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Stephen Hopkins 1582 - 1644 (62 years) |
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Name Stephen Hopkins Great Migration Begins 1620-1635, The (Hopkins, Stephen) Source: Ancestry.com
Birth 1582 England [1] Immigration 1620 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 38 years) [1, 2] One of the Mayflower Pilgrims - Stephen Hopkins went with the ship Sea Venture on a voyage to Jamestown, Virginia in 1609 as a minister's clerk, but the ship wrecked in the "Isle of Devils" (Bermuda). Stranded on an island for ten months, the passengers and crew survived on turtles, birds, and wild pigs. Six months into the castaway, Stephen Hopkins and several others organized a mutiny against the current governor. The mutiny was discovered and Stephen was sentenced to death. However, he pleaded with sorrow and tears. "So penitent he was, and made so much moan, alleging the ruin of his wife and children in this his trespass, as it wrought in the hearts of all the better sorts of the company". He managed to get his sentence commuted.
Eventually, the castaways built a small ship and sailed themselves to Jamestown. How long Stephen remained in Jamestown is not known. However, while he was gone, his wife Mary died. She was buried in Hursley on 9 May 1613, and left behind a probate estate which mentions her children Elizabeth, Constance and Giles.
Stephen was back in England by 1617, when he married Elizabeth Fisher, but apparently had every intention of bringing his family back to Virginia. Their first child, Damaris, was born about 1618. In 1620, Stephen Hopkins brought his wife, and children Constance, Giles, and Damaris on the Mayflower (child Elizabeth apparently had died).
On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower sailed from England with 102 men, women and children: 74 male, 28 female, plus the crew. After arriving at the shores of what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts the Pilgrims did not disembark but spent their first winter living onboard. By April 1621, only 53 passengers and half the crew had survived. Women were particularly hard hit; of the 19 women who had boarded the Mayflower, only five survived.
Death 6 Jun 1644 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1] Person ID I526 Discovering the Perry/Doane Family Tree Last Modified 17 Feb 2023
Spouse 1 Mary Kent
b. England
d. May 1613, Hursley, Hampshire, EnglandMarriage Bef 1604 England Age at Marriage He was ~ 22 years old - She was ?? old. (Were Married 9 years). Children + 1. Constance Hopkins
b. 1606, England
d. Oct 1677, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)Last Modified 17 Sep 2017 Family ID F199 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Spouse 2 Elizabeth Fisher Marriage Feb 1618 England Age at Marriage He was ~ 36 years old - She was ?? old. (Were Married 26 years). Last Modified 15 Sep 2017 Family ID F192 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Stephen Hopkins went with the ship Sea Venture on a voyage to Jamestown, Virginia in 1609 as a minister's clerk, but the ship wrecked in the "Isle of Devils" (Bermuda). Stranded on an island for ten months, the passengers and crew survived on turtles, birds, and wild pigs. Six months into the castaway, Stephen Hopkins and several others organized a mutiny against the current governor. The mutiny was discovered and Stephen was sentenced to death. However, he pleaded with sorrow and tears. "So penitent he was, and made so much moan, alleging the ruin of his wife and children in this his trespass, as it wrought in the hearts of all the better sorts of the company". He managed to get his sentence commuted.