William(3) HOPKIRK, born 7 Nov. 1714, Melrose to William(2) HOPKIRK and Isobel HUNTER
On 15 May 1738 a son was born to William HOPKIRK and Susanna WANLESS, out of wedlock. The son's name is not known. William was rebuked by the congregation.
William(3) HOPKIRK married Isobel TAIT on 13 October 1739, Melrose
Children:
Isobel(4) HOPKIRK, 7 Dec
1740, Melrose. Baptism witnesses: William (2) HOPKIRK & John TAIT
(probably
the grandfathers)
William(4) HOPKIRK, 17 Mar 1745, Melrose. Baptism witnesses: John TAIT & William(2) HOPKIRK
William(4)HOPKIRK,11 May 1746, Melrose. Baptism witnesses: William(2) HOPKIRK & John TAIT
Margeret(4) HOPKIRK, 6 Nov 1748, Melrose. Baptism witnesses: John TAIT & William BELL
Isobel4) HOPKIRK, 3 Mar 1751, Melrose. Baptsim witnesses: John DAWSON & Thomas MARR
Isobel TAIT may have died in childbirth, because on 30 Dec 1752 in Melrose,
William(3) HOPKIRK married
Margeret LAWRIE. She had been married to William COOK, and probably he had
died also.
It may have been more a marriage of convenience.
This second marriage of William(3) HOPKIRK and Margeret LAWRIE had two children:
James(4) HOPKIRK, born 16 May
1756, Melrose. The Hopkirk's of South Africa, USA, and New Zealand
are
descended from James HOPKIRK and Anne WRIGHT. James(4) HOPKIRK was
a shoemaker
in
Melrose, Scotland. He died in June of 1841 and as mentioned in the letter
of William(5) HOPKIRK's
wife
to their children in the USA, he was buried next to his recently deceased
grandson James(6) HOPKIRK.
James(4)
HOPKIRK & Anne WRIGHT had the following children:
Agnes(5) HOPKIRK, 21 Apr 1778. Agnes died 6 days after she was born.
Anne(5) HOPKIRK, 25 Apr 1779. Probably the name of the mothers' mother)
William(5) HOPKIRK, born 25 Dec 1780, mariried Isabelle
Home(USA & New Zealand Hopkirks)
(Named after fathers' father) (Christened 7 January
1781 in Jedburgh)
James(5) HOPKIRK, born around 1784, married Jean Turnbull, 21 Jun 1804. (Named after father)
David(5) HOPKIRK, 21 Jun 1787, married Margeret Greive, 11 May 1811(South African & some London Hopkirks)
John(5) HOPKIRK, 5 Jul 1789
Margeret(5) HOPKIRK, 22 May 1791. (Named after father's mother)
Alexander(5) HOPKIRK, christened 2 Jun 1793. Died 27 September 1793, age 5 months of chincough.
Walter(5) HOPKIRK, born 26 Oct 1794, married Janet PEASTON
Robert(5) HOPKIRK, 30 Apr 1797, unmarried, a Bootmaker
Mary(5) HOPKIRK, 4 Aug 1799, unmarried Mary was still living as of the 1881
census.
She was listed as living at "High Street" in Melrose
and being age 80, unmarried, and born in Melrose.
Thomas HOPKIRK, born 21 January 1803 and christened 10 April 1803, both at Melrose.
Alexander(4) HOPKIRK, born 18
Feb 1759, Melrose. Died 8 Nov 1826 & buried at the Melrose Abbey.
Alexander(4) HOPKIRK married Barbara AMOS. Their children
were:
Betty(5) HOPKIRK, 17 Nov 1782
Jean(5) HOPKIRK, Christened 17 Apr 1785. Died in 14 April 1800 of fever. Age listed as 16.
William(5) HOPKIRK, 13 Feb 1789. (Named after father's father)
Christian(5) HOPKIRK, 6 Mar 1791
Margeret(5) HOPKIRK, 30 Jun 1793(Named after father's mother)
Anne(5) Mercer HOPKIRK, 1 Nov 1795 She may have been named after Agnes
Mercer HOPKIRK who
was married to another James HOPKIRK.
Agnes HOPKIRK had just died. This leads us to
believe that Agnes was probably
an Aunt.
David(5) Erskine HOPKIRK, 16 Feb 1800
Jean(5) HOPKIRK, 22 Aug 1802
Home or Family Trees
updated 24 September 2007