deceased.’
“On this homestead estate, Thomas and his wife reared their large family of eight sons and four daughters, and Thomas died there as before noted, April 21, 1718. All of his sons, except one, lived to become heads of families, and from them have sprung a large proportion of these bearing the name of HOPKINS, now of Rhode Island, besides many others scattered broadcast throughout the country, and many of other surnames changed through marriage of the females into other families.
“He made his will, April 26, 1711, distributing in an equitable manner his possessions among his children and providing for the support of his widow. Much of his landed estate was situated in the western part of the town that was afterwards set apart to make the town of Scituate and Glocester, and to this section every member of his family subsequently made a settlement and were prominent among its leading inhabitants.
“In the State Census of 1774, which was arranged to give the names only of heads of families, and the number containing in each family, classified as to age and sex, the returns from Scituate showed twenty-seven families under the name of Hopkins, which was more than double the number of any other name on the list which showed a gross population of 3601. All of these were evidently emigrants from the old home of Thomas, or descendants from them. As no Hopkins name occurs in the return from Smithfield where that home was located it shows that the exodus was complete.”²⁵²

On 1 Apr 1678 (int) Thomas married Mary Smith (7571) , daughter of John Smith (2102) (ca 1626-1687) & Elizabeth [Smith], in Providence, RI.² “Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith, both of Providence were published in a way of marriage, by a writing fixed upon a public place in the said town bearing date April 1st, 1678, under the hand of Thomas Olney, Assistant”. Born say 1656. Mary died aft 1718.

Their children include:

18968	i.	Ezekiel Hopkins (-29 Jul 1762)
18969	ii.	William Hopkins (-8 Jan 1722/3)
18970	iii.	Thomas Hopkins (ca 1685-aft 1746)
18971	iv.	Joseph Hopkins (-19 Jul 1740)
18972	v.	Elizabeth Hopkins (Died soon) (-26 Feb 1731)
18973	vi.	Mary Hopkins
18974	vii.	Rachel Hopkins (Died soon) (22 Feb 1696/7-)
18975	viii.	Zebedee Hopkins (22 Feb 1696/7-4 Mar 1789)
18976	ix.	Elisha Hopkins (ca 1702-13 Nov 1798)
18977	x.	Amos Hopkins (-1769)
18978	xi.	Jeremiah Hopkins (-26 Apr 1733)
18979	xii.	Anne Hopkins

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