Thankfull Hopkins Dyer was born 27 May 1709 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States to Caleb Hopkins (1650-1728) and Mary Williams (1652-1709) and died 1 August 1783 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. She married Ambrose Dyer (1709-1792) 22 January 1730 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Research Notes
Born, married and died in Truro, Massachusetts.
Thankfull Hopkins married Ambrose Dyer at age 21, had his children between 1730-1753, and died at age 75. From the tombstone inscription for Thankfull Dyer, we can infer that Dyer was her last (and likely only) husband and that her birthday is consistent with the daughter of Caleb and Mary born 27 May 1709.
Find A Grave Memorial# 9455706
Note: A different Thankful Hopkins was born in April 1700 to Stephen and “Searah” in Harwich
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Ambrose Dyer (1730-1792) | 29 January 1730 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 5 May 1792 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Mercy Paine (1725-1779) |
Abigail Dyer (1732-1793) | 15 July 1732 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 16 September 1793 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Joshua Atkins (1725-1801) |
Thankful Dyer (1733-1818) | |||
Hannah Dyer (1736-1833) | |||
Napthali Dyer (1741-1817) | 29 December 1741 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 September 1817 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Biggs (1745-1836) |
Mary Dyer (1744-1818) | |||
Jerusha Dyer (1747-1835) | |||
Reuben Dyer (1753-1780) |
Siblings
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) |
Residences
Vital Records
Truro Gravestone

- Location : Old North Cemetery (Truro), Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Thankfull Hopkins at Find A Grave
See Also
- Thankful Hopkins
- Hopkins in Barnstable County, Massachusetts