Notes for Amey HOPKINS

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Notes for Amey HOPKINS

Amey's father was the first Commodore of the United States Navy and a distinguished and controversial figure in Rhode Island history. Her uncle Stephen Hopkins was a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island, and her brother John Burroughs Hopkins was also a Commodore in the Navy. Her father's house still stands in North Providence (April 1996).
On 24 October, 1797 she married Judge John Dorrance of Providence, probably in North Providence.[ "Mrs. Amey, of North Providence, and Hon. John Dorrance" as mentioned in the Providence Gazette of 21 Oct 1797]. He was a graduate of the class of 1774 at Brown University, and afterwards a tutor at that institution. He died in 1813 and is buried in the same cemetery as his wife.
#Amey CLARK, N. Providence, m. John DORRANCE, Providence, 24 October 1797
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See Deed [copy in file] dated 4 August 1795 [Essex County Deed Book C, p. 88] between Amy Clark, William A. Shute, and Matthias Williamson, executors of the last will and testament of John Clark, deceased, of Elizabeth Town and Joseph Lyon of the same place. This land was part of Clark's estate, and was sold to Lyon for $1500 - "one undiviided moity or half part" of a parcel of land...in Elizabeth Town being part of the real estate late of him the said John Clarkdeceased and by his said last will directed to be sold...formerly devised to teh said John Clark deceased by teh last will & testament of his father John Clark deceased date the second day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine." "One acre and thirty eight and a half pinches of land".
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She may have been born in Newport, Rhode Island....needs verification.

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