William Hawkins (1679-1712) is #722 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #723 Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758) in 1704 in Providence, Rhode Island.
I am descended through:
* their daughter, #361 Ruth Hawkins (1711-1789) , who married #360 Nathaniel Wade (1708-1754) in 1731,
* their son, #180 Simon Wade (1731-a1800), who married #181 Deborah Tracy (1731-a1800) in about 1763.
* their son, #90 Simon Wade (1767-1857), married #91 Phebe Horton (1772-a1820) in about 1790.
* their daughter #45 Miranda Wade (1804-1850), who married #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) in 1824.
* their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.
* their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
* their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: William Hawkins[1–5]
* Sex: Male
* Father: William Hawkins 1647-1723
* Mother: Lydia Ballou 1649-1722
2) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: about 1679, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[1]
* Death: 8 October 1712 (about age 33), Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[1,4]
* Probate: 9 December 1712 (about age 33), Intestate, Administration granted to widow Elizabeth Arnold[1,5]
3) SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Elizabeth Arnold 1684-1758
Marriage: 14 December 1704 (about age 25) Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[2-3]
Child 1: Elijah Hawkins 1705-1754
Child 2: Uriah Hawkins 1707-1708
Child 3: Joseph Hawkins 1709-1754
Child 4: Ruth Hawkins 1710-1789
Child 5: Deborah Hawkins 1713-1802
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
Biographical data and family information about William Hawkins was obtained from the book: Richard H. Benson, The Arnold Family of Smithfield, Rhode Island (Boston, Mass., Newbury Street Press, 2009), pages 62-64[1].
William Hawkins was born about 1679 in Providence, the eldest child of William and Lydia (Ballou) (Gardiner) Hawkins, who were married in 1678[1].
He married Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758) on 14 December 1704 in Providence, Rhode Island[1-3]. She was the daughter of Eleazer and Eleanor (Smith) Arnold of Providence. They had five children:
* Elijah Hawkins (1705-1754), married (1) 1724 Abigail Vallett (1706-1735) and (2) 1735 Jemima Salisbury (1700-1754).
* Uriah Hawkins (1707-1708).
* Joseph Hawkins (1709-1754), married 1729 Mary Smith (1705-????).
* Ruth Hawkins (1711-1789), married (1) 1731 Nathaniel Wade (1709-1754) and (2) 1758 Zebedee Hawkins (1697-189.
* Deborah Hawkins (1713-1802), married 1731 Nathan Wade (1706-1778).
William died on 8 October 1712, intestate, at age 33 in Providence, leaving his wife and four small children[1,4].
The administration of his estate was granted to his wife, Elizabeth, on 9 December 1712[1,5]. The inventory of his estate totaled 110 pounds, 10 pence, and included: four cows, two steers, a mare, two colts, swine, 200 pounds of tobacco, a cider mill, a gun, two spinning sheets, six barrels of cider, meat in the cellar, soap, a warming pan, books, etc.
His burial site might be in the Hawkins lot in Glocester, Rhode Island, where his son Elijah was buried. If so, it is unmarked. That might be a likely grave location.
William Hawkins Jr. was mentioned in the will of his father, William Hawkins (1647-1723) of Providence, dated 17 March 1721/2[1]. William Jr. was said to be deceased, and the will mentions the sons Elijah and Joseph, sons of William, deceased.
5. SOURCES
1. Richard H. Benson, The Arnold Family of Smithfield, Rhode Island (Boston, Mass., Newbury Street Press, 2009), page 60, William Hawkins and Elizabeth Arnold family sketch.
2. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), "Volume 2: Providence County Birth, Marriages, Deaths," page 7, Marriages, Elizabeth Arnold and William Hawkins entry, 14 December 1704.
3. "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," indexed database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), William Hawkins Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold entry, 14 December 1704.
4. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 2, "Providence County Births, Marriages and Deaths," page 267 (image 297 of 400), William Hawkins death entry, 8 October 1712.
5. Providence (R.I.) probate files (1646-1894) and indexes (1646-1899), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), on FamilySearch microfilms, FHL Microfilm 220977, Book A1 - A484 : 1646-1885 (Missing files: 35, 93, 133, 134, 154, and 232), Estate File A135 ( image 364 of 1340), Bond of Elizabeth Hawkins, widow of William Hawkins, Jr., 1712.
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