Disappointing to some, there is no proven connection between our family line and the Mayflower Hopkins line. This does not mean we are not related, just that there is no proof of any connection other than the common use of the names Stephen and Bethia, which could be purely coincidental.
There is a book that was published by Timothy Hopkins, John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1634 and Some of His Descendants which was written in 1932. Timothy Hopkins was the adopted son of the famous Mark Hopkins' wife. (We are related to him but not descended from him) My Grandmother Holly Tisdale Hopkins remembers someone coming to their door to sell them one but they could not afford it at that time. You can view this book on microfilm at the LDS Family History Center or there is also a digital edition and I will provide links below. It is a lot of information, though with any non-primary source, I recommend checking the information. I know for a fact that there are errors, because the above mentioned Holly is listed as Hope. Presumably there may be other errors, though all in all it is an interesting work.
As we do our research, we need to be diligent as many are focused on making certain connections that would either further the renown of the family tree or give connections further back. However it is my belief that these are just names on a paper and mean nothing unless the research is genuine and evidence is available.
Here is our lineage:
John Hopkins 1634
Stephen Hopkins
Lt John Hopkins
Consider Hopkins 1687
Consider Hopkins 1723
Mark Hopkins (not the famous one)
Erastus Hopkins
William Wadsworth Hopkins
Sedgewick Erastus Hopkins
Links Regarding Early Hopkins Family:
Our Hopkins Family
Society of the Descendants of Hartford, Connecticut
Historic Sites of Hartford, Connecticut
Digital Editions Copy of John Hopkins Book
John Hopkins and Jane Unknown
Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower
Mark Hopkins of the Big Four
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