John Hawkins, of King William County

No known relationship to the family of Admiral Sir Richard Hawkins, MP

John (5), younger son of John (4) and Mary Dewe, born 1680, [SIC: DISPROVED] imigrated to Virginia 1705 at St. Annes Parish Essex Co. He aquired land in St. George Parish in Spotsylvania Co., in King William Co., and in Caroline Co,. He married Mary Long, daughter of John Long, another early settler in Virginia. John (5) was thought to be a close relative possibly a brother of Philomon Hawkins who came to Virginia with his wife Eleanor Ann Howard. They all settled near Todd's Ridge which was at that time in King and Queen County over the Metapony River. (County boundaries changed often in early Virginia as the population increased.) A book written by descendants of Philomon Hawkins claims that he is a direct descendant of Sir John Hawkins. Records and deeds in the above counties show the dates and locations of land transactions for John Hawkins and Philomon.

John (5) and Mary had children; Joseph, Philomon, William, Mary, Phebe, and Elizabeth. There was possibly a son named Nicholas. He mentions some of them in land transactions but his will was destroyed. His death occured 1740.

Origins

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, Esq., of Oxford and Mary Dewe, long claimed to be a missing link, are now considered unlikely ancestors for the Virginia Hawkins families.”

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Gov. William Hawkins

Hawkins, William
by Armistead Jones Maupin, 1988 20 Oct. 1777–19 May 1819

See also: William Hawkins, Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History

Engraving of William Hawkins. Image fr

Person note

RESIDENCE: "A Philemon Hawkins (b. 1695, England) emigrated to America with wife, Eleanor (Howard); to Virginia in the neighborhood of Todd's Bridge, near relatives who had preceded him. (Such is the record of tradition familiar to descendants). The Reg. Land Office, Richmond, Va., shows Philemon had land granted him in King William Co.: . . . The probabilities are that John Hawkins of King William was the relative who had preceded the immigrant in 1714. ." Therefore, John might have moved to the US in 1714. Pg 36 has this entry, too: "These records from Gen. J. P. Hawkins' "Memoranda of Hawkins Family," pp 70 and 72, seem to indicate that John was the earlier immigrant and that he moved from King William Co. to Spotsylvania Co."

PARENTS: It appears that the weak link is John born 1680 being the son of John and Mary or is he the son of John Hawkins (ca. 1604, bap. 16/3/1604, St. Andrews, Plymouth-before 1678, buried at Slapton) and Hester Richards (- 7/1660, at Slapton). If the latter then the British line is probably not related to the American settling Hawkins.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~markfreeman/hawki... and see http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~markfreeman/hawkd...

Life Sketch

John H. Hawkins was born between 1669 and 1680 and died about 1730.

John Hawkins, a younger son of John and Mary (Dewe) Hawkins, [DISPROVED] born about 1680, emigrated to Virginia about 1705, and finally settled in St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia. On November 3, 1724, Thomas Chew of Spotsylvania County, Gentleman, conveyed to him, describing him as "John Hawkins of St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Gentleman "1280 acres of land in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, which had been granted to said Chew by patent dated June 12, 1723. And on the same day, Larkin Chew conveyed to him, under the same designation, 501 additional acres, also in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, being part of a patent granted to Larkin Chew, June 4, 1722.
(Ref. Spottsylvania County Records, Deed Book "A," November 3,1724.)

In the winter of 1724/25 he seems to have moved over into King William County, Virginia, for on July 6, 1725, Harry Beverly conveyed to him, describing him as "John Hawking of King William County, planter" 400acres of land on the Northeast side of Pamunkey River, and on both sides of the mouth of Terry's Run, alias Jigging River.

He died prior to October 7, 1740, leaving a wife, Mary (Long) and children:

• 1, Joseph Hawkins, who married Jane Nichola;
• 2, William Hawkins, who married Margaret _____ and lived in Essex County;
• 3, Philemon Hawkins, who married Sarah Smith;
• 4. Elizabeth Hawkins, who married George Smith;
• 5, Phoebe Hawkins, who married Charles Smith; and
• 6, Mary Hawkins, who married Tallifero (Tolliver) Craig about 1730. They moved to Kentucky in 1781. They reared 11 children and Mary "Polly" lived to see te age of 84 of her grandchildren. (The history of this family is found in the "Sanders Family of Grass Hills" by Virginia Parker - also the Hawkins part of this family. (Ref. Spottsylvania County Records, Deed Book "A" July 6, 1725.)

The three Smiths married to Eliza, Philemon and Phoebe Hawkins were the children of Samuel Smith. (Ref. Page 143 of Hawkins Family in The Sanders Family of Grass Hills.) (Also on the same page - the marriage of Joseph Hawkins to Jane Nicholas.)

Quoting an article in "The Times-Dispatch," Richmond, VA, Sunday, June 7, 1914 (which was found by George Trotter 3/97 at The Filson Club, Louisville, KY): "Hawkins is a name noted in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and all the way to Texas, for the gallantry of all its members. "John Hawkins, a linial descendant of Sir John Hawkins of England, was in England about 1718. And as soon as he reached his majority (21 years), he, following in the footsteps of his ancestor, Sir John Hawkins, engaged in the African slave trade, Sir John Hawkins, having brought to Jamaica the first importation of slaves. It was doubtless true that he was a protege of Queen Elizabeth, and was operating in this expedition under her guidance and assistance; indeed, she was equally interested in the profits arising from the expedition. "John Hawkins, with his sisters Jane, Mildred, Agnes, and Elizabeth Hawkins, and Colonel Thomas Langford and family, came to Virginia to make their future home. Colonel Thomas Langford had been in the naval services. His daughter, Mary Langford, married John Hawkins in Virginia. Agnes Hawkins married Thomas Meux, son of Richard Meux and Elizabeth Lightfoot. Agnes Hawkins and Thomas Meux had a daughter, Elizabeth Meux [b. c1765], who married Nathaniel Bacon, and had Sarah Bacon, who married Charles Crenshaw. Nathaniel Bacon, brother of John Langston Bacon, had daughters Elizabeth, who married Benjamin Mosby, and Sarah,who married Thomas Philip Bowles. Their son, Lyddall Bacon Bowles' oldest daughter, Sarah Adeline Bowles, married Dr. James Russell Hawkins, son of Joseph Hawkins and Ann Parker Robinson, and grandson of the above John Hawkins and Mary Langford, his wife. They moved from Henrico Co., VA to KY in 1840. "Marriage Bond. Know all men that Nathaniel Bacon, of the County of New Kent, and William Waddill, of the City of Richmond, are held firmly bond unto Patrick Henry, Esq., Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the sum of 60 pounds current money, to which payment will and truly be made etc. dated April 1, 1786." "The above obligation is such that whenever there is a marriage intended to be solemnized between the above Nathaniel Bacon and Elisabeth Meux, of Henrico County, Book 1, p. 82, Henrico County records, reads thus: "Elisabeth Meux is going to be married to Nathaniel Bacon, and to be necessary that you should know that she is above the age of twenty-one years. I certify that she is and she has lived in my brother's and my family ever since the death of her parents, after which my father, John Hawkins, was appointed guardian. Since he died, I have since acted as such myself, and I do give my consent to the above intended marriage. [signed Martin Hawkins] "The above Elisabeth Meux was the daughter of Agnes Hawkins and Thomas Meux, son of Richard Meux and Elizabeth Lightfoot, daughter of Sherwood Lightfoot, of Hanover County, VA. "Martin Hawkins was the noted Sturgeon (??) rider. "On record at the Henrico Courthouse, page 338, is the following: On the motion of James Royal he is appointed the guardian of Sarah Bacon and Langston Bacon (children of John Langston Bacon). Elizabeth Bacon choose (sic) as her guardian Allen Williamson. Edmund Bacon was guardian for Lyddall Bacon. "Allen Williamson was Elizabeth Bacon's brother-in-law, having marriedher sister, Lucy Bacon. "Sarah Bacon Bowles' guardian was James Royal, whose first wife was Sally Bacon. Was this Sally Bacon (the) sister of Sarah and Elizabeth and Edmund? "James Royal had a son, John Bacon Royal, who married on October 15, 1795, Mary Smith, daughter of Betsy Povall Burton and Captain Obediah Smith, who were married March 4, 1773. "Mary Smith Royall or Ryall, sister (of) Elizabeth Smith, married Lyddall Bacon Bowles. "James Royall married second, Lucy Brittain, daughter of James Brittain, whose will, dated December 4, 1790, mentions his daughter, Lucy Royall, wife of James Royal "Second sister of John Hawkins, the imigrant, married Anthony Waddy,of Louisa County, Virginia, and is the ancestor of Woodson Waddy. "Third sister of John Hawkins, the imigrant, was Elizabeth Hawkins, married Elijah Morton, son of William Morton and wife, Ann Nothershead, of Orange County, Virginia. The descendants of John Hawkins and his sisters are scattered through several states, but chiefly Kentucky. "John Hawkins and Mary Langford, his wife, had the following children: 1, Martin Hawkins, born 1747; 2, James Hawkins, born 1750; 3, Edmund Hawkins, born in 17; 4, Jane Hawkins, born in17; 5, Mildred Hawkins, born in 1759; 6., Elizabeth Hawkins, born in 1760; 7, Mary Hawkins, born in 1763; and 8, Joseph Hawkins, born in 1765." [details about the marriages and children of Martin's siblings are continued in this article, a very poor copy of which is in my files]. John Hawkyns, Esquire, was born about 1430 in Devonshire, England. He died before 1490 in Tavistock, England. He was living at Tavistock (Tavistohe) during the reign of King Henry VII and was said to be a great favorite of the King. John held lands under the corporation of Plymouth, where he probably lived. "All evidence," says the Dictionary of National Biography "points to the Hawkynses as being a Devonshire family settled for many generations at Tavistock." (Vol. 25, p 227, under title William Hawkins). He was married to Joan Amadas, daughter of William Amadas, Esquire. She was born unknown in Devonshire, England. She died unknown in England. John Hawkins I and Joan Amadas had the following children: i. Captain Williams Hawkyns R.N. . ii. Henry Hawkins was born unknown in England. He died unknown in England. Henry was "Clerk in orders." He signed a deed on 8 February 1554 and therein is mentioned his nephew "William Hawkins, son of Joan Trelawny." iii. Agnes Hawkins was born unknown in Tavistock, England. She died unknown in Tavistock, England. She married Walter Trelawny of Tudiford, St. Germains,the second son of John Trelawney and Margaret Boeton, and a grandson of Sir John Trelawney. Her will was proved "in the 2nd year of Philip and Mary." About 1705 emigrated to VA, settled in St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, . May be the father of Nicholas Hawkins, who died 15 Feb 1754 Spotsylvania Co., VA, who married Elizabeth Long. Was he born in Slapton, Devonshire? Did he marry (first) (Unknown)Johnson bef 1699 in England? Did he die in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., VA? (There was another John Hawkins who died testate in Essex County, Virginia in 1726. His will remains of record and he left a family.This John was a son of Capt. Thomas Hawkins who had a land patent 1666 at the falls of the Rappahannock River. They were contem[pranroes.) A grant of land was made to John Hawkins of King William County, Virginia, in 1731 and in Deed Book A p. 136 Spotsylvania County,Virginia, recorded a deed to him of 400 acres of land on the Pamunky on both sides of the mouth of Terry's Run, or Gigging River. He is mentioned as recently deceased in Deed Book D, p. 17 Spotsylvania County, 16 Nove 1742 where it appears that his wife's name was Mary. "A certain John Hawkins of King William County died there testate by 1727. His will was recorded there but it is now lost. However, there are recitations to it in the Spotsylvania County records. His wife was Mary. The records prove that John and Mary had at least five children: Capt. Joseph Hawkins, eldest son and heir of his father, and of age when he died, lived in Hanover and Spotsylvania counties and died testate in 1769, leaving a will mentioning his wife Jane and children John, Joseph, Lucy and Sarah Hawkins. Capt. Philemon died testate in 1779 in Spotsylvania County. He married Sarah Smith. Elizabeth married George Smith. Mary Hawkins married Taliaferro Craig Sr. Phebe Hawkins married Steven Smith of Louise County between 1740 .

John Hawkins Land deeds

13 Nov 1721 "John Hawkins" (no residence) 400 acres in King William County. in consideration of the transportation of 10 people into the Virginia Colony and 5 Shilling, being on the N side of the Pumunkey, both sides of Hawkins Creek, adjoined to Dolphus Hendricks. This land became part of Caroline County in 1728. and Joseph Hawkins sold to Augustine Moore and neighbor of the Hawkins King William County.

6 July 1725 Harry Beverley st Geo. Spts. Co. Gent. to John Hawkins of King William Co. Planter 400 a. on the NE side of the Pumunkey, on both sides of the mouth of Terry's Run alias Jigging River in St. Geo Par. Land left to son Joseph Hawkins which is left to his wife Jane Hawkins and she sold in Henry Co 13 Jan 1784.

30 June 1726 "John Hawkins of King William Co" granted 400 acres on both sides of Tery's Run. ( the rest are trees)
left to Widow Mary Hawkins, Elizabeth wife of Geo Smith, Philemon Hawkins. Phebe Smith, Mary Craig. told in the 1747 deed Toliver Cragg and Mary his wife 200 acres on Terry's Run. 7 oct 1740 Mary Widow of John Hawkins decd, Geo Smith and wife Elizabeth and Phebe Hawkins to Philemon Hawkins giving his a total of 138 acres, 16 November 1742 Joseph Hawkins to Philemon Hawkins son and heirs of John Hawkins decd will recorded in King William Co. Philemon Hawkins already purchase the shares of Mary Hawkins mother and sisters, Geo Smith and Elizabeth his wife and Phebe Hawkins. give Philemon land if he gives his right up on the Caroline land ( which Joseph son to Augustine Moore, and pay Mary Hawkins mother of Philemon Hawkins year tobacco and Indian Corn, Giving Philemon Hawkins a total of 200 acres of his father's land.

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-- Modified 21 November 2017 by Sandi Vaught I made changes that was listed that I didn't say

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last patent of "John Hawkins of King William County" 400 hundred acres on both Side of Terry's Run and 3 nov 1726 in Spts. Co. Charles Goodall vs Mary Hawkins and Joseph Hawkins executors of John Hawkins decd 6 March 1727 Joseph Hawkins asked the court to value and find left him by his father John Hawkins decd. 400 acres on both sides of the mouth of Terry's Run alias Jigging River, patent of Harry Beverley Gent.

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lived in King William County.

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9JSG-SKR U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Source number: 51.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJN http://Ancestry.com This gives the marriage registry for this couple.

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