William Hopkins (abt. 1717 - abt. 1789)

Born about 8 Aug 1717 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

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Died about 1789 at about age 71 in Harford, Maryland, United States

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Biography

William Hopkins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A214010.

Birth

The birth of William Hopkins as the son of Gerrard & Margaret Hopkins is recorded in the Meeting Minutes of the West River Quaker Church on 8th day of the 6th month 1718^[1][2]

William is listed in the 1776 census of Harford County, MD living in the Deer Creek Lower Hundred and age 58. His wife Rachel is 56 and children Susannah age 27, William Jr. age 25, John age 23, Leven age 21, Hannah age 18, Charles age 15, Samuel age 12. Also in the household was Andrew Thompson age 18.^[3]

Although William Hopkins was a Quaker, he paid the 1783 Maryland Supply Tax.^[4] This supply tax provided the Maryland Continental Line with munitions and rations during the American Revolutionary War.^[5]

Death

Age: 70

Date: about 1789

Place: Harford County, Maryland^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wright, F. Edward. Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend, 2002. Print.
2. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1912. Vol II, p. 354
3. ↑ Peden, Henry C. Early Harford Countians Individuals Living in Harford County, Maryland, in Its Formative Years. Westminister, MD: Willow Bend, 1999. Print.
4. ↑ Maryland State Archives, Roll #SCM 872-14, 1783 Tax Assessment Records, Harford County, Maryland, p 161.
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 11, 2022), "Record of William Hopkins", Ancestor # A214010.
6. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1912. Vol II, p. 354