Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony
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The Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony was an early New England settler family known for its members’ involvement in the social and civic life of the Plymouth settlement in the 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9656972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony Context triple: [Hawkins, hasNotableBearer, Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony]
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A.
Winthrop family
The Winthrop family is a prominent New England lineage known for its influential role in early American colonial history and politics.
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B.
Mather family
The Mather family was a prominent New England Puritan dynasty influential in colonial religious, political, and educational life.
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C.
Lee family of Massachusetts
The Lee family of Massachusetts is a prominent New England lineage known for its social standing and connections to influential American political and social figures, including Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt.
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D.
Stephen Hopkins (Mayflower passenger)
Stephen Hopkins was an early English settler who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 and signed the Mayflower Compact, playing a notable role in the founding of Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Winslow family
The Winslow family is the central household in the play and film "The Winslow Boy," around whom the story of a young son's alleged wrongdoing and the ensuing legal battle unfolds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony Target entity description: The Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony was an early New England settler family known for its members’ involvement in the social and civic life of the Plymouth settlement in the 17th century.
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A.
Winthrop family
The Winthrop family is a prominent New England lineage known for its influential role in early American colonial history and politics.
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B.
Mather family
The Mather family was a prominent New England Puritan dynasty influential in colonial religious, political, and educational life.
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C.
Lee family of Massachusetts
The Lee family of Massachusetts is a prominent New England lineage known for its social standing and connections to influential American political and social figures, including Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt.
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D.
Stephen Hopkins (Mayflower passenger)
Stephen Hopkins was an early English settler who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 and signed the Mayflower Compact, playing a notable role in the founding of Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Winslow family
The Winslow family is the central household in the play and film "The Winslow Boy," around whom the story of a young son's alleged wrongdoing and the ensuing legal battle unfolds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New England colonial family
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settler family ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Plymouth Colony government
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Plymouth settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | after founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620 ⓘ |
| civicRole | participants in local governance and civic matters ⓘ |
| country | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English colonization of New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Massachusetts (present-day) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in civic life of Plymouth settlement
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involvement in social life of Plymouth settlement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Plymouth Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | membership in early Plymouth community ⓘ |
| partOf |
colonial society of Plymouth Colony
NERFINISHED
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early settler population of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| settlerStatus | early New England settlers ⓘ |
| socialRole | participants in community affairs ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1600s ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlementContext | seventeenth-century English colonial settlement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony Description of subject: The Hawkins family of Plymouth Colony was an early New England settler family known for its members’ involvement in the social and civic life of the Plymouth settlement in the 17th century.
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