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Family of Mary Smith (7571) & Thomas Hopkins (9019)

18968. Ezekiel Hopkins. Ezekiel died on 29 Jul 1762 in Scituate, RI.

Ezekiel’s father bequeathed to him as follows:
    ‘I give to my son Ezekiel Hopkins, all my land that is laid out to me on the west side of the Seven Mile Line, and one quarter part of common on the west side of said Line; all which land and common, I give to my said son, Ezekiel Hopkins, his heirs or assigns forever in fee simple.’252
    “It may be well to note here that the arrangement pursued thus far, in placing the order of the births of the sons of Thomas and Mary, has been in order that they appear in the will of Thomas. But it is shown by investigation that the arrangement is not correct, unless there is an error in the record of the family of Zebedee, who is the only one whose birthdate is given. This was furnished to the writer, with much other matter pertaining to Zebedee's family, by his grand-daughter, Amey Hopkins, who died in Providence, Nov. 23, 1876. Her record seemed to be intelligently prepared, and bore upon its face strong presumptive evidence of authenticity. As there represented, the birth of Zebedee, occurred Feb. 22, 1697, and as his brother Ezekiel was made a freeman of the Colony, May 6, 1712, fifteen years after Zebedee's birth, Ezekiel's birth must have occurred prior to Zebedee's by several years.
    “Ezekiel, was a member of the first Town Council elected in Scituate in 1731, and represented the town in the Legislature in 1745.
    “Ezekiel’s will was made Sept. 16, 1761, and presented for probate Aug. 16, 1762. His wife and all his children excepting his two married daughters, Mary and Katherine, are named as legatees, also Ruth, Katherine and Sarah Hopkins, children of Reuben and his daughter Katherine. Names his wife and sons Daniel and Nicholas as Executors. Sept. 18, following the date of the probate of the will, his daughter Abigail and her estate was placed under the guardianship of Robert Baxter, on her own petition, supported by her brothers, Daniel, Ezekiel and Charles.”252

Ezekiel married Elizabeth Jenckes. Elizabeth died in 1768 in Scituate, RI.

Their children include:
29997 i. Daniel Hopkins
29998 ii. Ezekiel Hopkins
29999 iii. Charles Hopkins
30000 iv. Nicholas Hopkins
30001 v. Abigail Hopkins
30002 vi. Patience Hopkins
30003 vii. Mary Hopkins
30004 viii. Katherine Hopkins

18969. William Hopkins. William died on 8 Jan 1722/3 in Providence, RI. Occupation: carpenter.

William “received by his father's will as follows:
    “’I give to my son William Hopkins, one third part of all my land where I now dwell, after the decease of my loving wife, Mary Hopkins, it being the south part of the land where I now dwell, and is bounded on the north with land i gave to my son Thomas Hopkins.’
    “On this portion of the farm stood, evidently, the house that constituted the paternal residence, in which, probably, William dwelt with his parents, or perhaps as a house-keeper, as there is evidence showing that he was married previous to the date of the will.
    “Aug. 22, 1724, he sold to Col. Joseph Whipple, for L178, 10s., a lot of land estimated to contain 80 acres, his mother Mary and wife Deborah uniting with him in the transfer. This land was a part of the homestead setate but situated on the westerly side of the highway, while the home residence was on the easterly side. (See Prov. Land Record, Vol. VI. page 123.)
    “Oct. 19, 1728, he mortgaged to Col. Joseph Whipple, the part of his farm ‘at Loqusquissett, on the east side of the highway, and on which stands my dwelling house.’
    “This deed is not signed by his mother Mary, which tends to show that she had deceased since the sale of Aug. 22, 1724, and previous to this second sale. This mortgage rested upon the estate until May 23, 1732, when it was cancelled. (Prov. Records.) At same date, the property was sold by Hopkins to Capt. Joseph Brown, of Smithfield. (See Smithfield Records, Book I. pg. 71.) In these deeds he was called William Hopkins, carpenter.
    “His removal to Scituate soon followed these transactions, as he was resident there Apr. 10, 1733, at which date, according to Providence Records, Vol. A 10, page 79, he sold to John Hoyle, physician, of Providence, for five pounds ten shillings, ‘one Pue on the south side of the church, the next Pue to Mr. Robert Carrie’s Pue, on the left hand, in the said Church of England.’”252

bef 2 feb 1711 William married Deborah Allen, daughter of Isaac Allen.252 Born on 25 Feb 1690 in Rehoboth, MA.252 Deborah died on 11 Apr 1781; she was 91.252

“The Allen’s although of Attleborough, Mass., were near neighbors to the Hopkins family. Their different neighborhoods being only separated by the Pawtucket or Blackstone river, the Attleborough side, called Attleborough Gore, until it was annexed to Rhode Island in 1747 and given the name of Cumberland.”252

Child:
30005 i. Jabesh Hopkins (15 Jul 1713-1 Jul 1790)

18970. Thomas Hopkins. Born ca 1685 in Providence, RI. Thomas died aft 1746 in Scituate, RI.252

Thomas “was married and well settled on his father’s farm at the date of the latters will, (April 26, 1711). By the terms of that will the parent gave to the son as follows:
    “‘To my eldest son, Thomas Hopkins, the one third part of my land, that adjoining to my house, and it is that part that my said son, his house standeth on, he leaving on the north end and on the south end, each one third part of the aforesaid and,’ followed by other bequests.
    “June 9, 1718, he sold to John Cowen, ten acres of land ‘on the south side of my land where I now dwell.’
    “April 27, 1720, sold to Richard Sayles, ‘in consideration of L250, sixty-nine acres of land, by estimation, in the northly part of Providence, at a place called Lcousquissett, with dwelling house, farm buildings, orchards, etc.’
    “These sales with others following, of lands in the vicinity, covered Thomas's interest in the old homestead and indicate the approximate time when he made the change of residence before alluded to.”252

Thomas married Elizabeth [Hopkins]. Elizabeth died on 1 Feb 1750/1 in Scituate, RI.

Their children include:
30006 i. Susanna Hopkins (8 Oct 1708-)
30007 ii. Sarah Hopkins (27 May 1710-)
30008 iii. Bethiah Hopkins (24 Feb 1713-15 Mar 1781)
30009 iv. Thomas Hopkins (9 Sep 1715-)
30010 v. Reuben Hopkins (1 Jul 1717-9 Jan 1792)
30011 vi. Hanan Hopkins (17 Jul 1719-1743)
30012 vii. Mercy Hopkins (5 Feb 1720/1-)
30013 viii. Jonathan Hopkins (25 Sep 1722-ca 1746)
30014 ix. Mary Hopkins (17 Feb 1723/4-)
30015 x. Timothy Hopkins (25 Jul 1725-11 Apr 1812)
30016 xi. Elizabeth Hopkins (Died soon) (9 Aug 1726-)
30017 xii. Anne Hopkins (24 Jan 1728/9-13 Nov 1759)

18971. Joseph Hopkins. Joseph died on 19 Jul 1740 in Scituate, RI.252

Joseph “received by his father’s will as follows:
    “’I give to my son Joseph Hopkins, all my upland lying at Shenegachoconett, and my part of meadow in the Sland at Shenegachoconett, the said Land and Meadow I give to my on Jospeh Hopkins, his heirs or assigns forever, in Fee Simple.’
    “The Indian name of Shenegachoconett, it is said was applied to a territory in Attleborough (now Cumberland), on the east side of the Blackstone river and presumably, not remote from the Hopkins homestead, on the opposite side of the river.
    “He married, first, Bethiah, daughter of Isaac Allen, who was a sister of Deborah, that afterwards became the wife of his brother William. She was born July 3, 1685, and died, probably, before Feb. 9, 1798; certainly before Feb. 2, 1711. At the latter date Joseph united with heirs of the Allen estate in the sale of certain lands in Attleborough, and signs the deed in his own name, and in behalf of his wife, deceased, as it is expressed. At the earlier date, he executed a deed for the sale of land in Attleborough, to Benjamin Allen of Rehoboth, in connection with Deborah Allen, then unmarried, which is signed by himself and Deborah, without the signature of his wife Bethiah, or anything to identify her interest in it. His early married life was probably spent on the Attleborough side of the river, in the neighborhood of his wife Bethiah's family. Bristol County Mass., records Vol. XI, page 400, shows a sale by him, Nov. 28, 1713, to Andrew Hartley, of Attleborough, of ‘50 acres of land in the North Purchase, lying by the new road that goeth to wading river, being 92 poles in length and 87 poles in breadth.’ He was then of Providence, and if not at the time a resident west of the seven mile line, he evidently became of that locality before a part of was set off as the town of Scituate. He married for a second wife, Martha ______.. Surname not obtained.
    “Joseph was of Scituate, Nov. 1733. The 10th,. of that month he made a gift deed to his son Oziel, of 100 acres of land, and on the 23, a similar deed to his son Joseph, of ‘a part of his homestead farm’ situated therein. These elder sons being thus provided for, the legatees named in his will, made July 4, 1740, and presented for probate Sept. 1, 1740, were confined to his second wife and her children. A synopsis of his will is hereiwth presented. Bequeaths to son Jeremiah, 60 acres of land on the eastern side of his homestead. But if Jeremiah should die before he was twenty-one years of age, and without issue, and his son Abner be then living, he (Abner) should have the said 60 acres. Also, to Jeremiah, one eight part of one whole purchase right in the undivided lands on the west side of the Seven Mile Line, that was in the original right of Thomas Hopkins, deceased.
    “To son Jonah, the remainder of the homestead, he to pay Abner at twenty-one years of age L200. And if Jonah dies without issue, Abner being living,is to have Jonah's part, by paying to Jeremiah £150 and to daughter Dorcas £50.
    “To daughter Dorcas, £100 in money when she attains to the age of eighteen years.
    “To Martha his beloved wife, the income and profits of half the homestead until Jonah is twenty-one years of age. After that, the income of one eighth part so long as she remained his widow.
    “To daughter-in-law, Desire Tucker, one bed and bedding, and one milch cow that is called her now. (This latter clause indicates that the wife Martha, was the widow Tucker at the time of her marriage with Joseph, and that the daughter Desire was a member of the family.)
    “Wife Martha and son Jonah named as Excutors.
    “Witnesses. William Hopkins, Jabish Hopkins, and Stephen Hopkins.
    “At the meeting of the Council when the probate of the will was acted upon, the son Jonah appeared and informed the Council that he was about sixteen years old and he had chosen his brother Joseph to be his guardian, whereupon he was appointed.”252

Joseph first married Bethiah Allen, daughter of Isaac Allen. Born on 3 Jul 1685.252

Bethia, of Attleborough.

Their children include:
30018 i. Joseph Hopkins
30019 ii. Oziel Hopkins (-bef 28 Feb 1768)

Joseph second married Martha Tucker, daughter of Abraham Tucker (13 Dec 1653-) & Mary Slocum (3 Jul 1660-25 Sep 1689). Born on 27 Nov 1686 in Newport, RI.

Their children include:
30020 i. Jeremiah Hopkins
30021 ii. Abner Hopkins
30022 iii. Rev. Jonah Hopkins (15 Nov 1724-18 Nov 1805)
30023 iv. Dorcas Hopkins (-1816)

18972. Elizabeth Hopkins. Elizabeth died on 26 Feb 1731.252 She died unmarried.

18973. Mary Hopkins.

On 8 Mar 1715/6 Mary married Robert Davis in Providence, RI.

18974. Rachel Hopkins. Born on 22 Feb 1696/7 in Providence, RI.

18975. Zebedee Hopkins. Born on 22 Feb 1696/7 in Providence, RI. Zebedee died on 4 Mar 1789; he was 92.252

“Zebedee, son of Thomas, and Mary was named in his fathers will as the recipient of the following:
    “’I give to my son, Zebedee Hopkins, one third part of my land which I dwell on, which is the north part, and is bounded on the south with the land which I gave to my son Thomas Hopkins, And I also give to my son Zebedee, the one half part of my meadow in the great meadow at Shenegachoconett. All the said land and meadow I give to my son Zebedee Hopkins, his heirs or assigns forever, in fee simple.’
    “And I do bind my said son to pay to my daughter, Anne Hopkins, when she shall attain to the age of twenty and one years, or at the date of her marriage, which first shall happen. (This clause in the recorded copy of the will terminates here, probably by some error of omission by the recording clerk. A.H.)”252

When he left the paternal domain he settled in Glocester and was prominently identified in the public affairs of the town. He was made a freeman of the Colony from Providence, in 1720, and from Glocester in 1747, a member of Glocester Town Council in 1744 and a Justice of the peace in 1767.

Zebedee first married Susanna Jenckes, daughter of Daniel Jenckes & Catherine Balcolm. Born on 24 May 1700 in Providence, RI.252 Susanna died on 18 Mar 1755; she was 54.252

Their children include:
30024 i. Rachel Hopkins (Dec 1725-Dec 1791)
30025 ii. Susanna Hopkins (5 Oct 1728-Dec 1791)
30026 iii. Deborah Hopkins (1730-1757)
30027 iv. Zebedee Hopkins (5 Nov 1737-4 Dec 1819)

On 9 Feb 1752 when Zebedee was 54, he second married Ruth Hawkins (9150) , daughter of William Hawkins (2568) (ca 1679-8 Oct 1712) & Elizabeth Arnold (18961) (say 1685-11 Jul 1758), in Gloucester, RI.378 Born on 14 Mar 1711 in Providence, RI.67

18976. Elisha Hopkins. Born ca 1702 in Providence, RI. Elisha died on 13 Nov 1798 in Foster, RI.

“Elisha, son of Thomas and Mary, received as his portion of his father’s estate, by will as follows:
    “‘I give to my son Elisha Hopkins, sixty and four acres of land, situated about one mile and a half west from my houe, it being in two parts; which land I give to my son Elisha Hopkins, his heirs or assigns forever in fee simple.’
    “Elisha settled in Glocester, near to his brother Zebedee’s home, for confirmation of which see deed of land from Andrew Harris, (Prov. Rec. Vol. vi, pages 94, 95.) Records show many real estate transactions of which he was a party as grantor or grantee.”252

On 13 Jul 1722 Elisha married Mercy Wade (20017) , daughter of Jonathan Wade (8228) (5 Mar 1682/3-ca 1710) & Mary [Wade], in Providence, RI.252 Born on 29 Aug 1702 in Medford, MA.244

Child:
30028 i. Elisha Hopkins (29 May 1723-13 Nov 1798)

18977. Amos Hopkins. Amos died in 1769 in Providence, RI.

“Amos, son of Thomas and Mary, with his younger brother Jeremiah who died unmarried, was named as legatees in their father’s will as follows:
    “‘I give to my two sons, Amos and Jeremiah Hopkins, equally to them, all my undivided lands on the west side of the Seven Mile Line and half my right of commonage on the west side of the Seven Mile Line, all which donations of land and commonage, I give to my two sons, Amos and Jeremiah Hopkins, to them , their heirs or assigns forever in Fee Simple.’
    “Amos and Jeremiah were of Scituate at the time of its organization as a town in 1731. The year following, Feb. 10, 1732, there was conveyed to them by their brother Ezekiel, ‘for divers good causes and consideration,’ (probably nominal), his interest in 208 acres of land, each receiving a moiety (?) as described, with certain rights of commonage.
    “Amos continued to reside in Scituate until 1753, serving the town as a member of its Council for seven years, terminating on his removal to providence in that year or the year next preceding. providence land records, Vol. xiii, page 205, notes a sale made May 14, 1752, by Job Arnold, of Smithfield, by authority of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, to Amos Hopkins, of Scituate, of 92 acres of land situated in Providence, it ‘being the property of John Turpin, Lunatick,’ sold "on petition of Turpin’s wife for the support of
herself and family.’ This estate comprised the homestead farm of Turpin that was given to him by his father, William Turpin, by his will made Mar. 12, 1744.
    “By deed recorded in Vol. xv, page 119, it is shown that Amos sold to Esek Hopkins, June 26, 1756, for £1600 of the current money of the Colony, about forty acres of the ‘foregoing named land together with my dwelling house which I now live in and all other out-buildings that is thereon standing.’ This dwelling house served the commodore as a home until his decease in 1802, and is now (1889) owned and occupied by one of his descendants. It is situated near the Corlisss Steam Engine Company's Works in Providence.”252

On 29 Oct 1727 Amos married Sarah Smith (14429) , daughter of Joseph Smith (18 Feb 1669-8 Nov 1739) & Elizabeth Hawkins (5156) (ca 1678-), in Providence, RI.252

Their children include:
26444 i. Amos Hopkins (-ca 1770)
26445 ii. Jeremiah Hopkins
26446 iii. Uriah Hopkins (26 Dec 1738-3 Apr 1825)

18978. Jeremiah Hopkins. Jeremiah died on 26 Apr 1733 in Scituate, RI.252 He died unmarried.

18979. Anne Hopkins.

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