Frederick Naaman Cone's Descent from Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower

Continuing my series of Pilgrims in the Cone Family Tree, today I add information on Stephen Hopkins another of the 'Strangers' who accompanied the 'Saints' on the Mayflower in 1620.

Frederick Naaman Cone, son of William Warner and Eliza (Utley) Cone
William Warner Cone, son of Naaman and Joanna (Warner) Cone,
Joanna Warner, daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Hopkins) Warner,
Rhoda Hopkins, daughter of Elisha and Druscilla (Conant) Hopkins,
Elisha Hopkins, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Merrick) Hopkins,
Nathaniel Hopkins, son of Nathaniel and Mercy (Mayo) Hopkins,
Nathaniel Hopkins, son of Stephen and Mary (Merrick) Hopkins,
Stephen Hopkins, son of Giles and Catherine (Wheldon) Hopkins,
Giles Hopkins, son of Stephen and Mary (?) Hopkins

Actually both Giles and Stephen were passengers on the Mayflower.

Because there were so few people in New England in those early years, one is often related in more than one way to those first settlers. Such is the case in our lines to Stephen Hopkins as demonstrated below;

Frederick Naaman Cone, son of William Warner and Eliza (Utley) Cone
William Warner Cone, son of Naaman and Joanna (Warner) Cone,
Joanna Warner, daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Hopkins) Warner,
Rhoda Hopkins, daughter of Elisha and Druscilla (Conant) Hopkins,
Elisha Hopkins, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Merrick) Hopkins,
Abigail Merrick, daughter of Joshua and Lydia (Mayo) Merrick,
Joshua Merrick, son of William and Abigail (Hopkins) Merrick,
Abigail Hopkins, daughter of Giles and Catherine (Whelden) Hopkins,
Giles Hopkins, son of Stephen and Mary (?) Hopkins

So we are descended from two of Giles and Catherine (Whelden) Hopkins' children Stephen and Abigail.
Nathaniel Hopkins and his wife Abigail Merrick were second cousins. Obviously with Merrick and Mayo in both trees they were cousins on more than one side. I'm afraid it may take me a few more days to nail down those relationships.

Stephen's life is among the most interesting of all the Mayflower passengers. He has been extensively researched by historian Caleb Johnson who's book "Here Shall I Die Ashore" tells his story.

Mr. Johnson is currently the editor of the scholarly historical and genealogical journal, the "Mayflower Descendant" and much of his research can be accessed at http://mayflowerhistory.com/,