Born in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elisha Hopkins Jr.
and Martha (Cady) Hopkins
Sister of
Jeremiah Hopkins, Asa Hopkins, Rhoda Hopkins, Ruth (Hopkins) Stone, Susanna (Hopkins) Bradford, Mary (Hopkins) Eddy, Elisha Hopkins III and Annie (Hopkins) Whitmore
Wife of
Silvanus Cook
— married
9 Jun 1768 in Glouster, Providence, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Seth Cook
Died
at age 93
in Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2017
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Biography
Martha Hopkins was born 11 July 1747, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, to Elisha Hopkins and Martha Cady. [1]Martha was born on 11 July 1747 in Killingly.[2]
On 9 June 1768, Martha married Silvanus Cook, in Glocester, Rhode Island. [3][4]
In the 1840 census Martha was on the list of Rhode Island pensioners.[5]
Martha died at age 93 on 15 June 1841, and is buried in the Arnold Lot in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77B-VYM : 7 January 2020), Martha Hopkins, 1747.
- ↑
Birth:
"Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1034 #328949 (accessed 11 December 2021)
Martha Hopkins born on 11 Jul 1747 in Killingly. - ↑ Marriage: "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KQ-ZJ1 : 22 January 2020), Martha Hopkins in entry for Silvanus Cook, 1768.
- ↑
Marriage:
"Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3897 #6000359 (accessed 11 December 2021)
Martha Hopkins marriage to Silvanus Cook on 9 Jun 1768 in Glocester, Rhode Island, USA. - ↑
1840 Census:
"Rhode Island, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890"
Ancestry Record 3571 #28687152 (accessed 11 December 2021)
Martha Cook in Providence County, RI. - ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31575830/martha-cook : accessed 11 December 2021), memorial page for Martha Hopkins Cook (11 Jul 1747–15 Jun 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #31575830, citing Arnold Lot, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
- ↑
Burial:
"Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008"
Ancestry Record 70671 #7907 (accessed 11 December 2021)
Name: Martha Cook; Birth Date: 1744; Death Date: 15 Jun 1841; Burial Place: Rhode Island, USA; Cemetery: ARNOLD LOT; Cemetery Number: BU057; Number of Graves on Stone: 0; Transcribed by: BHS; URL: http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=11147.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1A1, FTDNA kit #502614, MitoYDNA ID T13857 [compare] - L Evans :
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~0.78%
Kathy Evans :
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~0.78%
~0.78%
L Evans :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FN8918975 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Living Evans :
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