— born in Randolph Co., NC:
4.  Phineas Nixon HOPKINS, b. 4 Aug 1831
5.  Stokes A. HOPKINS, b. 1832/3
6.  Miles Martin HOPKINS, b. 1838-40
7.  James R. P. HOPKINS, b. 1842/3

1a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  North Carolina Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):  not found.

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

Groom	Bride	Bond Date	County	Bondsman	Witness
James Hopkins	Mary Ellis	19 Jan 1822	Rowan	Absalom Wall	Hy Giles

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

Hopkins, James

Ellis, Mary

19 Jan 1822

Rowan Co.

NC

2.  1830 Census Images:  Randolph Co., NC (online at the Randolph County NCGenWeb site).

1830

NC

Randolph Co.

First Regiment

p. 34

James Hopkins

010 010 - 200 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	5-9	1820-1825	= Alexander (b. 1823/4)
1 male	20-29	1800-1810	= James (b. 1802/3)
2 females	4 or under	1825-1830	= Martha (b. 1829/30) = Daughter A
1 female	20-29	1800-1810	= Mary (b. 1801/2)

3.  1840 Census Images:  Randolph Co., NC (online at the Randolph County NCGenWeb site).

1840

NC

Randolph Co.

p. 69A

James Hopkins

121 001 - 002 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Martin (b. 1837/8)
2 males	5-9	1830-1835	= Stokes (b. 1832/3) = Phineas (b. 1830/1)
1 male	10-14	1825-1830	= Alexander (b. 1823/4)
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= James (b. 1802/3)
2 females	10-14	1825-1830	= Martha (b. 1829/30) = Daughter A
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Mary (b. 1801/2)

Listed one line below his father, Edward HOPKINS, who is listed one line below his brother, Martin HOPKINS, who is listed two lines below his brother, John HOPKINS.

4.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  Southern Division, Randolph Co., NC, p. 153B, 1058/1070, enumerated 19 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Hopkins	47	M	Farmer	1200	NC
Mary       "	48	F			"
Phineas N. "	19	M	"		"
Martha     "	20?	F			"
Stokes     "	17	M			"
Martin M.  "	12	M			"
Jas. R. P. "	7	M			"

Listed seven households from "Azra" CROW.

5.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #157 of 385):  Ashboro P.O., Western Division, Randolph Co., NC, p. 217A/435, PN 157, 1171/1156, enumerated 15 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Hopkins	58	M		F.			NC
Mary     "	59	F		h.			"
Stokes   "	24	M		F.L.		170	"
Miles    "	21	M		"			"
James    "	17	M		"			"

6.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #17 of 28):  Burney Mill P.O., New Hope Twp., Randolph Co., NC, Roll 1156 (Book 1), p. 404A, PN 17, 133/140, enumerated 22 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Hopkins	67	M	W	Farmer	600	500	North Carolina
Margaret Harris	21	F	W	Keeping house			"
Barel      "	16	M	W	Day laborer			"

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

8.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).