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

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):  not found.

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

1840

NC

Randolph Co.

p. 69A

Martin Hopkins

200 010 - 010 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	4 or under	1835-1840	= Nelson (b. 1838/9) = Henry (b. 1835/6)
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= Martin (b. 1806/7)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= Nancy (b. 1833/4)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Elizabeth

Listed two lines below Martin's brother, John Calvin HOPKINS, and the line above his father, Edward "Ned" HOPKINS. 

4.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  Southern Division, Randolph Co., NC, p. 154B, 1073/1085, enumerated 21 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martin Hopkins	43	M	Farmer	200	NC
Nancy C    "	16	F			"
Henry W?   "	14	M			"
Nelson F   "	11	M			"
B  H       "	9	M			"
Elmira S   "	7	F			"
Madison T  "	5	M			"
Ann E      "	3	F			"

Listed next to Martin's brother, Joseph Alexander HOPKINS, who is listed next to their father, Edward "Ned" HOPKINS. 

5.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #170 of 177):  Ashboro P.O., West Division, Randolph Co., NC, Roll M653_910, p. 224A, PN 171, 1271/1256, enumerated 21 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martin Hopkins	50	M		F.	400	3000	-
Barrey    "	19	M		"			"
Elmira    "	17	F		Domes. L.			"
Madison   "	16	M		F. L.			"
Ann       "	13	F					"

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 28):  Burney's Mill P.O., New Hope Twp., Randolph Co., NC, Roll M593_1156, p. 405A, PN 19, 152/160, enumerated 22 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martin Hopkins	60	M	W	Farmer	250	150	North Carolina
Nancy Lynden	29	F	W	Keeping house			"
M E      "	10	F	W	at home			"
H C      "	8	M	W	at home			"
Elmira Hopkins	22	F	W	at home			"
Anna Eliza "	20	F	W	no occupation			"

7.  1880 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 22):  New Hope Twp., Randolph Co., NC, p. 193C, PN 19, SD 2, ED 223, enumerated 24 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).

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Hopkins Martin

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M

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Farmer

NC

NC

NC

"    Barney H

W

M

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Son

Farmer

NC

NC

NC

Lyndon Nancy

W

F

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Dau

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House Keeper

NC

NC

NC

"   Henry C

W

M

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G Son

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At Home

NC

NC

NC

Hopkins Sarah

B

F

16

Servant

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Domestic Servant

/

/

NC

NC

NC

11.  Anon.  2003.  The Heritage of Montgomery County, North Carolina.  Vol. III.  Montgomery County Historical Society (excerpt posted to the Hopkins Family Genealogy Forum, online at GenForum.com).  In Vol. III, on p. 384, is a biographical sketch of Benjamin HOPKINS, said here to be the father of our subject, but the article contains many obvious and serious errors, so caveat emptor!

... Edward “Ned” Hopkins was born in 1772, and in 1801 he married Hannah Crow...  Ned and Hannah had ten children... Martin Hopkins (1808-1888) married Elizabeth Steed...