Individual Details

Stephen Hopkins

(Abt 1579 - Bet 6 Jun 1644 and 17 Jul 1644)

RESIDENCE: Born in Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England. Was raised there and in Winchester. Sailed in 1609 on the Sea Venture headed to Jamestown, Virginia as a clerk to the chaplain of the ship, Richard Bucke. Was shipwrecked near Bermuda. He then argued against going ahead to Virginia, was tried for rebellion and was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. He was released by the governor, Sir Thomas Bates, upon the recommendation of the ship's captain, Christopher Newport and sailed on to Virginia with the others on 10 May 1610. They arrived in Jamestown on 24 May 1610. He returned to England by 1618 sailed on the Mayflower to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
At the division of land in 1623, Hopkins received a six acre lot. He built the first wharf in Plymouth. House was at the intersection of Main and Leyden Streets, there is a plaque on the brick house which stands there now.
In 1638 he built the first house in Yarmouth then sold it in 1640 to Andrew Hallett, Jr.

Occupation: Had a shop in Hursley, Hampshire. Tanner and merchant

In 1637 Stephen was fined for allowing drinking and shuffleboard playing on a Sunday. In 1638 he was twice fined for selling beer at twice its value.

Events

BirthAbt 1579Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England
Baptism30 Apr 1581Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England
MarriageBy 1604Hursley, Hampshire, England - Mary ?
Marriage19 Feb 1617/18St. Mary Matfellon, Whitechapel, London, England - Elizabeth Fisher
DeathBet 6 Jun 1644 and 17 Jul 1644Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
BurialBurial Hill, Plymouth Colony, British North America

Families

SpouseElizabeth Fisher ( - 1640)
ChildDamaris Hopkins (1618 - 1627)
ChildOceanus Hopkins (1620 - 1621)
ChildCaleb Hopkins (1624 - 1644)
ChildDeborah Hopkins (1626 - 1674)
ChildDamaris Hopkins (1628 - 1666)
ChildRuth Hopkins (1630 - 1644)
ChildElizabeth Hopkins (1632 - 1659)
SpouseMary ? ( - )
ChildElizabeth Hopkins (1604 - )
ChildConstance Hopkins (1606 - 1677)
ChildGiles Hopkins (1607 - 1690)
FatherJohn Hopkins ( - )
MotherElizabeth Williams ( - )

Endnotes

1. Robert Charles Anderson, "Introducing the Mayflower Migration," American Ancestors, 20 (Winter 2020): .

2. Simon Neal, "Investigation into the Origins of Mary and Elizabeth, the Wives of Stephen Hopkins," The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 78 No. 2 (June 2012): 122-139.

3. "Mayflower 2020," database, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 19 August 2019), marriage record Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher; extracted from Mayflower passengers (N.p.:n.p.n.d.).

4. Robert M. Beals, "Do You Know What Happened to the 102 Pilgrims?," The Howland Quarterly 57 (March 1992): 8.

5. Richard G. Durnin, "Stephen Hopkins: Bermuda, Jamestown, and Plymouth," The Mayflower Quarterly, 64, No. 3 (August 1998): 259-265.