Judith (Smead) Hawks (1665 - 1719)

Born 18 Feb 1665 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Eleazar Hawks I — married 30 Apr 1689 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1719 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Judith Smead, the daughter of William Smead and Elizabeth Lawrence, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on February 18, 1665. On April 30, 1689, she married, in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Eleazer Hawks, son of John Hawks. The first marriage recorded in the town register. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Children:

1. Elizabeth, born February 26, 1690; died January 1, 1691.^[3]
2. Thankful, born February 26, 1690; married 1st, August 31, 1715, Thomas Taylor, drowned at Northfield, 1717, 2nd, 1718, Daniel Ashley of Westfield, 3rd, March 6, 1729, Capt. William Symes of Keene.^[3][2]
3. Elizabeth, 2nd, born January 26, 1692; died August 11, 1693.^[3]
4. Eleazer, born December 26, 1693; married, November 24, 1714, Abigail Wells; died May 14, 1774.^[3]
5. Mary, born December 2, 1695; married, July 30, 1712, Jonathan Patterson of Northfield.^[3][2]
6. Elizabeth, 3rd, born November 1, 1697; married, July 12, 1717, Hezekiah Stratton of Northfield.^[3]
7. Nathaniel, born October 9, 1699; died 1754.^[3][2]
8. Sarah, born July 26, 1701; married, November 22, 1726, Thomas Wells.^[3]
9. Hannah, born July 7, 1703; married, November 3, 1727, Samuel Allen; died 1771.^[3][2]
10. John, born December 5, 1707; died 1784.^[3][2]

Judith (Smead) Hawks died in Deerfield on January 27, 1719, at the age of 53. She was buried in the Old Deerfield Burying Ground In Deerfield, Massachusetts. ^{[2] [3]}

Inscription on grave marker:^[2]

HERE LYES Ye BODY OF DEACON ELEAZER HAWKS DYED MARCH Ye 27th 1727 in yE 72D YEAR OF HIS AGE AND ALSO Mrs JUDETH HAWKS WIFE TO DEACON ELEAZER HAWKS DECd JANy Ye 27 1718 IN Ye 54th YEAR OF HER AGE

Research Notes

• Death Year: Her gravestone (Find A Grave) reads that she died in 1718,^[2] however "Sheldon" cites the year as "1718-19",^[3] which implies that 1719 is the "new style" year.

Sources

• Sheldon, George. A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Times When and the People by Whom it was Settled, Unsettled and Resettled, with Genealogies. Vol. II. Deerfield, Mass: Press of E.A. Hall & Company, 1895.

1. ↑ Sheldon: Page 301. Citing: "[Smead], 2. William ... He m. Dec. 31, 1658, Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Lawrence of Hingham ... Ch: ... Judith, Feb. 18, 1664-5; m. Apr. 30, 1689, Eliezer Hawks, the first marriage recorded on the town books."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 April 2018), memorial page for Judith Smead Hawks (18 Feb 1665–27 Jan 1718), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57507820, citing Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by HNLjr (contributor 47307248) .
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} Sheldon: Page 189. Citing: "3. Eliezer, s. of John (1), b. 1655 ... he m. Apr. 30, 1689, Judith, dau. Wm. Smead, the first marriage recorded in the town register; she d. Jan 27, 1718-19, a. 54. [10 children w/ dates]"
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHT2-VL6 : 4 November 2017), Elizur Hawks and Judith Smead, 30 Apr 1689; citing Marriage, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,146.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Donna Gehring for creating WikiTree profile Smead-106 through the import of wikitree.ged on Jun 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Donna and others.

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