Hawkins, John ¹

   General Notes:

He supposedly came to VA in 1705 and settled in St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co. Need to verify this.

Quoting an article in "The Times-Dispatch," Richmond, VA, Sunday, June 7, 1914 (which was found by George Trotter 3/97 at The Filson Club, Louisville, KY):

"Hawkins is a name noted in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and all the way to Texas, for the gallantry of all its members.

"John Hawkins, a linial descendant of Sir John Hawkins of England, was in England about 1718. And as soon as he reached his majority (21 years), he, following in the footsteps of his ancestor, Sir John Hawkins, engaged in the African slave trade, Sir John Hawkins, having brought to Jamaica the first importation of slaves. It was doubtless true that he was a protege of Queen Elizabeth, and was operating in this expedition under her guidance and assistance; indeed, she was equally interested in the profits arising from the expedition.

"John Hawkins, with his sisters Jane, Mildred, Agnes, and Elizabeth Hawkins, and Colonel Thomas Langford and family, came to Virginia to make their future home. Colonel Thomas Langford had been in the naval services. His daughter, Mary Langford, married John Hawkins in Virginia. Agnes Hawkins married Thomas Meux, son of Richard Meux and wife, Elizabeth Lightfoot. Agnes Hawkins and Thomas Meux had a daughter, Elizabeth Meux [b. c1765], who married Nathaniel Bacon, and had Sarah Bacon, who married Charles Crenshaw. Nathaniel Bacon, brother of John Langston Bacon, had daughters Elizabeth, married Benjamin Mosby, and Sarah, married Thomas Philip Bowles. Their son, Lyddall Bacon Bowles' oldest daughter, Sarah Adeline Bowles, married Dr. James Russell Hawkins, son of Joseph Hawkins and Ann Parker Robinson, and grandson of the above John Hawkins and Mary Langford, his wife. They moved from Henrico Co., VA to KY in 1840.

"Marriage Bond. Know all men that Nathaniel Bacon, of the County of New Kent, and William Waddill, of the City of Richmond, are held firmly bond unto Patrick Henry, Esq., Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the sum of 60 pounds current money, to which payment will and truly be made etc. dated April 1, 1786."

"The above obligation is such that whenever there is a marriage intended to be solemnized between the above Nathaniel Bacon and Elisabeth Meux, of Henrico County, Book 1, p. 82, Henrico County records, reads thus:

"Elisabeth Meux is going to be married to Nathaniel Bacon, and it seems to be necessary that you should know that she is above the age of twenty-one years. I certify that she is and she has lived in my brother's and my family ever since the death of her parents, after which my father, John Hawkins, was appointed guardian, who being dead, I have since acted as such myself, and I do give my consent to the above intended marriage. [signed Martin Hawkins]

"The above Elisabeth Meux was the daughter of Agnes Hawkins and Thomas Meux, son of Richard Meux and Elizabeth Lightfoot, daughter of Sherwood Lightfoot, of Hanover County, VA.

"Martin Hawkins was the noted Sturgeon (??) rider.

"On record at the Henrico Courthouse, page 338, is the following: On the motion of James Royal he is appointed the guardian of Sarah Bacon and Langston Bacon (children of John Langston Bacon). Elizabeth Bacon choose (sic) as her guardian Allen Williamson. Edmund Bacon was guardian for Lyddall Bacon.

"Allen Williamson was Elizabeth Bacon's brother-in-law, having married her sister, Lucy Bacon.

"Sarah Bacon Bowles' guardian was James Royal, whose first wife was Sally Bacon. Was this Sally Bacon (the) sister of Sarah and Elizabeth and Edmund?

"James Royal had a son, John Bacon Royal, who married, October 15, 1795, Mary Smith, daughter of Betsy Povall Burton and Captain Obdiah Smith. There were married March 4, 1773.

"Mary Smith Royall or Ryall, sister (of) Elizabeth Smith, married Lyddall Bacon Bowles.

"James Royall married second, Lucy Brittain, daughter of James Brittain, whose will, dated December 4, 1790, mentions his daughter, Lucy Royall, wife of James Royall.

"I would appreciate answer to the above questions. (?)

"Second sister of John Hawkins, the imigrant, married Anthony Waddy, of Louisa County, Virginia, and is the ancestor of Woodson Waddy.

"Third sister of John Hawkins, the imigrant, was Elizabeth Hawkins, married Elijah Morton, son of William Morton and wife, Ann Nothershead, of Orange County, Virginia. The descendants of John Hawkins and his sisters are scattered through several states, but chiefly Kentucky.

"John Hawkins and Mary Langford, his wife, had the following children:

1. Martin Hawkins, born 1747.
2. James Hawkins, born 1750.
3. Edmund Hawkins, born 1754.
4. Jane Hawkins, born 1757.
5. Mildred Hawkins, born 1759.
6. Elizabeth Hawkins, born 1760.
7. Mary Hawkins, born 1763.
8. Joseph Hawkins, born 1765."

[details about the marriages and children of Martin's siblings are continued in this article, a very poor copy of which is in my files] John Hawkyns Esquire was born about 1430 in Devonshire, England. He died before 1490 in Tavistock, England. He was living at Tavistock (Tavistohe) during the reign of King Henry VII and was said to be a great favorite of the King. John held lands under the corporation of Plymouth, where he probably lived. "All evidence," says the Dictionary ofNational Biography "points to the Hawkynses as being a Devonshire family settled for many generations at Tavistock." (Vol. 25, p 227, under title William Hawkins).

He was married to Joan Amadas, daughter of William Amadas Esquire. She was born unknown in Devonshire, England. She died unknown in England.

John Hawkins I and Joan Amadas had the following children:

i. Captain Williams Hawkyns R.N.
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ii. Henry Hawkins was born unknown in England. He died unknown in England. Henry was "Clerk in orders". He signed a deed on 8 Feb 1554 and therein mentioned his
nephew "William Hawkins, son of Joan Trelawny."

iii. Agnes Hawkins was born unknown in Tavistock, England. She died unknown in Tavistock, England. She married Walter Trelawny of Tudiford, St. Germains, second son of John Trelawney and Margaret Boeton, and a grandson of Sir John Trelawney Her will was proved "in the 2nd year of Philip and Mary."

   Marriage Information:

John married Mary Or Sarah Johnson. (Mary Or Sarah Johnson was born before 1699.)

   Marriage Information:

John also married Mary Long. (Mary Long was born about 1681 in Orange Co., Virginia and died in VA.)