Thirty-seventh in a series of biographical sketches of qualifying ancestors of the Jamestowne Society whose descendants belong to the First Mississippi CompanyVirginia Bermuda plymouth, maStephen Hopkins was born in England, possibly Hampshire. By 1609 he was employed as a minister’s clerk. On 2 Jun 1609 Hopkins set sail for Virginia on the Sea Venture, leaving behind his wife Mary and three children. Hopkins was shipwrecked on Bermuda until 10 May 1610, when he set sail with Governor Thomas Gates and the other passengers of the Sea Venture on two smaller boats constructed on Bermuda to carry the survivors on to Virginia. He had narrowly escaped hanging while in Bermuda because he had questioned Governor Gates’ authority, leading to his conviction for mutiny; but he was granted a pardon. When he arrived in Jamestown, he witnessed the Jamestowne settlement after the starving time of the winter of 1609-1610. Hopkins and all the colonists wanted to return to England, but they were forced to stay by the arrival of the new governor, Lord de la Ware. Mary Hopkins, aged 33, died unexpectedly and was buried in Hursley, Hampshire, England on 9 May 1613. After receiving word in Jamestowne about Mary’s death, Hopkins returned to England to care for his orphaned children: Elizabeth, Constance, and Giles. Back in England, Hopkins married Elizabeth Fisher at St. Mary Whitechapel in London on 19 Feb 1617/18. Stephen and Elizabeth Hopkins embarked on the Mayflower in 1620 with children Constance and Giles. It is possible that Stephen and Mary Hopkins’ daughter named Elizabeth had died by 1620. When Hopkins wrote his will on 6 Jun 1644, he asked to be buried next to his wife Elizabeth. The destination of the Mayflower had originally been the Virginia Colony; but after landing at Cape Cod, strong winter seas kept the Mayflower from sailing on to Virginia The children of Stephen Hopkins by Mary were (1) Constance who married Nicholas Snow in Plymouth and had 12 children; and (2) Giles who married Catherine Wheldon in Plymouth and had 10 children. Stephen’s children with Elizabeth were (1) Damaris, born in England and died young in Plymouth; (2) Oceanus, born on the Mayflower and died young; (3) Caleb, born in Plymouth and died in Barbados as a seaman; (4) Deborah who married Andrew Ring and had 6 children; (5) Damaris 2 who married Jacob Cooke and had 7 children; (6) Ruth who died unmarried; and (7) Elizabeth who died unmarried. The burial place of Stephen Hopkins is unknown. Ancestor of First Mississippi Company Members John Willie Green, Jr., Beverly Zeller Herring
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 Thirty-seventh in a series of biographical sketches of qualifying ancestors of the Jamestowne Society whose descendants belong to the First Mississippi Company  Mary Addy
1602 - after 1628 Henrico County, VA Mary Addy, daughter of Francis Addy of Darton, Yorkshire married Christopher Branch on 2 Sep 1619 at St Marin, Ludgate, London. In March 1620 she sailed to Virginia on the London Merchant with her husband and settled with him in Henrico County, VA. She is listed in the 1624/25 Muster with her husband and son Thomas and bore more sons, William and Christopher, after the Muster. Qualifying Ancestor of First Mississippi Company member Charles David Hill Adria Hoare 1604-1626 Henrico County, Virginia Adria Hoare was baptized 28 Aug 1604 in Buckinghamshire, England. She arrived in Virginia in 1621 on the Marmaduke at age 20. At the time of the Muster of 1624/25, at age 23, she was married to Thomas Harris, who was fifteen years her senior. She and Thomas Harris had two children, William and Mary. Qualifying ancestor for First Mississippi Company member Charles David Bertrand Hill Cicely/Sisley Baley 1600-after 1631 Jamestown and Jordan’s Journey Cicely (also spelled Sisley) Baley was an Ancient Planter, arriving in Jamestown in 1611 on the Swan. Her maiden name is not known. She married three times and died sometime after 1631. Her first marriage in VA can be inferred from the 1624/24 Muster, as Cicely has a seven-year-old daughter named Temperance Baley (Bayly) living with her and two other children named Mary and Margaret Jordan. Her second husband Samuel Jordan is also dead by 1624/25, but Temperance Baley is an adjacent landholder in the 1620 patent of Samuel Jordan’s land, suggesting that Temperance Baley must have been the sole heir of her deceased father. Samuel Jordan of Charles City is described as a gentleman and ancient planter owning 700 acres, a combination of land from Cicely as an ancient planter in her own right and from Samuel’s land granted after ten years of service to the colony and for transporting other English men and women to VA. Samuel named his plantation “Jordan’s Journey” and was dead by April 1623 before his second daughter was born. The administration of his estate was granted to William Farrar. Immediately after the death of Samuel Jordan, Rev. Greville Pooley made an offer of marriage to Cicely while she was still pregnant with Jordan’s second child. Cicely said she would not marry until her second child was delivered. Pooley insisted that Cicely had entered into a contract of marriage with him and took Cicely to court for the first breach of promise case in America. The VA council heard the case on 4 June 1623. A reluctant witness was called who knew marriage had been offered by Pooley but was unable to testify as to Cicely’s reply. The matter, not being settled by the council, was sent to London for a decision, with the following note: “This Woman before Mr. Grivell Pooley called her into the Court, contracted her self to Mr. Willm Ferrar.” The Governor and the Council admitted that it did not know if the matter should be decided under canon or civil law. London, not knowing how to settle the case either, returned it back to VA. In January 1625 Pooley withdrew his claim, and Cicely Jordan then married William Farrar. Cicely and William Farrar had three children named Cicely, William, and John Farrar. There are many proven descendants from two of Cicely’s children: daughter Temperance Baley who married Richard Cocke and son William Farrar. Nothing is known about her daughters Mary and Margaret Jordan after they are named in the 1624/25 Muster of the Inhabitants of VA. Cicely was mentioned in a deed in 1631 and was known to be alive at that time. The exact year of her death is unknown. Qualifying ancestor for First Mississippi Company member Thomas Webster Walters |
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