His mother's ancestors came to Talbot County, Ga., in the early 1830s.
I know that they (the Hawkinses) were from North Carolina, but I don't know where in N.C.
The earliest ancestor known was Jesse Hawkins, who was born ca. 1780. (His wife's name was Mary.)
The only other thing that I could add is the fact that Jesse Hawkins, who came from North Carolina, lived in Pike County, Ga., where he died before 1850. (His will was made in the late 1840s.) His son William, who married Serena Millen, came to Talbot County in the early 1830s. William and Serena married in Upson County, Ga., in the late 1820s.
Jesse's widow was named Mary, and she is found in the 1850 census of Pike County.
I started looking around to see what I might have to help Roger and found the following slide from my County slideshow about Talbot County, Ga
All of you do know me know that I have "cheat Sheets" to remind me of what I have known in the past about all of the Hawkins groups. There are many of us and it isn't easy to keep people in one's mind in any kind of order. This is just a conglomeration of "stuff" that I have gathered about the Hawkins' in this area.
I heard from Stacy Head in June 2023 with questions about this Hawkins line. Here is what Roger added to his original post when I asked him about his research:
A quick summary, where this line is concerned, is "embedded" in the Find-A-Grave memorial at the link pasted below:
As far as I know, there is no proof of a connection between Jesse Hawkins (the North Carolina native born ca. 1775/80 who died in Pike County, Ga.) and anyone who came before him.
What we do know now, beyond a doubt, is that this "Hawkins" line has its origins in a "Spruill" line.
My first cousin, a Hawkins male, did the "Y" test, and there were essentially no "early" Hawkins men among matches. The Spruills, however, are there, along with the Dillons, Davenports, and other related families. They all came out of 18th-century Tyrrell County, N.C.
I would like very much to solve this mystery. In the meantime, I only know (and the Spruill DNA Project coordinator has given me assurance) that we (in this "Hawkins" line) are very much of the Godfrey Spruill family. If you check the Sproul/Spruill DNA Project spreadsheet, in any of its incarnations, you'll see Hawkins "Y" test-takers represented.
