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 ==Status summary==
 As of September 28, 2020
-* Page created for Katherine Whelden, wife of Giles Hopkins
+* Page created for Catherine Whelden, wife of Giles Hopkins
 * [https://www.pilgrimhopkins.com Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society] contacted
 * recruitment of individuals who are mtDNA descendants of Faith (Clarke) Doty. Folks who believe they are matrilineal (all female line) descendants should [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]
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 For further information see John D. Austin, F.A.S.G., ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 6 (Hopkins), General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, 2001 and [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants/ Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society Lineage database.]
 ===First Generation===
-[http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whelden-1 Katherine Whelden] was the second child and daughter of Gabriel Whelden<ref>Gabriel's wife was named Jane in an Aug 1637 record, but it is unknown if this was his only wife or not. See NEHGReg article on Whelden family.</ref><ref>There is a possibility that [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Mary Crocker]], wife of [[Howland (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |John Howland (III)]] was a great-granddaughter of Gabriel Whelden. Gabriel's daughter, Mary married a Richard Taylor. There are two contemporary Richard Taylors who could be her husband. Both were tailer's one living in Yarmouth and the other in Boston. Richard Taylor of Yarmouth was the father of Hannah Taylor and Hannah married [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |(Deacon) Job Crocker]].</ref>, baptized at St. Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire England 6 Mar 1616/7.<ref>[http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834 NEHGReg article on Whelden family]</ref> She married at Plymouth 9 Oct 1639 [[Hopkins (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Giles Hopkins]][https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-second-generation/#11].<ref>Plymouth Colony Records 1:134</ref> She was last mentioned as living in the codicil to her husband's will, dated Eastham 5 Mar 1688/9.<ref>Roser, ''Mayflower Passenger References'', p. 252</ref> Katherine and Giles had ten children<ref>all but Elizabeth from Plymouth Colony Records</ref>; five sons and five daughters (Mary, Abigail, Deborah, Ruth [not known to have married] and Elizabeth [died young])
+[http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whelden-1 Catherine Whelden] was the second child and daughter of Gabriel Whelden<ref>Gabriel's wife was named Jane in an Aug 1637 record, but it is unknown if this was his only wife or not. See NEHGReg article on Whelden family 163:253-261.</ref><ref>There is a possibility that [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Mary Crocker]], wife of [[Howland (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |John Howland (III)]] was a great-granddaughter of Gabriel Whelden. Gabriel's daughter, Mary married a Richard Taylor. There are two contemporary Richard Taylors who could be her husband. Both were tailer's one living in Yarmouth and the other in Boston. Richard Taylor of Yarmouth was the father of Hannah Taylor and Hannah married [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |(Deacon) Job Crocker]].</ref>, baptized at St. Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire England 6 Mar 1616/7.<ref>[http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834 NEHGReg article on Whelden family]</ref> She married at Plymouth 9 Oct 1639 [[Hopkins (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Giles Hopkins]][https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-second-generation/#11].<ref>Plymouth Colony Records 1:134</ref> She was last mentioned as living in the codicil to her husband's will, dated Eastham 5 Mar 1688/9.<ref>Roser, ''Mayflower Passenger References'', p. 252</ref> Catherine and Giles had ten children<ref>all but Elizabeth from Plymouth Colony Records</ref>; five sons and five daughters (Mary, Abigail, Deborah, Ruth [not known to have married] and Elizabeth [died young])
 ===Second Generation===
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 ==mtDNA Results==
-At the present time no matrilineal (all female line) descendant of Katherine (Whelden) Hopkins has publicly stated they have taken an mtDNA test. Individuals who believe they are a matrilineal descendant (in other words, who believe their mother's mother's mother's etc. mother was Katherine) are encouraged to take a full mtDNA test and to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
+At the present time no matrilineal (all female line) descendant of Catherine (Whelden) Hopkins has publicly stated they have taken an mtDNA test. Individuals who believe they are a matrilineal descendant (in other words, who believe their mother's mother's mother's etc. mother was Catherine) are encouraged to take a full mtDNA test and to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
 ==References and External Links==

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 ==Paper Trail==
-For further information see * John D. Austin, F.A.S.G., ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 6 (Hopkins), General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, 2001.
+For further information see John D. Austin, F.A.S.G., ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 6 (Hopkins), General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, 2001 and [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants/ Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society Lineage database.]
 ===First Generation===
 [http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whelden-1 Katherine Whelden] was the second child and daughter of Gabriel Whelden<ref>Gabriel's wife was named Jane in an Aug 1637 record, but it is unknown if this was his only wife or not. See NEHGReg article on Whelden family.</ref><ref>There is a possibility that [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Mary Crocker]], wife of [[Howland (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |John Howland (III)]] was a great-granddaughter of Gabriel Whelden. Gabriel's daughter, Mary married a Richard Taylor. There are two contemporary Richard Taylors who could be her husband. Both were tailer's one living in Yarmouth and the other in Boston. Richard Taylor of Yarmouth was the father of Hannah Taylor and Hannah married [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |(Deacon) Job Crocker]].</ref>, baptized at St. Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire England 6 Mar 1616/7.<ref>[http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834 NEHGReg article on Whelden family]</ref> She married at Plymouth 9 Oct 1639 [[Hopkins (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Giles Hopkins]][https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-second-generation/#11].<ref>Plymouth Colony Records 1:134</ref> She was last mentioned as living in the codicil to her husband's will, dated Eastham 5 Mar 1688/9.<ref>Roser, ''Mayflower Passenger References'', p. 252</ref> Katherine and Giles had ten children<ref>all but Elizabeth from Plymouth Colony Records</ref>; five sons and five daughters (Mary, Abigail, Deborah, Ruth [not known to have married] and Elizabeth [died young])

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 [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-26/#1722 Abigail Sparrow] died ''prob.'' Eastham bef. 1740. She married Eastham 6 Aug 1713 [[Mayo (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Samuel Mayo (II)]] and they had eight children: Rebecca (1714 m Paul Higgins), Samuel (1716), Thomas (1718), Phebe (1720/1 m William Crosby [II]), Abigail (1722/3 ''prob.'' m John Hull), Reliance (1724/5 ''prob.'' m Lemuel Eldredge), Sarah (1727 m Samuel Paine) and Lois (1731 m Barnabas Howes).
-[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-26/#1723 Rebecca Sparrow] died Canterbury, CT 15 Sep 1736. She married Eastham or Truro 20 Oct 1720 Joshua Paine and they had nine children: Joshua (1721), Ruth (1723-1740 unm.), Abijah (1725), Elijah (1725-1734), Sparrow (1726-1734), Benajah (1728), Ephraim (1730), Rebecca (1732 m Samuel Dyer [II]) and Ichabod Sparrow.
+[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-26/#1723 Rebecca Sparrow] died Canterbury, CT 15 Sep 1736. She married Eastham or Truro 20 Oct 1720 [[Paine (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Joshua Paine]] and they had nine children: Joshua (1721), Ruth (1723-1740 unm.), Abijah (1725), Elijah (1725-1734), Sparrow (1726-1734), Benajah (1728), Ephraim (1730), Rebecca (1732 m Samuel Dyer [II]) and Ichabod Sparrow.
 [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-27/#883 Abigail Sears] was born Harwich 23 Nov 1711 and died Southeast, NY 27 Jul 1795. She married Yarmouth 20 Sep 1738 Peter Hall and they had seven children: Elizabeth (1739 m Nathan Green), Mary (1741 m Benjamin Sears), Morten (1743), Abigail (1745), [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg96.htm#5641 Bathsheba] (1748 m James Foster), David (1756) and Peter (c1757).

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	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-22/#768] was born ''prob.'' Chatham about 1697 died bef. 20 Jan 1735. She married<ref>Some records state she also married (Capt.) David Butler.</ref> ''prob.'' Chatham abt 1720 Jeremiah Eldredge and they had ''at least'': Elizabeth, Jeremiah and ''poss.'' [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg90.htm#5240 Lydia] (c1739 m Barzillai Hopkins).		[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-22/#768] was born ''prob.'' Chatham about 1697 died bef. 20 Jan 1735. She married<ref>Some records state she also married (Capt.) David Butler.</ref> ''prob.'' Chatham abt 1720 Jeremiah Eldredge and they had ''at least'': Elizabeth, Jeremiah and ''poss.'' [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg90.htm#5240 Lydia] (c1739 m Barzillai Hopkins).

−	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-22/#769 Mary Hamilton] was born Chatham abt 1699 and died 1761. She married Eastham 27 Jan 1721/2 Judah ~~ayo~~ and they had ten children: [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg90.htm#5262 Lydia] (1722/3 m Prince Young), Mary (m Joseph Doane & Samuel Freeman), Richard, [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg91.htm#4236 Barbara] (c1731 m George Smith), Ruth (m. ____), Elizabeth (m Caleb Nickerson), Judah (c1736), Hannah (m ____) Samuel and Priscilla (m ____).	+	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-fifth-generation-22/#769 Mary Hamilton] was born Chatham abt 1699 and died 1761. She married Eastham 27 Jan 1721/2 [[Mayo (Y-DNA)#Third Generation \|Judah Mayo]] and they had ten children: [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg90.htm#5262 Lydia] (1722/3 m Prince Young), Mary (m Joseph Doane & Samuel Freeman), Richard, [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg91.htm#4236 Barbara] (c1731 m George Smith), Ruth (m. ____), Elizabeth (m Caleb Nickerson), Judah (c1736), Hannah (m ____) Samuel and Priscilla (m ____).

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 <big>'''IMPORTANT:'''</big>  [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]
-==Background==
+==Paper Trail==
 For further information see * John D. Austin, F.A.S.G., ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 6 (Hopkins), General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, 2001.
-===Biography===
+===First Generation===
 [http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whelden-1 Katherine Whelden] was the second child and daughter of Gabriel Whelden<ref>Gabriel's wife was named Jane in an Aug 1637 record, but it is unknown if this was his only wife or not. See NEHGReg article on Whelden family.</ref><ref>There is a possibility that [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Mary Crocker]], wife of [[Howland (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |John Howland (III)]] was a great-granddaughter of Gabriel Whelden. Gabriel's daughter, Mary married a Richard Taylor. There are two contemporary Richard Taylors who could be her husband. Both were tailer's one living in Yarmouth and the other in Boston. Richard Taylor of Yarmouth was the father of Hannah Taylor and Hannah married [[Crocker (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |(Deacon) Job Crocker]].</ref>, baptized at St. Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire England 6 Mar 1616/7.<ref>[http://www.jliptrap.us/gen/nehgr.pdf?fbclid=IwAR10u8PRSyEFVW8y5AgwTkvLibcqkluO3EwH2Udku5wLvCXVffhR9YbG834 NEHGReg article on Whelden family]</ref> She married at Plymouth 9 Oct 1639 [[Hopkins (Y-DNA)#Second Generation |Giles Hopkins]][https://pilgrimhopkins.com/heritage-lineage-descendants-second-generation/#11].<ref>Plymouth Colony Records 1:134</ref> She was last mentioned as living in the codicil to her husband's will, dated Eastham 5 Mar 1688/9.<ref>Roser, ''Mayflower Passenger References'', p. 252</ref> Katherine and Giles had ten children<ref>all but Elizabeth from Plymouth Colony Records</ref>; five sons and five daughters (Mary, Abigail, Deborah, Ruth [not known to have married] and Elizabeth [died young])

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 [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg43.htm#1721 Hannah Sparrow] died after 1737. She married Eastham abt 1710 John Hurd and they had eight children: [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg95.htm#5772 Sarah] (1711 m Seth Covell), Rebecca, Joseph (1716/7), Deborah (1718/9 m Abial Crosby), Benjamin, John, Joshua and [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg95.htm#5506 Hannah] (1730/1 m Theodorus Hopkins).
-[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg44.htm#1722 Abigail Sparrow] died ''prob.'' Eastham bef. 1740. She married Eastham 6 Aug 1713 Samuel May and they had eight children: Rebecca (1714 m Paul Higgins), Samuel (1716), Thomas (1718), Phebe (1720/1 m William Crosby [II]), Abigail (1722/3 ''prob.'' m John Hull), Reliance (1724/5 ''prob.'' m Lemuel Eldredge), Sarah (1727 m Samuel Paine) and Lois (1731 m Barnabas Howes).
+[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg44.htm#1722 Abigail Sparrow] died ''prob.'' Eastham bef. 1740. She married Eastham 6 Aug 1713 [[Mayo (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Samuel Mayo (II)]] and they had eight children: Rebecca (1714 m Paul Higgins), Samuel (1716), Thomas (1718), Phebe (1720/1 m William Crosby [II]), Abigail (1722/3 ''prob.'' m John Hull), Reliance (1724/5 ''prob.'' m Lemuel Eldredge), Sarah (1727 m Samuel Paine) and Lois (1731 m Barnabas Howes).
 [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg44.htm#1723 Rebecca Sparrow] died Canterbury, CT 15 Sep 1736. She married Eastham or Truro 20 Oct 1720 Joshua Paine and they had nine children: Joshua (1721), Ruth (1723-1740 unm.), Abijah (1725), Elijah (1725-1734), Sparrow (1726-1734), Benajah (1728), Ephraim (1730), Rebecca (1732 m Samuel Dyer [II]) and Ichabod Sparrow.

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 [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg45.htm#884 Mercy Sears] was born Harwich 21 Oct 1713 and died Yarmouth 28 Oct 1790. She married Harwich 10 Oct 1734 Philip Howes and they had six children (Yarmouth): Mary (1735 m Heman Howes), Seth (1737/8), Mercy (1740 m Joshua Howes), infant daughter (1743-1743), Ruth (1744 m Edward Howes) and Desire (1747 m Peter Howes).
-[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg45.htm#885 Ruth Sears] was born Harwich 4 Jul 1715 and died 27 Mar 1761. She married Harwich 21 May 1733 Joseph Sears and they had four children: Isaac (1734-1759), Stephen, Learned (son, 1738), Ruth (1740 m James Wing) and Joseph (1746)
+[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg45.htm#885 Ruth Sears] was born Harwich 4 Jul 1715 and died 27 Mar 1761. She married Harwich 21 May 1733 [[Sears (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Joseph Sears (II)]] and they had four children: Isaac (1734-1759), Stephen, Learned (son, 1738), Ruth (1740 m James Wing) and Joseph (1746)
 [https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg46.htm#886 Desire Sears] was born Harwich 9 Mar 1716/7 and died Harwich 13 Jan 1802. She married Harwich 4 Mar 1735/6 Lemuel Freeman and they had eight children (Harwich): Desire (1736 m Benjamin Thacher & Nathaniel Stone [II]), Ruth (1739 unm.), Mary (1741 m Stephen Hall), Grace (1743 m Judah Berry), Lemuel (1746), Seth, Cyrenus (1758) and Isaac (1759).

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	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#214] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-137 Rebecca Merrick] was born Eastham 28 Nov 1668 and died before May 1723. She married Eastham about 1690 [[Sparrow (Y-DNA)#Third Generation \|Jonathan Sparrow (II)]] and they had Hannah (c1690), Abigail (c1692), Jonathan (c1695), Joseph (c1697), Rebecca (c1700) and John.		[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#214] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-137 Rebecca Merrick] was born Eastham 28 Nov 1668 and died before May 1723. She married Eastham about 1690 [[Sparrow (Y-DNA)#Third Generation \|Jonathan Sparrow (II)]] and they had Hannah (c1690), Abigail (c1692), Jonathan (c1695), Joseph (c1697), Rebecca (c1700) and John.

−	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#220] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-8 Ruth Merrick] was born 1683 and died 1766. She married twice, first Samuel Sears (II) and second Harwich 7 Dec 1731 Chillingsworth Foster. By her first husband (Samuel Sears) Ruth had: Abigail (1711), Mercy (1713), Ruth (1715), Desire (1716/7), Mary (1718), Hannah (1720), Samuel (1721), Isaac (1723-1724/5), Seth (1725).	+	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#220] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-8 Ruth Merrick] was born 1683 and died 1766. She married twice, first [[Sears (Y-DNA)#Third Generation \|Samuel Sears (II)]] and second Harwich 7 Dec 1731 Chillingsworth Foster. By her first husband (Samuel Sears) Ruth had: Abigail (1711), Mercy (1713), Ruth (1715), Desire (1716/7), Mary (1718), Hannah (1720), Samuel (1721), Isaac (1723-1724/5), Seth (1725).

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−	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#214] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-137 Rebecca Merrick] was born Eastham 28 Nov 1668 and died before May 1723. She married Eastham about 1690 Jonathan Sparrow (II) and they had Hannah (c1690), Abigail (c1692), Jonathan (c1695), Joseph (c1697), Rebecca (c1700) and John.	+	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#214] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-137 Rebecca Merrick] was born Eastham 28 Nov 1668 and died before May 1723. She married Eastham about 1690 [[Sparrow (Y-DNA)#Third Generation \|Jonathan Sparrow (II)]] and they had Hannah (c1690), Abigail (c1692), Jonathan (c1695), Joseph (c1697), Rebecca (c1700) and John.

	[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#220] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-8 Ruth Merrick] was born 1683 and died 1766. She married twice, first Samuel Sears (II) and second Harwich 7 Dec 1731 Chillingsworth Foster. By her first husband (Samuel Sears) Ruth had: Abigail (1711), Mercy (1713), Ruth (1715), Desire (1716/7), Mary (1718), Hannah (1720), Samuel (1721), Isaac (1723-1724/5), Seth (1725).		[https://pilgrimhopkins.com/lineageHome.php?pafg11.htm#220] [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-8 Ruth Merrick] was born 1683 and died 1766. She married twice, first Samuel Sears (II) and second Harwich 7 Dec 1731 Chillingsworth Foster. By her first husband (Samuel Sears) Ruth had: Abigail (1711), Mercy (1713), Ruth (1715), Desire (1716/7), Mary (1718), Hannah (1720), Samuel (1721), Isaac (1723-1724/5), Seth (1725).