Philemon Hawkins, I

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Biography

From link to Cyclopedia of Eminent and Representative Men of the Carolinas of ..., Volume 2 page 326

“THE HAWKINS FAMILY The first of this distinguished family to settle in America was Philemon Hawkins who was a descendant of the celebrated admiral Sir John Hawkins whose deeds redounded to England's glory through his son Sir Richard Hawkins Philemon was born in England in 1690 and his wife Ann Howard was born in 1695 He came to this country in 1715 and made his home in Gloucester county Va where he died in 1725. Mrs Hawkins survived him seventeen years and died at the residence of her son Philemon in Bute now Warren county NC. ...”

Origins

“The exact parents and grandparents of Philemon Hawkins have yet to be determined. There's no documented link between him and John Henry Hawkins and Mary Dewe.”

From “Philemon Hawkins of Chickahominy“

”Philemon is said to have claimed to be the great-grandson of Sir Richard Hawkins. Descendants have maintained this as gospel ever since. Who am I to disagree? I cannot find the link, however.”

From “John Hawkins of Tavistock, Devonshire, and descendants including Sir John Hawkins”

”One of the children of John Hawkins and Hester Richards is thought to have been the grandfather of Philemon Hawkins b 1690 England. The line of descent cannot be determined. John Hawkins and Mary Dewe, long claimed to be a missing link, are now considered unlikely ancestors for the Virginia Hawkins families.”

Links

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawkins

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• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTFJ-8RR
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 16 2019, 11:01:56 UTC

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