Hi Shawn, Yes this story of Hopkinton,Mass. is true. I had many relitives that descended through this area. Maureen -----Original Message----- From: Shawn Whitney <cyberboone@worldnet.att.net> To: WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Nathan Watkins >Hi Maureen, >It is straight out of Pierce's book, page 39. I have no idea if it is further >researched and true or not. I just cut and pasted it! >Shawn > >Maureen wrote: > >> Dear Shawn, >> Where do you get this kind of information from? i.e.the town of >> Hopkinton, Mass. was named after Edward Hopkins. Where does all this come >> from? Is there a biography page that gives this genealogy information? >> Thank you, >> Maureen > >