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Stephen Hopkins (d. 1644) of Plymouth, Mass., was one of the founders of the Colony.
The May Flower proceeded with favorable gales on her destined voyage which was to Hudson's river, but the winds soon changed and stormy weather succeeded, a main beam was sprung, and the company were half inclined to return, but the application of an iron screw having restored the beam to its place they resolved to proceed. A servant of Samuel Fuller died on the voyage, and a child was born to Stephen Hopkins who was called Oceanus.
Source: Francis Baylies, Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 1, page 26
Their shallop needing considerable repairs, they resolved on an excursion into the country. For this purpose sixteen men completely armed, were placed under the command of Captain Miles Standish, with William Bradford, Stephen Hopkins, and Edward Tilly for a council of war, who after being instructed, were reluctantly permitted to go forth, (Nov. 15.)
Source: Francis Baylies, Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 1, page 53
On the eighteenth of June, (1621,) the whole company were convened to adjudge upon the second offence which had been committed in the colony; this, was a duel fought with sword and dagger between Edward Doty and Edward Leister, the servants of Stephen Hopkins, in which both were wounded. The company sentenced themto have their heads and feet tied together, and so to remain for a day without meat or drink, but within. an hour, upon their solicitations and promises, and the request of their master, they were released by the Governor.
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In July (1621) Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins were despatched by the Governor to visit Massasoiet. The object of this measure was to gain a better knowledge of the country, to ascertain the strength and power of the sachem, to apologise for some misbehavior, to establish and regulate an intercourse, to procure corn, and to strengthen their mutual good understanding. Squanto went with them as a guide.
Source: Francis Baylies, Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 1, pp. 73-74
Bradford was chosen the first assistant or deputy governor, and the number of assistants was increased from five to seven. Capt. Standish, John Howland, John Alden, John Doane, Stephen Hopkins, and William Gilson, were also elected assistants. A singular law had been enacted in the preceding year, (1632.) Any person chosen to the office of governor, and refusing it, was to be fined £20; a counsellor or magistrate chosen, and refusing the office; was to be fined £10.
Source: Francis Baylies, Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 1, page 209
1636 Winslow having returnedfrom England, was again elected governor, and Bradford firstassistant or deputy governor. The other assistants were GovernorPrince, William Collier, John Alden, Timothy Hatherly,
John Brown, and Stephen Hopkins.
Source: Francis Baylies, Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 1, page 221
Edward Winslow, and Stephen Hopkins, were the first Englishmen who in journeying to visit Massasoiet, (July, 1621) traversed the soil of this ancient town: they found it depopulated and desolate; the ravages of the great plague in 1612 were everywhere discernible: two Indians disputed their passage over the river, but it does not appear that they were inhabitants. At Tetiquet and Namasket there were Indian villages the territory of Taunton proper, (namely, what is now included within the present town of Taunton, and the towns of Berkley, and Raynham,) was claimed by the sachem of Tetiquet.
Within this territory there were no Indians settlements except in a small part of Raynham, but the whole country which was traversed by the river had been thickly populated, for Winslow and Hopkins found that the land had been cleared on both sides of the river for some distance, and they discovered many unburied remains of those who had died (probably in the great sickness,) and some ruined wigwams, and they were informed by the Namaskets, that upon the river, were and had been many towns.
Source: Francis Baylies, Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 1, page 283
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