Theodore Theodosius was born on November 9th, 1726.1 Theodore Theodosius' father was Samuel Hopkins and his mother was Lydia Rich. His maternal grandparents were Richard Rich and Sarah Roberts. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Richard, Moses, Nathan, Reliance, Lydia, Sarah, Susannah and Hulda. He was the third youngest of the nine children. He died at the age of 74 on April 13th, 1801.1