Matthew Hawkins (abt. 1704 - abt. 1760)

Born about 1704 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Burle — married 25 Jul 1730 in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1760 at about age 56 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Biography

Matthew Hawkins was born about 1704. He was a planter by trade.

Mathew married Rachel Burle on 25 July 1730.^[1]

He passed away in 1760. His will was written in 12 Nov 1755 and granted probate on 26 Nov 1760.^[2]

Transcribed Will

Liber 30, folio 7, 12 Nov. 1755 ^[3]
HAWKINS, MATHEW, Anne Arundel Co., planter.
To dau. Elizabeth Hawkins, negro woman Rachel, 2 cows & calves, & 6 sheep, provided dau. Elizabeth Roberson make over to my 2 daus. Rebecca & Sarah Hawkins her right of Curles Hills, formerly her grdfather Curles land, & to dau. Sarah, Pettibones Rest, commonly called The Old Quarter
To dau. Ann Roberson, negro woman Phillis.
To dau. Rebecca Hawkins, Curles Hills, negro man Ben (bought of Mr. John Brice), negro woman Pheby, negro man James, negro woman Leady & her son Jacob, & negro woman Mireah & her son Robin.
To dau. Sarah Hawkins, negro girl Fanne, negro boy Ben, negro girls Cloe, Pethene, & Tamer, negro man King, & negro girl Hannah.
To dau. Ereane Hawkins, my dw. house & 1/2 the land where I live, negro man Primas, negro woman Nell, girl Kate, negro man Terryl, negro girls Easter & Florah, & negro boy London.
To dau. Mathea Hawkins, the other 1/2 of the land where I live, negro men Passe & Jonney, negro boy David, negro girl Jenne, boy Calleb, negro woman Hays, my silver stamps, & L 30 more than my other daus., Rebecca, Sarah, & Araine.
If any of my daus. mar. any chldn. of Mary Boone, wife of John Boone, [her] portion is to be 1 sh. sterl. & no more.
My 4 daus. Rebecca, Sarah, Annia, & Mathea shall have their land & legacies paid at age 20 or mar., & till then John Merriken is to care for their land.
My friend & extr., John Humphrys, is to care for the plntn. I live on till daus. Aeriane & Mathea reach age 20 or mar., & I give him my clothes & silver buckles.
Witn: Stephen Hancock, John Dare, Joshua White.
7 Jan. 1756, sworn to by all 3 witn.

Slaves

William held 29 enslaved people and bequeathed them in his will as follows:

1. Negro woman Rachel to daughter Elizabeth Hawkins
2. Negro woman Phillis to daughter Ann Roberson
3. Negro man Ben (bought of Mr. John Brice), negro woman Pheby, negro man James, negro woman Leady & her son Jacob, & negro woman Mireah & her son Robin to daughter Rebecca Hawkins.
4. Negro girl Fanne, negro boy Ben, negro girls Cloe, Pethene, & Tamer, negro man King, & negro girl Hannah to daughter Sarah Hawkins.
5. Negro man Primas, negro woman Nell, girl Kate, negro man Terryl, negro girls Easter & Florah, & negro boy London and my dw(elling) house & 1/2 the land where I live, to daughter Ereane Hawkins.
6. Negro men Passe & Jonney, negro boy David, negro girl Jenne, boy Calleb, negro woman Hays to daughter Mathea Hawkins.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777"
   Original data: Barnes, Robert, compiler. Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4738 #4671 (accessed 1 May 2024)
   Mathew Hawkins marriage to Rachel Burle on 25 Jul 1730.
2. ↑ Will:"Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777"
   Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9068 #410732 (accessed 1 May 2024)
   Will of Matthew Hawkins of Baltimore, Maryland, granted probate on 26 Nov 1760. Died 1760 in Maryland, USA.
3. ↑ https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-30.html

• Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V7-2YT : 16 January 2020), Mathew Hawkins, 1730.

• 1748 Census: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890"
  Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890; Page: 085
  Ancestry Record 3552 #11551367 (accessed 1 May 2024)
  Matthew Hawkins in Maryland Colony, Maryland.

• Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYL8-JT6Z : 12 February 2020), Mathew Hawkins in entry for Mathew Hawkins, 1732.

• Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLD-93N2 : 12 February 2020), Mathew Hawkins in entry for Elizabeth Hawkins, 1734.

• Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLD-93T2 : 12 February 2020), Mathew Hawkins in entry for Rachel Hawkins, 1739.

• Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYL8-X96Z : 12 February 2020), Mathew Hawkins in entry for Rebecka Hawkins, 1744.

• Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGV-PXPZ : 12 February 2020), Mathew Hawkins in entry for Arianah Hawkins, 1746.

• Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYPH-X52M : 12 February 2020), Mathew Hawkins in entry for Sarwh Hawkins, 1749.