Hopkins, Benjamin

Birth Name Hopkins, Benjamin 1a 2a
Gramps ID I166924
Gender male
Age at Death 59 years, 11 months, 28 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E257168] 1802-01-04 Danfusky Island, SC  
3a 1b 2b
Death [E257169] 1862 St. Augustine, FL  
3b 1c 2c
Burial [E257170] 1862 old cem. Jacksonville, FL  
1d 2d

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hopkins, Francis [I166936]17721821-05-05
Mother Sayre, Rebecca [I166937]1776-03-001850-08-03
    Brother     Hopkins, John Livingston [I167926] 1795-02-10 1828-10-08
    Sister     Hopkins, Mary Martinangel [I167927] 1796-03-10 1808
    Brother     Hopkins, Francis [I167928] 1798-11-10 1847
         Hopkins, Benjamin [I166924] 1802-01-04 1862
    Sister     Hopkins, Georgia [I167929] 1803-11-11 WFT 1804-1897
    Brother     Hopkins, William Proctor [I167930] 1805-01-23 1832-09-04
    Brother     Hopkins, Edward Stevens [I167340] 1809-02-11 WFT 1838-1900
    Brother     Hopkins, Charles Harris [I167934] 1812-07-06 WFT 1840-1903
    Sister     Hopkins, Elizabeth [I167932] 1815-11-11 1818
    Brother     Hopkins, Thomas Spalding [I167933] 1818-12-15 1904-11-12
    Brother     Hopkins, Octavius Caesar [I167936] 1819-07-09 1881-03-12

Families

    Family of Hopkins, Benjamin and Floyd, Susan Lodviski Dixon [F51702]
Married Wife Floyd, Susan Lodviski Dixon [I167141] ( * 1804-03-07 + 1873-12-27 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E348332] 1822-02-28 Fairfield, Camden Co, GA  
3c 1e 2e
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Hopkins, John Francis [I167372]1823-01-041823-11-06
Hopkins, Charles Rinaldo [I167373]1824-12-011898-01-17
Hopkins, Cornelia Carolina Christina [I166917]1826-12-231897-08-03
Hopkins, America Rebecca [I167375]1829-01-19WFT 1830-1923
Hopkins, John Floyd [I167374]1830-05-211858-09-00
Hopkins, Mary Hamilton [I167376]1835-03-22WFT 1857-1929
Hopkins, Isabella Maria [I167379]1838-01-29after 1897-08-00
Hopkins, Henry [I167377]1842-05-071878
Hopkins, Joseph Mulvy [I167378]1845-01-06WFT 1846-1935
Hopkins, Francis [I167925]1848-04-09WFT 1849-1938

Narrative

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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3104, Date of Import: Dec 9, 1998]

was in double wedding with her sister Sarah by Rev. William Mathews, Episcopal minister. They went to his mother's at "Baisden's Bluff", near Darien, McIntosh Co.
Following his marriage, wwent with wife back to McIntosh Co to live with his widowed mother at Baisen's Bluff, but after her death, retu;rned to Camden Co. to live. Active in militia; Capt of the 31st district militia, Cambden Cjo 1826-1833; Major of 8th Battalion 1833-1836. Representative from Camden in legislature 1846; Rem to Jacksonville, FL. His wife died there 1873. They were buried in the old cemetery in Jacksonville, FL.
In FL, Benj. served in FL militia in Seminole War, attaining rank of Brig.Gen. 1855. During Civil war, organized a company of rangers for service in the state troops, and served as Captain of the same until his death 1862.

Pedigree

  1. Hopkins, Francis [I166936]
    1. Sayre, Rebecca [I166937]
      1. Hopkins, John Livingston [I167926]
      2. Hopkins, Mary Martinangel [I167927]
      3. Hopkins, Francis [I167928]
      4. Hopkins, Benjamin
        1. Floyd, Susan Lodviski Dixon [I167141]
          1. Hopkins, John Francis [I167372]
          2. Hopkins, Charles Rinaldo [I167373]
          3. Hopkins, Cornelia Carolina Christina [I166917]
          4. Hopkins, America Rebecca [I167375]
          5. Hopkins, John Floyd [I167374]
          6. Hopkins, Mary Hamilton [I167376]
          7. Hopkins, Isabella Maria [I167379]
          8. Hopkins, Henry [I167377]
          9. Hopkins, Joseph Mulvy [I167378]
          10. Hopkins, Francis [I167925]
      5. Hopkins, Georgia [I167929]
      6. Hopkins, William Proctor [I167930]
      7. Hopkins, Edward Stevens [I167340]
      8. Hopkins, Charles Harris [I167934]
      9. Hopkins, Elizabeth [I167932]
      10. Hopkins, Thomas Spalding [I167933]
      11. Hopkins, Octavius Caesar [I167936]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 [S2771]
      • Page: Tree #3104
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  2. 3104.ftw [S3542528]
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        Date of Import: Dec 11, 1998

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        Date of Import: Dec 11, 1998

      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Dec 11, 1998

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      • Page: Tree #3104
      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Dec 9, 1998

      • Citation:

        Bishops Transcripts, Wells, Eng.
        N.E.Gen.Reg 23:427
        Geneal.oof R.I.Families,I:15

  3. Folks Huxford: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia [S2547431]
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