William Hopkins (abt. 1570 - abt. 1643)

Born about 1570 in Yeovilton, Somerset, England [uncertain]

Husband of Joane (Arnold) Hopkins — married 13 Oct 1611 in Ilchester, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died about 4 Dec 1643 at about age 73 in Cutcombe, Somerset, England [uncertain]

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Disputed Items

Parents: William's parents are unknown. Nicholas Hopkins and Mary Poole, originally associated with William, are a fictional couple invented in the late 1800's as parents for the William Hopkins associated with the Mayflower. For further information see Link.

Daughter: A child by the name of Grace is connected to this profile as a daughter. There is no evidence that her mother was Joane Arnold and the child's baptism date is after Joane's death. There was a Grace baptised at Yeovilton to a William Hopkins, on February 7, 1622/3 but she's unlikely to have been this William's child.^[1]

Biography

William Hopkins was born about 1570 in Yeovilton, Somerset, England (birth date and location are estimated). ^{[citation needed]}

William married Joane Arnold (1577 - 1622) on 13 Oct 1611 in Ilchester, Somerset.^[2] Their children were:

1. Frances (Hopkins) Mann
2. Elizabeth (Hopkins) Inman

Uncertain:

1. Thomas Hopkins
2. Grace Hopkins.

Their children were baptized in Yeovilton, Somerset, England.^[3]

Joane (Arnold) Hopkins (1577-1622) was buried in the churchyard of St. Bartholomew in Yeovilton on March 10, 1621/2.^[4]

William and Joane's two oldest children accompanied Joane's brother William Arnold (1587-bef.1677) to New England in 1635,^[4] and their son Thomas became a founding settler of Providence Plantation with Roger Williams. Rhode Island's statesman, governor, and signer of the US Declaration of Independence, Stephen Hopkins, is a descendant.

William died about 4 Dec 1643 in Cutcombe, Somerset aged ~73. ^{[citation needed]}

• Thomas Hopkins 04/07/1616^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB41-X9P : 21 March 2020), William Hopkins in entry for Grace Hopkins, 1623.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N21P-2ZJ : 13 March 2020), Johan Arnold in entry for Will Hopkins, 1611.
3. ↑ Hubbard, Edwin. “Early Records of the Arnold Family.” New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 33. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1879. pp 427, 428
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Arnold, Elisha Stephen, The Arnold Memorial: William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet, 1587-1675, and a Genealogy of his Descendants. Page 20.
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N521-5QM : 21 March 2020), Thomas Hopkins, 1616.