Thomas Hawley (1738 - 1797)

Born 1738 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1797 at about age 59 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Private Thomas Hawley served with 18th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Birth

Thomas Hawley was born in 1738 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, son of Ezra Hawley (1711–1773) and Abigail Hall (1715–1786).^[1]

Family

Thomas married Anne Gregory (born in 1743 in Stratfield, Fairfield; daughter of Enoch Gregory and Esther (Smith) Gregory). Their children were:

• Ebenezer Hawley (1764–1822)
• Abijah Hawley (1769–1818)
• Anna Hawley (1774–1855)

Death

Thomas died on November 19, 1797 in Bridgeport, USA, aged 58.^{[2] [3] [1]} He was buried in Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Probate

Thomas's will is dated 15 November 1797 and proved on 16 December 1797 in Stratford. He mentions his wife Ann, and his children, Abigail Sherman, Anne Hawley, Zalmon/Salmon Hawley, Ebenezer Hawley, and Abijah Hawley. His inventory was completed on 15 February 1798 in Stratford.^[4]

In 1800, his real estate distribution was set out to his widow Ann, Ebenezer Hawley (eldest son), Abijah Hawley, and Salmon Hawley.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} findagrave.com
2. ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TKF5 : 3 December 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 207-209, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1795-1801, Pages 379-382.
3. ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TKFC : 6 December 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 263-265, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1795-1801, Pages 488-492.
4. ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TKF5 : 3 December 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 207-209, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1795-1801, Pages 379-382.
5. ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TKFC : 6 December 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 263-265, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1795-1801, Pages 488-492.

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution; Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 137 : 1917-1918, page 246. Member #136776, Mrs. Louise Hawley Mahan
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 Apr 2018), "Record of Thomas Hawley", Ancestor # A053672.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930) Page 417