Rachel (Adams) Hopkins (1725 - 1809)

Born 4 Sep 1725 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Posthumus Sikes — married 8 Dec 1743 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

Wife of Jonathan Hopkins — married 27 Jul 1758 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1809 at age 84 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Rachel was born to Jacob and Mercy (Gillett) Adams on 4 Sep 1725 in Suffield, Connecticut.^[1][2]

She married Posthumus Sikes on 8 Dec 1743 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. They had four children:^[2]

Amos Sikes, b. 17 Oct 1744, Suffield, CT

Stephen Sikes, b. 12 Oct 1746, Suffield, CT

Shadrack Sikes, b. 21 Jun 1750, Suffield, CT

Gideon Sikes, b. 28 May 1753, Suffield, CT

When her husband Posthumus died in 1756, Widow Rachel (Adams) Sikes remarried Jonathan Hopkins, 27 Jul 1758 in Suffield, CT.^[2] She bore him a daughter, Rachel.^[3]

Rachel died on 1 Oct 1809 in Suffield, CT.^[2]

Name

Name: Rachel /ADAMS/

Given Name: Rachel

Surname: ADAMS^[4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 04 Sep 1725

Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA^[5]

Death

Death:

Date: Jun 1808^[6]

Christening

Christening:

Date: 05 Jun 1916^[7]

Reference

Reference: 1938

Baptism

Baptism:

Date: 05 Jun 1916^[8]

Event

Event:

Type: Endowment

Date: 15 Jun 1917^[9]

Event:

Type: Seal to Parents

Date: 28 Jan 1959^[10]

User ID

User ID: 7E31FEA6FE4543A792CF7BB6E2DA0B855EC7

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 19 Jul 2010

Time: 22:44

Prior to import, this record was last changed 22:44 19 Jul 2010.

Note

Note: #NI1938

Marriage

Husband: @I1939@

Wife: Rachel Adams

Marriage:

Date: 08 Dec 1743^[11]

Note: #NF192

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Date: 21 Dec 2003

Time: 22:55

Husband: Jonathan Hopkins

Wife: Rachel Adams

Marriage:

Date: 27 Jul 1758^[12]

Note: #NF193

Data Changed:

Date: 19 Jul 2010

Time: 22:55

Husband: @I4180@

Wife: Rachel Adams

Marriage:

Date: 08 Dec 1743^[13]

Note: #NF834

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Date: 19 Jul 2010

Time: 14:16

Husband: @I1920@

Wife: Mercy Gillett

Marriage:

Date: 24 Dec 1702

Place: , , Connecticut, USA^[14]

Note: #NF191

Event:

Type: Marriage Fact

Date: 28 Jan 1959^[15]

Event:

Type: Seal

Date: 28 Jan 1959^[16]

Child: Jacob Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mercy Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Agnes Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jonathan Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Benjamin Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Rachel Adams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

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Date: 19 Jul 2010

Time: 22:06

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77D-XLK : 11 February 2018), Rachal Adams, 04 Sep 1725; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Richard Sikes and his Descendants, The First Seven Generations, compiled by Arthur M. Sikes
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F772-HM3 : 11 February 2018), Rachal in entry for Rachal Hopkins, 09 Jul 1759; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
4. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
5. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
6. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
7. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
8. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
9. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
10. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
11. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
12. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
13. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
14. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
15. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002
16. ↑ Source: #S170 Page: Tree #2537 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Date of Import: Nov 8, 2002

• Source: S170 Abbreviation: World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Title: World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Author: Br²derbund Software, Inc. Publication: Release date: November 29, 1995 Note: Customer pedigree. Repository: #R58
• Repository: R58 Name: Not Given Address: Not Given Name: Not Given

• Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906
• Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934 (I have a copy of the original record for marriage, children's births and his death

Notes

Note NI1938UID 7E31FEA6FE4543A792CF7BB6E2DA0B855EC7

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Donna Gehring for creating WikiTree profile Adams-12513 through the import of wikitree.ged on Jun 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Donna and others.