Timothy Soveral Hopkins (1776 - 1853)

Born 10 Mar 1776 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1853 at age 76 in Amherst, Erie County, New York

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Biography

Timothy S. Hopkins came from Great Barrington to the Holland Purchase on foot in 1798 at the age of 22. He lived a few years near Clarence, NY and then removed to Amherst where he became a leading citizen of the town, being elected supervisor several times. Credited with growing the first wheat in western New York. He served as Brigadier-General in the War of 1812 and was known as General T. S. Hopkins.

On April 28, 1804 Timothy married Miss Nancy Ann Kerr, of Maryland. Theirs was the first marriage in the town of Amherst and may have been the first in Erie Co.

Parents of 7 sons & 2 daughters:

• Timothy Augustus Hopkins
• Nelson Kerr Hopkins m. Louise A. Pratt
• Horace W.
• William L.
• John F.
• Orlando
• Ransom
• Elvira A.
• Harriet Patty Hopkins m. Perez Lincoln

• Fact: Burial (1853)

Sources

• New York Probate Records, 1629-1971, Erie County, Will of Sarah Hopkins and Misc. Estate Documents, Case No. 10609 (1836), online at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9HB-T9VM-V?i=931&cc=1920234&cat=311372.
• A Brief History of the Town of Amherst.
• History of Amherst, NY From Our Country and Its People — a Descriptive Work on Erie County, New York. Edited by Truman C. White, The Boston History Company, Publishers, 1898.
• Grow the First Wheat in Western New York, Get TWO Streets Named After You by Angela Keppel 06 Sep 2013.
• Battle of Buffalo Wikipedia.
• Works of Timothy Augustus Hopkins
• Find A Grave Memorial #89400269 Created by Lee Ashmore 01 May 2012.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 June 2017, 18:48), entry for Timothy Soveral Hopkins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ2V-NR7); contributed by various users.
• Source: S500002 WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage <a href='http://www.wikitree.com' target='wikitree'>www.wikitree.com</a> Collection Media: 10109 https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=361474401&itemId=54879916&action=showRecord Certainty: 4 General Timothy Soveral HopkinsGender: MaleBirth: Mar 10 1776 - Great Barrington, Berkshire County, MassachusettsDeath: 1853 - Amherst, Erie County, New YorkFather: Ichabod HopkinsMother: Sarah I. BigelowSiblings: Cyrus HopkinsOrlando HopkinsOtis Ransom HopkinsMary Nash HopkinsJames S. HopkinsHarry Hopkins Event: Record Role: 10109:54879916:
• Hopkins, Timothy, John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1634, and some of his descendants, page 315.