Stephenson Family Tree » Nathaniel Hopkins (1684-1766)

Personal data Nathaniel Hopkins 

  • He was born on March 16, 1684 in Eastham, Massachusetts.
  • He died on September 13, 1766 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, he was 82 years old.
  • He is buried September 1766 in Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
  • A child of Stephen Hopkins and Mary Merrick
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Nathaniel Hopkins

(1) He is married to Mercy Mayo.

They got married on May 26, 1707 at Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, he was 23 years old.


(2) He has/had a relationship with Lydia Phelps.


(3) He has/had a relationship with Lydia.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Nathaniel Hopkins?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Nathaniel Hopkins

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Nathaniel Hopkins

Giles Hopkins
< 1608-1690
Catherine Whelden
1617-1688
William Merrick
1603-1689
Rebecca Tracy
1624-1686
Mary Merrick
1650-< 1701

Nathaniel Hopkins
1684-1766

(1) 1707

Mercy Mayo
1688-1765

(2) 

Lydia Phelps
1687-1749

(3) 

Lydia
± 1688-????


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Birthday March 16, 1684

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1684: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 18 » The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.
    • December 10 » Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.

Day of marriage May 26, 1707

  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1707: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
    • April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
    • August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
    • October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
    • October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
    • November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Day of death September 13, 1766

  • The temperature on September 13, 1766 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1766: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
    • May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
    • July 1 » François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France.
    • December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
    • December 5 » In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
    • December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Hopkins

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Hopkins.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Hopkins.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Hopkins.

The Stephenson Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I5379.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "Nathaniel Hopkins (1684-1766)".