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David Nelson Hawkins, ^^[1]
1815 - 1884

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  Birth	10 Feb 1815	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	New York, New York, NY   [1]
  	merchant
  Reference Number	HG 335  [1]
  Died	2 Aug 1884  [1, 3, 4]
  	(As reported in Hawkins II, tombstone gives date as 2nd. 1939 Hawkins gives date as 3rd.)
  Buried	Brookhaven (David Hawkins Cemetery), Brookhaven, NY   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I1389	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	David Hawkins, †^,   b. 18 Sep 1780, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 7 Jan 1850
  Mother	Prudence Tuthill, ^,   b. 30 Mar 1784, Wading River, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 23 Jun 1870, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Married	13 Jan 1802
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Bergen,   b. 1822,   d. 5 Sep 1897
  Married	24 May 1845  [1]
  Census	1870	New York, New York, NY   [5]
  	In their householod were Westley (sic) Hawkins (23), Adelaide Hawkins (21), Whitfield Hawkins (18), Harvey Hawkins (11), and Ella Hawkins (7). He was a dry goods dealer. He valued his personal property at $15,000.
  Census	1880	New York, NY   [6]
  	Address: 301 Spring street
  	In their household were Wesly (sic) Hawkins (34), Adelaide Hawkins (30), Whitfield Hawkins (29), Harvey Hawkins (21), Ella Hawkins (18), Mary Hawkins (32, daughter-in-law), Ruth Hawkins (5, granddaughter), and Mary Hawkins (2, granddaughter). He was the proprietor of a dry good store. There are two granddaughters enumerated in the 1880 census, Ruth and Mary. These are likely children of Wesley and Mary Hawkins. Another child said to be of Wesley and Mary, Wesley Urban Hawkins, was not enumerated in 1880.
  Children	1. Wesley Dixon Hawkins, <,   b. 18 Apr 1846, New York, New York, NY ,   d. 28 Oct 1942, Wading River, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   2. Joseph Adelaide Hawkins, <,   b. 12 Jun 1849,   d. 6 Mar 1883   3. Adelaide Hawkins, <,   b. Abt 1850, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Franklin T. Hawkins, <,   b. 24 May 1851,   d. 29 Jan 1852   5. Whitfield Bergen Hawkins, <,   b. Aug 1851,   d. 4 Dec 1887   6. Sarah V. Hawkins, <,   b. 24 Mar 1854,   d. 14 Jul 1854   7. Harvey Skidmore Hawkins, <,   b. 5 Sep 1859, New York, New York, NY ,   d. 28 May 1892, Brooklyn, Kings, NY   8. Ella Augusta Hawkins, <,   b. 24 Nov 1862, New York, New York, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  #016.11 David N. Hawkins Status: Located Plot: 11

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 42, 79. [S88] Cemetery: David Hawkins, Stone #11. Age 69. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 50. [S88] Cemetery: David Hawkins, Stone #11. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: New York Ward 8 District 15, New York, New York; Roll: M593_981; Page: 392B; Image: 788; Family History Library Film: 552480.. [S42] 1880 Census, Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 871; Family History Film: 1254871; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0534..