Hawkins DNA project: Bits and Pieces

I copied Millie's "book" several years ago at KYOWVA in Huntington, WV. The book is available through the LDS FHL on fiche #6087967. It is a mish mash of misc information about many different Hawkins families. I have found a few things that do not seem to be true. In her book, Millie says that Matilda Hawkins and David Smith were married 6 Oct 1842 in Kentucky. I have not proved this to be false, but it is very confusing and I have done a lot of research on Thomas and Matilda's family.

You must take Millie's information as clues to look for information that might be helpful in you own research not as documentation for your own research. I will add comments from all of you who read this if you will send your comments to: mosesm@earthlink.net

I particularly want comments in which a DNA group makes claim to a fact that is enumerated and documents where to find it for those who will read this in the future.

I had a little trouble deciding which size to make the pages. I chose the largest as it is easier to read. However, you may need to use your mouse/trackpad to move it to the left to see the entire page. If you have trouble, let me know and I'll try to work on a better way.

Frank Hawkins downloaded the pages and fixed the order on a few pages and turned it into a PDF. He has sent me a link to access this PDF and I have put it on my Dropbox. I can send you a link if you prefer to look at this as a PDF or if you wish to download it to your own computer. However, in 2017 I tried to send it to Erin Colby and the file was too large to send via e-mail....we are still working on trying to look at it in drop box.

In the above page, I would point out that I do not believe that Matilda, daughter of Thomas R. Hawkins and Matilda Pinkard Hawkins married David Smith in Kentucky 6 Oct 1842. It is not impossible. Thomas and Matilda's children for whom I have birth dates were born between 1826 to 1834. I will look for a marriage record in Kentucky for this couple to see if there is more information.

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I hope that this blog will be a place for researchers who have interest in the Hawkins surname can chat and present thoughts about the particular line of Hawkins families that they look at.

Phil Hawkins maintains a wonderful website that you do not want to miss!

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hawkinsdnaproject/genealogy/tree_g-1.html

I think that you will find Phil’s site more organized and easier to navigate than a blog tends to be. However, use the search box on this blog to zero in on posts that are about your DNA group. I will try to label each post with the DNA group that is being discussed unless I think that it is a post that is relevant to everyone.

This blog is not meant to replace Phil's site. This blog is more like Phil's more informal newsletter where you are invited to chat about ideas you have about your Hawkins research regardless of which DNA group you match.

I also encourage you to read the archived messages on the Hawkins mail list. Better yet, you may want to subscribe if you are not already a subscriber. The Hawkins mail list is a rootsweb mail list and has the advantage that many people read the posts and that all of the posts are archived and are fully searchable. I personally have made contact with many people who have given me a great deal of help with my own Hawkins line through that mail list. I do not mean for the blog to replace the mail list either. Instead I mean for this blog to enhance the mail list as I can place photos and maps and illustrations on the blog that give more meaning to the mail list posts. Rootweb mail lists can not accept photos, maps nor illustrations.

Please send me anything that you would want to share with the world about your own Hawkins DNA group. This can include your research that you would want to share. It can include questions that you would want to ask. I will work on this little by little for the next year. Please be patient. I am just like you. I have limited time. I have great interest, but my non-genealogical life limits what I can accomplish. If we find that this format is not helpful, we'll try something else.

I welcome your input! I welcome your criticism! I welcome any editing that you can do for me! Send me your ideas, and we'll work on them together! Many of you are already my good buddies. I look forward to your help in continuing the hard work that Phil has done so far.

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kygirl9@comcast.netJanuary 6, 2019 at 2:06 PM
I am looking for the parents of Joseph Henry Hawkins born in 1871 or 1875 in Whitley Co. Kentucky or Campbell County, Tennessee. He is my grandfather, we have no info on him other than his marriage to Elizabeth Tidwell and after that. He always lived in the Knoxville, TN area. Finally nailed down that his mother was a HAWKS from VA or NC. I'm researching DNA matches to try to verify Hawkins was actually his last name. First census I have is 1900, he is married and has 3 sons. Does anyone have Hawkins relatives in Whitley Co. KY and/or Campbell Co. TN? Thank you for any help?? Jennie Hawkins Walters
AnonymousJanuary 14, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Sir John Hawkins was not a slave trader. The African on his crest was an emblem given to him by Elizabeth I for his activities in naval combat against Portugese ships from which African slaves were the war product. He did not purchase slaves from Africa. Sir Richard Hawkins, the son of Sir John Hawkins, died on the floor of Parliament, fighting against slavery.
AnonymousJanuary 14, 2023 at 2:18 PM
Thanks for this comment. I would add that there is probably erroneous information in this Bits and Pieces. It is just clues for people to use to follow up on. Much as the Ancestry site is. Thank you for taking the time to give your information.

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