Stephen Hopkins b. 1582 England d. 6 Jun 1644 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

Stephen Hopkins^[1]

1582 - 1644 (62 years)

Name	Stephen Hopkins
		Great Migration Begins 1620-1635, The This is an excerpt for Hopkins, Stephen. The entire set of volumes can be accessed on Ancestry.com
Birth	1582	England [2]
Immigration	1620	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 38 years) [2, 3]
	Mayflower Pilgrim
	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).
Death	6 Jun 1644	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [2]
Person ID	I526	Discovering the Perry/Doane Family Tree
Last Modified	19 Sep 2017