Individual Details

Giles (Gyles) Hopkins came on the ship Mayflower with his family. He volunteered with his father and brother, Caleb to go up against the Pequot Indians in 1637. He moved from Plymouth to Yarmouth in late 1638 or early 1639 and probably met his wife there. They occupied the first house traditionally built by the English on Cape Cod below Sandwich. Giles took the oath of fidelity at Yarmouth and was named a surveyor of highways, March 7, 1642/3. He was conveyed 100 acres by his brother, Caleb on October 28, 1644. He moved to Eastham, where he served as highway surveyor in 1660, 1662, and 1671. His will was dated January 19, 1682, and a codicil, dated March 5, 1688 were admitted to probate April 16, 1690. Will of Gyles Hopkins- To all Christian people to whom these presents shall com know ye that I Giles Hopkins of Eastham being sick and weak of Body and yet of perfit memory do declare this as my Last will and Testament on this ninteenth day of January in ye year of our Lord 1682. I bequeath my Body to ye grave in decent burial when this Temporal Life of mine shall have an end and my soul to god that gave it in hopes of a blessed Resurection at ye Last day. 2ly my will is that my son Stephen Hopkins shall possess and Injoy all my Upland and meadow Lying and being at Satuckit that is to say all my upland and meadow on ye southerly side of ye bounds of ye Towne of eastham that is to say all my Right and title Intrest and claime to all those Lands from ye head of Namescakit to ye southermost part of ye long pond where mannomoyet cart way goes over to Satuckit and from thence to ye head of manomoyet river and so as our Line shall run over to ye south sea all ye Lands between thos bounds and ye westermost bounds of ye purchesers at satuckit river all these Lands I give Unto my son Stephen Hopkins and to his heirs forever: and half my stock of cattill for and in consideration of ye above sd Land and half stock of cattel my will is that after my decease my son Stephen Hopkin s shall take ye care and oversight and maintaine my son William Hopkins during his natural Life in a comfortable decent manner. 3ly my will is that all my Lands at Palmet both purchesed and unpurchesed both meadows and upland and all my Lands at Pochet and my third part of Samsons neck and what other Lands shall fall unto me as a purcheser from ye fore mentioned Bounds of my son Stephen Hopkinses Lands and potanomacot all these fore specified Lands I give unto my sons Caleb and Joshua Hopkins to be equaly devided between them: further my will is that if either of my sons Joshua or Caleb Hopkins dye having no Issew that then these Lands which I have given them to be equally devided between them fall to him that surviveth. 4ly. I give unto my wife Catorne Hopkins and to my son William Hopkins the improvment of too acres of meadow Lying at ye head of Rock Harbor during my wifes Life and ye one half of that too acres I give Unto my son william during his Life and after ye decease of and after ye decease of my wife and son william I do give this above sd too acres of meadow to my son Joshua Hopkins and his heirs forever: as also after my decease I give Unto my son Joshua Hopkins a parcel of meadow Lying at ye mouth of Rock Harbor according to ye bounds thereof specified in ye Towne Records of Lands: it I give unto my son Caleb Hopkins a parcel of meadow Lying at Little Nameskeket according to ye bounds thereof specified in ye Towne Book of Records of Lands. It. I give unto my wife my now dwelling House and halfe my Land and halfe my orchard that is by my house: by Land I mean half my Land that is about my house both fenced and Unfenced during my wifes natural Life, and then ye above sd housing and Lands to fall unto my son Joshua Hopkins; the other half of my Land and orchard I give to my son Joshua Hopkins after my death that is to say ye other half of my Lands Liying about my house. It. I give unto my son Caleb Hopkins one pair of plow Irons. It. I give Unto my son Jos hua Hopkins one payer of plow Irons. It. I give Unto my son Joshua Hopkins my carte and wheels. It. I give unto my wife ye other half of my stock and moveables I say to my wife and my son William or what parse of ye moveables my wife shall see cause to bestow on my son William Hopkins. It. I do appoint my son Stephen Hopkins to be my true and Lawful executor of this my Last will and testament to pay what is payable and Receive what is due. And to ye truth and verity hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal ye day and year above written. Signed and sealed in presence of us, ye mark of Jonathan Sparrow. Giles Hopkins (seal) Samuel Knowles. Jonathan Sparrow and Samuel Knowles witnesses to this will made oath in Court ye: 16 th: of April 1690 that they saw ye above sd Giles Hopkins signe seal and declare this to be his Last will and Testament. Attest Joseph Lothrop. Clerk. I ye above sd Giles Hopkins do declare where as by ye providence of God my Life has been prolonged unto me and by Reason of age and disabillity of Body Lam Incapatiated to provide for my owne support and my wifes, my will further is that my son Stephen Hopkins from this time and forward shall possess and Injoy all my stock and moveable estate provided he take effectual care for mine and my wifes Comfortable Support during our natural Lives witness my hand and seal this fifth day of march 1688/9. Witness Mark Snow Giles Hopkins (seal) Jonath Sparrow The within mentioned Mark Snow and Jonathan Sparrow made oath in Court April ye: 16 : 1690 that they saw Giles Hopkins within mentioned signe seal and declare ye latter part of this will within mentioned to be his Last will and Testament. Attest. Joseph Lothrop, Clerk. Duly Compared with the original and entered April ye: 22 : 1690. Attest. Joseph Lothrop, Recorder.

!Arrived on Mayflower Dec 11 1620--The Planters of the Commonwealth 1620-1640 by Charles Edward Banks p.48

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Birth	30 Jan 1607	Hursley, Hampshire, England
Christen	30 Jan 1608	Hursley, Hampshire, England
Immigration	11 Nov 1620
Marriage	9 Oct 1639	Marion, Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America - Catherine "Catorne" WHELDEN
Will	19 Jan 1683	Will of Giles Hopkins - Massachusetts
Death	16 Apr 1690	Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Alt name		Gyles HOPKINS
Burial		Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Spouse	Catherine "Catorne" WHELDEN (1618 - 1688)
Child	Abigail HOPKINS (1644 - 1691)
Child	William HOPKINS (1661 - 1718)
Child	John HOPKINS (1661 - 1662)
Child	Joshua HOPKINS (1657 - 1738)
Child	John HOPKINS (1664 - )
Child	Ruth HOPKINS (1653 - 1722)
Child	Deborah HOPKINS (1648 - 1727)
Child	Elizabeth HOPKINS (1664 - 1664)
Child	Caleb HOPKINS (1650 - 1728)
Child	Mary Ann HOPKINS (1640 - 1700)
Child	Stephen HOPKINS (1642 - 1718)

Father	Stephen HOPKINS (1581 - 1644)
Mother	Mary KENT (1580 - 1613)
Sibling	Constance HOPKINS ( - )
Sibling	Elizabeth HOPKINS (1604 - 1620)

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