Samuel Hopkins (1714 - bef. 1767)

Born 16 Jan 1714 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Giles) Hopkins — married 2 Sep 1740 in Sparks, Maryland

Descendants

Died before 9 May 1767 before age 53 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

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Biography

Samuel was a Friend (Quaker)

Samuel Hopkins was a Maryland colonist.

Samuel Hopkins was the fourth son of Gerrard Hopkins and Margaret Johns. His birth was recorded in the meeting minutes of the West River Quaker Church on the 16th day of the 11th month 1713.^[1]

Although Samuel Hopkins inherited land in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, he lived in Baltimore County. On July 2, 1740, Hopkins was married to Sarah Giles, the daughter of John Giles Junior. This marriage was recorded at the Gunpowder Monthly Meeting Quaker Church in Baltimore County, Maryland. The couple had ten known children.

There is some evidence that Samuel sent at least three of his sons to Philadelphia to apprentice for trades. His eldest son, Gerrard Hopkins, was apprenticed to a furniture maker in Philadelphia. Another son, Philip Hopkins, was apprenticed to a hat maker in Philadelphia. A third son, Samuel Hopkins Junior, was indentured to a tradesman named John Parish of Philadelphia in 1761.

Samuel Hopkins's will was proved in 1767 at Baltimore County, Maryland.^[2]

Birth

The birth of Samuel as the son of Gerrard and Margret Hopkins is recorded in the meeting minutes of the West River Quaker Church on the 16th day of the 11th month 1713.^[3]

Marriage

Date: 2 July 1740

Place: Society of Friends, Gunpowder Monthly Meeting, Sparks, Maryland USA

Spouse: Sarah Giles^[4][5]

Children:

Gerrard Hopkins, 1742 - 1800

Samuel Hopkins, born 1743

John Hopkins, 1745 - 1806

Margaret Hopkins, 1747 -

Philip Hopkins, 1749

Elizabeth Hopkins, 1751 -

James Hopkins, no information available

Cassandra Hopkins, 1755 - 1812

Richard Hopkins, 31 August 1756, died young

Joseph Hopkins, 2 September 1758

Death

Date: 15 May 1795

Place: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland USA ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wright, F. Edward. Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend, 2002. Print.
2. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TPM-2V4?cc=1803986&wc=SNYW-K6D%3A146536801%2C150559001 : 20 May 2014), Baltimore > Wills 1763-1784 vol 3 > image 44 of 318; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
3. ↑ Wright, F. Edward. Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend, 2002. Print.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, Marriages, 1634-1777 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Barnes, Robert, compiler. Maryland Marriages, 1634–1777. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975.
5. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1912. Vol II, p. 350
6. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1912. Vol II, p. 350

• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TPM-2V4?cc=1803986&wc=SNYW-K6D%3A146536801%2C150559001 : 20 May 2014), Baltimore > Wills 1763-1784 vol 3 > image 44 of 318; Hall of Records, Annapolis.

See also:

• Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, comp. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1915. Vol II
• Wikipedia, Johns Hopkins

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hopkins-1551 created through the import of Descendants of John Smith.GED on Aug 22, 2011 by Jeff Smith.