Alexander Hawkins, Sr.

Alexander Hawkins ,Sr. was born in Virginia. He was the son of Nicholas and Elizabeth of Spotslyvania, Virginia.

Alexander and his wife Mary left Virginia before 1754 and Migrated to the Georgia colony . They settled in the British Colony which after the war was Wilkes Co. the division of Wilkes Co. found the family in Oglethrope Co.

Alexander and son served in some capacity to aid independence.

Alexander Hawkins Sr. was a Justice of the Peace and many documents have been found which he signed.

Alexander and Mary had 9 known children

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6395053/alexander-hawkins

http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gwt1&id=I8...

Various Information and WILL Transcription Retrieved 8-21-2009 from Frances Ann Dornbusch's (fad1933@aol.com) Rootsweb Site: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...

Note:

   On the 1800 census, Alexander Hawkins (John's father) is living right next

door to a Jeremiah Smith. And Jeremiah does have 2 girls of marrying age:
Jeremiah Smith
1 male 26-45
2 females 16-26
Alexander Hawkins, Sr. (so his wife was dead by the time of the Census)
2 males 16-26
1 male 45+
11 slaves
In "The History of Oglethorpe County, GA" by Smith, information is given naming all Alexander Hawkins' children.
Lived in Spotsylvania Co., VA prior to the Revolution
Will dated 18 August 1804, recorded in Will Book A, Oglethorpe Co., GA 16 January 1807
Will of Alexander Hawkins Sr, 1804
Posted by Sharon Bell <lion60@kih.net> on Sat, 22 Apr 2000
Surname: Hawkins
Will of Alexander Hawkins
Oglethorpe County, Georgia 18 Aug 1804
In the name of God amen - I Alexander Hawkins Senr of the county of Oglethorpe and State of Georgia being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, blessed by God for his extended mercies - But calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for men once to die; and as it has pleased God to bless me with some of this worlds treasures - Shall dispose of it in manner & form following viz -
Item: I give & bequeath to my son Nicholas Hawkins one negro man slave, Will, exclusive of what I have already given him, which is in full of his legacy, or undivided moiety of my estate remaining undivided in my hands.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Hawkins one negro man slave named David; one negro man Dan, & one girl named Nell, all my blacksmith tools, & cooper tools, and one waggon and gear, exclusive of what I have already given him, which is in full of his legacy, or the undivided moiety of my estate remaining undivided in my hands.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Alexander Hawkins four negroes , (to wit) one negro man Phil, one boy, Joe, one white negro girl named Penelope, & one boy Guy. Exclusive of what I have already given him which is in full of his legacy, or the undivided moiety of my estate remaining undivided in my hands.
Item: I lend to my beloved daughter Mary Legett one yellow negro girl named Beck during her natural life, & at her death to be equally divided between my three grandsons (her & her increase if any) Viz - James, John & William Braughton to them and their heirs forever -- exclusive of what I have given her already, which is in full of her legacy, or undivided moiety of my estate, remaining and undivided in my hands.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizabeth Waddle two dollars, in adition to what I have already given her, it being in full of her legacy.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Anna Freeman two dollars, it being in full of her legacy.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Susanah Freeman, two dollars, which is in full of her legacy.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Sarah Hardin, two dollars, which is in full of her legacy.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Lucy Patrick two dollars, it being in full of her legacy.
Item: Lastly it is my will and desire, & I do hereby nominate and appoint, my two beloved sons Nicholas Hawkins and John Hawkins my whole & sole executors to this my last Will and testament, revoking all & all manner of will or wills by me heretofore made.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, with my own hand & affixed my seal to this my lst will and testament. This eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & four.
Alexander Hawkins
Witnesses: Jack Lumpkin, George Lumpkin
Recorded 16 January 1807.

Their children were: James a Revolutionary War soldier possibly killed at that time because he was not mentioned in his father's will; 1st child Nicholas married Portia Greer, daughter of James Greer; John was the 3rd child; 4th child Alexander JR died in 1822 in Georgia.

His wife Elizabeth; 5th child Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander and Mary Martin) married a John Legett; 7th child Anna born 1760 married Aaron Freeman she dided in 1825; #8 Sarah married John Hardon she died in 1825.

It appears that Alexander married Benjamins Martin's sister Mary Martin and Benjamin married Alexander's sister Mary.