Josiah
Hopkins
Born in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Sylvanus Hopkins
and Ruth (Berry) Hopkins
Brother of
Elijah Hopkins, Judah Hopkins, Desire (Hopkins) Foster, Anna (Hopkins) Harrison, Rebecca (Hopkins) Burgess, Judah Hopkins, Azubah Hopkins and Sylvanus Hopkins
Husband of
Anna (Pierce) Hopkins
— married
8 Aug 1776 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Josiah Hopkins Jr., Samuel James Hopkins, Freeman Hopkins, John Hopkins, Heman Hopkins, Luman Hopkins, Rosseter Hopkins, Hezekiah Palmer Hopkins and Julian Pierce Hopkins
Died
at age 70
in Cornwall, LItchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Sep 2016
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Biography
Josiah Hopkins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A058101.
Josiah Hopkins served with 3rd Battalion, Col. Roger Enos, Wooster's Brigade, Connecticut State Troops during the American Revolution.
Josiah Hopkins was born on July 28, 1754 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, son of Sylvanus Hopkins (1716–>1772) and Ruth Berry (<1720–~1769).
Josiah (22) and Anna Pierce (19) were married on August 8, 1776 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Anna was born on December 5, 1756 in Cornwall, LItchfield County. She was the daughter of Joshua Pierce and Amy (Johnson) Pierce. Their children were:
- Josiah Hopkins (1778–1841)
- Samuel James Hopkins (1780–1834)
- Freeman Hopkins (1782–1858)
- John Hopkins (1785–1836)
- Heman Hopkins (1788–1861)
- Luman Hopkins (1791–1876)
- Rosseter Hopkins (1794–1829)
- Hezekiah Palmer Hopkins (1796–1828)
- Julian Pierce Hopkins (1800–1801)
In 1790, Josiah (35) was living in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Josiah died on October 26, 1824 in Cornwall, LItchfield County, Connecticut, United States, aged 70.
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Josiah Hopkins", Ancestor # A058101.
- "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-PZL : accessed 30 April 2021), Josiah Hopkins, Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 220, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #115125829
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Beverly (Luce) Walker 
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~0.78%
Nick Cannon :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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