David Nelson Hawkins (1815 - 1884)

Born 10 Feb 1815 in South Haven, Suffolk, New York, United States

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Died 2 Aug 1884 at age 69 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

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Biography

DAVID NELSON HAWKINS, the son of David and Prudence (Tuthill) Hawkins, was born at South Haven, NY on 10 Feb 1815. On 24 May1845 he married Sarah Ann Bergen who was born 1822 and died 5 Sep 1897. He was a merchant in New York City, and died 3 Aug 1884, and is buried in the David Hawkins Family Cemetery at South Haven. Children:

1. Wesley Dixon,b. 18 Apr 1846; m. Mary Mehetable Skidmore.
2. Joseph Adelaide,b. 12 Jun 1849; d. 6 March 1883, unmarried.
3. Whitfield Bergen, b. Aug 1851; d. 4 Dec 1887, unmarried.
4. Sarah V., b. 24 Mar 1854; d. 14 Jul 1854.
5. Franklin T., b. 23 May 1856; d. 29 Jan 1857.
6. Harvey Skidmore, b. 5 Sep 1859; m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Wiley.
7. Ella Augusta, b. 24 Nov 1862; m. Robert Gordon Peters. ^[1]

The 1880 census for New York City, New York County, New York lists:

David Hawkins Self M 65, born New York; father b New York; mother b New York

Sally A Hawkins Wife F 58, born New Jersey; father b New Jersey; mother b New Jersey

Wesly Hawkins Son M 34, born New York; father b New York; mother b New Jersey

Adelaide Hawkins Daughter F 30, b NY; father b NY; mother b NJ

Whitfield Hawkins Son M 29, b NY; father b NY; mother b NJ

Harvey Hawkins Son M 21, b NY; father b NY; mother b NJ

Ella Hawkins Daughter F 18, b NY; father b NY; mother b NJ

Mary Hawkins Daughter-in-law F 32, b NY; father b NY; mother b NJ

Ruth Hawkins Granddaughter F 5, b NY; father b NY; mother b NY

Mary Hawkins Granddaughter F 2, b NY; father b NY; mother b NY ^[2] Mary is Wesley's wife, Ruth is their daughter (and my grandmother). They had a son born in 1877 named Wesley Urban Hawkins, I don't know of a daughter named Mary.

David N. Hawkins died 02 Aug 1884 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States at the age of 69. He was born on Long Island c 1815 to David and Prudence Hawkins. ^[3]

David Nelson Hawkins was born 10 Feb 1815 in South Haven, Suffolk County, New York, and died 2 Aug 1884 (aged 69) in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York. He was buried in the David Hawkins Cemetery in Suffolk County, New York.

"Son of David H. Hawkins and Prudence Tuthill, husband of Sarah Ann "Sally" Bergen and father of Wesley Dixon, Joseph A., Whitfield Bergen, Sarah V., Franklin T., Harvey Skidmore, and Ella Augusta Hawkins (married Robert Gordon Peters)."

FIndAGrave lists his parents:

David H. Hawkins 1780–1850

Prudence Tuthill Hawkins 1784–1870

eight siblings::

Hannah Hawkins Brown 1804–1879

Apollos Hawkins 1806–1884

Eliza Hawkins Robinson 1808–1877

Bartlett Tuthill Hawkins 1810–1879

Nathaniel Tuthill Hawkins 1813–1882

Willett Henry Hawkins 1819–1851

Augustus Andrew Hawkins 1826–1914

Prudence Hawkins Avery 1828–1915

his wife:

Sarah Ann Bergen Hawkins 1822–1897

and five children

Whitfield Bergen Hawkins unknown–1887

Wesley Dixon Hawkins 1846–1942

Sarah V. Hawkins 1854–1854

Franklin T. Hawkins 1856–1857

Harvey Skidmore Hawkins 1859–1892 ^[4]

Research Notes

I have found David & Sarah's second child listed as 'Joseph A', 'Joseph Adelaide', 'Adelaide' and 'Adelaide Josephine'. I haven't found records of a spouse or children to compare. I would guess there might have been twins and one died young, probably the girl, but it's only a guess.

The 1880 census lists a grandaughter Mary. According to the Hawkins genealogy there was none. Wesley had Ruth & Wesley; Joseph, Whitfield & Franklin died unmarried and Harvey had Waldemar. Sarah died young and Ella married Mr Peters & had Robert & Clement. In the image of the census the name is smeared but the first letter looks more like 'W' than 'M' and could be Wesley but the relationship is clearly 'grandaughter' although the 'F' seems to have been overwritten with an 'M'. Take into account that the second child is listed as 'Adelaide - F - daughter' whereas "Hawkins" lists 'Joseph Adelaide' presumably a male child.

Sources

1. ↑ Hawkins Genealogy, 1635-1939: Record of the Descendants of Robert Hawkins of Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Hawkins, Ralph Clymer., (The Hawkins Association, 1939),
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZDY-BPL : 17 August 2017), Sally A Hawkins in household of David Hawkins, New York, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 103, sheet 17A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0871; FHL microfilm 1,254,871.
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WJL-VBD : 10 February 2018), David N. Hawkins, 02 Aug 1884; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,373,951.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images accessed 14 January 2020, memorial page for David Nelson Hawkins (10 Feb 1815–2 Aug 1884), Find A Grave: Memorial #68857876, citing David Hawkins Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Aislin (contributor 46535342) .

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