Person:Thomas Hopkins (22)

[WFTCd#9.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Tree #2421, Date of Import: Sep 20, 1998]

!According to "Mayflower Families in Progress Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by John D. Austin, 1988, there is the following commentary on Thomas Hopkins:

! "THOMAS HOPKINS b. prob. Truro; d. there bet. 23 Jan. and 5 Feb. 1754.

! He m. Truro 10 Feb. 1724/5 DEBORAH BICKFORD, b. Eastham 2 Feb. 1705/6; d.

    prob. Truro after 23 Jan. 1754; dau. of Jeremiah and Hanna (Young)
    Bickford.

! The will of Thomas Hopkins of Truro, dated 23 Jan. 1754 and proved 5 Feb.

    1754, mentioned wife Deborah; sons Samuel and Thomas, who were to provide
    for the support of the children under 21:  Jeremiah (youngest son),
    Michael, Caleb, Hannah, Rebecca, Apphia, Deborah, Mary and Sarah.

! On 11 July 1759 guardians were appointed as follows: Constant Hopkins of

    Truro for Sarah Hopkins, Ambrose Dyer of Truro for Mary Hopkins and
    Ephraim Lumbard of Truro for Caleb Hopkins.

! Heirs surviving on 27 March 1760 at division of realty of Thomas Hopkins,

    late of Truro, were Thomas Hopkins (second son), Samuel Hopkins (eldest
    son), Caleb Hopkins (youngest son), Hannah Lewis (wife of John of
    Billingsgate Precinct, eldest dau.), Deborah Hopkins (fourth dau.),
    Rebecca Covil (wife of Philip of Billingsgate, second dau.), Apphia
    Hopkins (third dau.), Mary Hopkins (fifth dau.) and Sarah Hopkins
    (youngest dau.)."

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 9, Ed. 1. (Release date: March 31, 1997)
   Tree #2421.

   Date of Import: Sep 20, 1998

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} WFTCd number 9.FTW.

   Date of Import: Sep 20, 1998