Rebecca (Nickerson) Hopkins (abt. 1720)

Born about 1720 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of John Hopkins — married 1741 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Rebecca Nickerson was born circa 1720, the daughter of Robert Nickerson and Rebecca Jones of Chatham, Barnstable, Mass^[1]

In 1741, she married John Hopkins, the son of Elisha Hopkins and Experience Scudder^{[1] [2]}, and their children (all born in Chatham, Massachusetts) included:

1. Elisha, born October 6, 1743^[3]
2. Sylvanus, born February 11, 1744^[3], who died in 1749^[2]
3. Abigail, born September 1, 1746^[3][2]
4. John, born September 5, 1750^[3], who married Susannah Jones August 6, 1773^{[2] [4]}
5. Seth^{[2] [4]}
6. Sylvanus^{[2] [4]}

In 1760, John and Rebecca emigrated to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and were among the first proprietors of the town.^[4]. His sons John and Elisha are close business associates of Simeon Perkins, and John, Sr is mentioned several times in Simeon Perkins Diary^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Genealogical notes of Cape Cod families by Brownson, Lydia B.; Norton, Doris V.; Held, Grace V.; Publication date 1967; Publisher Lydia B. Brownson; Digitizing sponsor Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; Contributor Sturgis Library; Vol. 37 (Nickerson to Norton), see page 299 for Robert, the son of William and Mercy, and page 255 for Robert and Rebecca with their children
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Genealogical notes of Cape Cod families by Brownson, Lydia B.; Norton, Doris V.; Held, Grace V.; Publication date 1967; Publisher Lydia B. Brownson; Digitizing sponsor Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; Contributor Sturgis Library; VVol. 29 (Hopkins to Howes), see page 29 for Elisha and Experience and their children, see page 48 for John son of Elisha and his wife and children. References cited include Barnstable Vital Records and New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Issue 102
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Vital Records of Chatham, Mass, page 195 found in Chatham Volume 1, page 33 of the Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} The history of Queens County, N.S. by More, James F. (James Fullerton), 1802-1878; Published in Halifax in 1873; Digitizing sponsor University of Alberta Libraries, see pages 11 and 12 for the list of proprietors, see page for his reputation
5. ↑ The Diaries of Simeon Perkins, 1766-1780 (volume I) The Publications of the Champlain Society, Volume 29; Author: Simeon Perkins; Editor: Harold A. Innis; Published: 2013. Simeon Perkins Diary makes various references to John Hopkins, and his family, particularly his sons John and Elisha. A short bio for John is given in a footnote in reference to an entry for Sunday, May 21, 1790, on page 15 of Volume II. Sylvanus is mentioned Friday August 31, 1771, and Seth's death is mentioned October 14, 1790 when he went missing, and again Friday November 5 when his body was recovered.