| 6. SUSAN LODVISKI DIXON FLOYD born 07 March 1804 in Camden County, GA; married BENJAMIN HOPKINS on 28 February 1822 at Fairfield Plantation, CCG. Susan & her sister, Sarah Catherine Wigg Floyd, were married in a
double ceremony performed by Rev. William Mathews, Episcopal minister. He was born 04 January 1802 at Daufuskie Island, SC, the son of BRIG.-GEN. FRANCIS HOPKINS & REBECCA SAYRE. (His brother was William Proctor Hopkins who m. Melinda Isabella Floyd; another brother, Edward S. Hopkins was in a duel with Charles R. Floyd). Ten children (John Francis, Charles Rinaldo Floyd, Cornelia CarolineChristina, Isabella America Rebecca
, John Floyd, Mary Hamilton, Isabella Maria,Henry Floyd, Joseph Mulvy, Francis A.). "She was named for her great-grandmother. The Lodoviski [sic] was stuck in, I think, because of the intense popularity about the time she was born of a book that purported to be the true & horrible life story of a daughter of Count Pulaski ... but it was a hoax [discovered much later] for Pulaski was a bachelor ... our Charles might have been
acquainted with Pulaski, in addition to having been such a great admirer that he would have his granddaughter bear the name of the (imaginary) offspring" (Letter on 21 May 1932 from Marmaduke H. Floyd to his cousin, Hazlehurst R. Noyes - original in possession of Sabra Noyes Goldsmith, Panama City, FL). After their marriage, Benjamin & Susan Floyd Hopkins went to live at Baisden's Bluff (the Hopkins home-place - commanded a fine view from a high bluff looking out to sea through
Sapelo Sound) near Darien in McIntosh Co., GA. They returned to CCG after his mother died. From 1826-1833 he served as Captain of the 31st Militia District in Camden County; for three years was a Major of the 8th Battalion (Pioneers of Wiregrass Vol. V p. 210-211; & GA Military Affairs Vol. 5). In Alice C. Tonge's notes, Benjamin Hopkins was listed as a Col. In 1836 he was a State Senator in the Georgia Legislature (History of Camden County GA,
by Vocelle). In St. Marys, GA, on 11 August 1840, Benjamin Hopkins rec. $1000.00 for his transfer of "all the claim which I may hold in right of my wife to the lands of her Father, the late Gen. John Floyd, either in Camden or McIntosh County" (CCG Deed Bk. N p. 341). They moved to FL. After serving in the Seminole War in the FL militia, he attained the rank of Brigadier-Gen. in 1855. Although he was too old to serve, during the Civil War he organized a
company of rangers for the State Troops in Florida and served as Capt. of that unit (Roster of Confederate Soldiers Vol. VIII p. 147). Benjamin & Susan L. Hopkins were listed on the 1850 & 1860 census schedules in Putnam Co., FL - in 1850 his occupation was planter; in 1860, lawyer. After her husband died, Susan moved to Jacksonville - on the 1870 Duval Co., FL census she was listed in the household of her son, Henry F. Hopkins, a grocery clerk. In 1873, she resided elsewhere in Jacksonville: "We went to the store to see Cousin Henry, & learn from him where Aunt Susan lived...He directed us to Aunt Susan's domicile. When we got there the front door was open, so we walked in. Hal spoke to Aunt Susan & they seemed very glad to see him, they did not know me till Hal told them who I was & then they treated me quite affectionately. There were cousins, Bella Lopez [sic], & Cornelia Smith. The former lives with her mother. She has two children, & two of Mr. Lopez's by a former marriage, live with Aunt Susan ... Hal left before supper as Cousin Henry wanted him to go to his house ... they brought in pound cake, ginger cake, tea & coffee. Aunt Susan seems quite infirm" ("Diary," by Augusta Gallie Floyd - February 1873 - as she & her brother, Hal Floyd, were en route from Moccasin Branch via Jacksonville to Camden County to see their father, Henry H. Floyd, who was gravely ill). Benjamin Hopkins died in 1862 in St. Augustine, FL. Susan L. D. Floyd Hopkins died 27 December 1873 in Jacksonville, FL. Both buried in Sec. 1, Lot 43 at Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville, FL.
CHILDREN (& DESCENDANTS) OF
SUSAN LODVISKI DIXON FLOYD & BENJAMIN HOPKINS:
1. JOHN FRANCIS HOPKINS born 04 January 1823; died 06 November 1823. 2. CHARLES RINALDO FLOYD HOPKINS born 01 December 1824 in GA; married FRANCES S.HUMPHRIES/HUMPHREYS "Fannie" on 12 November 1850 in St. Augustine, FL. Four children (Benjamin H., Charles Floyd,
Catherine S., Edward H.). She was born in 1827 in FL, the dau. of Mr. HUMPHRIES & MARY G. He grad. from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD - was a midshipman. He moved to St. Augustine, FL where he worked as a civil engineer & as a surveyor in St. Johns Co. He was a member of the St. Augustine Blues, a military organization, which during the Civil War joined the Tenth Reg., FL Vol. Infantry. He became a Col. serving under Gen. Robert
E. Lee until the close of the war. He was a Mason. (History of Florida Past & Present, Vol. II, comp. by St. Augustine Hist. Soc. p. 76 & 77). He died 17 January 1898; she died 06 February 1911; both buried in Sec. 5, Lot 72 at Old City Cem. in Jacksonville, FL. 1. BENJAMIN H. HOPKINS "Ben" born ca. 1852 in FL 2. CHARLES FLOYD HOPKINS "Chat" born 14 March 1854 in St. Augustine, FL; married ISABELLA BARKSDALE GIBBS "Dimpie"
on 23 April 1878. Six children (Charles Floyd Jr., Julia W., Isabella Gibbs, Frances H., George Couper, Robert Kingsley). She was born 30 June 1857 in Jacksonville, FL, the daughter of COL. GEORGE COUPER GIBBS. Chat Hopkins was a freight clerk with FL Central Peninsular Railroad in Jacksonville; then became a real estate broker. He moved to St. Augustine & purchased a pineapple farm on the Indian River. In 1916,
he was apptd. Postmaster of St. Augustine by Pres. Woodrow Wilson. He also served as tax assessor & notary public for thirty-five yrs. Member: B.P.O.E. - served as exalted ruler of St. Aug. Lodge No. 829, Natl. Assoc. of Postmasters, State Assoc. of Postmasters, St. Augustine Hist. & Scientific Soc. (History of Florida Past & Present, Vol. II, comp. by St. Augustine Hist. Soc. p. 76 & 77). She died 12 January 1931 & is buried at
Evergreen Cem. in St. Augustine, FL. -----1. CHARLES FLOYD HOPKINS, JR. married HAZEL CONSTANCE KEMP of MI on 27 July 1910 in St. Augustine, FL. She was the daughter of OLIVER CRAMINELL KEMP. -----2. JULIA W. HOPKINS "Jule" married ARTHUR SACKETT. She died 03 May1967 in St. Augustine, FL. -----3. ISABELLA GIBBS HOPKINS taught 1st grade in St. Augustine, FL; married HOWARD HAWKINS. -----4. FRANCES H. HOPKINS "Fannie" married JAMES D.
INGRAHAM of St. Augustine, FL. Two children.
-----5. GEORGE COUPER HOPKINS married LEONORA HOURIGAN of KY. Two children. -----6. ROBERT KINGSLEY HOPKINS grad. from GA Tech. - degree in Mechanical Engineering. 3. CATHERINE S. HOPKINS "Kate" "Kitty" born ca. 1855/56 in FL; married Mr. THURBER. 4. EDWARD H. HOPKINS born ca. 1857/58 in FL; married LOUISA ESTELLE MOODY "Essie". Two children (Charles Floyd, Param/Paran Moody).
-----1. CHARLES FLOYD HOPKINS born 23 November 1888 in Jacksonville, FL; married 3rd ELMA. He died 06 May 1954; buried at Oaklawn Cem. in Jacksonville, FL. -----2. PARAM/PARAN MOODY HOPKINS married 2nd JESSIE LEE. Three children. He died 17 March 1977 in Jacksonville, FL. 3. CORNELIA CAROLINE CHRISTINA HOPKINS born 23 December 1826 in GA; married 1st DR. FRANCIS WILLIAM SAMS
on 01 June 1843 at St. Johns Bluff, FL. Four children (Benjamin Hopkins, Francis William Jr., Charles John, Susan Floyd). Francis W. Sams was born 28 September 1815 nr. Darien, GA, the son of EDWARD HEXT SAMS & SARAH EMILY FRIPP. He died 15 July 1855 in Palatka, FL & is buried in Jacksonville, FL. She married 2nd DANIEL PERKINS SMITH on 02 June 1861. Seven children - four listed (
Daniel Perkins Jr., Anne Perkins, Alan, Frances). Daniel P. Smith was born 04 May 1821 in GA, the son of MOSES SMITH & ANNE PERKINS. He was in the Civil War & afterwards for many years was a Tax Assessor & Collector for Duval Co., FL (Files of Lawrence J. Sweett, New Smyrna Beach, FL). He died 16 December 1894 in New Smyrna, FL; she died 03 June 1897 & is buried in Jacksonville, FL. 1. BENJAMIN HOPKINS SAMS born 04 October 1845 in FL; died 30 November 1846 in FL.
2. FRANCIS WILLIAM SAMS, JR. "Frank" born 01 March 1846 in Palatka, FL; married ZELIA SHELDON on 05 October 1869 in Lemon Bluff, Osteen, FL. She was born 21 April 1847 in New Smyrna, FL, the daughter of JOHN DWIGHT SHELDON (1807-1862) & JANE MURRAY (1813-1903). Her paternal grandparents were Arad Sheldon & Elizabeth Gibbs. Six children (Cornelia Jane, Anna Zelia, Frank Sheldon, Harry
Hopkins, William Jackson, Michael Murray). After the Civil War, he went to Titusville, FL to reside with his uncle, Col. Hopkins. She died 08 May 1914; he died 10 February 1921; both buried at New Smyrna, FL. -----1. CORNELIA JANE SAMS "Cora" born 18 December 1870 in Oak Hill, FL; married LAWRENCE EDWARD WILSON on 05 April 1893 in New Smyrna, FL. He was born 15 November 1864 in Underbarrow, Westmorland, England. Four children (Lawrence
Edward Jr., Edward Frank, Zelia Mary, Francis William). He died 25 May 1909 in Winthwaite, Levens, England; she died 16 October 1951 & is buried in New Smyrna Beach, FL. ----------1. Lawrence Edward Wilson Jr. born 10 January 1894 in New Smyrna, FL; died 02 May 1895 in New Smyrna, FL. ----------2. Edward Frank Wilson born 02 December 1895 in New Smyrna, FL; married Mabel M. Kraen - no issue. He died 22 January 1957 in New Smyrna, FL. ----------3. Zelia
Mary Wilson born 10 December 1897 in New Smyrna, FL; married Sargeant Jasper Sweett on 01 January 1920 in New Smyrna, FL. He was born 25 December 1892 on St. Simons Island, GA, the son of Mr. Sweatte. Her great-grandparents were pioneers to New Smyrna who had migrated there from Philadelphia, PA. For years Zelia Wilson Sweett was the local historian for the New Smyrna/Volusia Co. area; was co-author of New Smyrna, Florida, Its History And Antiquities, pub. 1925. He
died in 1954; she died 04 April 1980; both buried in New Smyrna, FL. ----------4. Francis William Wilson born 01 October 1899 in New Smyrna, FL; married Lillian McDonald on 05 June 1926 in New Smyrna, FL. She was born 22 November 1908 in Winder, GA. -----2. ANNA ZELIA SAMS born 20 February 1873 in New Smyrna, FL; married DR. LOUIS BROWNE BOUCHELLE of Dalton, GA on 12 April 1898 in New Smyrna, FL. Four kids. He was born 17 September 1869 in Summerville, Emmanuel
Co., GA, the son of L. B. BOUCHELLE & SARAH DeLOACH. He was desc. from French Huguenots; reared in Thomasville, GA; grad. 1891 from Atlanta Med. School (now Emory); post-grad. course at Harvard & McGill; set up practice in Haynesville, AL. In 1892 moved to Jasper, FL; in 1894 moved to New Smyrna where he had a practice & owned a drug store. He founded New Smyrna Investment & Loan Assoc.; purchased a considerable amt. of property in the New Smyrna area; owned an
orange grove at Turnbull Hammock. Member: New Smyrna City Council; for two yrs. was on Board of Commiss.; Kiwanis; Mason. During WWI he was a 1st Lt. in Med. Corps with the Depot Brigade at Camp Jackson, Columbia, SC (Files of Lawrence J. Sweett, New Smyrna Beach, FL). He died 05 September 1954 in New Smyrna, FL; she died in 1963 in New Smyrna, FL. ----------1. Sarah Sams Bouchelle born 19 August 1901 in New Smyrna, FL; died 01 October 1901 in New Smyrna, FL.
----------2. Louis Browne Bouchelle, Jr. "Louie" born 03 March 1903 in New Smyrna, FL; married Rosita Tatlock from the Argentine on 28 February 1936 in New York, NY - no issue. He died 10 August 1942 in New York, NY.
----------3. Zelia Frances Bouchelle born 09 November 1905 in New Smyrna, FL; married Paul Cunningham Wimbish in New York, NY - no issue. ----------4. Anderson Childe Bouchelle born 22 September 1908 in New Smyrna, FL; married in 1990 -
no issue. He was a real estate broker in New Smyrna Beach; was interested in art - bequeathed money to the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach, FL - one gallery there is devoted to him; the Conner Lib. in New Smyrna Beach houses his personal items; & he bequeathed an educational scholarship fund to Stetson U in FL. He died 06 June 1993 in New Smyrna Beach, FL - cremated. -----3. FRANK SHELDON SAMS born 27 August 1875 in New Smyrna, FL; married 1st IRMA MANN. She was
born 04 March 1884 in Vienna, Austria. He married 2nd MARY (last name unavailable). She was born ca. 1878. He died 08 March 1963 in DeLand, FL. -----4. HARRY HOPKINS SAMS born 16 June 1878 in New Smyrna, FL; married MABEL BERGE. She was born 04 April 1885 in Freehold, NJ. One child. He died 05 August 1942 in New Smyrna, FL; she died 09 January 1960 in New Smyrna Beach, FL. -----5. WILLIAM JACKSON SAMS "Jack" born 27 February 1885 in
New Smyrna, FL; married JOSEPHINE MARIA SIEGEL on 07 March 1912 in New Smyrna, FL - no issue. He died in 1964. -----6. MICHAEL MURRAY SAMS "Pat" or "Murray" born 22 January 1889 in New Smyrna, FL; married 1st HAZEL WOOD on 07 May 1912 in DeLand, FL. Ond child. She was born 15 April 1891 in DeLand, FL & died December 1918 in DeLand. He married 2nd GENEVIEVE CHOATE on 21 August 1920 in DeLand, FL. She was born 22 August 1898 in St. Genevieve,
MO. Three kids. He died in 1967; she died in 1969. 3. CHARLES JOHN SAMS born 27 December 1852 in FL; died 17 December 1858 in FL - drowned when he fell off a dock at Jacksonville, FL. 4. SUSAN FLOYD SAMS born 15 November 1854; married Mr. COOLIDGE or COOLRIDGE. According to notes of Lawrence J. Sweett, New Smyrna Beach, FL: "The family story is that Mrs. Cornelia Hopkins Sams Smith denied her two surviving children by her first
marriage. Later in life she approached her daughter to clear up some matters. Her daughter advised her she had been considered dead by her mother and it was best she remain in that state as far as it concerned her mother." They lived in MA. 5. DANIEL PERKINS SMITH, JR. born 25 May 1862 in FL; married CAROLINE LOWD. She was the daughter of EDMUND KIRBY LOWD & VICTORIA SHELDON. (Her maternal grandparents were John Dwight Sheldon & Jane Murray). Three
children (Cornelia, Allen, Gladys). He was ed. in schools in Jacksonville, FL. In 1877, at age fifteen he came to New Smyrna; he became an agent for the steamship line bet. New Smyrna, FL & Jacksonville, FL - a position he held for many yrs. When the Railroad was built from Blue Springs Landing on the St. Johns River to New Smyrna, he took a position with it as the local agent in New Smyrna. In 1899 he became Tax Collector of Volusia Co.,
FL - served thirty-six years over a forty yr. period. -----1. CORNELIA SMITH married PETER PAUL -----2. ALLEN SMITH married MACCIE SHELDON - no issue -----3. GLADYS SMITH married ALLEN WARD 6. ANNE PERKINS SMITH born 13 July 1864 in FL; married THOMAS M. DAY. She died 23 February 1956 in Plainfield, NJ. 7. ALAN SMITH 8. FRANCES SMITH "Frankie" born 14 March 1868 in FL; married SAMUEL DAVIS SWANN.
He was born 01 August 1864 & died 01 January 1910. She died 01 April 1907. 4. ISABELLA AMERICA REBECCA HOPKINS born 19 January 1829; died young. 5. JOHN FLOYD HOPKINS born 21 May 1830 in GA; he was a merchant in FL; died September 1858 - drowned in the St. Johns River nr. Palatka, FL. 6. MARY HAMILTON HOPKINS born 22 March 1835 at Bellevue Plantation, CCG; married SPENCER BROOKS ca. 1850. 7. ISABELLA MARIA HOPKINS "Bella"
born 29 January 1838 at Bellevue Plantation, CCG; married CAPT. JOHN LOPER/LOPEZ ca. 1864. John Loper (Lopez?) was a widower, of SC, who had two children by his first wife - Eva & Genia. In February 1873, Bella Loper/Lopez & the four children were living with her mother, Susan L. D. Floyd Hopkins, in Jacksonville, FL. 1. SUSAN LOPER "Susie" born 1867; married Mr. PORTER. -----1. LORETTA/LOUETTA PORTER married Mr. FLOOD.
2. GEORGE LOPER born 1869 8. HENRY FLOYD HOPKINS born 07 May 1842 in GA; married MARY K.BUDDINGTON. She was born in 1848 in FL, the daughter of OSIAS BUDDINGTON. Henry was a grocery clerk in Jacksonville - listed on 1870 Duval Co. FL census - head of household, single, his mother living with him. He died 18 November 1878 & is buried in Sec. 1, Lot 43 at Old City Cem. in Jacksonville, FL. She married 2nd Mr.
Gates. She died in 1915. 9. JOSEPH MULVY HOPKINS born 06 January 1845 in Greenfield, FL; died young. 10. FRANCIS A. HOPKINS born 09 April 1848 in Palatka, FL. |
