John Hawkes (1633 - 1694)

Born 13 Aug 1633 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Maverick) Hawkes — married 3 Jun 1658 (to 4 Nov 1659) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Sarah (Cushman) Hutchins — married 11 Apr 1661 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 1694 at age 60 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

From Adam Hawkes of Saugus, MA 1605-1672, pp. 31, et seq.: John grew to manhood on the ever increasing farm of his father in North Saugus along with his four Hutchinson stepbrothers, his stepsister Elizabeth Hutchinson, and his twin sister Susannah Hawkes. He is the only known son of Adam Hawkes to grow to manhood and to leave issue. When he married, in both instances he chose brides who were descendants of Mayflower pasengers as follows: Isaac Allerton, married on the 4th of Nov. 1611 at Leyden, holland, Mary Norris of Newbury, England. They had among their children Remember, born about 1614 at Leyden who later married at Salem, MA, Moses Maverick of Marblehead and had a daughter Rebecca; also Mary Allerton, born June 1616 at Leyden who married Thomas Cushman in 1636. Remember Allerton, age about 6 and Mary Allerton -- age 4, left Leyden, in 1620, with their parents and brother Bartholomew on The Speedwell. They later left England aboard the Mayflower, arriving at Plymouth in December of that year; thus all descendants of John hawkes by either his first or second marriage may claim Mayflower ancestry. (Reference:Mayflower Index).Those who are descended from John Hawkes through is first wife Rebecca Maverick have also the following lineage which is traced through Mary Gye born about 1580 who married the Reverend John Maverick, grandfather of Rebecca Maverick Hawkes. Mary Gye's heritage may be traced directly back to two Magna Charta Barons - (1) the Baron William Malet and (2) Baron Saher De Quincy. Still earlier generations include King Henry the First of England, William the Conqueror, and Charlemagne King of France 768-814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor the 25th of Dec. 800. (references:see Hawkes Talks, Vo. 5, p. 3, and Vol. 11, p. 4.Also Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, by Frederick Lewis Weis, 4th edition with corrections, etc. by Walter Lee Sheppartd, Jr., published by Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969, pp. 44, 84, 86, 89, 90 and fifth edition p. 170 and 171 and Vol. 5, xv.). The same year that John Hawkes m. Rebecca Maverick he found himself involved in a civil lawsuit at the Ipswich Quarterly Court. "John Hakes v. Mr. Jospeh Cooke" for taking away a young mare, verdict for the defendant. Edward Collins affirmed concerning the mare colt in controversy that he belived that the colt Mr. Cooke brought from Isaac Hart (husband of Elizabeth Hutchinson Hart, John Hawkes' stepsister) of Reading was the same that deponent sold him about two years since wtih its dam. His servants affirmed the same. Dated at Medford, Sept. 26, 1658. Isaac Hart, age about 40 years, deposted that the colt belonged to John Haucks of Lynn and the latter had given it to said Hart to keep. Dated 29, 1st month, 1658. Thomas Hutchinson testified that his father-in-law Adam Haukes gave this colt to his sone John Hakes." Sworn in Ipswich Court, Mar. 30, 1658. At court at Cambridge Mr. Joseph Cooke of Cambridge v. Isaac Hart of Reading, case about stray colt, verdict for plaintiff. A writ dated Mar. 20, 1658, served by Thomas Hartson, constable who attched the black colt, house, orchard and two acres of land adjoining. Coies of depositions on file in Cambridge Court. John Goold, age 47 years, testified that Isaac Hart came to his house and laid claim to a black mare colt of Solomon Phips of Charlestown which was Mr. Shepard's mare. He had seen Hart's mare with Farmer Greene's hourses. Mr. Goold's man was Thomas Gerrish, age 18. John Browne, age 27, testified that Isaac Hart said the colt was in partnership between John Hawkes of Lynn and himself and he bought a half part of his brother John Hakes that at the end of seven years there were to divide the increase and she was brought to Cambridge and the rest of the horses were left at Goodman Peirson's house which they did before him and his wife and John Dawes. Further witness testified Richard Brush, age 18, servant of the plaintif,f testified that his master and John browne brought the colt from Reading. Samuel Hutchinson, age about 40, testified that he marked John Hawkes' colt, etc., Sworn 23, 7th month, 1658. Jeffery Stone of Cambridge, age about 67, testified about Mr. Cooke claiming a colt he had in pound. Copy of deosition of Adam Hawkes, age about 50 years, who testified that this was the colt he gave to his son John Hakes. Sworn in Ipswich Court 30, 1st month, 11658. Copy of depostion of Elizabeth Hart, age about 35 years, that both she and her husband knew the colt her master Cooke had attched. Copy of depostion of William Eaton, about 54 years and John Eaton, age 22, who testified that they ran a hot pitch form tine through the colt's ear. Sworn 1st month, 1658 before Edward Johnson, Commisioner of Woburn. During the next few years the court records of Essex Co. shows that John served several times as a jury man. In 1664 he was on the Jury of Trials and in 1672 once again a jury man; then in 1681 he served on the Grand Jury. During this time period two depostions at Essex Court are important in showing hte relationship between the Adam Hawkes' family, the Nicholas Brown family and the Newhall family as follows:2 Mar. 1667/8 Thomas Browne of Lynn, about 40 years of age, deposed that his "cousin John Hawkes", etc., etc. Then at Court at Ipswich 29 Mar. 1670 Mary Browne, age about 31 deposed that "her cousin John Hawkes being at her brother John Newhall's house", etc. Further court record shows that at Salem Court on 18 Dec. 1677 John Hawkes was among those who took the the oath of fiedelity before Samuel Ward, Commissioner of Marblehead. The list of those who were sworn by Captain Thomas Marshall of Lynn according to general court order, who took the oath at a general meeting 26 Feb. 1677 by their several squadrons of tithing men and constables:in Thomas Bancroft's squadron were Francis Hutchinson, John Hawkes, Moses Hawkes, Thomas Hutchinson and others. (Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, vols. 1 through 8 inclusive.) Late the following year John's first wife Rebecca died in childbirth, leaving him with an infant son who was named for his maternal grandfather, Moses Maverick. This child was to inherit from both of his grandfathers. In the informal will of Moses Maverick of Essex Co. Proate he mentions "Moses Hawks, the child of my deceased dauthger Rebecca." About a year nd a half later John married Sarah Cushman, first cousin of his deceased wife, and they had four boys and four girls; however, in November of 1675 the three older daughters were to die of scarlet fever. In 1675, John Hawcks is among those soldiers from Lynn who were listed as privates at the Narragansett Fort in the war against King Philip. ("Soldiers in King Philip's War," by George Madison Bodge, 1896, p. 406).On December 9, 1675, six companies of foot and one troop of horse were mustered on Dedham Plain under the command of Major Samuel Appleton of Ipswich. They marched to Attleboro, thence to Seekonk, and through Providence to Wickford. After several days scouting, they marched on the 18th to Pettisquamscott and met the Connecticut forces under MajorTreat. That night according to Bodge, the whole army was forced to bivouac in the open air in a driving snow storm during the night as the garrison house there had been burned by the Indians a few days before. Then with the MA division leading, they marched through rough country and deepening snow, each man carrying his arms and rations until they arrived at the Great Narragansett Swamp where the Indians had gathered in large numbers, built a strong fortification and were awaiting the attack.The scene of the battle was in what is now West Kingston, RI. The Indians had fortified an island of several acres in the midst of a large swamp which however was frozen over. The Indian fort was palisadoed and nearly impregnable but for the fact that it was not yet quite complete. The ensuing battle was fierce and the losses many. Carnage was great; the Indians were defeated and this marked the final decisive battle of King Philip's War. When the soldiers mustered in Dedham Plain December 10, 1675, they were promised in the name of the Governor that "if they played the man, took the fort, and drove the enemy out of the Narrangansett country which is their great seat, they should have a gratuity of land besides their wages." In spite of their valiant services the soldiers were not repaid and on June 4, 1685, a petition was presented to the General Court, then at Boston. The petition was for the grant of land which had been promised and among the signers from Lynn was John Hawcks.(Bodge, p. 406) An article in the Citizen and Banner, Wakefield, MA, Saturday, April 6, 1878, further confirms the relationship between Adam Hawkes of Saugus and his family to that of John Hawkes of Hadley and his descendants and also of the Browne family of Reading, MA. It is entitled "The Guardian Angel," a story by Captain Jeremiah Swain in 1676. Captain Swain had been at Hadley during the fighting there. The article states, "During the latter part of the summer 1676 Captain Swain returned to Reading. There were many people in the eastern towns who had relatives in the Connecticut Valley. Some of these were neighbors of Captain Swain. Among them, John Hawkes who lived at what is now Hawkes Corner in North Saugus and Esquire John Browne who resigned the captaincy that Swain might be elected. These two men each about 45 years of age, were the cousins of John and Eleazer Hawkes of Hadley who were somewhat younger, being respectively 33 and 21 years of age. The above named gentlemen came to inquire of Captain Swain about their Hadley cousins. He was able to tell Hawkes and Browne that their Hadley cousins were good men and true; that John Hawkes had been one of 25 men to rush to the deliverance of Hatfield when it was attacked a few days before the eastern soldiers reached Hadley and had particularly distinguished himself by a deed of strategy and daring that he and his younger brother Eleazer also bore an honorable part in the disastrous Falls Fights of May 18.The Captain Swain told the story of the Hadley attack. On this visit to Captain Swain's home there accompanied John Hawkes his second son, Adam, then a boy of 14 years of age. As Captain Swain told his story to his neighbors Goodman John Hawkes of Lynn and Esquire John Browne of Reading, this lad Adam sat by drinking in every word and now one of his descendants gives it forth. Then follows a very lengthy report of the experiences of Captain Swain at Hadley. In it he states that John Hawkes, the son of "your lamented and worthy uncle" came to him bringing word that his widowed mother desired to see him so that she might hold converse concerning her deceased husband's kinsmen in Lynn and Reading, which Captain Swain was glad to gratify. He then went to the house of Mistress Elizabeth Hawkes who greeted him with joy and invited him to make her house his quarters while he should remain at Hadley. Mistress Elizabeth recounted to him the story of her family's sojourn at Windsor, CT for 24 years and the reasons why they removed to Hadley with the people of Weathersfield, which people took their minister with them. He then went on to tell the well-known story of how the regicide appeared during the fighting at Hadley; inspired the man and their leaders and brought about a great victory for the colonists and defeat for the Indians. John was involved in several land transactions among which were noticed at Essex County Registry of Deeds and Essex Co. Probate.One, an indenture made 10 Dec. 1670 between Hohn Hawkes and Robert Beates, another an estate transaction for 12 acres, and another a piece of land inland laying east of the Iron Works.These are detailed at pp. 36-7 of "Adam Hawkes of Saugus, MA." John Hawkes continued to be harassed by the damming up of the Saugus River ordered by the owners of the Iron Works down stream.He was dependent upon the livestock and crops of his farm to maintain his ever growing family. Apparently he did not have the faith that his father had in the court procedure. Adam had won several cases against the Iron Works; however, the situation was somewhat different at this time. The Iron Works had been sold to Samuel Appleton, Jr., who now lived down stream from the Hawkes farm. Samuel Appleton's father was Major Samuel Appleton, Esquire, under whom John Hawkes had fought in the Narrangansett War. Also, said Major Appleton was one o fthe judges at the Ipswich Quarterly Court, thus John apparently determined to take matters in his won hands with the following results: Samuel Apleton, Esquire and Samuel Apleton, v. John Hawkes, Sr., and Moses Hawkes; trespass, for that John Hawkes, Sr. was the only plotter, contriver and secret manager of the cutting or breaking of the great dam at Hamersmith or the Iron Works in Lin, by sending his son Adam Hawkes and Jospeh Trumbel, his reputed man, who with Moses Hawkes, his son, broke or cut down this dam which belongs to the plaintiffs, about May last, by means of which the water forced through and carried away a considerable part of this dam and undermined the other so that it could not be repaired without excessive charge, if at all, whereby plaintiffs have suffered damage to their land adjoining by being much washed away, gravel cast up by the water, two bridges and much fence carried away, and by the head of water let out, their pasture and corn field were laid down to the common, the corn spoiled, the river filled up with soil so that a boat cannot come up as before, requiring them to carry what they have to transport by water a mile further than formerly and necessitating the making of about 300 rods of fencing about the land which was fenced by the dam; dated March 22, 1682-3; signed by William Cowdrey, for the court; and served by Samuel Tarbox, constable of Lyn. COURT HELD AT SALEM, JUNE 26, 1683 Judges:The Worshipful Nathaniell Saltonstall, Esquire, William Browne, Esquire, John Woodbridg, Esquire, Barth. Gedney Esquire, Samll. Apleton, Esquire, and Robert Pike, Esquire. Grand Jury:Mr. Joseph Hardy, Robert Fuller, Sergent Thomas Fuller, Joseph Phipen, Sr., Frances Skerry, William Dounton, John Fiske, Nathaniell Stone, William Wood, Samuell Leach, John Edmonds, John Pearson and William Hascall. Jury of Trials:Mr. John Grafton, Mr. Simon Williard, Mr. Edward Feaveryear, Thomas Putnam, Jr., Jonathan Putnam, John Dodge, Jr., thomas Patch, William Sergent, Sr., James Dennis, Thomas Farrer, Sr., Frances Burrell and Samuel Cobbett, left., Nathaniell Felton, Joseph Hutchinson and John How weer chosen on the jury in place of Lynn men in the first two actions. Major Samuell Apleton of Ipswich and his son Samuell Apleton of Lynn v. John Haukes, Sr., and Moses Hawkes, his son. Verdict for defendant. Appealed to the next court of Assistants. plaintiffs bound, with Mr. Philip Fowler as surety.*

• Writ:Major Samuell Apleton of Ipswich and his son Samuell Apleton of Lynn v. John Hawkes, Sr., and Moses Hawkes, his son, both of Lynn; for contriving, appointing and counselling those who cut the great dam at Lin Iron Works or Hamersmith, and also for sending his son Addam Hawkes, with others, said Moses going along with them, who in the night cut or broke down the dam in May, 1682, the damage amounting to ca. three or four hundred pounds; dated Salem, June 19, 1683; signed by Hilliard Veren, for the court and town of Salem; and served by William Clemmant, of Lynn, deputy for Henery Skerry, marshall of Salem, by attachment of a house, barn, land four oxen, four cows, five young cattle, two swine, a parcel of shingles, 20 geese, a horse, cart, yoke, plow, chaine, all the corn upon the land of Adam Hawkes, also a horse and sleigh and three cattle of Moses Hawkes, leaving the summons at John Hawkes' where Moses Hawkes dwells.

John Haukes' bill of cost, 3li.3d. At a session of the General Court held at Boston, 1:8:1645: "I, Imprimis. That the Undertakers their Agents and Assignes are hereby granted the sole priuiledge and bennefit of making Iron and managing of all ironmines and workes, that now are or shalbe discovered, and found out or hereafter shallbe in this Jurisdiction for the terme of twenty one yeares from the former grant, Prouided that the said Aduentures their Agents or Assignes do within three yeares from the former date use their best endeavors to their utmost skill to perfect so many of the sajd workes, that the Inhabitants of this Juridsiction be furnished with barr iron of all sorts for their use not exceeding twenty pounds per Tonn, Prouided also that It shall be in the liberty of any within this Jurisdiction to be Adventurers with the Undertakers, if by the last day of this october they being in their adventures not lesse in one mans name that fifty pounds with allowance to the Adventurers, for the stocke of one thousand pounds by them already disbursed 2. Item. the Court doth heeereby Grant to the sajd undertakers, their agents and assignes, in all places of wasts and lands not Impropriated to any Toune, or person, that the said undertakers, their agents or Assignes, at all tymes during the sajd tearme of twenty-one yeares shall and may freely and at theire owne discretion have and take all manner of wood and timber to be converted into Coales or any other uses for the service of the undertakers, so also all manner of Earth stones, turfes, clay, and other materialls for buildings and reparations of any of their workes, forges mills or houses built or to be built or for making or moulding any manner of hamers, potts and all other cast Iron ware, and for Conuerting wood into charcoale and also to gett, digg and Carry away of All manner of stone iron care, and wood for all sorts, and any other materialls or things of use for their works;" also they were to have liberty to make ways and passages, pools, dams, watercourses, sluices and ponds in all waste lands not apropriated, and to pay damages if they encroached on any person's land; that they should have grants of land in six places, three miles square, not exceeding four miles in length, for the prupose of setting up six forges or furnaces andnot bloomaries only; that what iron is made more than the inhabitants need, they should have liberty to ship to other parts of the world for sale, provided "they sell i tnot to any person or state in Actual hostility to us;" that the owners and servants of the Iron Works should have free liberty equal to any in the jurisdiction according to the rights and privileges of the churches, and were to be free from all taxes, assessments, contributions and other public charges; that all clerks and workmen as miners, founders, finey hammermen and colliers, should be freed from ordinary training and watching, but that Each be provided with arms, powder and shot; that wherever any Iron Works is set up remote from a church or congregation that the undertakers were to provide some good means whereby their families might be instructed in the knowledge of God. Copy made by Edward Rawson, secretary. Daniel Hitchins, aged about 50 years, and Richard Haven, aged 30 years, testified that Samuell Apleton's fence between his cornfield and the pond might have been repaired the past summer with the work of a man two or three days. Sworn Mar. 19, 1682-3, before William Browne, assistant. Timothy Willy, aged about 29 years, testified that he was at the house of Mr. John Hawkes a little while before the dam at Lyn was cut the second time and Hawkes told of sending for help to cut it, etc. Sworn Apr. 4, 1683, before William Browne, assistant. Copy of deed, dated May 26, 1682, from Thomas Savage, Perez Savage and Ebenezer Savage, sons and executors of the will of Major Thomas Savage of Boston, for 250li to Samuell Appleton of Lynn, gentleman, all his interest in Hammersmith or the Iron Works in Lynn. Wit.: William Paine and John Hayward. Acknowledged May 26, 1682, before Nath. Saltontall, assistant. Recorded June 2, 1682. John Jenkes, aged 22 years, and William Clements, aged about 24 years, testified that they appraised the damage at the dam and found the breach to be six and a half rods in length, 18 feet high and 76 feed broad. The dam was faced with stone on the water side from top to bottom and the damage was 250 li. The damage by the water that forced through the breach consisted of several acres of land covered with gravel so that the grass cannot grow upon it, two bridges carried away, 40 rods of fence carried away, the boat way filled up, logs carried upon the marsh, all to the value of 45 li amage. They measured the fence which must be made by reason of the pond being let out and found 240 rods which must be made a stone wall on account of the difficulty of getting fencing, at a cost of 3s. per rod. Sworn Apr. 9, 1683, before William Browne, assistant. Copy of bill of sale, dated Feb. 10, 1657, whereas at a special court at Boston, Sept. 14 and 15, 1653, several creditors of the undertakers of the Iron Works sued the Estate of Mr. John Bex & Co., and recovered judgment of 3,658 li. 13s, 4d., in which sum Mr. Jacob Sheafe's bill of 138 li. then brought in signed and allowed by Captain Robert Bridges, Mr. Joshua Foote and Mr. Henry Webb, attorneys for the company, was a part, William Paine of Boston, merchant, inconsideration of said Sheafe assigning all his interest in the Lynn and Braintry works, to him, agreed to pay said Jacob Sheaf, of Boston, merchant, 64 li. in English goods at the price they cost in England with six pence advance upon the shilling, and what more is due to be paid in merchantable beaver of new England money; also to pay in like pay the one-half of what Captain John leverett shall have sold the said Iron Works for over and over 64 li., etc. Wit: William Paddy and William Osbourne. Copy made by Isaack Addington, cleric, and copy of that copy by Hilliard Veren, cleric. Richard Haven and Daniell Johnson were desired by John hauks, Sr., to appraise the damage at the old iron Works and found 160 rods of fence needed, 12 d. damage on the salt marsh by logs and ruts, and that the 160 rods would take in as enough of the pond meadow to pay for fencing it, so that Mr. Samuel Apleton may have benefited by leeting the pond dry. Sworn apr. 6, 1683, before Batho. Gedney, assistant. John Burnap, aged about 27 years, testified that Jospeh Trumball, Mr. Hawkes' man came up to Reading being sent by his master to get help to cut the dam, and said that his master said he would go himself if he could not get anybody, for although he could not work on account of his leg yet he could serve as a watchman. Those who came from Reding went to Hawkes' house and he asked them why they did not come the night before as he sat up late waiting for them and that they had begun to cut the dam already. He said it was cut near the old channel and told them how to secure themselves from being surprised, advising them to take a gun and shoot a flash in the pan and if that would not do to charge the gun and bid them stand upon their peril, etc. Sworn Apr. 5, 1683, before William Browne, assistant. Thomas Marshall of Lynn, aged ca. 67 years, testified that Joseph Trumble brought a bond 2500li. to his house for him to read and the next day Mr. John Hawckes, Sr., brought it with William Clements and James Dugglas, the latter's names appearing as witnesses on the bond, and Mr. Samuell Appleton of Lynn also came. Deponent was about to swear the witnesses when upon asking them if it was their hand, they said they never saw the paper before, and Appleton said the same. While deponent held the paper in his had considering to whom it belonged, Mr. Appleton snatched it away and refused to give it up. Sworn Apr. 6, 1683, before Bartho. Gedney, assistant. John Duten, aged ca. 27 years, testified that he was at the house of Robart Burnap, Jr., when Trumbell asked him to go with him, and he said he knew of none who would go except John Burnap and himself, etc. Sworn Apr. 4, 1683, before William Browne, assistant. Oliver Purchase, aged about 66 years, testified that he was a witness to all three breaks at the dam. When the second was made, he went up early in the morning to see it and judged that 200 cartloads of gravel would repair it, etc.Henry Wormwall, aged about 50 years, testified to the same and that he went to see it three days after the break, etc. Edward Marshall, aged about 44 years, testified that he would have repaired it for 50s. Sworn Apr. 4, 1683, before Bartho. Gedney, assistant. Richard George, aged about 66 years, testified that Appleton's fence was not sufficient before the break and he had seen cattle and swine go into the cornfield through the fence. Richard Haven, aged about 30 years, testified to the same. Sworn Mar. 19, 1682-3, before William Browne, assistant. Joseph Trumball, aged about 25 years, testified that the company that cut the dam ordered him to tell them if it was stopped, etc. Moses Hawks, aged 23 years, testified. Sworn Apr. 5, 1683, in Boston, before Hum. Davie, assistant. Joseph Trumball and John Burnap, aged 26 years, testified concerning the bond. Sworn Mar. 16, 1682-3, before James Russell, assistant. Richard George, Richard Haven and Adam Hawkes, aged about 8 years, testified that the bond was to clear any two persons who would give in testimony as to who cut the great dam, etc. Sworn Mar. 19, 1682-3, before William Browne, assistant. Jonanath Eaten, aged about 27 years, and Nathaniell Cowdry, aged about 21 years, testified that when they came to Hawkes' house that night they were all abed. Hawkes called up his folk and bade his son Moses to come down and open the door and let them in. He gave his sons directions as to where was the best place to cut the dam. Hawkes said he had been looking at the dam recently and water courses were cleared and if they did not break it speedily it would be difficult to do it by reason of the water falling. Sworn Mar. 23, 1682-3, before William Browne, assistant. Thomas Savage, aged about 43 years, Ephraim Savage, aged about 38 years, and Ebenezer Savage, aged about 23 years, testified that Appleton showed them how the dam was cut and they considered the damage about 100 li. Sworn Mar. 20, 1682-3, before Bartho. Gedney, assistant. At a county court at Boston Nov. 15, 1660, William Paine's will was proved by the witnesses, Mr. John Mayo, Christopher Cleark and William Howard, before teh Governor, Major Atherton and Mr. Russell. Copy made by Hilliard Veren, cleric. Richard Waite, aged 60 years, and George Halsell, aged 43 years, testified concerning the judgment recovered by Captain Thomas Savage against Mr. John Bex & Co., etc. Sworn in court Feb. 4, 1660, before Edward Rawson, recorder. Copy made by Hilliard, Veren, cleric. Allicksandar Dugall, aged about 50 years, and Mackam Downing, aged about 50 years, testified that they were brought into this country as servants to the owners of the Iron Works, Bex & Co., 32 years ago, and the dam was there then and was used by them as long as the works were run which was about 20 years, etc. Sworn in court. John Burnap, aged about 26 years, and Joseph Trumball, aged about 25 years, testified that they cut the dam and that they were alone save the beast that they rode upon and a dog that kept them company. Sworn Mar. 16, 1682-3, before James Russell, assistant. Edward Convers, aged 27 years, testified that last winter coming from Ipswich he fell into the company of Mr. Samuell Apellton of Lyn. He asked him his name and deponent told him it was Converse. Then he asked how their meadows were that thad been made by the discontuance of their mill and deponent said very well. Appleton said the reason he asked was because he had, by the breaking of a dam, a piece of swampy land laid dry, about 200 acres, and some places had borne good grass. He thought it might be a 200 pound benefit to him. Sworn in court. Moses Hawks, and Adam Hawkes testified. Sworn Apr. 9, 1683, before Bartho. Gedney, assistant.[Jon Duncan note not in original text:no details of their testimony are given.] Macham Downing testified that when he came by in the early morning the water was running through the break at a great pace and it would have carried away the dam had he not thrown in some rocks until help came. Sworn in court. Apparently John Hawkes held a prominent position in town affairs for the Annals of Lynn, dated 8 Jan. 1692 "the town did vote that Lieut. Fuller, Lieut. Lewis, Mr. John Hawkes Senior, Francis Burrill, Lieut. Burill, John Burrill, Jr., Mr. henry Rhodes, Quartermaster Bassett, mr. Haberfield, Cornet Johnson, Mr. Bayley and Lieut. Blighe should sit at the table. John Hawkes died in August of 1694 and his estate was probated at Essex Probate #12920.His son Adam had predeceased him.The probate records include the original longhand agreement by the various members of the family as to the settlement of the estate. The details are contained at pp. 45-48 of Adam Hawkes of Saugus, MA, and are summarized below from "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," 17:15: On 4 Sept. 1694 the estate of John Hawkes was settled between the widow Sarah and sons John, Thomas and Ebenezer Hawkes; son Moses Hawkes received land that his grandfather Adam Hawkes willed him; dau. Mercy Hawkes, Elizabeth Hawkes (widow of son Adam Hawkes) signed for her son John Hawkes. On 8 April 1695 Sarah Hawkes, widow of John Hawkes Sr., turned over the adm. of her husband's estate in favor of sons John and Thomas. At the same time John Hawkes quitclaimed to Elizabeth, widow of Adam Hawkes, his brother who had died before their father, and to John Hawkes only son of Adam Hawkes four score acres in Lynn.

More About John Hawkes: Military service: Private in King Phillips War. Probate: Aft. August 05, 1694, Essex Co. Probate #12920.2371 More About John Hawkes and Rebecca Maverick: Marriage: June 03, 1658, Lynn, MA. More About John Hawkes and Sarah Cushman: Marriage: April 11, 1661, Lynn, MA.

John was born in 1633, the son of Adam & Ann (Browne) Hawkes

He married first Rebecca Maverick (1639-1659), the daughter of Moses & Remember (Allerton) Maverick, on 3 Jun 1658 at Lynn, Essex, MA Bay - their only child was Moses

After the death of Rebecca he married Sarah Cushman, daughter of Thomas & Mary (Allerton) Cushman, on 11 Apr 1661 at Lynn, Essex, MA Bay - parents of Susanna, Adam, Ann, Rebecca, Thomas, Mercy, Ebenezer & John Hawkes

Sources

• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 17, Isaac Allerton, p. 15
• Lucy M. Hawkes, Hawkes Family History 1973,(Pierson Mettler Associates, Tremont, Illinois 1973), 145.
• Ethel Farrington Smith, M.S. for The Adam Hawkes Family Assn., Inc., Adam Hawkes of Saugus, Mass. 1605-1672:The First Six Generations in America,(The Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore: 1980), 31.
• Mayflower Families through Five Generations, 17:9, 15,From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, (Isaac Allerton)17:9:This source states at p. 9: "The Hawkes Genealogy p. 29 says that he was born in Charlestown 13 Aug. 1633.No evidence has been found to support this statement.".
• George Ernest Bowman & Others, The Complete Mayflower Descendant, Vols. 1-46 & Other Sources, 1600s-1800s (Genealogy.com Family Archive). Rec. Date: May 2001, p. 224.
• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/u/n/Jon-A-Duncan-IL/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1681.html

• American Marriages Before 1699

Name John Hawkes Spouse Rebecca Maverick Marriage Date 3 Jun 1658 Marriage Place Lynn, Massachusetts Household Members Name Age John Hawkes Rebecca Maverick