Fought in the Revolutionary War∼Husband of Mary (Polly) CHAMBERS, son of a reported Tory Loyalist, Francis HOPKINS and Mary JOSLIN. (Loyalists were not uncommon during the revolution, comprising 15% to 20% of the colonial population according to Wikipedia). One of Morgan County's founding fathers. Survived by three daughters, Lydia, Eleanor and Hannah.
Pvt. "Garner" Hopkins served in the Continental Army as a matross (a private whose duty was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns) in Capt. Thomas' Company as part of Col. Lamb's 2nd Artillery Regiment of the New York Line, from Apr 1781 to the Fall of 1783. Considering his age at that time (~31), and the fact that his older brother William had been in the 1st New York Infantry Regiment since 1775, it may be that Gardner originally enlisted at an earlier date. There is at least official correspondence in his (& Polly's) pension records which states that he had enlisted in April of 1781 and was discharged in the Fall of 1783. Gardner would thus have participated not only in a "rigorous training program" which culminated in a practice amphibious landing at Verplanck's Point (on the Hudson River, north of New York City), but also in the Siege of Yorktown.
According to Wikipedia: "Captain John Lamb's company originally formed in New York City in July and August 1775. Part of the unit went on Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec where it was captured at the Battle of Quebec on 31 December 1775. The rump of the unit became Captain-lieutenant Isaiah Wool's Artillery Detachment and served first in the New York Department. On 20 January 1776 the unit was assigned to the Canadian Department. On 2 July 1776 it was reassigned to the Northern Department and it joined Lamb's Regiment on 1 January 1777… The bulk of the regiment served in the Hudson Highlands, though some companies fought with George Washington's main army from 1777 to 1779.
On 10 August 1779 the unit was renamed the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment... In August 1781 the regiment was reassigned to the main army in time to fight at the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment returned to the Hudson Highlands in the summer of 1782. It was reduced to two companies in June 1783. The regiment was dissolved on 1 January 1784 except for one company which remained in the regular army."
Pvt. "Garner" Hopkins served in the Continental Army as a matross (a private whose duty was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns) in Capt. Thomas' Company as part of Col. Lamb's 2nd Artillery Regiment of the New York Line, from Apr 1781 to the Fall of 1783. Considering his age at that time (~31), and the fact that his older brother William had been in the 1st New York Infantry Regiment since 1775, it may be that Gardner originally enlisted at an earlier date. There is at least official correspondence in his (& Polly's) pension records which states that he had enlisted in April of 1781 and was discharged in the Fall of 1783. Gardner would thus have participated not only in a "rigorous training program" which culminated in a practice amphibious landing at Verplanck's Point (on the Hudson River, north of New York City), but also in the Siege of Yorktown.
According to Wikipedia: "Captain John Lamb's company originally formed in New York City in July and August 1775. Part of the unit went on Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec where it was captured at the Battle of Quebec on 31 December 1775. The rump of the unit became Captain-lieutenant Isaiah Wool's Artillery Detachment and served first in the New York Department. On 20 January 1776 the unit was assigned to the Canadian Department. On 2 July 1776 it was reassigned to the Northern Department and it joined Lamb's Regiment on 1 January 1777… The bulk of the regiment served in the Hudson Highlands, though some companies fought with George Washington's main army from 1777 to 1779.
On 10 August 1779 the unit was renamed the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment... In August 1781 the regiment was reassigned to the main army in time to fight at the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment returned to the Hudson Highlands in the summer of 1782. It was reduced to two companies in June 1783. The regiment was dissolved on 1 January 1784 except for one company which remained in the regular army."
Fought in the Revolutionary War∼Husband of Mary (Polly) CHAMBERS, son of a reported Tory Loyalist, Francis HOPKINS and Mary JOSLIN. (Loyalists were not uncommon during the revolution, comprising 15% to 20% of the colonial population according to Wikipedia). One of Morgan County's founding fathers. Survived by three daughters, Lydia, Eleanor and Hannah.
Pvt. "Garner" Hopkins served in the Continental Army as a matross (a private whose duty was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns) in Capt. Thomas' Company as part of Col. Lamb's 2nd Artillery Regiment of the New York Line, from Apr 1781 to the Fall of 1783. Considering his age at that time (~31), and the fact that his older brother William had been in the 1st New York Infantry Regiment since 1775, it may be that Gardner originally enlisted at an earlier date. There is at least official correspondence in his (& Polly's) pension records which states that he had enlisted in April of 1781 and was discharged in the Fall of 1783. Gardner would thus have participated not only in a "rigorous training program" which culminated in a practice amphibious landing at Verplanck's Point (on the Hudson River, north of New York City), but also in the Siege of Yorktown.
According to Wikipedia: "Captain John Lamb's company originally formed in New York City in July and August 1775. Part of the unit went on Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec where it was captured at the Battle of Quebec on 31 December 1775. The rump of the unit became Captain-lieutenant Isaiah Wool's Artillery Detachment and served first in the New York Department. On 20 January 1776 the unit was assigned to the Canadian Department. On 2 July 1776 it was reassigned to the Northern Department and it joined Lamb's Regiment on 1 January 1777… The bulk of the regiment served in the Hudson Highlands, though some companies fought with George Washington's main army from 1777 to 1779.
On 10 August 1779 the unit was renamed the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment... In August 1781 the regiment was reassigned to the main army in time to fight at the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment returned to the Hudson Highlands in the summer of 1782. It was reduced to two companies in June 1783. The regiment was dissolved on 1 January 1784 except for one company which remained in the regular army."
Pvt. "Garner" Hopkins served in the Continental Army as a matross (a private whose duty was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns) in Capt. Thomas' Company as part of Col. Lamb's 2nd Artillery Regiment of the New York Line, from Apr 1781 to the Fall of 1783. Considering his age at that time (~31), and the fact that his older brother William had been in the 1st New York Infantry Regiment since 1775, it may be that Gardner originally enlisted at an earlier date. There is at least official correspondence in his (& Polly's) pension records which states that he had enlisted in April of 1781 and was discharged in the Fall of 1783. Gardner would thus have participated not only in a "rigorous training program" which culminated in a practice amphibious landing at Verplanck's Point (on the Hudson River, north of New York City), but also in the Siege of Yorktown.
According to Wikipedia: "Captain John Lamb's company originally formed in New York City in July and August 1775. Part of the unit went on Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec where it was captured at the Battle of Quebec on 31 December 1775. The rump of the unit became Captain-lieutenant Isaiah Wool's Artillery Detachment and served first in the New York Department. On 20 January 1776 the unit was assigned to the Canadian Department. On 2 July 1776 it was reassigned to the Northern Department and it joined Lamb's Regiment on 1 January 1777… The bulk of the regiment served in the Hudson Highlands, though some companies fought with George Washington's main army from 1777 to 1779.
On 10 August 1779 the unit was renamed the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment... In August 1781 the regiment was reassigned to the main army in time to fight at the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment returned to the Hudson Highlands in the summer of 1782. It was reduced to two companies in June 1783. The regiment was dissolved on 1 January 1784 except for one company which remained in the regular army."
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