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Thomas Hopkins

Born after 1684 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

[uncertain]

Ancestors

Son of Caleb Hopkins and Mary (Williams) Hopkins

Brother of Caleb Hopkins Jr., Nathaniel Hopkins and Thankful (Hopkins) Dyer [half]

Husband of Deborah (Bickford) Hopkins — married 10 Feb 1725 in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Father of Thomas Hopkins, Deborah Hopkins, Apphia (Hopkins) Young, Deborah (Hopkins) Wiley, Caleb Hopkins and Mary Hopkins

Died before 5 Feb 1754 before age 70 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Marriage

Date: 10 FEB 1724/1725

Place: Truro, Barnstable, Ma

Source: #S287 Page: 102: 58

Source: #S359 Page: 55

Died 5 FEB 1754. Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Age: 52-53.

Children of Thomas and Deborah (Bickford) Hopkins born & baptized Truro:^[1]

Samuel, b. 05 Jul 1727
Hannah, b. 09 May 1730; perhaps d. by 1767; mar. John Lewis of Eastham 15 Jan 1756 at Truro.
Thomas, b. 28 Jan 1730/31.
Rebecca, b. 03 Oct 1732; mar. Philip Covell 19 Dec 1754 at Truro.
Deborah, bp. 01 Apr 1733; may be a recording error.
Apphia, b. 09 May 1734
Deborah, b. 29 Apr 1736; bp. 29 May 1737 Truro; poss. mar. Aaron Wiley 14 Mar 1765 at Wellfleet.
Michael, b. 07 Jul 1739; bp. 05 Aug 1739 Truro; mentioned in father's 1754 will; prob. d. by 27 Mar 1760; n.f.r.
Caleb, b. 22 Oct 1741; bp. 14 Mar 1741/2 Truro; d. by 6 Jul 1743 when another sibling recieved the same name.
Caleb, b. 06 Jul 1743
Mary, b. 03 Oct 1745; bp. 29 Dec 1745 Truro; poss. mar, Joseph Cahoon 11 Oct 1765; named in father's will 1754; participant in division of 27 Mar 1760; n.f.r.
Sarah, b. 03 Feb 1747/8; bp. 03 Apr 1748 Truro; mentioned in father's will 1754, in division of 27 Mar 1760; prob. d. 25 Jun 1818; mar. Simon Newcomb 17 Feb 1773 Wellfleet as his 2nd wife.
Jeremiah, b. 29 Mar 1750; bp. 23 Sep 1750 Truro; mentioned as youngest son in father's 1754 will; d. by 11 Jul 1759; n.f.r.

Research note

The Hopkins Genealogy^[2] also reports a daughter Jerusha, but no evidence is found.^[3]

Sources

↑ John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp. 106-8.
↑ Genealogies of Mayflower families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 3 vols., Baltimore, MD, 1985.
↑ John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Pages 9, 25.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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 Thomas:

~1.56% Richard Bradbury : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member richardbradbury
~0.78% John Collins : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A615063 [compare], Ancestry member Collins_JohnR
~0.39% Thomas Bradbury : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch qw3204885 [compare], Ancestry member TomBradbury1951
~0.39% Jeanine (Gross) Lawrence : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HQ8978369 [compare], yourDNAportal JEA12892d82, FTDNA kit #943550 + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch HQ8978369 [compare], yourDNAportal JEA12892d82