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==Status summary==
 
As of August 30, 2018
 
* Page created for Mary (poss. Kent), first wife of Stephen Hopkins
 
* recruitment of individuals who are mtDNA descendants of Mary (poss. Kent) Hopkins. Folks who are mtDNA descendants are encouraged to contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)
 
  
==Background==
 
===Biography===
 
Not much is currently known about Mary, first wife of Stephen Hopkins. Noted Mayflower families researcher, Caleb Johnson, states she was possibly the daughter of Robert and Joan (Machell) Kent of Hursley, co. Hampshire.<ref>[http://mayflowerhistory.com/hopkins-stephen/ Caleb Johnson's Mayflower History blog]</ref> They were married about 1603 as they had children baptized (at Hursley) 13 May 1604 (Elizabeth), 11 May 1606 (Constance), and 30 Jan 1607/8 (Giles).<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/152039210/person/262016416486/facts Ancestry.com tree created by Raymond T. Wing]</ref> Mary was buried at Hursley on 9 May 1613.<ref>TAG 73:163 from Parish register</ref>
 
 
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==mtDNA Results==
 
We are currently looking for volunteers who are matrilineal descendants of Mary to take a full mtDNA test.
 
 
===mtDNA Descendants===
 
FIRST GENERATION
 
 
Mary & Stephen had one son (Giles) and two daughters (Elizabeth & Constance). Elizabeth did not come to New Plimouth with her father, and is believed to have died before 1620.
 
 
 
SECOND GENERATION
 
 
Constance was baptized at Hursley, Hants 11 May 1606. She married Nicholas Snow sometime shortly before the 1627 Cattle Division. Bradford stated they had twelve children, but only the names of nine of them are currently known. Of these nine there were five sons and four daughters (Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth & Ruth)<ref>More than a few sources state one of the other three children was a daughter Constance who married Deacon Daniel Doane, but there is really no evidence to support this belief.</ref>
 
 
 
THIRD GENERATION
 
 
Mary Snow was born about 1630 and married (Eastham Jul 1650) Thomas Paine. They had nine sons and two daughters (Mary c1651-1705 & Dorcas 1669-1707)
 
 
Sarah Snow was born about 1632 and married (Eastham 25 Jan 1654) William Walker. They had four sons and two daughters (Sarah 1662-1693 & Elizabeth 1664-1697)
 
 
Elizabeth Snow was born about 1640 and married (Eastham 13 Dec 1665) Thomas Rogers. They had five sons and two daughters (Elizabeth 1666-1704 & Hannah 1669-1733)
 
 
Ruth Snow was born about 1644 and married (Eastham 10 Dec 1666) Lieut. John Cole. They had three sons and five daughters (Ruth, Hepzibah<ref>Some sources state she married Daniel Doane in Jul 1696, but proof is lacking</ref>, Hannah [who never married], Mary [who never married], & Sarah [who never married])
 
 
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==External Links==
 
[http://mayflowerhistory.com/hopkins-stephen/ Caleb Johnson's Mayflower History blog]
 
 
[http://home.pilgrimhopkins.com/history Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society History page]
 
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(Mayflower_passenger) Wikipedia article on Stephen Hopkins]
 
 
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34165491 Find-a-grave entry for Mary, wife of Stephen Hopkins]
 
 
[https://www.themayflowersociety.org/ General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD)]
 

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