Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21384, Timothy Hopkins, R.I.
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Service R.I. Hopkins, Timothy Sarah 
Number W. 21384
B.L.Wt. 43502-160-55
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913
Rhode Island 
Sarah Hopkins
widow of Timothy Hopkins R.I.
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 55 Dollars [0] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 
27 day of July 1848
and sent to 
Franklin Greene
Providence R.I.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
February 2, 1848, Page 11 Vol. 3,
Reported 
Date of widows death 
not on [unknown]
252438
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252.458 act   mar 3/55
                   july 24/ 56

Sarah Hopkins
wid,
Timothy Hopkins
Srgt.

Sarah Hopkins
wid.
Timothy Hopkins
Srgt.

R.S. reg 48-913
Rev. Wat
Act: 16 aug, Sept: 11/56
[signature illegible]

Daniel Howard
Foster Center
K   R.J.


Nov 262-70
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence

On this Eleventh day of July in the year of out Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Six, Personally appeared Before me a Public Notary within and for the County of providence in the state aforesaid, Sarah Hopkins aged Ninety four years a resident of the Town of Burrillville in the said County of Providence and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the Widow of Timothy Hopkins formerly residing in the town of Scituate in the County and State aforesaid, deceased, who was a Sergeant in the revolutionary war. She further declares that she was married to the said Timothy Hopkins on the Seventh day of March in the year 1781, that her husband the aforesaid Timothy Hopkins died at said Scituate on the 29th day of January in the year Eighteen Hundred and Sixteen and that she has remarried a widow ever since that period. She further declares that she has applied for and attained the Pension certificate to which she was entitled in congruence of the services of her late husband the said Timothy Hopkins in the revolutionary War under the act of Congress passes February 2, 1848, which certificate bears date on the 24th day of July One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Eight, and is not in her possession nor has she or her late husband the said Timothy Hopkins even applied for a review any Bounty Land under an of the Acts of Congress heretofore passes. And as to the proof of services of her said husband the said Timothy Hopkins in the revolutionary war and the proof of her marrying to the said Timothy Hopkins and of his death she refers to the evidence in the department on which her pension was granted,
She makes the declaration of the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act of March 2, 1855, not, knowing that she is entitled to Bounty Land except for the above service,
witness
Arnold Ballon
Waterman S Tinkman

her
Sarah X Hopkins
mark,

The
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The foregoing Declaration was sworn to and subscribed
before me on the aforesaid Eleventh day of July 1856.
Daniel Howard Public Notary
We Emery Hopkins of Foster in the County of Providence and
State of Rhode Island, aged Seventy two years, and Augustus
Hopkins of Burrillville in the County and State aforesaid aged
Sixty three years, being duly sworn according to law, do depose and
say that we are personally acquainted with Sarah Hopkins
Widow of Timothy Hopkins deceased, who has made and subscribed
the foregoing declaration, that we were personally acquainted
with the said Timothy Hopkins and his wife the said Sarah during the
life time of the former and know that they lived together as
husband and wife, and to be so reputed, and we believe that said
Timothy Hopkins the husband of the said Sarah Hopkins was the
identical person who performed the Military services mentioned
in the foregoing declaration, that the above named Timothy Hopkins
is now dead, and the said Sarah Hopkins is now a Widow.
and we further declare that the said Sarah has now in her
possession the Pension certificate referred to in her declaration
which we have this day examined, and that she made and
subscribed said declaration in our presence, and further declare
that we are disinterested,
Emery Hopkins
Augustus Hopkins
The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed
on the aforesaid Eleventh day of July 1856. And I certify that I
know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the
person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in
this claim
Before me,
Daniel Howard Public Notary
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THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

PROVIDENCE, SC.

CLERK'S OFFICE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
PROVIDENCE, July 17th A. D. 1856

I, Amasa S. Westcott
Clerk of the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS of said State, within and for the County of Providence:
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Daniel Howard is and was in the 11th day of July A.D. 1856 a Public Notary in and for said County of Providence
duly appointed and qualified, and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and the acknowledgement of deeds and other instruments, and that the signature to the annexed Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN ATTESTATION WHEREOF, I hereto subscribe my name, and affix the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
Amasa S Westcott Clerk.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this fifth day of March 1844 personally
appeared before me Josiah Westcott associate
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within
said County Sarah Hopkinson now of
Scituate in said County aged eighty two
years who being sworn according to law,
doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the act of Congress passed July 7 1838
entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions
to certain widows" were that she is the
widow of Timothy Hopkins formerly of
said Scituate who was a soldier during
the war of the Revolution, that in the
year 1775 he enlisted as Sergeant for Eight
Months in Col Hitcocks regiment of
Rhode Island troops & marched down
to Roxbury & served out his term
& was honorable discharged, that he the
said Timothy afterward, performed a
neat deal of Military service in
the militia, in various companies and
regiments but it is out of her power
now to specify them she must therefore
rely on the (illegible) of those who served
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with him or knowing to his services-
And the said Sarah Hopkins further
declares that she was married to the
said Timothy Hopkins on the 7th day of
March AD 1781 as will appear by the Records
of said town a copy whereof is hereto
annexed, and that said Timothy departed
this life on the 29th day of January AD 1816
She was not married to him prior to his
having the service but the marriage
took place previous to the first of January
Eighteen hundred & ninety four to wit
at the time above mentioned
Sarah Hopkins
Providence Jc the City of Providence this 5th day of
March AD She personally appeared Sarah Hopkins &
made oath to the truth of the forgoing Declarate
by her subscried and I further certify that I am
well acquainted with said Sarah Hopkins and her
Statements are entitled to full credit
Before me Josiah West J. Chase Jr CC Chase
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14899
Sarah Hopkins
R.I.
Act 7 July 38
m 8. d16 -
76.
Aomd
75. Sergt 8 -
Spencer Exp - -1
Sullivan - - 1
79 at Warwick
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aomd
11 mo Sergt
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$55
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Also Act 3 March 43
- $55.
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No 6483
Benja Cowell
Providence
R Id
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I hereby certify that Timothy Hopkins Jr Son of Timothy Hopkins
of Scituate in the County of Providence Esquire and Sarah
Corner Daughter of Capt Joseph Coner of Said Scituate was
Lawfully joined together in marriage on the Seventh day of
March AD in (illegible) (illegible) hundred and eighty one
Recorded November 12th 1781. Per John Westcott Justice Peace
Pv John Heirs Town Clerk 
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy from Scituate
Town Records for Marriages at first Book Page 148 with the
exception of the date of the Marriage which is expressed on the
Record in fair legible figures as follows on the 7th day of
March A.D. 1781. Witness Josiah Westcott Town Clerk

I Josiah Westcott above named depose and say that I hold the
Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Scituate in the County of
Providence in the State of Rhode Island and that the above is
a true extract from the Records of said town of Scituate with
the exception above named as certified by me.
Witness Josiah Westcott Town Clk
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence ⎬ Ss In Providence, on this 12 day of February 1844
Then personally came before me Daniel Howard
associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said
County of Providence, Josiah Westcott abovenamed and made oath
to the truth of the above affadavit by him officially subscribed
Daniel Howard Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Secretary's Office May I. 1844

I Henry Bowen, Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof

Do Certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said State in time las, Josiah Westcott and Daniel Howard
were severally elected Associate Justices of the Court of Common Please within the County of Providence; and Gamaliel L Dwight a Justice of the Peace for the town of Providence in said County, for and until the first Tuesday of May then next, and severally Commissioned accordingly; as appears of record.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence the day and year above written.
Henry Bowen
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May 28, 1929
M.E.E.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, W.21384, it appears that Timothy Hopkins, Junior,
was the son of Timothy Hopkins, of Scituate, Providence
County, Rhode Island.
While residing there, he enlisted in 1775, and served
as sergeant in Captain Kimball's Company, Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment and was discharged January 1,
1776, having served eight months.
During the years 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780, he served at least one year in all as sergeant in various companies a part of the time in Captain Joseph Kimball's Rhode Island
Company, and was in Generals Spencer's and Sullivan's Rhode Island Expeditions.
He died January 29, 1816, at Scituate, Rhode Island.
The soldier married March 7, 1781, at said Scituate,
Sarah, the daughter of Captain Joseph Carver, of that
place.
She was allowed pension on her application executed
March 5, 1844, while residing at said Scituate, then aged eighty-two years.
In 1856, she was living in Burrillville, Rhode Island.
Their son, Emery Hopkins, aged sixty years in 1844,
was then a resident of Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island.
One Augustus Hopkins was a resident of Burrillville
in 1856, then aged sixty-three years, no relationship
stated.
The name, Horatio L. or Z., Hopkins, appears, no re-lationship stated.

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The beginning of this letter is its the claim of Earl Clapp. S.12490 sent to Hon Richard P Freeman for Mary B. Bishop. [Handwritten on left side]
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. D1384
Sarah Hopkins
Widow of
Timothy Hopkins
Serg't Rev War
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Act: Feb 2d 48
Index: -- Vol. J.A, Page 350
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1929 May 28, Hist to Hon Richard P. Freeman M. E. E.
1940, Mar. 19 - Hist to Mrs. John S Loomis MLB
[handwritten on side]
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43.502
Leo Assy
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Timothy Hopkins (R.I.)
W.21384
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Camp on Prospect Hill January the 1st 1776
Sergt Timothy Hopkins in the 14th Regt is hereby discharged from the continental Army By Israel Angell Major of the 14th Regt.
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6188
R. Island
Sarah Hopkins
widow of Timothy Hopkins
who was a Sergt
in the RI Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
50 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
25 day of Sept 1844
and sent to
Benj Correll
Providence RI
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 page  44
2 Certs
1838
1843 repo
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Aretrirn of the Main Guard Warrick March 9th 1777

Prisoners Names
Regt
Company
By Whom Confined
Where Confined
Crimes

A Detail of the Guard
Capt
Sergt.
Corporal
Drum fife
Private

Recd the Guard [indecipherable; blurred out]
Centinels
By Day
By Night

[Indecipherable]

33
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Scituate the [ ]d day of [remainder of sentence indecipherable]
Subscribers here by record [remainder of sentence indecipherable]
of a [ indecipherable] life and [remainder of sentence indecipherable]
and that he frequently [remainder of sentence indecipherable]
Scituates
[indecipherable]
Ezra Potter
Samuel Howland
Elisha Baldwin
Walter Walker
Gideon Harris
Thomas Harris
John Harris
 Hopkins, Timothy
R.I. W21384

[Right side indecipherable]
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8757
R. Island
Sarah Hopkins
widow of Timothy Hopdins
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the 29 Jany 1816
of Providence in the State of R I
who was a Sergt in the Co
Commanded by Captain of the
commanded by in
the R I line for 11 mos

Inscribed on the Roll of R Island
at the rate of 55 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of
Sept 1844 and sent to Benjn
Cowell Providence RI
Total amount,
$275.00
(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by F. L. Swan Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 109
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I, Emery Hopkins of Foster, in the
County of Providence and State of Rhode
Island &c. aged sixty years, do testify and
say, that Timothy Hopkins, late of Scituate,
in said County, was my father, and
Sarah Hopkins, who is now an applicant
for a pension is my mother. My father
died on the 29th day of January A.D. 1816
and my mother is now his widow. My
father was a revolutionary soldier. I
have heard him speak of his services
at Roxbury near Boston, in the
beginning of the war. I was with my
Father when he died.-
Emery Hopkins
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence Cn. In Providence, on this First day
of May, A.D. 1844, personally appeared before
me Emery Hopkins, subscriber to the afore
going deposition, and made oath of the
truth of the same, and I do certify that
said Hopkins is a credible witness
Gamaliel L Dwight

Justice of the Peace.
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Providence May 2 1844
Sir
I herewith enclose the application
of
Mrs Sarah Hopkins widow of Timothy
under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838
his discharge from the 8 months service in
75 & also another old paper left by him
among his papers, are also enclosed. This
letter bears date in 1777. and it corroborates
the deposition of the witness as to services in
that year. Samuel Kimball the only
witness now living, As witness says he &
Jonathan Smith were together I refer
you to Jonathan Smiths declaration
under the act of June 7 1832 for further
proof-
I am respectfully
year abt set
Benjin Cowell
J L Edwards Esq
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Sarah Hopkins
Ad
6188
admitted
Franklin Greene
Providence
RI
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this first day of June 1848 personally
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the
County of Providence, Sarah Hopkins, a resident in
the town of Scituate in the County aforesaid, aged
eighty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by
the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February 1848.
granting pensions to widows of persons who served
during the Revolutionary War
That she is the widow of Timothy Hopkins who was a Sergeant
in the war of the Revolution, and that she received
a pension of Fifty five dollars per annum, under the
act of 17th June 1844.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year above written
before me Franklin Greene
Justice of the Peace

Sarah X Hopkins
    mark
Attn Horatio L Hopkins

I further certify that the above named affiant is personally
known to me and that she is the same individual
who drew a pension, as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
Franklin Greene
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island 
County of Providence
I John W Smith Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in the County aforesaid being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Franklin Greene is a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in said capacity, and that his signatures to the foregoing are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Providence this
Nineteenth day of July 1848.
John W. Smith Clerk.
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MA Cemin
RI July 22
Ill
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
257LJ
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Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions
Foster R. Island July 21st 1856
-
Dear Sir
I herewith enclosed send
you the Declaration of Sarah Hopkins Widow of
Timothy Hopkins deceased, claiming Bounty land
under the act of March 3 1855. together with the
evidence in support of her claim,
Please to send her land Warrant
(in case the same is granted to me at Foster Center
R.I.
Your Obt Serv
to
Daniel Howard
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I Samuel Kimball of Scituate in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island on oath do testify and say that I shall be eighty two years of age next May that
I was formerly well acquainted with Timothy Hopkins of
Said Scituate Husband of Sarah Hopkins who is now
his widow living in said Scituate. And I further testify that I have a distinct recollection that in the year 1775 said Timothy enlisted in Capt Kimballs company and Col Hitchcocks regiment of Rhode Island Troops as a Sergent and marched down to Roxbury near Boston and was gone Eight months before he Returned I also recollected that Jonathan Smith was a lieutenant of the Same Company I did not live with said Timothy but I well remember of his
enlisting going and returning. he was gone eight
months, after this service I well remember a company of minute men was [Residing] in said Scituate, called the
Scituate Hunters said company was commanded
by Joseph Kimball, who was my Father and Brother to Stephen Kimball who went down to Roxbury in Hitchcock Regiment said Timothy was a Sergeant in
this Company during most all the war & while he
belonged to it. he did a great deal of service. Said Timothy was an active man and always went when he was Ordered. I well remember that in the fall of the year
1777. in October he was stationed at Tivertown as Sergeant in said company a month this was in Spencers Expedition also in the same year he was stationed at Warwick in the same Capacity in said Company
-
I saw him in both places Jonathan Smith was a
Lieutenant in said Company at the same time and was then also, he served at Warwick work as much as two months after Spencers Expedition I also remember that he was in Sullivans Expedition in August 1778 a Sergeant said Company stationed on Rhode Island
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I was in Col Crarays regiment at that time in General Corwals Brigade and have a distinct recollection of seeing him his serviceses at Warwick was in the fall about
November & December 1777. According to my best recollection Tiverton was about forty miles from home & Warwick about fifteen miles. I also Remember that in the order
1779. he did Service in same Company Stationed at said Warwick at the house of Mr Backwood, this I remember I did not serve with him but I have not the least doubt said Timothy Served as much as twelve months in the years 1777. 1778. 1779 & 1780. He was all the time a Sergeant in said Company Called the Scituate Hunters
said Timothy was an action man and alway Ready to do his duty,
Samuel Kimbell
Processed in Scituate April 6th AD 44. personally
appeared Before me the Subscriber, Samuel Kimball
Subscriber to the above Deposition and made oath
in due form of said to the truth of said deposition
Before me Josiah Westcott J. C. C. Pleas
I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Samuel Kimball his statements and entitled to full credit
Witness Josiah Westcott J.C.C. Pleas
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Winnetka, Ill.
1149 Spruce St.,
Feb. 26, 1940.

The Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;

Some time ago you were most gracious and kind to me and tried to help me find our Hopkins ancestor who served in the Revolution. At that time I believed his name to have been Stephen Hopkins. I got that date
from a book but have since proved the book incorrect. Our Hopkins ancestor who served in the Revolution was named Timothy Hopkins. His son, Thomas Hopkins, was born in 1762. Thomas married in Rhode Island Orpha Malavery.
There is record of a Timothy Hopkins who was a sergeant in Capt. Kimball's Company in Col. Hitchcock's regiment in 1775. Could this be
the man whose record I seek? I feel that this time there should be a charge on your part to look in your records again for me. Please tell me the amount and I will send it.
If this Timothy Hopkins had a son Thomas would you kindly send me any data you happen to have on him and his family. I shall be so pleased all to receive any information at all that you have on any possible Timothy
Hopkins. I judge he would be from Rhode Island or possibly Vermont New Hampshire or New York. I do not know the name of Timothy Hopkins' wife.
Thank you for reading this,

Margaret White Loomis
Mrs. John S. Loomis
1149 Spruce St., Winnetka, Ill.
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March 19, 1940
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
TIMOTHY HOPKINS
W. 21384
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. John S. Loomis
1149 Spruce Street
Winnetka, Illinois

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the record of Stephen Hopkins which was sent you as possibly that of your Revolutionary War ancestor, has since proved to be incorrect, and that his name, instead, is Timothy, who served as sergeant in Captain Kimball's company, Colonel Hitchcock's regiment. You state that his son, Thomas, born in 1762, married in Rhode Island Orpha Malavery and you desire to know the cost of furnishing Timothy Hopkins' record.
You are furnished herein the record of Timothy Hopkins as found in the papers of the claims for pension and bounty land under
File No. W. 21384, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. No charge is made for furnishing this record.
Timothy Hopkins was the son of Timothy, of Scituate, Rhode Island. The date and place of his birth and name of his mother were
not given.
While residing in Scituate, Rhode Island, Timothy Hopkins enlisted in 1775 and served as sergeant in Captain Kimball's company,
Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island regiment, stationed at Roxbury, and was discharged January 1, 1776, after having served a tour of eight months. He served again in 1777 on Spencer's Rhode Island Expedition, and in August, 1778, went on Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition, also served in 1779 and 1780 at various times, during which period of
four years served twelve months as sergeant in various companies, a part of the time in Captain Joseph Kimball's Rhode Island company,
The soldier died in Scituate, Rhode Island, January 29, 1816.
Timothy Hopkins married March 7, 1781, Sarah Carver, daughter of Captain Joseph Carver, of Scituate, Rhode Island, where they were married and their marriage was recorded in the Town Clerk's Office. The date and place of birth of Sarah and name of her mother are not shown.
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Sarah Hopkins was allowed pension on account of the Revolutionary War service of her husband, Timothy, on her application
executed March 5, 1844, at which time she was aged eighty-two years and a resident of Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.
Soldier's widow, Sarah, while living in Burrillvile, Providence County, Rhode Island, applied July 11, 1856, for bounty land which
was due her, also, for the service of her husband, and was granted one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on Warrant 43502, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
In 1844, Emery Hopkins, son of Timothy and Sarah Hopkins, was aged sixty years and a resident of Foster, Providence County, Rhode
Island, and was still living there in 1856, when he testified jointly with one Augustus Hopkins, aged sixty-three years and a resident of
Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, in behalf of soldier's widow, Sarah; their relationship not stated.
In 1848, one Horatio L. or Z. Hopkins witnessed the signature by mark of soldier's widow, Sarah Hopkins, in Providence County, Rhode Island, his relationship to the family not shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Sarah Hopkins, soldier's widow, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Sarah Hopkins, widow of Timothy, certificate No. 913, issued July 27, 1848, rate $55 per annum, commenced March 4,1848, Act of February 2, 1848, Rhode Island Agency.
If you desire information relative to the location of the bounty land granted Sarah Hopkins for service of her husband, Timothy, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of the act under which issued.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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