Richard Hopkins (1760 - 1826)

Born 1760 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1826 at about age 66 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States

Biography

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins.

Richard was born before 1765.

In 1781, in "Old Stamford", Conn., Richard Hopkins married Ruth Blaney.^[1]

Children:

1. Theodore, b. ca. 1783
2. (Unk. dau., b. 1781-1790)
3. Sally, b. 15 Jul 1787
4. (Unk. dau., b. 1781-1790)
5. Isaac, b. ca. 1795
6. (Unk. dau., b. 1790-1800)
7. (Unk. dau., b. 1790-1800)
8. (Unk. dau., b. 1790-1800)
9. (Unk. dau., b. 1800-1810)
10. Henry, b. 22 Mar 1805

Notes

1790 Census [6 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 16+ [b. before 1774] (Richard Hopkins)
• 2. Male, age 0-16 [b. 1774-1790] (Theodore Hopkins, b. ca. 1783)
• 3. Female [any age]
• 4. Female [any age]
• 5. Female [any age]
• 6. Female [any age] (Richard Hopkins' wife)

1800 Census [8 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] (Isaac Hopkins, b. ca. 1795)
• 2. Male, age 10-16 [b. 1784-1790] (Theodore Hopkins, b. ca. 1783)
• 3. Male, age 26-45 [b. 1755-1774] (Richard Hopkins)
• 4. Female, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 5. Female, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 6. Female, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 2. Female, age 10-16 [b. 1784-1790] ( ? )
• 7. Female, age 26-45 [b. 1755-1774] (Richard Hopkins' wife)

1810 Census [6 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1800-1810] (Henry Hopkins, b. 1805)
• 2. Male, age 10-16 [b. 1794-1800] (Isaac Hopkins, b. ca. 1795)
• 3. Male, age 45+ [b. before 1765] (Richard Hopkins)
• 4. Female, age 0-10 [b. 1800-1810] ( ? )
• 5. Female, age 10-16 [b. 1794-1800] ( ? )
• 6. Female, age 45+ [b. before 1765] (Richard Hopkins' wife)

1820 Census [3 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 10-16 [b. 1804-1810] (Henry Hopkins, b. 1805)
• 2. Male, age 45+ [b. before 1775] (Richard Hopkins)
• 3. Female, age 45+ [b. before 1775] (Richard Hopkins' wife)

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900"
   Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1995 #30028 (accessed 16 April 2024)
   Name: Richard Hopkins; Application State: Massachusetts; Applicant Designation: Rejected Pension Application File; Second Applicant Name: Ruth Hopkins; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 1325; Total Pages in Packet: 34.

• 1790 U.S. Census; Balls Town, Albany Co., N.Y.: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-KFZ

• 1800 U.S. Census; Queensbury, Washington Co., N.Y.: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5B-4VD

• 1810 U.S. Census; Queensbury, Washington Co., N.Y.: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH25-D6N

• 1820 U.S. Census; Fort Ann, Washington Co., N.Y.: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG4-M7C

• Revolutionary War Pension Record: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60514/images/pensionroll1835ii-003117