Sgt Maj. Uriah Hawkins, Jr

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About Sgt Maj. Uriah Hawkins, Jr

Uriah Hawkins BIRTH 8 Mar 1758 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA DEATH 19 Feb 1840 (aged 81) Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA BURIAL Newport Cemetery Newport, Herkimer County, New York

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14922820/uriah-hawkins

Uriah, along with his second cousin Christopher Patt Hawkins, was one of the first settlers of Newport, moving his family there in 1802. He served seven years in the Revolutionary war and drew a pension until his death.

Children Darius Hawkins 1782–1854

Sterry Hawkins 1783–1859

Dexter Hawkins 1786 – unknown

Photo Stephen B. Hawkins 1790–1862

Mary Hawkins DeWolf 1792–1872

Photo Sally Hawkins Weller 1794–1878

Photo Elizabeth Hawkins Henderson 1798–1859

Photo Thaddeus Keith Hawkins 1800–1875

George K Hawkins 1801–1868


  • Military service: Capt. Nathaniel Blackman's Co.; Col. Hitchcock's Regiment; Capt. Stephen Olney's Co.; Col. Angell's - Circa 1775 - Rhode Island, British Colonial America
  • Military service: Mar 4 1831 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States

Uriah, along with his second cousin Christopher Patt Hawkins, was one of the first settlers of Newport, moving his family there in 1802. He served seven years in the Revolutionary war and drew a pension until his death.

Parents:
. Uriah Hawkins (1731 - 1813)
. Deborah Winsor (1738 - ____)

Marriage:
. Mary Keith, 8 Nov 1781

Children:
Darius, Stephen, Thaddeus, and George lived out their lives in Newport. Sally [Weller] moved to Wyoming County, Sterry moved to Oneida County, Dexter ended up in Pike County, IL, and Betsy [Henderson] is unaccounted for.

From Dyane: In the bio section it states: "and Betsy [Henderson] is unaccounted for". Elizabeth "Betsy" Hawkins married Thomas Henderson and is buried at Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica, NY with her daughter, Mary Jane.

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Sgt Maj. Uriah Hawkins, Jr's Timeline

1758
March 8, 1758
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1782
March 30, 1782
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1783
November 14, 1783
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1786
1786
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1787
1787
Providence, Ri
1790
January 24, 1790
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1792
March 25, 1792
1793
1793
Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States
1794
September 3, 1794
Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States
1800
February 12, 1800
Providence, RI