Warren County Bibles

Hawkins Family Bible

In Possession of Thomas W. Hawkins, Warrenton NC
Posted by Warren County Courthouse

Births:
Rose Elizabeth Hawkins July 18 1894 at 11:45 PM Wednesday Baptized November 29th 1896 by Rev MMT Plylen.
Uriah Vaughan Hawkins January 6 1896 at 2 O'Clock PM (Monday) Baptized Nov 29 1896 by Rev MMT Plylen.
Thomas Williams Hawkins Jr and Sarah Alice Hawkins (Twins) Thelater born at 11:45 PM on 18 October 1897. &Thomas born at 1:30 AM on 19th Oct 1897. Baptized Thomas & Sarah were baptized April 19th 1901 by Rev J. R. Hawkins

Births (again)
May 16 1936 Uriah Vaughan Hawkins Jr, son of Uriah Vaughan Hawkins & Agnes Laura Baker 9:47 AM St. Peter's Hospital Charlotte NC
Thomas Williams Hawkins III son of Thomas Williams Hawkins and Mary Lineberger Hawkins born Nov 27 1948 at Duke Hospital, Duke NC
Martha Vaughan daughter of Thomas W. Jr and Mary Lineberger Hawkins born Duke Hospital, Duke NC May 19 1930.

Deaths:
Thomas Williams Hawkins Sr Entered into rest at 9:15 Friday Night 29 June 1923. Sallie Amanda Vaughan Hawkins, wife of Thomas Williams Hawkins entered into rest between 8 & 9 O'clock on Tuesday morning June 22 1943.
Uriah Vaughan Hawkins October 10 1954 Sun Morning between 6-9
Rose Elizabeth Hawkins May 30 1955
Agnes Baker Hawkins wife of U.V. Hawkins Dec 11 1962
Sarah Alice Hawkins (Twin) Oct 12 1968.


 

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Hawkins Bible #2

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Philemon Hawkins Bible

Posted by Warren County Courthouse on Saturday, November 22, 1997

THE HOLY BIBLE

Containing The Old and New Testaments
Together with the
Apocryphya Translated out of the Original Tongues
and with the
Former Translations
Diligently Compared And Revised
Philadelphia
Printed For John Thompson & Abraham Small
(From the Hot Press of John Thompson)
M.DOC.SCVIII
Text in the front of the document:

Philemon Hawkins

Delia Hawkins, mother of Philemon Hawkins of Pleasant Hill departed this life on the 20th day of August, A.D. 1794 respected and esteemed by all her acquaintances. She was the daughter of Zachariah Martin a respectable planter, and native of Virginia. She was one of the first settlers upon six pounds creek in No. Carolina where her husband Philemon Hawkins owned a mill. The country was then a wilderness, which occasioned corn to be extremely scarce, and when the poorest of the people came with their little corn to the mill, instead of taking tole, she would add to their morsel and have it ground into meal gratis. She was universally kind to the poor, the great creator of us all blessed her with a great share of health and wealth and she lived to be 73 years of age.

Philemon Hawkins father of Philemon Hawkins of Pleasant Hill was born in Virginia, he removed to the mouth of Six Pound creek in No. Carolina, was one of the first settlers there. He was extremely active industrious man and uncommonly good husband and Father. One of the best providers for a family; The creator blessed him with a great share of health and wealth and he lived to be nearly 60 years of age. he departed this life 10th day of September A.D. 1801.
 

Col. Benjamin Hawkins Agent for the Creek Indians departed this life the 6th of June at 8 O'clock in the evening 1816, in the 62nd year of his age. He has Served as a Publick Character in Various departments and always discharged the Trust faithfully for 36 years - A worthy Honest Man.
 

George Washington Hawkins departed this life the 26 day of March 1816.
Capt Philemon Hawkins departed this life the 22nd day of March 1817 - Two of as worthy sons as I ever raised.
 

Mildred Brehon Hawkins died 15th October 1802.
Joseph Hawkins Died August 5th 1842
Sarah Polk died December 10 1843
Eleanor Hawood died December 23 1855.
Philemon Hawkins was born December 3rd day at two O'clock in the afternoon 1752.
Lucy Hawkins his wife was born 9th July 1759.
They were married the 31st day of August 1775.
 

Births of Their Children:
Elinor Hawkins was born 23 June 1776.
William Hawkins was born 106th October 1777
Ann Hawkins was born 3rd Sept. 1779.
John D. Hawkins was born 15th April 1781.
Delia Hawkins was born 16th October 1782
Sarah Hawkins was born 6th March 1784.
Joseph Hawkins was born 15th Sept 1785.
Benjamin F. Hawkins was born 28th October 1787.
Philemon Hawkins was born 5th June 1789.
Frank Hawkins was born 23rd March 1791.
George Washington Hawkins was born 20th October 1793
Lucinda Davis Ruffin Hawkins was born 26th June 1795.
Mildred Brehon Hawkins was born 13th Dec 1801.
 

Births of the grandchildren of Philemon and Lucy Hawkins:
Ann Hawkins HAYWOOD was born 11 December 1796.
Sarah Lee Haywood was born 15 February 1799
Thomas Person LITTLE was born 26 October 1799
William Rufus Haywood was born 11 July 1801
Mary Ann Little was born 6 December 1801.
Lucius Junius POLK was born 16 March 1802
Thomas HAYWOOD was born 20 of December 1803 and died
Lucy Davis POLK was born 12 of Jan 1804 and died.
Ann Swepson Hawkins was born 13th March 1804
Lucy Davis Little was born 22 March 1804
Emily Hawkins was born 12 October 1804 at 6 AM.
Lucy Davis Haywood was born 15 day of June 1805.
Penelope Little was born the 19th day of Sep 11 AM 1805 and died.
Caroline Hawkins was born 22nd Day of Dec 1805.
Alexander Hawkins was born 1st day of April 1806 at 6 P.M.
Phil.... Leonidas POLK was born 10th day of Apl 1806.
Lucy Davis Hawkins, daughter of (JDH) was born 26 Nov 1807.
....(torn)... Ann Hawkins daughter of (WH) was born 29th Feb
...(torn)... Brown Polk was born 1st day of Sept 1808.
....(torn,, may be Benja).. min Hawkins (son of W.H.) was born 10 August 1809.
Thomas Person Hawkins (Son of B. F. H) was born 9 Feb 1808
Francis Philemon Haywood (son of SH W H.) was born 1810
Frances Boyd Hawkins daughter of J.D. H. was born 22 Nov 1810.
George Little was born 27th Feby 1810
.... Dallas Polk Haywood (son of Stp H) was born 1810.
Alexander Hamilton Polk 19th Sept 1810.
Margaret Craven Haywood was born .... (missing)
Alexander Hawkins (son of JWH) was born 2 August 1812
Robert Williams Haywood born 8th October 1812
John Hawkins Polk born 15th August 1812
...... A Hawkins was born the 20 of September 1811.

This bible is now on file at the North Carolina Department of Archives & History, Raleigh, NC (Not the bible itself, but this typed reading).