Commodore Esek Hopkins, 4th cousin 7X removed. The first Admiral of the Continental Navy. Prior to his Naval appointment he was a Brigadier General. Read about him in the Notable Ancestors blog. Click this link to read the log book of the tragic slave ship, Sally. http://dl.lib.brown.edu/slaveryandjustice/browse.php?verb=retrieve&class=value&valueid=94266
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esek_Hopkins
A French Portrait. Click on picture.
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