REPLY TO LIST AND Lillian at lb8zsgib@webtv.net thanks Brenda New Grand Traverse County, Mi Query Forum Post Date: 4/17/01 8:16:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: genconnect@genconnect.rootsweb.com Grand Traverse County, Mi Query Forum A new message, "Peleg Hopkins," was posted by Lillian Bates Gibson on Tue, 17 Apr 2001 It is a response to "HOPKINS of Grand Traverse, MI," posted by Debi on Sun, 21 Jan 2001 Surname: Hopkins --- NAME: Lillian Bates Gibson EMAIL: lb8zsgib@webtv.net DATE: Apr 17 2001 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: While doing genealogy research on our gggrandmother, Susan Hopkins Bates, wife of Thomas Bates, original landowner of the North fractional half of the South two sections of East Bay Township, Section 30, Grand Traverse County, I came across the name of Peleg Hopkins, age 62, Elizabeth Hopkins, age 25, and also Abbe, age 1, in the 1870 census, Grant Twp, page #1, Line #1. Due to the difference in age I assumed that Peleg was the father of Elizabeth. Also no connection has been found to our ancestor Susan Hopkins Bates. It was noted in the Place Names book, on page #234, in the White Cloud District Library where I am a volunteer, that P.C. Hopkins was the first Supervisor for Grant Township, Grand Traverse County, which was organized in 1866 and named for Ulysses S. Grant. In addition in the same book on page 272, Peleg Hopkins was named the first postmaster of Hopkinsville, Grand Traverse County on 9-11-1867. Do you know if any of the Hopkins have been certified as First Sett! lers? If so, please e-mail me who and when. Thanks..