Maria (Hopkinson) Grant (bef. 1634 - aft. 1699)

Born before 26 Oct 1634 in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England

Wife of John Grant — married 1652 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Died after 16 Feb 1699 after age 64 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Maria, aka Mary, was the daughter of Michaeli & Annae Hopkinson.^[1] She had two siblings, Anne and Susan.^[2]

Mary's maiden name was Hopkinson, not "Hunt." See my comment under the profile on Thomas Wood (b. 1632), who married Mary Hopkinson Grant's sister Ann.^[3]

Mary was christened (as "Maria") on 26 October 1634 at her mother's home town of Kildwick, Yorkshire (then in the West Riding; now in the North Riding), the daughter of Michael Hopkinson and his wife Ann Brigg (or "Brigge").^[3]

Mary Hopkinson married John Grant, son of Thomas & Jane (Haburne) Grant, in about 1652, in or near Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. They had no children.^[3]

She died in Rowley, her death recorded as that of the "wid. Grant, Feb. 16, 1698 (old style date).^[3]

The prior version of this profile was nearly all wrong. It seems to have resulted fromo confusion with Mary wife of Peter Grant of Connecticut.^[3]

Research Notes

Reason for Change of LNAB from Hunt to Hopkinson

Response from my recent request for sources of his recent (massive corrections) added without mentioning any sources: : Recent comment from Barry Wood:^[3]

"The sources as they relate to Mary's origins are mentioned in my comment under the profile on Thomas Wood (Wood-145; born in 1632), who married Mary Hopkinson Grant's sister Ann (Thomas Wood's wife). The source regarding the fact that Mary (Hopkinson) Grant had no children is her will -- Essex County probates. Peter Grant over in Connecticut evidently had some children. Good for him. But they weren't by Mary Hopkinson Grant, as John Grant was her only husband. Maybe someone needs to create (or re-create) a profile for Peter's wife with the correct information. I know nothing about the Connecticut Grants. For that matter, I know know that much about the Essex County Grants, even though I'm descended from John's sister Hannah Grant who married Edward Hazen in 1650 in Rowley. I have pretty much accepted what others have stated, and haven't done my own research on that line. Glancing at FamilyTree, I see that someone has turned Thomas Grant's father John Grant into a fine Laird of Scotland. What a load of nonsense!

"My Yankee lines that I have worked are Wood, Hopkinson, Kimball, Spafford, Burpee, Harriman, Pearson, Thurston, Whitney, Taylor, Bulkeley, Perrin, Draper, Whittemore, Mighill, Fairman, Aldis, Eliot, Robarts, Pierce, Coldham, Brooks, Mousall, Whiting, Dwight, Hazen, Algar, White, Darling, Severy, Moore, Williams, Eggleston, Stone, Willard, Farwell, Colburn, Rolfe, Learned, Nutting, Lakin, Wetherbee, Wilson, Wardwell, Treadway, Hapgood, Ward, Howe, Daby (Darby), Merrihew, Whiteley, Bridgum/Brigham, Bunn, etc. in Mass. and Perrin, Phelps, Porter, Bingham, Backus, Pratt, Weed, Post, Lathrop, Ives, Hotchkiss, Benedict, Bassett (3 versions), Cook, Clark, Potter/Parker, Royce, Rowland and more in Connecticut; plus Embree and Parsel on Long Island and Borden in Rhode Island.

The lengthy comment included the following statement regarding Mary being the daughter of Michael & Ann Hopkinson: "Most importantly, this established that the three daughters of Michael & Ann Hopkinson who would have come with them to Rowley in 1639 from Yorkshire were Ann, Mary.... and Susan! " Therefore Mary's LNAB will be changed to Hopkinson.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW81-G8K : 20 March 2020), Maria Hopkinson, 1634.
2. ↑ From Comment of Barry Wood: "Most importantly, this established that the three daughters of Michael & Ann Hopkinson who would have come with them to Rowley in 1639 from Yorkshire were Ann, Mary.... and Susan! " For more details see the reply to his original comment.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "The sources as they relate to Mary's origins are mentioned in my comment under the profile on Thomas Wood (Wood-145; born in 1632), who married Mary Hopkinson Grant's sister Ann (Thomas Wood's wife). The source regarding the fact that Mary (Hopkinson) Grant had no children is her will -- Essex County probates. Peter Grant over in Connecticut evidently had some children. Good for him. But they weren't by Mary Hopkinson Grant, as John Grant was her only husband. Maybe someone needs to create (or re-create) a profile for Peter's wife with the correct information. I know nothing about the Connecticut Grants. For that matter, I know know that much about the Essex County Grants, even though I'm descended from John's sister Hannah Grant who married Edward Hazen in 1650 in Rowley. I have pretty much accepted what others have stated, and haven't done my own research on that line. Glancing at FamilyTree, I see that someone has turned Thomas Grant's father John Grant into a fine Laird of Scotland. What a load of nonsense!

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