The full name of this early ancestor appears to have been Edward Dycus Hawkins, named for his grandfather. He was born in 1773 to Thomas and Nancy Dycus Hawkins. On June 25, 1801, he married Mary Polly" Rollins, daughter of James Mason arid Priscilla Blount Rollins. By the time he was twenty years old, his lather had died, leaving him with a widowed mother and several younger brothers and sisters. In the 1800 census records, he is listed as the head of household" even though he was still single at the time.
Early in life, he began to follow in the footsteps of his father, acquiring small tracks of land when and where they became available, and over a period of years owned several hundred acres in an area roughly between Henrietta and Mooresboro. At one time he owned 200 acres near Concord Baptist Church on a branch of Webb's Creek, which he purchased from Labon Ledbetter. Today, East Rutherford
Edward Hawkins was a farmer and very likely a distiller, which was quite legal in those days. High School is on that site.
He settled a homestead and raised his family on a branch of Grog Creek, just south of the present-day Gantt's Grove Baptist Church, near the Rutherford-Cleveland County line.
Ned and Polly, as they were generally known to family and friends, saw to it that each of their sons were well-situated on a farm of their own by the time they were old enough to assume responsibility, or get married, whichever came first. They were loyal members of Sandy Run Baptist Church where they evidently remained members until their death.
Edward and Mary Hawkins were the parents of at least seven children:
(1) Samuel Hawkins, born 1802, married first, Jane Webb and second, Hannah (Moore) Hicks.
(2) Thomas Hawkins, born also about 1802 (it is believed that Samuel and Thomas were twins, or born within a year of each other), married Elender Williams. She was variously referred to as "Ellen' or "Nelly" in many records. They were the parents of seven children: George Martin Hawkins, born 1825, married Delila Rollins; Elizabeth Hawkins, born 1832; William A. Hawkins, born 1834, married Martha E. Crowder; Daniel A. Hawkins, born 1836, married Permelia F. Holland; Ransom Newton Hawkins, born 1838, married Julia Ann Winn; Christena A. Hawkins, born 1842, married James Wilson; and John R. Hawkins.
(3) Charles Hawkins, born 1804, married Masina Allison. They were the parents of eight children: Nancy Jane, born 1829, married Wallace Winn; Minerva, born 1832, married Oillard P. Dobbins; William Jefferson, born 1834, married 1st. Mary Ann Webb; 2nd Octavia S. Winn (widow of his brother, see below), 3rd. Sarah I. Winn; Martha B., born 1836, married Charles C. Webb; Elizabeth M., born 1838, married William Andrew Hughes; Charles Henderson, born 1840, died at Wilmington, NC Jan. 19, 1862, married Octavia S. Winn; John E., 1842, died 25 July 1862; Catherine A., born 1844, married Dillard P. Dobbins after the death of her sister, Minerva.
(4) Nancy Hawkins, born 1806, married Drury Dobbins Harrill, December 2,1828. He was the son of Richard and Artie Mincie (Oobbins) Harrill. Nothing else is known about Nancy and any family she may have had.
(5) William Hawkins, born 1810, married first, Nancy Allison, sister to Masina Allison who married his brother, Charles. They were the daughters of John and Eleanor (Buchannon) Allison. They had six children: Orvi, born 1832, married Louisa Jane Blanton;~Jane A., born 1834; John W., born 1835; William D., born 1837, married Dulcena C. Dobbins; Mary C., born 1842; Win. Samuel E., born 1850. William Hawkins married second, Margaret (Humphries?) and had three children: Alice, born 1866; Della, born 1867 and Bird, born 1869. Many descendants of this family live in Cherokee County, SC.
(6) Daniel Hawkins, born January 4,1815, married Margaret "Peggy" Dobbins, daughter
of William Dobbins, Jr. They had nine children: Louis, born 1833; Mary A., born 1834; William W., born 1836; Sally A., born 1838; Ransom J., born 1840; Julia Jane, born 1842; Susan E., born 1842; Nancy Grace, born 1847, married Daniel Jackson Wood; Tululee S., born 1857. Daniel Hawkins went to Alabama, but returned to Spartanburg County, SC where he is buried.
(7) Edward 0. Hawkins, Jr., born October 20, 1820, died October 28, 1871, married Sarah Scruggs. They were the parents of six children: Robert C., born 1843; MaryAmanda, born 1845; Celia A., born 1847; Albert "Birt," born 1854; Sarah, born 1860; Moses, born 1863. Edward D. Hawkins and his wife "Sally" are buried at High Shoal Baptist Church.
Edward Hawkins, Sr. died in 1859 at the age of eighty six years. Mary Rollins Hawkins died March 26, 1876 at the blessed old age of ninety-eight. They were buried in the old Hawkins cemetery on their estate. The present owner is Mr. Clyde Gantt.
Sources: Local, state and federal records; personal research.
— Mrs. Ernest Newton
Early in life, he began to follow in the footsteps of his father, acquiring small tracks of land when and where they became available, and over a period of years owned several hundred acres in an area roughly between Henrietta and Mooresboro. At one time he owned 200 acres near Concord Baptist Church on a branch of Webb's Creek, which he purchased from Labon Ledbetter. Today, East Rutherford
Edward Hawkins was a farmer and very likely a distiller, which was quite legal in those days. High School is on that site.
He settled a homestead and raised his family on a branch of Grog Creek, just south of the present-day Gantt's Grove Baptist Church, near the Rutherford-Cleveland County line.
Ned and Polly, as they were generally known to family and friends, saw to it that each of their sons were well-situated on a farm of their own by the time they were old enough to assume responsibility, or get married, whichever came first. They were loyal members of Sandy Run Baptist Church where they evidently remained members until their death.
Edward and Mary Hawkins were the parents of at least seven children:
(1) Samuel Hawkins, born 1802, married first, Jane Webb and second, Hannah (Moore) Hicks.
(2) Thomas Hawkins, born also about 1802 (it is believed that Samuel and Thomas were twins, or born within a year of each other), married Elender Williams. She was variously referred to as "Ellen' or "Nelly" in many records. They were the parents of seven children: George Martin Hawkins, born 1825, married Delila Rollins; Elizabeth Hawkins, born 1832; William A. Hawkins, born 1834, married Martha E. Crowder; Daniel A. Hawkins, born 1836, married Permelia F. Holland; Ransom Newton Hawkins, born 1838, married Julia Ann Winn; Christena A. Hawkins, born 1842, married James Wilson; and John R. Hawkins.
(3) Charles Hawkins, born 1804, married Masina Allison. They were the parents of eight children: Nancy Jane, born 1829, married Wallace Winn; Minerva, born 1832, married Oillard P. Dobbins; William Jefferson, born 1834, married 1st. Mary Ann Webb; 2nd Octavia S. Winn (widow of his brother, see below), 3rd. Sarah I. Winn; Martha B., born 1836, married Charles C. Webb; Elizabeth M., born 1838, married William Andrew Hughes; Charles Henderson, born 1840, died at Wilmington, NC Jan. 19, 1862, married Octavia S. Winn; John E., 1842, died 25 July 1862; Catherine A., born 1844, married Dillard P. Dobbins after the death of her sister, Minerva.
(4) Nancy Hawkins, born 1806, married Drury Dobbins Harrill, December 2,1828. He was the son of Richard and Artie Mincie (Oobbins) Harrill. Nothing else is known about Nancy and any family she may have had.
(5) William Hawkins, born 1810, married first, Nancy Allison, sister to Masina Allison who married his brother, Charles. They were the daughters of John and Eleanor (Buchannon) Allison. They had six children: Orvi, born 1832, married Louisa Jane Blanton;~Jane A., born 1834; John W., born 1835; William D., born 1837, married Dulcena C. Dobbins; Mary C., born 1842; Win. Samuel E., born 1850. William Hawkins married second, Margaret (Humphries?) and had three children: Alice, born 1866; Della, born 1867 and Bird, born 1869. Many descendants of this family live in Cherokee County, SC.
(6) Daniel Hawkins, born January 4,1815, married Margaret "Peggy" Dobbins, daughter
of William Dobbins, Jr. They had nine children: Louis, born 1833; Mary A., born 1834; William W., born 1836; Sally A., born 1838; Ransom J., born 1840; Julia Jane, born 1842; Susan E., born 1842; Nancy Grace, born 1847, married Daniel Jackson Wood; Tululee S., born 1857. Daniel Hawkins went to Alabama, but returned to Spartanburg County, SC where he is buried.
(7) Edward 0. Hawkins, Jr., born October 20, 1820, died October 28, 1871, married Sarah Scruggs. They were the parents of six children: Robert C., born 1843; MaryAmanda, born 1845; Celia A., born 1847; Albert "Birt," born 1854; Sarah, born 1860; Moses, born 1863. Edward D. Hawkins and his wife "Sally" are buried at High Shoal Baptist Church.
Edward Hawkins, Sr. died in 1859 at the age of eighty six years. Mary Rollins Hawkins died March 26, 1876 at the blessed old age of ninety-eight. They were buried in the old Hawkins cemetery on their estate. The present owner is Mr. Clyde Gantt.
Sources: Local, state and federal records; personal research.
— Mrs. Ernest Newton
The full name of this early ancestor appears to have been Edward Dycus Hawkins, named for his grandfather. He was born in 1773 to Thomas and Nancy Dycus Hawkins. On June 25, 1801, he married Mary Polly" Rollins, daughter of James Mason arid Priscilla Blount Rollins. By the time he was twenty years old, his lather had died, leaving him with a widowed mother and several younger brothers and sisters. In the 1800 census records, he is listed as the head of household" even though he was still single at the time.
Early in life, he began to follow in the footsteps of his father, acquiring small tracks of land when and where they became available, and over a period of years owned several hundred acres in an area roughly between Henrietta and Mooresboro. At one time he owned 200 acres near Concord Baptist Church on a branch of Webb's Creek, which he purchased from Labon Ledbetter. Today, East Rutherford
Edward Hawkins was a farmer and very likely a distiller, which was quite legal in those days. High School is on that site.
He settled a homestead and raised his family on a branch of Grog Creek, just south of the present-day Gantt's Grove Baptist Church, near the Rutherford-Cleveland County line.
Ned and Polly, as they were generally known to family and friends, saw to it that each of their sons were well-situated on a farm of their own by the time they were old enough to assume responsibility, or get married, whichever came first. They were loyal members of Sandy Run Baptist Church where they evidently remained members until their death.
Edward and Mary Hawkins were the parents of at least seven children:
(1) Samuel Hawkins, born 1802, married first, Jane Webb and second, Hannah (Moore) Hicks.
(2) Thomas Hawkins, born also about 1802 (it is believed that Samuel and Thomas were twins, or born within a year of each other), married Elender Williams. She was variously referred to as "Ellen' or "Nelly" in many records. They were the parents of seven children: George Martin Hawkins, born 1825, married Delila Rollins; Elizabeth Hawkins, born 1832; William A. Hawkins, born 1834, married Martha E. Crowder; Daniel A. Hawkins, born 1836, married Permelia F. Holland; Ransom Newton Hawkins, born 1838, married Julia Ann Winn; Christena A. Hawkins, born 1842, married James Wilson; and John R. Hawkins.
(3) Charles Hawkins, born 1804, married Masina Allison. They were the parents of eight children: Nancy Jane, born 1829, married Wallace Winn; Minerva, born 1832, married Oillard P. Dobbins; William Jefferson, born 1834, married 1st. Mary Ann Webb; 2nd Octavia S. Winn (widow of his brother, see below), 3rd. Sarah I. Winn; Martha B., born 1836, married Charles C. Webb; Elizabeth M., born 1838, married William Andrew Hughes; Charles Henderson, born 1840, died at Wilmington, NC Jan. 19, 1862, married Octavia S. Winn; John E., 1842, died 25 July 1862; Catherine A., born 1844, married Dillard P. Dobbins after the death of her sister, Minerva.
(4) Nancy Hawkins, born 1806, married Drury Dobbins Harrill, December 2,1828. He was the son of Richard and Artie Mincie (Oobbins) Harrill. Nothing else is known about Nancy and any family she may have had.
(5) William Hawkins, born 1810, married first, Nancy Allison, sister to Masina Allison who married his brother, Charles. They were the daughters of John and Eleanor (Buchannon) Allison. They had six children: Orvi, born 1832, married Louisa Jane Blanton;~Jane A., born 1834; John W., born 1835; William D., born 1837, married Dulcena C. Dobbins; Mary C., born 1842; Win. Samuel E., born 1850. William Hawkins married second, Margaret (Humphries?) and had three children: Alice, born 1866; Della, born 1867 and Bird, born 1869. Many descendants of this family live in Cherokee County, SC.
(6) Daniel Hawkins, born January 4,1815, married Margaret "Peggy" Dobbins, daughter
of William Dobbins, Jr. They had nine children: Louis, born 1833; Mary A., born 1834; William W., born 1836; Sally A., born 1838; Ransom J., born 1840; Julia Jane, born 1842; Susan E., born 1842; Nancy Grace, born 1847, married Daniel Jackson Wood; Tululee S., born 1857. Daniel Hawkins went to Alabama, but returned to Spartanburg County, SC where he is buried.
(7) Edward 0. Hawkins, Jr., born October 20, 1820, died October 28, 1871, married Sarah Scruggs. They were the parents of six children: Robert C., born 1843; MaryAmanda, born 1845; Celia A., born 1847; Albert "Birt," born 1854; Sarah, born 1860; Moses, born 1863. Edward D. Hawkins and his wife "Sally" are buried at High Shoal Baptist Church.
Edward Hawkins, Sr. died in 1859 at the age of eighty six years. Mary Rollins Hawkins died March 26, 1876 at the blessed old age of ninety-eight. They were buried in the old Hawkins cemetery on their estate. The present owner is Mr. Clyde Gantt.
Sources: Local, state and federal records; personal research.
— Mrs. Ernest Newton
Early in life, he began to follow in the footsteps of his father, acquiring small tracks of land when and where they became available, and over a period of years owned several hundred acres in an area roughly between Henrietta and Mooresboro. At one time he owned 200 acres near Concord Baptist Church on a branch of Webb's Creek, which he purchased from Labon Ledbetter. Today, East Rutherford
Edward Hawkins was a farmer and very likely a distiller, which was quite legal in those days. High School is on that site.
He settled a homestead and raised his family on a branch of Grog Creek, just south of the present-day Gantt's Grove Baptist Church, near the Rutherford-Cleveland County line.
Ned and Polly, as they were generally known to family and friends, saw to it that each of their sons were well-situated on a farm of their own by the time they were old enough to assume responsibility, or get married, whichever came first. They were loyal members of Sandy Run Baptist Church where they evidently remained members until their death.
Edward and Mary Hawkins were the parents of at least seven children:
(1) Samuel Hawkins, born 1802, married first, Jane Webb and second, Hannah (Moore) Hicks.
(2) Thomas Hawkins, born also about 1802 (it is believed that Samuel and Thomas were twins, or born within a year of each other), married Elender Williams. She was variously referred to as "Ellen' or "Nelly" in many records. They were the parents of seven children: George Martin Hawkins, born 1825, married Delila Rollins; Elizabeth Hawkins, born 1832; William A. Hawkins, born 1834, married Martha E. Crowder; Daniel A. Hawkins, born 1836, married Permelia F. Holland; Ransom Newton Hawkins, born 1838, married Julia Ann Winn; Christena A. Hawkins, born 1842, married James Wilson; and John R. Hawkins.
(3) Charles Hawkins, born 1804, married Masina Allison. They were the parents of eight children: Nancy Jane, born 1829, married Wallace Winn; Minerva, born 1832, married Oillard P. Dobbins; William Jefferson, born 1834, married 1st. Mary Ann Webb; 2nd Octavia S. Winn (widow of his brother, see below), 3rd. Sarah I. Winn; Martha B., born 1836, married Charles C. Webb; Elizabeth M., born 1838, married William Andrew Hughes; Charles Henderson, born 1840, died at Wilmington, NC Jan. 19, 1862, married Octavia S. Winn; John E., 1842, died 25 July 1862; Catherine A., born 1844, married Dillard P. Dobbins after the death of her sister, Minerva.
(4) Nancy Hawkins, born 1806, married Drury Dobbins Harrill, December 2,1828. He was the son of Richard and Artie Mincie (Oobbins) Harrill. Nothing else is known about Nancy and any family she may have had.
(5) William Hawkins, born 1810, married first, Nancy Allison, sister to Masina Allison who married his brother, Charles. They were the daughters of John and Eleanor (Buchannon) Allison. They had six children: Orvi, born 1832, married Louisa Jane Blanton;~Jane A., born 1834; John W., born 1835; William D., born 1837, married Dulcena C. Dobbins; Mary C., born 1842; Win. Samuel E., born 1850. William Hawkins married second, Margaret (Humphries?) and had three children: Alice, born 1866; Della, born 1867 and Bird, born 1869. Many descendants of this family live in Cherokee County, SC.
(6) Daniel Hawkins, born January 4,1815, married Margaret "Peggy" Dobbins, daughter
of William Dobbins, Jr. They had nine children: Louis, born 1833; Mary A., born 1834; William W., born 1836; Sally A., born 1838; Ransom J., born 1840; Julia Jane, born 1842; Susan E., born 1842; Nancy Grace, born 1847, married Daniel Jackson Wood; Tululee S., born 1857. Daniel Hawkins went to Alabama, but returned to Spartanburg County, SC where he is buried.
(7) Edward 0. Hawkins, Jr., born October 20, 1820, died October 28, 1871, married Sarah Scruggs. They were the parents of six children: Robert C., born 1843; MaryAmanda, born 1845; Celia A., born 1847; Albert "Birt," born 1854; Sarah, born 1860; Moses, born 1863. Edward D. Hawkins and his wife "Sally" are buried at High Shoal Baptist Church.
Edward Hawkins, Sr. died in 1859 at the age of eighty six years. Mary Rollins Hawkins died March 26, 1876 at the blessed old age of ninety-eight. They were buried in the old Hawkins cemetery on their estate. The present owner is Mr. Clyde Gantt.
Sources: Local, state and federal records; personal research.
— Mrs. Ernest Newton
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