Edward HOPKINS & Jenny ELLIS & Patience COGGINS

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Edward HOPKINS
Jenny ELLIS
Patience COGGINS

Husband: Edward HOPKINS
Birth: 1800, NC
Death apparently: 1860-70
Occupation: farmer

Marriage-1: 6 Feb 1819, Rowan Co., NC

Wife-1: [Virginia? Jane?] Jenny ELLIS

Marriage-2: 11 Oct 1825, Rowan Co., NC

Wife-2: Patience COGGINS
Birth: 1801/2, NC
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker

Child with Jenny ELLIS — born in Rowan [now Davidson?] Co., NC:

1. Anderson HOPKINS, b. 12 Feb 1820
2. (Daughter A) HOPKINS, b. 1820-25

Children with Patience COGGINS:

— born in Rowan or Davidson Co., NC:
3. Matilda HOPKINS, b. ca. 1825
4. (Daughter B) HOPKINS, b. 1825-30
5. (Son A) HOPKINS, b. 1825-30
6. Herman HOPKINS, b. ca. 1827
7. (Son B) HOPKINS, b. 1825-30

— born in Davidson Co., NC:
8. Samuel D. HOPKINS, b. 1831/2
9. (Son C) HOPKINS, b. 1830-35
10. Nancy HOPKINS, b. 1835
11. John Hampton/Humphrey HOPKINS, b. 1836/7

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; North Carolina

Sources (n.b., Davidson Co. was formed in 1822 from Rowan Co.):

1a. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 (online at Ancestry.com):

Groom Bride Bond Date County Bondsman Witness

Edward Hopkins Jenny Ellis 06 Feb 1819 Rowan Radford Ellis Henry Giles

Edward Hopkins Patience Coggins 11 Oct 1825 Rowan James Daniel Hy Giles

If Edwards was still in Rowan County in 1825, it means he really was in Rowan County at least until 1825, that is, it is not the case that his appearance in Davidson County in 1830 was merely a name change for the county — unless he went back to Rowan County just to get his marriage license and marry Patience. Land records could probably confirm whether Edward actually moved between 1825 and 1830.

1b. D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray. 1995. Marriage Index: MD, NC, VA, 1624-1915 (Broderbund CD-4):

Hopkins, Edward Ellis, Jenny 06 Feb 1819 Rowan Co. NC

Hopkins, Edward Coggins, Patience 11 Oct 1825 Rowan Co. NC

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, but he should have been in Rowan Co., NC.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #19 of 149; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 NC Davidson Co. Roll M19_120 p. 196 Ln. 1 Edward Hopkins 301 010 - 120 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Son B
= Herman (b. ca. 1827)
= Son A

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Anderson (b. 1820)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Edward (b. 1800)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter B

2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = Matilda (b. ca. 1825)
= Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Patience (b. 1801/2)

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #121-122 of 150; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NC Davidson Co. Roll M704_359 pp. 278B-279A Ln. 6 Edward Hopkins 121 010 100 - 102 101 0500000 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Hampton (b. 1836/7)

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Son C
= Samuel (b. 1831/2)

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Herman (b. ca. 1827)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Anderson (b. 1820)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Edward (b. 1800)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Nancy (b. 1835)

2 females 10-14 1825-1830 = Daughter B
= Matilda (b. ca. 1825)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Patience (b. 1801/2)

5 persons employed in agriculture

5. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #102 of 112): Southern Division, Davidson Co., NC, p. 368B, 785/801, enumerated 28 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Edward Hopkins 50 M Farmer 425 NC

Patience " 48 F "

Samuel    " 18 M "

Nancy     " 15 F "

Hampton   " 13 M "

6. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #121 of 133): Jacksonhill P.O., South Division, Davidson Co., NC, Roll 895 (Book 1), p. 487A/975, PN 121, 921/927, enumerated 31 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Edward Hopkins 62 M Farmer 200 200 North Carolina

Patience " 58 F "

Listed next to son Samuel D. HOPKINS and, in the other direction, listed two households from son J. H. HOPKINS.

7. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #7 of 12): Jackon Hill, P.O., Alleghany Twp., Davidson Co., NC, Roll 1134 (Book 1), p. 4A, PN 7, 50/50, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Hopkins Pinkney 67 F W Keeping house N Carolina

"Pinkney"? Surely this is Patience. "Pinkney" is a man's name, derived from Charles PINCKNEY and his son, Charles Cotesworth PINCKNEY, South Carolina Congressmen who signed the United States Constitution in 1787. Many a southern lad was named Pinckney, primarily for the son, who was an ardent defender of slavery. I know of no women ever named "Pinkney/Pinckney" nor any Pinckney HOPKINS in Davidson County, ever. Listed four households from son, J. Hampton? HOPKINS, who is enumerated "Humphy." (I did a page-by-page search of Alleghany and Jackson Hill Twps.)

8. 1880 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 14): "Alleghana" Twp., Davidson Co., NC, Roll T9-0961, p. 306B, PN 12, SD 2, ED 49, enumerated 9 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 19 20 22 23 24 25 26

98 99 Hopkins Saul W M 48 / Farmer 4 / / N Carolina NC NC

   "    Adaline W F 48 Wife / Keeper of house 2 / N Carolina NC NC

   "    Bullus W M 33 Son / Works on farm 6 / N Carolina NC NC

   "    Pacience W F 79 Mother / At Home 12 / / / N Carolina NC NC

Surely "Saul" was intended to be "Saml." And surely Patience is a widow.

9. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

10. Messages in the Hopkins Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

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