Caleb Hopkins, Sr. was born January 1650 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts to Giles Hopkins (1607-1690) and Catherine Whelden (1617-1689) and died 22 May 1728 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Mary Williams (1652-1709) 1677 in Massachusetts.
Research Notes
This Caleb is often confused with another Caleb Hopkins (1622-bef1651) who was too old to father the children here:
Caleb Hopkins was born in January 1650/1 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, the son of Giles and Catherine (Whelden) Hopkins.[1]
Caleb married twice. His first wife was Mary Williams, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tart) Williams, born probably in Eastham and died probably before 1728. Their marriage date is not on record.[1] Mary was mentioned in the will of Thomas Williams of Eastham, made 10 May 1692, and a receipt in the settlement of his estate was executed by Mary Hopkins on 26 October 1696.[2]
Caleb Hopkins was one of the first seven proprietors of Pamet (later Truro) on 17 June 1690.[1]
He died probably not long before 22 May 1728 when administration of his estate was granted to his son Caleb. A settlement agreement, dated 5 June 1728, described Caleb as a yeoman late of Truro, and listed the heirs as eldest son Caleb, second son Nathaniel, third son Thomas, and Thankful Hopkins only daughter.[3][1]
Children (from probate records):[3][1]
Caleb, b. ca. 1684 Nathaniel, b. ca. 1684 Thomas Thankful, b. 27 May 1709 Sources
- John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp. 9, 19. ↑ Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) "Abstracts of Barnstable County, Mass. Probate Records," Vol. 31:106-8. (Link by $ubscription.) ↑ 3.0 3.1 George Ernest Bowman, "The Settlement of the Estate of Caleb2 Hopkins," Mayflower Descendant Vol. 8:240-243. See also:
- Caleb H. Johnson, The Mayflower and her passengers (Indiana:Xlibris Corp., Caleb Johnson, 2006) Ferris, Mary W. Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Volume 1, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2005; original book privately printed, 1943. DeForest, L. Effingham and Anne Lawrence DeForest, Moore and Allied Families: The Ancestry of William Henry Moore, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT., 2005; original publisher: The DeForest Publishing Company, N.Y., N.Y., 1938. Stephen Hopkins and His Descendants. NEHGR, Vol. 104, July 1950 Descendants of Edward Small of New England (Dyer Family) 1600-1900. Lora Underhill. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934 A Munsey-Hopkins Genealogy. Lowell, D.O.S. Boston: Privately Printed, 1920
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Jane Hopkins (1678-1785) | |||
| Caleb Hopkins (1684-1741) | 1684 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 21 October 1741 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Mercy Freeman (1702-1786) |
| Nathaniel Hopkins (1684-1752) | |||
| Thomas Hopkins (1701-1754) | |||
| Thankfull Hopkins (1709-1783) | 27 May 1709 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 August 1783 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Ambrose Dyer (1709-1792) |
Siblings
Residences
See ALso
- Caleb Hopkins
- Hopkins in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Caleb Hopkins at Find A Grave
- Caleb Hopkins Sr - GENI.com