Sarah Hawkins

The back side of her daughter Sarah Hawkins Sevier's cenotaph in Knoxville, TN seen here: http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/sarah-hawkins-sevier-f... "Sarah Hawkins Sevier, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Marlin Hawkins ..."

Joseph Hawkins was the son of [Samuel Hawkins who had moved to Gloucester County, Virginia by 1685]. He married Sarah and their children were born in Frederick County, Virginia and included ...

1. Sarah Hawkins, b: 03 Jun 1746; d: 1780; m: John SEVIER, b: 23 Sep 1745; d: 24 Sep 1815
2. Rebecca Hawkins, b: c1750, c: 14 Mar 1776; d: c1792; m1: Richard CAMPBELL, d: 08 Sep 1781; m2: Joseph PUGH
3. Joseph Hawkins, b: c1754; d: 1831; m: Rebecca ???
4. Benjamin Hawkins, b: c1756; d: m: Magdalena Mounce BYRD
5. Elenore Hawkins, b: c1758; m: John BYRD
6. Mary Hawkins, b: c1760; d: 1816; m: Daniel WINDLE
7. Samuel Hawkins, b: 18 Nov 1762; d: 02 Jul 1814; m: Catherine WORTHINGTON, b: 1759; d: 1813
8. Elizabeth Hawkins, b: c1766; d: c1846; m: George BYRD, b: 1763; d: 1826
9. Rachel Hawkins, m: Peter WINDLE.

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From: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marlin-140

Very recently, it has been brought to my attention that a controversy exists regarding the wife of Joseph Hawkins Sr., and the mother of Sarah Jane Hawkins. There is some reason to accept one Sarah MacDaniel (born Jones) was the wife of Joseph Hawkins, and the mother of Sarah Jane Hawkins and her siblings. And NOT Sarah Marlin. There are marriage registries to back up a Sarah Jones marriage to a James MacDaniel in 1739, and a marriage registry for a widow Sarah MacDaniel to a Joseph Hawkins in 1744. Both marriages took place in Maryland. However, so far the date of decease for one James MacDaniel is elusive, and no record of a decree of divorce has been offered. Since there is no adequate proof this is the very same Joseph Hawkins, I'm inclined to go with Sarah Marlin as the wife and mother of his children. She was believed to be the one in 1946 when the cenotaph was placed for Sarah Jane Hawkins on the Knoxville Courthouse lawn, next to the grave of her husband, Governor John Sevier. This is not her grave, as her remains have never been found. Again, Sarah Marlin is listed as the mother in the Cora Bales Sevier "Sevier Family History" 1961. If anyone has something more concrete on this matter, please by all means, bring it to my attention. Thank you.

I should also like to add that I recently was contacted by living members of the Marlin family. We exchanged DNA kit numbers and lo, and behold, I match three of them! Mystery, for me, solved.

See also: https://books.google.com/books?id=jMU0U3KqzQQC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=...

GEDCOM Note

On June 1, 1739, she married James McDan

On June 1, 1739, she married James McDaniel. The marriage was registered at the St. George Protestant Episcopal Church. McDaniels seems to have died and Sarah married Joseph Hawkins at the St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, St. Paul's Parish. The couple then settled in Frederick Co., VA. where Joseph was established as a farmer. Note both marriages were out of her religion (Friends) and she would have been disowned. She was later reinstated as a Quaker and became quite active with the Friends.

GEDCOM Source

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 shows she existed and was married.

GEDCOM Source

9JSG-MT1 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Ancestry. com ; 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WorldMarr_ga&h=549069 &indiv=try This is a marriage record for this couple.

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