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William Eaton Hawkins
BIRTH
1750
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
DEATH
25 Jan 1812 (aged 61–62)
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Reedy River Baptist Church Cemetery
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Show Map
MEMORIAL ID
43838212 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 11
Son of Joshua Hawkins and Sarah Cook. Married Catherine Bolling.
Family Members
Parents
Joshua Hawkins
1725–1803
Sarah Eaton Cook Hawkins
1725–1808
Spouse
Catherine Bolling Hawkins
1754–1829 (m. 1780)
Children
Elizabeth "Betsey" Hawkins Upchurch
1772–1852
Sarah Hawkins West
1774–1839
Jesse Hawkins
1774–1853
John Pinkney Hawkins
1790–1856
William Eaton Hawkins
1794–1851
Joseph Carter Hawkins
1797–1860
Solomon Hawkins
1798–1867
Enoch Preston Hawkins
1806–1867
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43838212/william-eaton-hawkins
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawkins-1015
William Eaton (Eaton) Hawkins
Born about 1750 in Lunenburg County, Virginiamap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Joshua Hawkins and Sarah (Cook) Hawkins
Brother of Peter Hawkins, Frederick Hawkins and Frederick Hawkins
Husband of Catherine (Bolling) Hawkins — married 1780 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Elizabeth Hawkins, Sarah (Hawkins) West, Jesse Hawkins, Martha (Hawkins) Ragland, Robert Hawkins, Isham Smith Hawkins, John Hawkins, Joseph Carter Hawkins and Harriet Hawkins
Died 25 Jan 1812 at about age 62 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USAmap
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Eaton Hawkins was a Virginia colonist.
Biography
He was born about 1750 in Lunenberg County, Virginia and was the son of Sarah (Cook) and Joshua Hawkins.
(William) Eaton Hawkins married Catherine Bolling (1754-1829), daughter of William Bolling. [citation needed] [1] She might have been his second wife. [2]
In 1801 Eaton was named as executor for the estate of his father, Joshua Hawkins, but was not left anything of monetary value. [3] [4]
Image:Hawkins-669.pdf
Will of father, Joshua Hawkins
He died on 25 Jan 1812 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA and his death was recorded in the minutes of the Reedy River Baptist Church, North Greenville, South Carolina, USA. [5] [6] [7]
His last Will left all his possessions to his wife, Catharine, and named his executors as Jesse and Henry Hawkins. [8]
Children
Elizabeth Hawkins, b: 1772 Tryon Co, NC; d: 29 Dec 1852 Henry Co, TN; [9] m: John Upchurch
Sarah Hawkins, b: c1773; d: 1839
Isham Smith Hawkins, b: c1784; m: 1804 Rachel Williams
Jesse Hawkins, b: 25 Dec 1775 Tryon Co, NC; d: 08 May 1853 Greenville Co, SC; buried: Hawkins-Green Cemetery, Greenville Co, SC; m: Elizabeth ??? (1775-1848)
Robert Hawkins, b: 1784 Greenville Co, SC; d: 25 Mar 1848 Greenville Co, SC; m: Martha ???
Mary Hawkins, b: 1785; m: 1800 John Ragland
Henry Hawkins, b: 1786; m: Lucy Salmon
Solomon Hawkins, b: c1789; m: Sophronia Isabel Duncan
Ezechiel Hawkins, b: c1790 Greenville Co, SC; d: 04 Apr 1857; m: c1807 Mary Hawkins (1789-1883)
John Hawkins, b: 1792; d: c1861-1865
William Eaton Hawkins, b: 12 Feb 1794; d: 14 Feb 1851 Crawford Co, MO; [10] m1: Pamela Carr Duncan; m2: Hannah Doty
Joseph Carter Hawkins, b: 1797; d: 12 Aug 1860 MO; buried: Dry Fork (south of St.James, MO); [11] m1: 1819 Elizabeth Phillips (daughter of Stephen Phillips); m2: Mary Ann Holloman
Ichabod Hawkins, b: c1799 Greenville Co, SC; m: Mahalia ???
Benjamin Hawkins, b: 1800 Greenville Co, SC
Martha "Patsy" Hawkins, b: c1801; m: Lewis Bridges; res: MO
Berryman Hawkins, b: c1804 Greenville Co, SC; m1: Martha Salmon; m2: Frances Bridges
Harriet Hawkins, b: c1805 Greenville Co, SC; m: 19 Jun 1823 Richard Wynn (1795-1852)
Pink Hawkins.
Sources
↑ Re: Benjamin Hawkins on genealogy.com
↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SC-Genealogy/1999-09/...
↑ Hawkins Wills for Will of Joshua Hawkins in Greenville District, South Carolina
↑ Hawkins Worldwide DNA Project, Newsletter 31 May 2011; p5-6
↑ http://www.rrbaptist.net/history/burials/HHH.html
↑ http://www.rrbaptist.net/history/cemetery.html
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43838212 for (William) Eaton Hawkins
↑ Hawkins Wills citing Will Book-A p209-210 apt#4 file#237 Greenvillle District, SC 1812; for Will of Eaton Hawkins
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17441495 for daughter, Elizabeth Hawkins
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43837767 for son, William Eaton Hawkins
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40557435 for son, Joseph Carter Hawkins
1790 USA Census of Greenville District, South Carolina; on Rootsweb citingp68 for Eaton Hawkins with 2M@16+ & 5M@<16 & 4F
1800 USA Census of Greenville, South Carolina; on FamilySearch database with images; citing NARA#M32; image#4/87; line#41 {|| ||( <10 )|| (10-15) || (16-25) ||( 26-45) || (45+)|-|Male ||3||4||1||0||1|-|Female || 1|| 0||0||0||1|}
1810 USA Census of Greenville, South Carolina; on FamilySearch database with images; citing FHL#181,421; NARA#M252; roll#62; p518; for W. Hawkins
Hawkins Family with court records
hawkinsdna.blogspot.com group#3
Hawkins DNA Project group#3
Family records
1750 |
1750
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Lunenburg County, VA, United States
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1770 |
1770
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Greenville, SC, USA
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1772 |
1772
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Tryon, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, NC
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1773 |
1773
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Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
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1774 |
December 25, 1774
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Tryon, Rutherford Co., NC
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1775 |
1775
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Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, Rutherford County, NC, United States
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1784 |
1784
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Greenville, Greenville Co., SC
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1785 |
1785
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Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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1785
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Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
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