John Hawks (1673 - 1704)

Ancestors

Died 29 Feb 1704 at about age 31 in Deerfield, Hampshire (now Franklin), Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John was the second child of this name born to the Hawkes family. Their first son was born in 1671; he was named John, after his father, but died young.^[1]

John married Thankful Smead. He was killed by Indians during the Deerfield Raid of 29 Feb 1704.

John Hawks and Thanful Smead had the following children:

• John Hawks born 6 June 1696 in Deerfield and killed in the raid 29 February 1704 (8 years old)
• Nathaniel Hawks born 3 August 1698 in Deerfield deceased 10 Aug. 1698 (10 days old)
• Martha Hawks born 4 October 1699 in Deerfield and killed in the 1704 raid (5 years old)
• Thankful Hawks born 18 November 1701 in Deerfield and killed in the 1704 raid (3 years old)

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogies of Hadley Families, p. 69.

See also:

• Lucius Manlius Boltwood. Genealogies of Hadley Families: Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby. Metcalf printers,1862. Digital copy courtesy of Google Books, https://play.google.com.

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LV2J-CLQ

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2R68 : 20 May 2022), John Hawks, Jr., 27 Feb 1704; citing Death, Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-TLS7 : 29 May 2020), John Hawks, 1704; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32159960/john-hawks