Born in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ezekiel Hopkins
and Elizabeth (Jenks) Hopkins
Sister of
Abigail Hopkins, Charles Hopkins, Katharine Hopkins, Nicholas Hopkins, Daniel Hopkins, Ezekiel Hopkins and Mary (Hopkins) Baxter
Wife of
John Seamans
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Rhoda (Seamans) Westcott, Priscilla Seamans, John Seamans Jr., Mary (Seamans) Howland, Charles Seamans and Oliver Seamans
Died
at about age 57
in Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2012
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Biography
Patience Hopkins was the daughter of Ezekiel Hopkins and Elizabeth Jenks. She was born about 1733 or 1734 either in Providence, Rhode Island or in Scituate, Rhode Island. Her birth date was based on her age of 57 at death on 1 March 1791.
The wills of Ezekiel Hopkins of Scituate and Elizabeth Hopkins of Scituate proved that Patience Hopkins was their daughter. Her mother mentioned Patience Seamans in her will, dated 11 September 1763 and proved 21 May 1768 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island [1]
Patience Hopkins married John Seamans sometime before 1748, likely in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.
Burial: Chippenhock Cemetery, Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
No marriage is found for them in Scituate; however, it is more likely that they were married in Scituate because Patience Hopkins' father Ezekiel Hopkins was the resident of Scituate, Rhode Island. Apparently, John Seamans moved his residence from Swansea, Massachusetts to Scituate, Rhode Island sometime before 1748.
They had the following children.
- John Seamans (abt. 1749 - abt. 1838)
- Rhoda (Seamans) Wescott (abt. 1750)
- Priscilla Seamans (abt. 1752 - 1832)
- Mary (Seamans) Howland (abt. 1759 - abt. 1830)
- Charles Seamans (1764 - 1847)
- Oliver Seamans
- Elijah Seamans
- Arie Seamans
- Anna Seamans
However, the birth records of their children are not found in Scituate, Rhode Island and the exclusion of their names in the birth records of Scituate cannot be explained.
Patience Seamans died on 1 March 1791 in Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, and she was buried at Chippenhook Cemetery, Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Rhode Island, District and Probate Courts. Providence County, Rhode Island. Scituate Town Council, Book 2, p. 81. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649084_00323.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Patience Hopkins Seamans (1734 – 1 Mar 1791), Find A Grave: Memorial #33895851 , citing Chippenhook Cemetery, Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Diana L. Brace (contributor 46885260).
- Lawton, John J. The Seamans Family in America As Descended from Thomas Seamans of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1687. Syracuse, N.Y: Priv. Print, 1933, p. 9, entry #31. Print.
- Wisda, Georgia (Gosney) Mrs. 1878-. Gosney Family Records: 1740-1940, And Related Families. Corydon, Ind.: Lew M. O'Bannon Publishing Co., 1940, p. 241.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Patience by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Patience:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Patience by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Patience:
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~1.56%
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Cheryl (Messenger) Cantrell
Hopkins-2381 and Hopkins-2378 appear to represent the same person because: profiles have same parents and siblings. Birthdate info on Hopkins-2381 is incorrect (born too early to be a daughter of Ezekiel Hopkins and Elizabeth Jenks).
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Cheryl (Messenger) Cantrell
This profile is the same person as Hopkins-2378, with same parents and siblings. Birthdate info on this profile is incorrect (born too early to be a daughter of Ezekiel Hopkins and Elizabeth Jenks). I am proposing this profile be merged into Hopkins-2378.
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by Cheryl (Messenger) Cantrell
Cheryl (Messenger) Cantrell
This profile is the same person as Hopkins-2381, with same parents and siblings. Birthdate info on other profile is incorrect (born too early to be a daughter of Ezekiel Hopkins and Elizabeth Jenks). I am proposing the other profile be merged into this one.
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by Cheryl (Messenger) Cantrell
Dan Sparkman
The information in this profile is at least partially wrong, as it lists this person as being born before her parents' birth dates.
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by Dan Sparkman
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