John
Hawkins
Born about in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of William Hawkins
and Margaret (Harwood) Hawkins
Brother of
Edward Hawkins, Madeline (Hawkins) Rhodes, William Hawkins Sr. and Mary (Hawkins) Blackmar
Husband of
Sarah (Unknown) Hawkins
— married
about 1675 in Providence, RI
Descendants 
Father of
William Hawkins, Elizabeth (Hawkins) Smith, Edward Hawkins, Sarah (Hawkins) Evans, Mary (Hawkins) Brown, Lydia (Hawkins) Knowlton, Abigail (Hawkins) Salisbury, Patience (Hawkins) Smith and Phebe (Hawkins) Clemence
Died about
at about age 83
in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
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Biography
On Jul. 27, 1711, John Hawkins confirmed a deed made by his brother Edward in 1692 to John Aldrich, and calls himself "John Hawkins eldest son of William Hawkins, deceased, and of Margaret his wife, also deceased." His siblings include:
- WILLIAM HAWKINS, b. Abt. 1645, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; d. July 06, 1723, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
- EDWARD HAWKINS, b. Abt. 1647, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; d. May 24, 1726, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; m. (1) ESTHER ARNOLD-ANDREWS, b. September 22, 1647, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; m. (2) ANNE SPRAGUE, b. 1660; d. September 25, 1715.
- MADELINE HAWKINS, b. 1648, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; : MARY HAWKINS, b. 1649, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; d. 1724.[1]
From the Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John O. Austin
- 1679, Jul 1: Taxed 3s.1 1/2d
- 1683, Apr. He brought in a wolf's head.
- 1687, Dec. 13: Fined 6s.8d for refusing to take oath as juryman.
- 1702 deed to youngest son, Edward Hawkins (see Feb. 11, 1719)
Starting in 1710, he began deeding land to his children, a total of 325 acres; and in 1719, he confirmed a 1702 deed granting one_half of the homestead to his youngest child, Edward and the remainder to Edward on his father's decease (suggesting that John's wife was dead by 1719).
- 1710, Dec 29: Deeded 40 acres to Richard Evans Jr. and Sarah his wife, for love, etc. (daughter)
- 1711, Mar 28: Deeded 40 acres to Elizabeth Smith, his daughter, wife of Joseph
- 1711, Jul. 27: Confirmed a deed made by his brother Edward in 1692 to John Aldrich, and call himself "John Hawkins eldest son of William Hawkins, deceased, and of Margaret his wife, also deceased."
- 1713, Jun 16: Taxed with son Edward L1.
- 1713, Aug 12: Deeded 93 acres for love, etc. to son in law Elisha Knowlton and Lydia, his wife.
- 1714, June 5: He deeded 52 acres for love, etc, to son-in-law Hosannah Brown and Mary his wife.
- 1715, Oct 19: He gave free consent to sons William Hawkins, Hosannah Brown and Elisha Knowlton to sell all their lands which they had of him.
- 1717, Nov 30: He deeded 50 acres of land to Jonathan Salisbury and Abigail his wife for love, etc. and same date deeded to Joseph Smith (son of Joseph Smith, joiner), and patience his wife, 50 acres for love, etc. (also deeding certain rights to each.)
- 1719, Feb 11: He confirmed a deed made 17 years before to youngest son Edward, and now gave him half the homestead, house and lands, and the other half at his decease.
- 1723, Aug 24: He and son Edward sold Joseph Mowry 30 acres on south part of farm on which they dwelt.
John Hawkins
Birth: abt 1650 (others claim 1635 BEFORE marriage of parents?)
Death: 1726 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Wife: Sarah md. ca 1679-md Richard Evans
Maiden name unknown. Some claim it to be Daniels or Damarill, citing a marriage of a John Hawkins to widow Sarah Damarill in Boston in 1654. Since John wasn't even born until about 1650, this couple in Boston is highly unlikely to be our John Hawkins and wife Sara.
Parents: Wm & Margaret Harwood Hawkins named in land records, along with brother Edward.
Children: (ALL NAMED IN LAND RECORDS
William HAWKINS
Edward HAWKINS
Sarah HAWKINS b: 15 Apr 1685 md Richard Evans
Elizabeth HAWKINS md Joseph Smith
Mary HAWKINS md Hosannah Brown
Lydia HAWKINS md Elisha Knowlton
Abigail HAWKINS md Jonathan Salisbury
Patience HAWKINS
Sources
- John Osborne Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Be fore 1690. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1982 p. 316.
- Clarence Almon Torrey. New England Marriages Prior To 1700 thor: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1994.
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Douglas Grimm.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
Maxine (Jeffrey) Clark
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1679, Jul 1 - Taxed 1683, April - He brought in a wolf's head 1687, Dec 13 - He was fined for refusing to take oath as juryman 1710, Dec 29 - He deeded 40 acres to Richard Evans, Jr., and Sarah, his wife, for love etc. 1711, Mar 28 - He deeded 40 acres to Elizabeth Smith, his daughter, wife of Joseph 1711, Jul 27 - He confirmed a deed made by his brother Edward in 1692 to John Aldrich, and calls himself "John Hawkins eldest son of William Hawkins, deceased, and of Margaret his wife, also deceased." 1713, Aug 12 - He deeded 93 acres for love, etc., to son-in-law Elisha Knowlton and Lydia, his wife. 1713, Jun 16 - Taxed with son Edward 1714, Jun 5 - He deeded 52 acres for love, etc., to son-in-law Hosannah Brown and Mary his wife. 1715, Oct 19 - He gave free consent to sons William Hawkins, Hosannah Brown, and Elisha Knowlton to sell all their lands which they had of him. 1717, Nov 30 - He deeded 50 acres of land to Jonathan Salisbury and Abigail his wife, for love, etc., and same date deeded to Joseph Smith( son of Joseph Smith, joiner), and Patience his wife, 50 acres for love, etc., (also deeding certain rights to each.) 1719, Feb 11 - He confirmed a deed made seventeen years before to youngest son Edward, and now gave him half the homestead, house, and lands, and the other half at his decease. 1723, Aug 24 - He and son Edward sold Joseph Mowry 30 acres on south part of farm on which they dwelt.