Zachariah Hawkins, [Jr.] >^[1]

1744 - 1781  (37 years)

• Name	Zachariah Hawkins
  Suffix	[Jr.] >
  Born	29 Apr 1744  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Living	Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  Misc	the Revolutionary War   [4, 5]
  	was apparently a Tory
  	Despite the fact that his father and brothers were avowed patriots, he refused to sign the Town of Brookhaven Associations of 16 May and 22 May, 1775, his name "put down" at his request in the presence of Ebenezer Dayton [the Town Clerk], John Woodhull, and William Smith ['Tangier']. He also refused to sign the 8 June 1775 Association. It is said that he signed an oath of allegiance to King George -- "although this may have been done under duress."
  Occupation	farmer  [3]
  Reference Number	HG 30  [1]
  Died	10 Oct 1781  [6]
  Buried	Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  Person ID	I1685	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Zachariah Hawkins, [Sr.] ^,   b. Abt 1710, Suffolk Co., NY ,   d. Abt 1800, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Abigail Jayne, >,   b. Bef 1780, Suffolk Co., NY ,   d. Bef 1780  (Age < 0 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  	In addition to Robert, Nathaniel and Joseph, there were six other children of this couple.
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Brewster, >,   b. 27 Sep 1746,   d. 4 Jan 1798  (Age 51 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1765  [7]
  	Zachariah and Sarah were second cousins.
  Children	1. Joseph Hawkins,   b. 25 Jan 1766,   d. 30 Jun 1821  (Age 55 years)   2. Ruth Roe Hawkins,   b. 25 Jan 1769, Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 17 Mar 1853  (Age 84 years)   3. Zachariah Hawkins,   b. 7 Jul 1771,   d. young   4. Zachariah Hawkins, [iii] >,   b. 19 Sep 1776, Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 23 Mar 1853  (Age 76 years)   5. Brewster Hawkins,   b. 30 Jun 1781,   d. 29 Dec 1792  (Age 11 years)
  Family ID	F880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 14. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 14, 21. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 3. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 21. [S415] Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, The: Mather, p. 1060. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 21. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 20.