Thomas Hawkins

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Hawkins was born in 1802, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Dycus Hawkins Sr, was 29 and his mother, Mary Polly Rawlins, was 24. He married Ellender Williams in 1825, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Township 7 Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 30 March 1881, in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Hawkins
1802–1881
Ellender Williams
1804–1883
Marriage: 1825
Mary L "Polly" Hawkins
1823–1910
George Martin Hawkins
1825–1890
Elizabeth "Bettie" Hawkins
1832–1880
John William Hawkins
1833–
Daniel Asbury Hawkins
1836–1916
Ranson Newton Hawkins
1838–1918
Christena A. Hawkins
1842–1901
George R. Hawkins
1844–
John Roby Hawkins
1845–1917

Sources (13)

  • Thomas Hawkins, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Thomas Hawkins, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thomas Hawkins in entry for Danill A Hawkins, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1804 · Walton War

The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hawkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: habitational name, with excrescent -s, from Hawkinge (Kent). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Heafoc or Old English heafoc ‘hawk’ + the placename forming suffix -ing. This name has been assimilated to the patronymic surname in Devon from Sir John Hawkyns (1532–95), victor against the Spanish Armada (1588), who was a member of the Devon family of Hawkins, a branch of a Kentish family from the village of Hawkinge. They held land in Plymouth as long ago as 1480.

Irish: variant of Haughn .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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