Hopkins, Roswell John, Panton, was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1809, and died in March, 1877. He was married in 1852 to Louisa Dudley, who was born in Addison, Vt., in 1809. They had a family of two children born to them; one died in infancy, and Ella A. married Chester Allen. She died in 1880, leaving a family, only one of whom is now living — John Hopkins Allen, who was born in 1875. Louisa (Dudley) Hopkins was a daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Norton) Dudley, who were natives of Connecticut and settled in Addison county, Vt., at an early day. They had a family of four children born to them, all of whom are now dead with the exception of Mrs. Louisa Hopkins. Roswell John Hopkins was a son of Roswell D. and Mary (Strong) Hopkins, and a brother of Dr. William Hopkins.
