400 years since the Mayflower: Oceanus

I learned about my 11th great-uncle in elementary school.  I never forgot his name.  But at the time I had no idea we were related.

Family member name: Oceanus Hopkins

Lifetime: 1620 - before 1627

Places lived: The Mayflower; Plymouth, MA
Tree branch: Smith
Relation: My 11x great-uncle (My my dad's mom's dad's dad's dad's dad's dad's dad's dad's dad's mom's dad's brother)

My 11th great-grandfather's wife was pregnant when she stepped foot on the Mayflower.  Her name was Elizabeth Fisher Hopkins and she and her husband Stephen and her two step-children were starting a new life in America.

Elizabeth famously gave birth to the only baby born aboard the Mayflower.  They appropriately named him Oceanus.  His exact date of birth is not known, but had to have been between September 16 and November 21, 1620.  Records indicate that Oceanus unfortunately passed away in childhood sometime before June 1, 1627.

Since Stephen Hopkins is my 11x great-grandfather, then his son Oceanus is my 11th great-uncle.

This picture of the Mayflower II was taken by Oceanus' 9x great-grandniece, Charlotte Smith Webber.

Source:

American Ancestors