Hopkinson family.

The Hopkinson family was a prominent political family of Philadelphia and Bordentown, NJ. Thomas Hopkinson, 1709-1751, was a merchant, a lawyer, and judge of the vice-admiralty for the province of Pennsylvania. His son, Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791, was a jurist, author, musician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Joseph Hopkinson, 1770-1842, son of Francis, was a Federal congressman from Pennsylvania, 1815-1819, federal judge, 1828-1842, and author of "Hail Columbia." His son, Oliver Hopkinson, 1812-1905, served during the Civil War with the 1st Regiment, Delaware Volunteers and with the 51st Regiment Infantry, Pennsylvania Militia.