Pane-Joyce Genealogy
35350. Sarah Smith.
On 29 Oct 1727 Sarah married Amos Hopkins (22666) , son of Thomas Hopkins (9338) (ca 1650-21 Apr 1718) & Mary Smith (8521) (say 1656-aft 1718), in Providence, RI.295 Amos died in Providence, RI in 1769.

“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.”295
Their children include:
42470i.
Amos Hopkins (-ca 1770)
42471ii.
42472iii.
Uriah Hopkins (26 Dec 1738-3 Apr 1825)
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