Capt. John Hopkins was born 1715 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island to William Hopkins (1686-1736) and Ruth Wilkinson (1686-1726) and died 1 February 1744 At Sea, Atlantic Ocean of unspecified causes. He married Catharine Turpin (1719-1749) 1735 in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Hopkins (1728-) | |||
| Ruth Hopkins (1733-1822) | 1733 Rhode Island | 2 March 1822 | Andrew Aldrich (1737-1803) |
| Sarah Hopkins (1733-1818) | |||
| Anna Hopkins (1740-1823) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Hopkins (1703-1738) | |||
| Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) | 7 March 1707 Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island | 13 July 1785 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | Sarah Scott (1707-1753) Anne Smith (1717-1782) |
| Rufus Hopkins (1708-1723) | |||
| Baby Hopkins (1709-) | |||
| Hope Hopkins (1715-1735) | |||
| John Hopkins (1715-1741) | 1715 Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island | 1 February 1744 At Sea, Atlantic Ocean | Catharine Turpin (1719-1749) |
| Esek Hopkins (1718-1802) | |||
| Samuel Hopkins (1720-1744) | |||
| Abigail Hopkins (1722-1772) | |||
| Susanna Hopkins (1724-1738) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Samuel Hopkins (1734-1813) | |||
| Ruth Hopkins (1736-1770) | |||