Adam Hawkes Notes

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Adam Hawkes (1605-1671)

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Note Facts about this person:

Hawkes, Adam came to New England in Winthrop's fleet, and landed in June 1639, at

Salem.

He was admitted as freeman at Charlestown 1634, and married 1st Anne ( ) Hutchinson, widow, who was admitted to the 1st church at Charlestown Nov 21, 1634. She died Dec. 4, 1669, in Lynn, and he married 2nd in June 1670, Sarah Hooper.

Before 1638 Adam Hawkes removed to Lynn, where he received one hundred acres as a grant on the banks of the Saugus River where he built his home.

He died April 13 1671-2, in Lynn, aged 64, leaving a widow, Sarah. His son, John was appointed executor of the estate. Adam Hawkes also brought up the Hutchinson children.

SOURCE: Mayflower Planters, Cape Code Series Vol. II, Five Sister Ships of the Mayflower, 1620. Pg.182

Mar. 20, 1658, Thomas Hutchinson deposed that" his father-in-law Adam Hawkes gave his son, John Hawkes, a colt and he put it to ISAAC HART to keep." Depositions were recorded by Adam Hawkes, age about 50, Elizabeth Hart, age about 35 (who deposed she had known the colt since it was a fortnight old)

• Author: Trostel, Helen Cogswell Title: Cogswell-Haldeman: The Ancestors and Descendants of Asa Ferris Cogswell and Arobine Haldeman Cogswell Publication: Name: Name: Denver, CO: Big Mountain Press, 1966; Call Number: G929.2 C659tr NOTE Trostel, Helen Cogswell, Cogswell-Haldeman: The Ancestors and Descendants of Asa Ferris Cogswell and Arobine Haldeman Cogswell (Name: Denver, CO: Big Mountain Press, 1966;), G929.2 C659tr.
• Compiled by Mary Walton Ferris Title: Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes Publication: Name: Name: Milwaukee, WI: Cuneo Press, 1931-43;; NOTE Compiled by Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes (Name: Milwaukee, WI: Cuneo Press, 1931-43;), Source Medium: Book .

Notes

Family lore has Adam emigrating with the Governor Winthrop fleet in 1630, claiming that he was a passenger on the Mary & John. However, there is no proof of this and it is now a doubtful claim. He was in Lynn,Essex co., MA and well-established by 1638, when he received a good-sized land grant for having contributed mightily to the settlement (receiving 100 acres, as opposed to the basic 10).

Lewis says: "...Adam Hawkes was a farmer, and settled on the Hawkes Farms in Saugus. He owned the land where the iron ore was found, and filled up one of the mines, on the supposition that it contained silver.Soon after his settlement, his house was burnt. The only persons in it at the time, were a servant girl and two twin infants, who escaped..."[5] Adam was granted "upland, 100" acres in the 1638 land distribution. This became known as the Hawkes Farm. The area of Adam's farm is now located in North Saugus, Essex co., MA. He owned the land where the iron ore was found which led to the founding of the Saugus Iron Works. Unfortunately, this also led to the loss of many acres of his farmas the Iron Works flooded it over the years!

The Iron Works was founded in 1643 on "land purchased of Thomas Hudson...erected on the western banks of the Saugus River..."[8] Between 1643 and 1646, the Iron Works was firmly established and expanded considerably. In 1646, the trouble between The Iron Works and the Hawkes family began when the Iron Works purchased other land and extended their pond. This flooded three acres of Adam Hawkes' land.

In 1652, "Mr. Gifford this year increased the height of the dam at the Iron Works, by which ten acres of Mr. Hawkes's [sic] land were flowed; for which he agreed to give 16 loads of hay yearly , and 200 cordsof wood. Afterward he agreed to give him ?7, 'which ends all, except that 10s. is to be given him yearly.' By this agreement the water was to be so kept 'that it may not ascend the top of the upper floodgates in the pond higher than within a foot and a halfe of the top of the great Rock that lies in the middle of the pond before the gates.'..."[10]

In June 1660, Adam sued Oliver Purchis (as agent for the Iron Company) because water from the Iron Works' dam had once again overflowed his land.

"The deposition of Joseph Jenks, senior, saith, that having conference with adam hawkes about the great dam at the Iron works at Lin, he complayned that he suffered great damage by the water flowing his ground. I answered him, I though you had satisfaction for all from the old companie, he said he had from the old company, and further saith not."

"This, I Charles Phillopes do testifie, that I, keepeing of the watter at the Irone Workes, since Mr. Porchase came there, Mr. Porchas didatt all times charges me to keepe the watter Lowe, that it might not damage Mr. Hawkes, which I did, and had much ill will of the workmen for the same."

Others testified that the lands had been much overflowed. Francis Hutchinson said, that the water had been raised so high, that the bridge before Mr. Hawkes' house had severeal times been broken up, and 'the peces of tember raised up and Made Sweme.' Joh Knight and Thomas Wellman were appointed to ascertain the damamge. They stated that the corn had been 'Much Spoilled,' and the wells 'sometimes ffloted;' that the English grass had been much damaged, and the tobacco lands much injured, 'in laying them so Coulld.' They judged the damage to be 'the ualloation of ten pounds a yeere.'..."[11] The problems between the Hawkes family & the Iron Works continued into John2's lifetime ? culminating with John2 arranging for the Works' dam destruction in 1683. See more details under John2's entry.