James Hopkins SR 1750 ~1825
Revolutionary War Veteran
Hopkins Grave Marker MAP <—Link
ID: I1335
Name: Mary (Wife of)
Given Name: Mary
Sex: M
James HOPKINS , Sr. (of Scotch-Irish descent)
1750 – Mar 1825
BIRTH: 1750 (Ireland)
DEATH: Mar 1825, Antis, Blair Co., PA
Ancestral File #: WWNP-99
_UID: FEB61063292FD5118CE000A0CCE18C8E3866
Change Date: 19 Aug 2005 at 22:02:47
Marriage 1 James HOPKINS Sr. b: ABT 1750
Married: ABT 1774 in Pennsylvania 1
Children
Link to James Hopkins Sr. Page
Siblings: (Unconfirmed)
Mary
Wife:
Unknown Hopkins (born Mary)
- Sons: Samuel, Joseph, James Jr., John, Jonathan W., and Benjamin.
- Daughters: Elizabeth (married into the Igou family), Mary (married Joseph Burley), and Emily (married into the Burley family).
James is said to be buried in the Mary Ann Forge Cemetery (which doesn’t exist today) but research has proven that this graveyard is in the center (old part) of the Logan Valley Cemetery in Antis Twp, Bellwood, PA.
From the book “History of Blair and Huntingdon Counties” Samuel Martin located near Mary Ann Forge prior to 1824. He was a brother-in-law of Edward Bell (founder of Bellwood \ Bells Mills), an early school-teacher, and the first to build woolen-mills in the township. About the year 1826, he established the first Sunday-school, the sessions being held in the school near the burial-ground. Benjamin Hopkins was the first school director.
The Mary Ann Forge School was located on the tract of land the Logan Valley Cemetery occupies today on Cemetery Road from Route 220 to Bellwood’s Main Street. The school building was used by the Methodist and the Baptist congregations when they first formed in the 1840’s.
Quoted from :
History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania
By J. Simpson Africa (Pg. 40)
“Of the burial-ground mentioned an old resident informs us that in 1824, the remains of but six persons had been placed there, five of whom were John Bell, Sr., and his wife, Old Mr. Hopkins [James Sr died 3/1825] and his wife, and Joshua Williamson, the father of old “Jim” Williamson.
Mary Hopkins who married Joseph Burley was the daughter of James Hopkins, Sr. and his wife, Mary. Her siblings were Samuel, James, Joseph, Jonathan, Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Emily. This is documented in File S-N049, p.29 of the August 1830 proceedings of the Huntingdon Co., PA Orphans Court. Mary is buried next to the Bells in this cemetery. Elizabeth married a Burley (first settlers of Tyrone) as did Emily and Mary an Igou. The Igou’s were neighbors of the Hopkins and Bells, in Bellwood, PA. James Hopkins Sr’s Grandson Hiram H Hopkins was also a Civil War Captain and owned the first livery in Bellwood, PA.
This (below) is the location of the James Hopkins farm land in Bellwood PA next to the Igou’s (Igou Lane). The “Old Black Rd is now “Bell-Tip” (Tipton) Rd which is the location of the Bald Eagle Indian Trail.
The notes below came to me via email from a handwritten record in an old family bible. I was unable to get back into contact with the individual that email this information to me.
The Hopkins family lived in Antes Township, Blair County, Pa. All of the children were born there. The place where they lived was called Sinking Valley, but it is not a town. In about 1852 most of the Hopkins [(James Sr, his wife Mary and their son James Jr had already died)] family travelled [sic] down the Ohio River on a flatboat and then up the Mississippi to Muscatine, Iowa where they caught the railroad to Iowa City, Iowa. Two married daughters remained in Pennsylvania. Some of the children were already married and had families, so the company was rather large. The younger children were married in Iowa.
This list of children born to James and Mary Hopkins was taken from the hand written record of Blanch Hopkins McCracken. However, the records sent by Peggy Hopkins Jack, shows 2 other Hopkins men from the Blair Co., Pa. area. Samuel Hopkins born 1771 and John Hopkins born 1775.
- Name: Mary (Wife of)
- Sex: F
- Birth: 1752 in Pa.
- Note:
From the book “The History of Blair County Pennsylvania”
1830 Mary owned 147 acres, 1 horse and 1 cow.Marriage 1 James Hopkins b: 1750 in Pa.- Married: ABT 1774 in Pennsylvania
- Note:
I believe Mary or Elizabeth married a Bell (Bellwood) and is buried next to the Bell and James in the cematary:
James’ daughters married prominent neighbors that were likely also Ulster Scot military veterans.
James is noted on the DAR website as:
Associated Ancestor (Revolutionary)
HOPKINS, JAMES
Ancestor #: A215663
Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: CAPTAIN
Birth: (CIRCA) 1750
Death: 3- -1825 ANTIS TWP HUNTINGDON CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Source: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 2, PP 201, 219; 3RD SER, VOL 22, P 732
Service Description: 1) COL CROOKS, 5TH BATTALION, WASHINGTON CO MILITIA
2) SUFFERED DEPREDATION, 1781
