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HAWKINS Family Group Sheet #2
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Family Group Sheet
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Husband: Alexander HAWKINS SR
born: c1720 ? place:
marr: place:
died: c1806 place: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia (will book A)
buried: place:
Father: Nicholas HAWKINS
Mother:
Notes: Resided in Spolsylvania Co., VA before the Revolution
Drew a "blank" in the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery
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Wife: Mary ___?_____
born: place:
died: place:
buried: place:
Father:
Mother:
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CHILDREN
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#1 James HAWKINS
born: place:
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died: before 1784 place: killed in American Revolution ??
buried: place:
spouse:
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#2 Nicholas HAWKINS
born: place:
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died: place:
buried: place:
spouse:
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#3 John HAWKINS
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died: place:
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spouse:
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#4 Alexander HAWKINS JR.
born: place:
marr: place:
died: c1822 ? place: (will dated 1816/filed 1822)
buried: place:
spouse: Elizabeth ___________
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#5 Mary HAWKINS
born: place:
marr: place:
died: place:
buried: place:
spouse #1: John BROUGHTON
spouse #2: John LEGETT
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#6 Elizabeth HAWKINS
born: place:
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died: place:
buried: place:
spouse: Charles ? WADDELL
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#7 Nancy Anna HAWKINS
born: c1760 place:
marr: place:
died: place:
buried: place:
spouse: Aaron FREEMAN
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#8 Susanna HAWKINS 
born: 1763 place:
marr: c1783 place: GEORGIA
died: 29 May 1813 place: near Athens, Clarke Co., GEORGIA
buried: place:
spouse: Josiah FREEMAN
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#9 Sarah HAWKINS
born: place:
marr: place:
died: place:
buried: place:
spouse: John HARDIN
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#10 Lucy HAWKINS
born: place:
marr: c1780 ? place:
died: place:
buried: place:
spouse: William PATRICK
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S O U R C E S:
(1)Historical Southern Families Volume X - Boddie
(2)Will of Alexander Hawkins Sr of Oglethorpe Co., GA
Will Book A dated 18 Aug 1804 Recorded 16 Jan 1807
See text of will below.....
(3)Obituary of Susannah Hawkins Freeman
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(2)WILL OF ALEXANDER HAWKINS SR OF OGLETHORPE CO., GA
Will Book A dated 18 Aug 1804 Recorded 16 Jan 1807
In the name of God amen - I ALEXANDER HAWKINS SENR of the county of
Oglethorpe and State of Georgia being weak in body, but of sound mind
and memory, blessed by God for his extended mercies - But calling to
mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for men
once to die; and as it has pleased God to bless me with some of this
worlds treasures - Shall dispose of it in manner & form following viz -
Item I give & bequeath to my son NICHOLAS HAWKINS one negro man slave,
Will, exclusive of what I have already given him, which is in full of
his legacy, or undivided moiety of my estate remaining undivided in my
hands.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved son JOHN HAWKINS one negro man
slave named David; one negro man Dan, & one girl named Nell, all my
blacksmith tools, & cooper tolls, and one waggon and gear, exclusive
of what I have already given him, which is in full of his legacy, or
the undivided moiety of my estate remaining undivided in my hands.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son ALEXANDER HAWKINS four
negroes , (to wit) one negro man Phil, one boy, Joe, one white negro
girl named Penelope, & one boy Guy. Exclusive of what I have already
given him which is in full of his legacy, or the undivided moiety of
my estate remaining undivided in my hands.
Item I lend to my beloved daughter MARY LEGETT one yellow negro girl
named Beck during her natural life, & at her death to be equally
divided between my three grandsons (her & her increase if any) Viz -
James, John & William BROUGHTON to them and their heirs forever --
exclusive of what I have given her already, which is in full of her
legacy, or undivided moiety of my estate, remaining and undivided in
my hands.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter ELIZABETH WADDLE two
dollars, in adition to what I have already given her, it being in full
of her legacy.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter ANNA FREEMAN two dollars,
it being in full of her legacy.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter SUSANAH FREEMAN, two
dollars, which is in full of her legacy.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter SARAH HARDIN, two
dollars, which is in full of her legacy.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter LUCY PATRICK two
dollars, it being in full of her legacy.
Item Lastly it is my will and desire, & I do hereby nominate and
appoint, my two beloved sons NICHOLAS HAWKINS and JOHN HAWKINS my
whole & sole executors to this my last Will and testament, revoking
all & all manner of will or wills by me heretofore made.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, with my own
hand & affixed my seal to this my lst will and testament. This
eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & four.
Alexander Hawkins
Witnesses: Jack Lumpkin, George Lumpkin
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WILL OF ALEXANDER HAWKINS (SON OF ALEXANDER HAWKINS SR ABOVE)
Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Dated: 22 Oct 1816
RecordedL 6 Mar 1822
In the name of God Amen. I ALEXANDER HAWKINS being of sound mind and
memory, do make & declare this my last will & testament (viz)
Item 1st My desire is that all my just debts be paid.
Item 2nd I lend unto my beloved wife ELIZABETH HAWKINS all my estate
both real and personal during her widowhood to raise & school my
children on until the oldest one come of age of either of them marrys.
When either of them marrys or comes of age, my desire is that my estate
both real & personal should be equally divided between my wife & children,
& in case of my wife's marrying again my desire is that my estate both
real & personal and the increase thereof should be equally divided
between her and my said children.
Item 3rd I do hereby nominate & appoint my beloved wife ELIZABETH
HAWKINS executrix & my brother JOHN HAWKINS executor of this my last
will & testament
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal
the twenty second day of October eighteen hundren & sixteen.
Alexander Hawkins
Witnesses: Isaac Collier, Nathan Ellis, John W. Birdsong
Recorded in open court March 6 1822, witnessed by Isaac Collier
and Nathan Ellis.
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