Stephen Hopkins (pilgrim)
Stephen Hopkins | |
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Portrayals of Stephen Hopkins and family in The Pilgrim Spirit (1921) | |
| Born | fl. 1579 |
| Died | 1644 (aged 64–65) |
| Other names | Stevin Hopkins [sic], Stephan Hopkins |
| Occupations | Adventurer, clerk, merchant, emissary, tanner, tavernkeeper |
| Known for | Mayflower Compact signatory, Sea Venture shipwreck survivor |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Kent (presumed), Elizabeth Fisher |
| Children | 10, including Oceanus Hopkins and Constance Hopkins (see Family) |
Steven Hopkins (fl. 1579 – d. 1644) was an English adventurer to the Virginia Colony and Plymouth Colony. Most notably, he was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620, one of 41 signatories of the Mayflower Compact, and an assistant to the governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636. He worked as a tanner and merchant and was recruited by the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London to provide the governance for the colony and to assist with the colony's ventures. He was the only Mayflower passenger with prior New World experience, having been shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1609 en route to Jamestown, Virginia. Hopkins lived in Jamestown from 1610 to 1614, then returned to England. Hopkins settled in Plymouth Colony and died there in 1644.