Individual Details

Samuel Hopkins

(9 Apr 1753 - 16 Sep 1819)



Lt. Col. of the 10th Virginia in the Revolution. General in Kentucky in the War of 1812. Hopkins County and Hopkinsville in KY were named for him.

Married Elizabeth Branch Bugg, 18 Jan 1783. She was born 1756, Mecklenburg Co VA and died at Henderson Co KY, 1 Feb 1831

Events

Birth9 Apr 1753Albemarle County, Virginia
Military1776Lt.Col. 14th & 10 Regt. VA, Revolutionary War
Military1812General, KY Troops, War of 1812
Death16 Sep 1819Henderson County, Kentucky

Families

FatherSamuel Hopkins MD (1725 - 1797)
MotherIsabella Taylor ( - )