Hawkins Family History
Hawkins Genealogy
Harriet's GrandGrand Father's Diary
Hawkins Family History by John Flynn for the McGavock Family Reunion 1980
Harriet's GrandGrand Father's Diary
Hawkins Family History by John Flynn for the McGavock Family Reunion 1980
Harriet's Grandparents
Joel Baldwin Hawkins and His wife Mary Ann O'Bryan Hawkins. This were Harriet's Grand parentsThey lived in Kankakee, IL
Hawkins Genealogy
Sir John Hawkins 1532-1595
Generation 1
Robert Hawkins, Braintree, Essex County, England B. 1610, Grandson of Sir John? Wife Mary B. 1611 in England. Came to America on the Elizibeth & Ann 1635. Settled at Charleston, Mass. Removed to Fairfield, Conn. In 1635 or 1636 D. 7 July sons Eleazer, Zechary, Joseph.
Generation 2
Joseph Hawkins B. 3 April 1642. Charleston, Suffolk, Co. MA. D. Oct 1682 Derby, CT. Married Abigail Holbrook. 8 April 1668, who was born 21 May 1648 in Dorchester, MA. 5 children were Joseph, Eleazer, Abigail, Robert, Mary.
Generation 3
Joseph Hawkins B. 14 Feb 1669 at Derby CT. Married Elizabeth Gunn 9 Aug. 1693. No Death Dates had 8 children, Elizabeth, Sarah, Joseph, Abigail, Mary, Eleazer, Moses, Zachariah.
Generation 4
Eleazar (Elezer) Hawkins B. 27 Nov. 1706. Died 1734. Married Damaris Wooster who was born 20 Feb. 1707/8. Lived in Derby, CT. Two Children, Lois & Robert.
Generation 5
Robert Hawkins B. 15 Oct. 1729. Derby New Haven CT(?) Married Rachel Baldwin 3 Jan. 1758 at New Milford, Litchfield, CT. As 2nd wife Williamstown, MA 1772 to Bennington, VT. By 1800. 5 Children, Abiel, Samuel, Ebenzer, Mary, David ?
Generation 6
Ebenezer Hawkins B. 22 Apr 1772 D. 23 Sept. 1828. Born New Milford, CT. or Wilmstown, MA(?). Died Vermillion Co. (?). Feb. 1794 Moved to VT, 1803 Moved to Cayuga, Co. NY. Feb 1809 Moved to Bloomfield, Ontario Co. NY. Sept./ Oct. 1825 moved to Jesse Gilbert Danville, Ill. Married Rebecca Jepson, 2/16/1794 Born at Chesterfield, Berkshire, Co. MA. 3 Jan 1773. Died 25 Aug. 1850 Danville, IL They had 12 children.
Generation 7
Micah Jepson Bates Hawkins B. Bloomfield NY 2 July 1815. Marries Matilda Legg 1843 Died 1849 Married Harriet Lowe 1850. Micah Jepsen Died 21 Sept. 1902 Limestone, Harriet D. 21 Sept. 1816. Children. Rebecca, Micah, Joel (Father of Harriet Hawkins McGavock), Abiel, Mark, Julia, David Nelson.
Generation 1
Robert Hawkins, Braintree, Essex County, England B. 1610, Grandson of Sir John? Wife Mary B. 1611 in England. Came to America on the Elizibeth & Ann 1635. Settled at Charleston, Mass. Removed to Fairfield, Conn. In 1635 or 1636 D. 7 July sons Eleazer, Zechary, Joseph.
Generation 2
Joseph Hawkins B. 3 April 1642. Charleston, Suffolk, Co. MA. D. Oct 1682 Derby, CT. Married Abigail Holbrook. 8 April 1668, who was born 21 May 1648 in Dorchester, MA. 5 children were Joseph, Eleazer, Abigail, Robert, Mary.
Generation 3
Joseph Hawkins B. 14 Feb 1669 at Derby CT. Married Elizabeth Gunn 9 Aug. 1693. No Death Dates had 8 children, Elizabeth, Sarah, Joseph, Abigail, Mary, Eleazer, Moses, Zachariah.
Generation 4
Eleazar (Elezer) Hawkins B. 27 Nov. 1706. Died 1734. Married Damaris Wooster who was born 20 Feb. 1707/8. Lived in Derby, CT. Two Children, Lois & Robert.
Generation 5
Robert Hawkins B. 15 Oct. 1729. Derby New Haven CT(?) Married Rachel Baldwin 3 Jan. 1758 at New Milford, Litchfield, CT. As 2nd wife Williamstown, MA 1772 to Bennington, VT. By 1800. 5 Children, Abiel, Samuel, Ebenzer, Mary, David ?
Generation 6
Ebenezer Hawkins B. 22 Apr 1772 D. 23 Sept. 1828. Born New Milford, CT. or Wilmstown, MA(?). Died Vermillion Co. (?). Feb. 1794 Moved to VT, 1803 Moved to Cayuga, Co. NY. Feb 1809 Moved to Bloomfield, Ontario Co. NY. Sept./ Oct. 1825 moved to Jesse Gilbert Danville, Ill. Married Rebecca Jepson, 2/16/1794 Born at Chesterfield, Berkshire, Co. MA. 3 Jan 1773. Died 25 Aug. 1850 Danville, IL They had 12 children.
Generation 7
Micah Jepson Bates Hawkins B. Bloomfield NY 2 July 1815. Marries Matilda Legg 1843 Died 1849 Married Harriet Lowe 1850. Micah Jepsen Died 21 Sept. 1902 Limestone, Harriet D. 21 Sept. 1816. Children. Rebecca, Micah, Joel (Father of Harriet Hawkins McGavock), Abiel, Mark, Julia, David Nelson.
John Flynn Sr. Hawkins family history summary
The Hawkins Family history is exceptionally well documented from 1772 (Samuel Whitman Ebenezer Hawkins who is designated as "third generation in America", down to the present date One story (from Mary Hawkins, spinster, who lived near Lamar, Mo.), is that "five brothers came to America from Canada." The other version states that the grandfather of Samuel Whitman Ebenezer Hawkins was one of five brothers who arrived on the Mayflower. This version was certified by a television program shown on Educational TV on the Pilgrims and the years they spent, driven from England (because of their religious tenets) to Holland, and eventually sailing to America on the Mayflower. One of the families in the TV version was a Hawkins family - and they were doing what Hawkinses and McGavocks have been doing for generations - having a baby, born during the voyage.
S.W.E. Hawkins was born April 22, 1771; he first married in Plymouth, Mass. but his wife's name is not recorded. Then he married Rebekah Jepson (born Jan. 6, 1773) on February 16, 1794. Samuel died in 1828, Rebekah in 1850. Both were buried in unmarked graves in Danville, IL. The geneology lists such beautiful old names as Dedemia, Alanson, Deliverance, Joel Baldwin, Sabra Ann, Harriet Julia, etc.
Samuel and Rebekah moved to Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont, arriving February 20, 1794. Moved again, arriving in the County of Cayuga, in New York, on November 17, 1803. In Febru3ry 1809, they moved to Bloomfield, Ontario County, N.Y. Then on September 6, 1825, they started their move to Illinois, arriving October 27, 1825 at Danville.
One of their sons, Micah Jepson Bates Hawkins married Harriet Matilda Lowe on June 30, 1850. They had six children, among them Joel Baldwin Hawkins, born April 18, 1856 in Kankakee,IL. He married Mary Ann O'Bryan on February 15, 1886. Their children were:
Walter Albert (born 6/24/1889; died 4/611971)
Harriet Matilda (born 8/24/1891; died 9/1971)
Mabel Amelia (born 12/31/1893; died 12/19/1986)
David Nelson (born 5/19/1899; died 1980)
S.W.E. Hawkins was born April 22, 1771; he first married in Plymouth, Mass. but his wife's name is not recorded. Then he married Rebekah Jepson (born Jan. 6, 1773) on February 16, 1794. Samuel died in 1828, Rebekah in 1850. Both were buried in unmarked graves in Danville, IL. The geneology lists such beautiful old names as Dedemia, Alanson, Deliverance, Joel Baldwin, Sabra Ann, Harriet Julia, etc.
Samuel and Rebekah moved to Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont, arriving February 20, 1794. Moved again, arriving in the County of Cayuga, in New York, on November 17, 1803. In Febru3ry 1809, they moved to Bloomfield, Ontario County, N.Y. Then on September 6, 1825, they started their move to Illinois, arriving October 27, 1825 at Danville.
One of their sons, Micah Jepson Bates Hawkins married Harriet Matilda Lowe on June 30, 1850. They had six children, among them Joel Baldwin Hawkins, born April 18, 1856 in Kankakee,IL. He married Mary Ann O'Bryan on February 15, 1886. Their children were:
Walter Albert (born 6/24/1889; died 4/611971)
Harriet Matilda (born 8/24/1891; died 9/1971)
Mabel Amelia (born 12/31/1893; died 12/19/1986)
David Nelson (born 5/19/1899; died 1980)
- Howard Homer (born 10/7/1905; died 9/21/1962)
Mabel, Harriet and David Nelson, the Hawkins
Harriet attended school in Kankakee and worked there. On her first trip to Beloit, WI, to visit her grandmother Gallagher (first married to O'Bryan, later to Gallagher; the second marriage produced Pat Gallagher who married Charlotte McGavock, and Katherine Gallagher Turner). Harriet stopped at the McGavock grocery store to inquire directions to Grandma Gallagher's residence. John Francis happened to be in the store, followed her out, took her suitcase and escorted her to Gallaghers'. From then on, this lovely lass was pursued by John Francis, her other suitors left far behind, until she agreed to be his bride.
We are all in debt to Aunt Mabel Davis for an excellent documented geneology on the Hawkins family. A cousin, Merritt Hawkins, who still lives on the Hawkins family homestead near Kankakee, has also gathered much information on other branches of the Hawkins family. Samuel Clemens - Mark Twain is his writing name - stayed at the Hawkins home on his trips on the Kankakee River to Chicago. And President Zachary Taylor married into the family somewhere along the line.
So now we are ready for the history of John and Harriet McGavock and their progeny - long may they live!!
Verbatim Hawkins Diary from 1794 from Mabel Hawkins Davis
Married Feby 16 anno dom 1794 by Samuel Whitman Ebner Hawkins & Rebekah Jepsen in the town of Goshen and County 0f Hempshire and state of Massachusetts. Ebenezer when Married twenty-one years ten months and twenty days old. Rebekah when married were twenty-one years one month and 13 days old.
"On the eighteenth of the above month started to move to Vermont.
"On the 20th arrive at SUNDERLAND, county of Bennington, State of Vermont.
"In August 7, 1794. on Thursday we had a daughter still born.
"In February 11th, 1796,we had a daughter born which called Deidamia on Thursday of week.
"In April 6th 1798,. on Friday we had a son born which called Alanson.
"On Sunday the 8th of June 1800 we had a daughter born which we called Deliverance.
"On Monday 9th of May 1803 we had a son Born which called Joel Baldwin.
"In October 20th we started to move from the State of Vermont and arrived in York in the county of Cayuga and State of New York 17th Novr 1803.
"On Monday 3rd of June 1805 we had a daughter Born which called Almira.
"On Monday 7th of February Deliverance died 1808 being Seven years and Eight Months old.
"On Thursday 29th of Sept 1808 we had a daughter Born which we called Adelia.
"Februy 1809 we moved to Bloomfield ontario county state of New York.
"On Friday 29th of Septr 1810 we had two Daughters Born which we called Mariet Angiline and Harriet julia.
"on Tuesday the 6th of April 1813 we had a daughter Born we called Sabra Arm.
"on Sunday 17th of July Deidama Married to Jesse Gilbert of Middlesex .(l8l3 or 1814)
"on Sunday 2th of July 1815 we had a son Born which we called Mican Jepson Bates
"on Thursday the 8 of October 1818 we had a son born which we called Robert Buck
"on Monday 22th of Novr 1819 Departed the life of Almira.
"on the Sixth of Sept 1825 Started to move from Bloomfield to Illinois and arrived at Jesse Gilberton the 27 of October.
"on the 21st of Novber 1827 Adelia was Married to Asa B. Palmer. (of Danville, Illinois )
"on the 4th of December 1827 Harriet Angeline was married to William Reed.
"on September the 20th in the year of our Lord 1828, Ebener Hawkins Departed this life, aged 56 & 5 months & 1 day.
"December the 22nd 1830 Joel B Hawkins and Hester N. Bickle were Married.
Joel B. Hawkins departed this life April 91 1869.
"On the eighteenth of the above month started to move to Vermont.
"On the 20th arrive at SUNDERLAND, county of Bennington, State of Vermont.
"In August 7, 1794. on Thursday we had a daughter still born.
"In February 11th, 1796,we had a daughter born which called Deidamia on Thursday of week.
"In April 6th 1798,. on Friday we had a son born which called Alanson.
"On Sunday the 8th of June 1800 we had a daughter born which we called Deliverance.
"On Monday 9th of May 1803 we had a son Born which called Joel Baldwin.
"In October 20th we started to move from the State of Vermont and arrived in York in the county of Cayuga and State of New York 17th Novr 1803.
"On Monday 3rd of June 1805 we had a daughter Born which called Almira.
"On Monday 7th of February Deliverance died 1808 being Seven years and Eight Months old.
"On Thursday 29th of Sept 1808 we had a daughter Born which we called Adelia.
"Februy 1809 we moved to Bloomfield ontario county state of New York.
"On Friday 29th of Septr 1810 we had two Daughters Born which we called Mariet Angiline and Harriet julia.
"on Tuesday the 6th of April 1813 we had a daughter Born we called Sabra Arm.
"on Sunday 17th of July Deidama Married to Jesse Gilbert of Middlesex .(l8l3 or 1814)
"on Sunday 2th of July 1815 we had a son Born which we called Mican Jepson Bates
"on Thursday the 8 of October 1818 we had a son born which we called Robert Buck
"on Monday 22th of Novr 1819 Departed the life of Almira.
"on the Sixth of Sept 1825 Started to move from Bloomfield to Illinois and arrived at Jesse Gilberton the 27 of October.
"on the 21st of Novber 1827 Adelia was Married to Asa B. Palmer. (of Danville, Illinois )
"on the 4th of December 1827 Harriet Angeline was married to William Reed.
"on September the 20th in the year of our Lord 1828, Ebener Hawkins Departed this life, aged 56 & 5 months & 1 day.
"December the 22nd 1830 Joel B Hawkins and Hester N. Bickle were Married.
Joel B. Hawkins departed this life April 91 1869.
