Stephen Hopkins was a passenger on the MAYFLOWER and earlier on the SEA VENTURE, the flagship of a fleet sent to relieve the Jamestown colony. His shipwreck experience in Bermuda inspired William Shakespeare in writing The Tempest, specifically the comic character Stephano. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1581/04/30 | Stephen Hopkins is baptized at All Saints' Church in Upper Clatford, Hampshire, the son of John Hopkins and Elizabeth Williams. | Faith | Church Of All Saints | Upper Clatford | |||
| 1609/00/00 | The SEA VENTURE is struck by a massive hurricane and the ship was intentionally grounded on reefs near Bermuda to keep it from sinking, saving all 150 people on board including, Stephen Hopkins, a minister's clerk. | Life | The Tempest (play) | St George | Bermuda | ||
| 1621/07/02 | Edward Winslow, Stephen Hopkins and Squanto depart with gifts for Massasoit, their muskets and a cooked partridge for food on their 40 mile hike to Pokanoket. | Emissary | Leyden Street, Plymouth | Plymouth, MA | Partridge |
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