Birth: 1733 Derby, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Religion: He must have been associated with the Shakers Movement as some of his records are in the Shaker Religion.
Marriage: 04 AUG 1754 in Derby, Connecticut to Lydia Wilmot
Military: Served during the French-Indian War
Birth of Child: 20 JUL 1755
Name: Damaris Hawkins
Note: Died 22 JAN 1758
Birth of Son: 16 NOV 1757
Name: William Wilmot Hawkins
Birth of Son: 06 OCT 1759
Name: Zadock Hawkins
Birth of Son: 24 JAN 1761
Name: Peter Hawkins
Birth of Daughter: 26 DEC 1762
Name: Lydia Hawkins
Birth of Son: 05 FEB 1765
Name: Reuben Hawkins
Birth of Child: 29 JUL 1766
Name: Damaris Hawkins
Birth of Son: 26 APR 1770
Name: Eleazer Hawkins
Birth of Son: 11 OCT 1771
Name: Thomas Hawkins
Military: Served during the Revolutionary War
Note: One of his sons, William, became a “Loyalist” and fought for the English and had settled in Pennfield, New Brunswick,Canada
Death: 20 OCT 1777 Connecticut
Note: Most likely died during the fighting either from injury or illness.
Burial: possibly Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Note: Not real sure this is his resting place but it is near his orginal home. His wife is buried in Pendleton Co.,KY along with several family members.
Click here to see parents: Eleazer Hawkins and Damaris Wooster
Lydia Wilmot
Birth: 23 JUL 1734 New Haven, New Haven Co, Connecticut
Note: After the death of her husband during the Revolutionary War, Lydia came westward with several members of her family into Ohio and adventually settled in Pendleton Co.,KY.She lived for quite a while with her son, Thomas.
Death: 1804 Pendleton Co, Kentucky
Burial: Possibly in McMillan Cemetery, Pendleton Co, Kentucky
Click here to see parents: William Wilmot and Lydia Perkins
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