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Mar 5, 2023 · Biography. James was born about 1580. He was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge and obtained the living at Great Wenham in Suffolk around 1612. Sources. Venn Cambridge Alumni: James Hopkins. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hopkins, Matthew (d. 1647), his son.
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- Mary (Hopkins) Witham
When James Hopkins was born in 1470, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, his father, William Hopkins, was 21 and his mother, Joan Mitton, was 15. He had at least 1 son with Mary. He died in 1526, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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- Mary Andrews, Mary
Apr 27, 2022 · Birthdate: circa 1470. Birthplace: Coventry,, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom) Death: circa 1520 (41-59) Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of William Hopkins and Joan Hopkins.
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Early life. Little is known of Matthew Hopkins before 1644, and there are no surviving contemporary documents concerning him or his family. [12] He was born in Great Wenham, Suffolk, [13][14][15] and was the fourth son [13] of six children. [16] His father, James Hopkins, was a Puritan clergyman and vicar of St John's of Great Wenham, in ...
Parish records indicate that Matthew Hopkins was born in Little Wenham in Suffolk sometime around 1619. They suggest that Hopkins was the fourth son of James Hopkins, the Minister of Wenham. James Hopkins died in 1634, leaving the bulk of his estate to his wife Marie, to be divided amongst their six children when they reached the age of twenty-two.
Oct 30, 2015 · No mention is made of his claim to fame – he’s recorded as the son of Mr James Hopkins, Minister of Wenham, buried 12th August 1647. And the other Hopkins in the register? Image courtesy of the Essex Record Office.
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Aug 6, 2021 · He was born around 1620 in Great Wenham, Sussex, though there is no actual record of his birth. His father, James Hopkins, was a firebrand Puritan clergyman but one who was popular with his parishioners.
