![]() Hopkins could not go back of such returns. Hopkins’ house that he lay under the table in a beastly manner and was taken up between two.” William Reynolds supplied convincing evidence for the prosecution on this occasion. Also, for suffering servants to sit drinking in his house (contrary to orders of this court) and to play at shouvel board and such like misdemeanors is therefore fined 40 shillings.” He kept the Plymouth saloon, and in 1637 was arrested “for suffering men to drink in his house upon the Lord’s day, before the meeting be ended – more than for ordinary refreshing. This section reported additional problems with Hopkins: This article had another section about Hopkins: Boston Journal (Boston, Massachusetts), 13 August 1899, page 9 He was frequently in conflict with the civil authority. While a member of the Council, by an assault on one of his colleagues, he broke the King’s peace and was heavily fined. He had “much knowledge of the Scriptures and could reason well in them.” He was on the Governor’s Council several years, but proved stubborn and bellicose. Stephen Hopkins was a prominent character in New Plymouth. (Note the misuse of the term Puritans – the first settlers in Plymouth are called Pilgrims.) This long article included this section: Boston Journal (Boston, Massachusetts), 13 August 1899, page 9 Criminality Had Its Predecessor in the Ranks of the Puritans,” and Hopkins has a feature spot. The Boston Journal published an article entitled “Rogues of Plymouth. He got into a skirmish with a neighbor, and his servants proved to be just as fiery. He did not stop with high-cost brew – he moved on to gouge customers on bigger wares. Then, he pulled a Dionis Coffin, charging more for his beer than the allowable price. His new position did not mean he submitted his will, however, and records show he locked horns with the authorities and others in the colony.įirst, he operated a tavern without a license. ![]() Courtesy of Stephen Miner, author of “Miner Descent” blog archives.Īfter Hopkins set up his new digs in Plymouth Colony, he eventually was appointed to a position as Assistant to the Governor. Photo: Stephen Hopkins reenactor at Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts. See: ‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 1). Stephen Hopkins may have made mutinous suggestions while aboard the Mayflower – but that pales in comparison to what occurred after he stepped ashore on Cape Cod. Melissa is a genealogist who has a blog, AnceStory Archives, and a Facebook group, New England Family Genealogy and History. Introduction: In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the trouble that seemed to continually follow Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins.
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