Orange County Indexed
The Hawkins surname
The Hawkins name in Orange County Indexed: 144 historical records, 12 people in the chronology and 5 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1906
most named in the 1790s
- Deeds 1764–1848
- Records of enslaved people 1770–1802
- Court minutes 1777–1815
- Tax lists 1779–1780
- Marriages 1794–1906
- Wills 1799
- In the chronology
- 1782 to 1992 12 people in 23 entries, most in the 1920s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading and 4 people, born 1717 to 1777
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Beaver Creek (1), Alamance Creek (1), Pea Creek (1), Great Alamance Creek (1), Stinking Quarter Creek (1)
- Married into
- Anderson 1, Breeze 1, Compton 1, Floyd 1, Park 1, Russell 1, Pugh 1, Wilson 1, Wilkerson 1, Robinson 1, McKee 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Fogleman 7, Tatom 7, Ray 6, Dick 4, Butler 4, Taylor 4, Harris 4, Cook 4, May 3, McCauley 3, Carson 3, Patterson 3
- People with a page here
- Benjamin Hawkins, Philemon Hawkins, William Hawkins
- Spellings to try
- Haskins, Hankins, Hawkings, Harkins, Hawkin
- Search beyond these records
- Hawkins in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Hawkins there)
- Hawkins in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 12 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Hawkins, Benjamin 3 entries, 1782–1791
- Hawkins, J. E. 2 entries, 1924–1926
- Hawkins, J. H. 1 entry, 1925
- Hawkins, J. W. 1 entry, 1894
- Hawkins, John 3 entries, 1946–1959
- Hawkins, John E. 2 entries, 1924–1956
- Hawkins, John H. 2 entries, 1799–1803
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Hawkins, Reginald 5 entries, 1968–1972
Show the 5 entries
- 1968–1992: Howard Lee's campaigns for mayor, Congress, lieutenant governor and the state Senate, 1968–1992
- May 13, 1968: Hawkins campaigners form the People's Reform Organization for Democracy
- March 12, 1968: A campus mock primary gives Eugene McCarthy a large lead over President Johnson
- April 26, 1970: Black parents of UNC students form a committee to fight discrimination at the University
- April 2-8, 1972: The BSM holds its first Black Arts Cultural Festival
- Hawkins, Reginald A. 1 entry, 1968
- Hawkins, Walter 1 entry, 1900
- Hawkins, William 1 entry, 1812
- Hawkins, William 1 entry, 1992
In books and archives 5 headings
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Hawkins family family, 1 work
- Hawkins, William, 1777-1819 18 works
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816 11 works
- Hawkins, Philemon, 1717-1801 3 works
- Hawkins, Colin M., Active 1860-1880 1 work
In the historical records 144 records
10 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 12 marriages, 112 court minutes, 6 tax list entries and 2 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Hawkins marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1770DeedsWilliam Hawkins Sr to John Baird, 17 September 1770
- 1770Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: William Hawkins Sr to John Baird, 17 September 1770
- 1777Court minutesThe court convened with justices John Butler, Thos. Taylor, Charles Abercrombie and 6 others present.
- 1778Court minutesThe February court convened; eleven named justices subscribed the test and took their seats.
- 1779Court minutesSixteen named jurors were appointed for Superior Court at Hillsborough on October first.
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hawkins Joshua
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hawkins John Esqr
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hawkins John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hawkins Samuel
1780s
- 1780Court minutesThe court convened to appoint a sheriff and tax collector, then adjourned to John Sheels’s house.
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Hawkins, John (Caswell District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Hawkins, Saml. (Caswell District)
- 1783Court minutesEight justices were appointed to receive taxable-property lists for their respective districts.
- 1783Court minutesDeed, John Shaday to John Boone, proved by John Hawkins.
- 1784Court minutesThe court convened with justices James Freeland, William Ansley, John Taylor and John Hawkins present.
- 1784Court minutesThe court convened with justices John Ray, John Hawkins and Wm. Rainey present.
- 1784Court minutesJohn Hawkins was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for St. Asaphs District.
- 1786Court minutesThe court convened with justices Wm. McCauley, John Hawkins and Wm. Courtney present.
- 1786Court minutesJohn G. Rencher was appointed deputy sheriff under John Hawkins.
- 1786Court minutesJohn Hawkins received permission to operate an ordinary.
- 1786Court minutesHardrip Hawkins qualified as deputy sheriff under John Hawkins.
- 1787DeedsNicholas Greeson & Margaret Greeson to John Hawkins, 4 March 1787
- 1787Court minutesThe inquest concerning John Hawkins’s death was returned and ordered recorded.
1790s
- 1792Court minutesAdministration of the estate of William Hawkins granted to William Hawkins; sureties Matthew Cates and Stephen Smith.
- 1792Court minutesA second jury upheld the disputed instrument as Thomas Horn Sr’s will.
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: Hardress H Hawkins and [blank]
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: Emsly Park and Mary Hawkins
- 1795Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Sterling Harris, Shad Forrister, Hardy Hawkins and 2 others present.
- 1795Court minutesThe court appointed Jacob Troxlow as road overseer.
- 1795Court minutesHardress Hawkins was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
- 1795Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices James Carson, Rob’t Campbell, Hardy Hawkins and A Tatom present.
- 1795Court minutesJesse Robertson was nonsuited in his covenant action against James Kenneday.
- 1795Court minutesSam’l Guthrie won covenant damages against Wm Oneal, who appealed with Tho H Perkins and Charles Doud as sureties.
- 1795Court minutesDeed, John Fogalman to Peter Fogalman, proved by Hardress Hawkins.
- 1796DeedsIshom Hawkins to John Jenkins, 9 November 1796
- 1796Court minutesWm Raney and Hardress Hawkins were appointed to settle deceased executor Geo Fogleman’s accounts for Peter Poor’s estate.
- 1796Court minutesThe court ordered reputed father John Hawkins to support Catherine Charles’s child; a later note recorded funds paid through S Benton to…
- 1797Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Absalom Tatom, Wm McCauley, Jonathan Lindley and Hardy Hawkins present.
- 1797Court minutesHardress Hawkins was appointed to receive taxable lists.
- 1798Court minutesThe court summoned reputed father Jno Hawkins to explain why execution should not issue for previously ordered support of [Catherine] Cha…
- 1799Court minutesThe clerk’s memorandum recorded distribution of assembly acts and journals to Chatham and named recipients (Wm Shepperd, Ro Tinnen, James…
- 1799Court minutesHardress Hawkins was appointed to receive taxable-property lists.
- 1799Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Jno Taylor, Sterling Harris and Hardy Hawkins present.
- 1799Court minutesDeed of Gift, John Cook to Ann Cook, Augustus Cook & Hamilton Cook, proved by Hardress Hawkins.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, Jacob Straeder to Barnet Clap Jr, proved by Hardress Hawkins.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, Conrad Keck to Tobias Clap, proved by Hardress Hawkins.
- 1799Court minutesThe assembled justices elected Abner B Bruce as county register, and he furnished security.
- 1799WillsDeed: Henry Cook to Ann Cook and others
1800s
- 1800DeedsHardress Hawkins to John Hawkins, 19 May 1800
- 1800DeedsHardress Hawkins to John Graves, 2 June 1800
- 1800DeedsJohn Hawkins to Samuel Dick, 25 November 1800
- 1800Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Empson Bird, Sterling Harris, Hardress Hawkins and Absalom Tatom present.
- 1800Court minutesJustices James Carson, James Walker, Jno Rhodes and 7 others attended the appointment of constables.
- 1800Court minutesAgreement, proved by Isaac Holt.
- 1800Court minutesJurors convicted Samuel Shaw on the indictment.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Hardress Hawkins to Jno Graves, proved by John Cook.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, John Hawkins to Samuel Dick, proved by Abner B Bruce.
- 1802DeedsPeter Fogleman by Sheriff to John Hawkins, 24 February 1802
- 1802Records of enslaved peopleSheriff's or court sale: Peter Fogleman to John Hawkins, 24 February 1802
1810s
1820s
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph N Russell and Polly Hawkins
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: John Pugh and Nancy Hawkins
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter Floyd and Elizabeth Hawkins
1840s
1850s
- 1852MarriagesMarriage bond: Calvin Hawkins and Artelia F J Breeze
1880s
- 1882MarriagesMarriage license: Wm R Hawkins and Corinna Compton
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: John L Hawkins and Mary F Anderson
1890s
- 1896MarriagesMarriage license: Henry T Hawkins and Cora Wilson
1900s
- 1904MarriagesMarriage license: W W Hawkins and Luvinia Wilkerson
- 1906MarriagesMarriage license: D L Mckee and Lessie V Hawkins
- 1906MarriagesMarriage license: Eddie Robinson and Etta Hawkins
Undated
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins brought an action on the case against William Moore.
- Court minutesLuke Robertson proceeded against Robert Hawkins.
- Court minutesLuke Robertson brought an action on the case against Wm. and Robert Hawkins.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to lay out two roads, with named workers and Burges Harrelson and Thomas Douglass as overseers.
- Court minutesJoshua Hawkins brought two actions on the case against Lawrence Rambo.
- Court minutesDrury Hawkins brought an action on the case against Joshua Hawkins.
- Court minutesWilliam Ursury brought a debt claim against Joshua Hawkins.
- Court minutesThomas Levvitt? brought an action on the case against Joseph Hawkins.
- Court minutesJohn Roberts brought an action on the case against Joseph Hawkins.
- Court minutesAbner Nash brought an action on the case against Joshua Hawkins.
- Court minutesDrury Hawkins brought an action on the case against Joshua Hawkins.
- Court minutesThe court opened under Richard Caswell’s commission appointing justices; eight appointees took the required oaths, subscribed the test an…
- Court minutesDeed, Wm. ONeal & Elizabeth ONeal to Tobias Smith, proved by John Hawkins.
- Court minutesThe court met the following morning with seven named justices present.
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins was appointed to take property lists for St. Asaphs district.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned fifteen grand jurors, who were empanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesThe court met the following morning with five named justices present.
- Court minutesEight justices were appointed to administer allegiance oaths to all males above sixteen.
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for St. Asaphs District.
- Court minutesHenry Waggoner was appointed overseer from Joseph Allison’s to Caswell County line, with nineteen named road workers.
- Court minutesEight justices were appointed to administer allegiance and abjuration oaths or affirmations to free males above sixteen in their respecti…
- Court minutesJohn Noe served as collector for St. Asaphs District with named sureties.
- Court minutesDeed, John Kimbrough to Wm. Mebane, proved by John Hawkins, Esq..
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins was appointed magistrate for St. Asaphs District’s tax work.
- Court minutesJustices were appointed to receive taxable-property lists, with three assessors for St. Asaphs District (Everad Garret, Zacheus Tate, Dan…
- Court minutesWm. Johnston, Wm. Courtney, John Hawkins and John Butler were appointed inspectors of currency in Orange County.
- Court minutesThe court convened with justices William McCauley, John Nichols, John Ray and John Hawkins present.
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins received an ordinary license at his dwelling, with John Butler and Jesse Benton as securities.
- Court minutesThe court convened with justices Eli MDannell, John Hawkins and John Ray present.
- Court minutesThe court reconvened after an hour with John Butler, John Hawkins and Wm. Rany present.
- Court minutesThe court convened with justices Wm. MCauley, John Hawkins and Wm. Ansley present.
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins was elected sheriff of Orange County for 1787.
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins protested the adequacy of the common jail.
- Court minutesThe court awarded Jno Hawkins’s unnamed widow £30 for his sheriff’s services, directing current sheriff Jno Nichols to deduct one-quarter.
- Court minutesDeed, Nicholas Greeson & wife to John Hawkins, proved by Daniel May.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Jonathan Lindley, James Christmas, Hardress Hawkins and 2 others present.
- Court minutesHardress Hawkins was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Rainey, Wm Courtney, Jno Thompson and 29 others present.
- Court minutesPeter Fogleman became Saint Asaphs constable, gave bond and qualified.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices John Taylor, James Christmass and Hardress Hawkins present.
- Court minutesHardress Hawkins submitted the taxable-property list.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Dick granted to Elizabeth Dick; sureties James Baldridge, James Carson and Hardress Hawkins.
- Court minutesJohn Allison was continued as county register upon bond with Wm Lytle and Walter Alves.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Ray, A Tatom, John Thompson and Hardress Hawkins present.
- Court minutesWilliam Ray, James Patterson and David Patterson were assigned to settle Mary Hawkins’s executorship accounts for John Hawkins’s estate.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Nunn, A Tatom, Walter Alves and Hardy Hawkins present.
- Court minutesJustices Wm Lytle, Wm Nunn, John Hogg and 8 others attended the entry-taker election.
- Court minutesA jury was assigned to survey the requested route through Hawkins’s and David Pattersons’s properties toward Christian Cobles’s former pl…
- Court minutesJacob Troxler replaced Joshua Holt as overseer for the Allamance–Guilford route with workers Joshua Holt, Anthony Thompson, Martain Neice…
- Court minutesJustices Empson Bird, John Thompson, Archer Campbell and 32 others attended the sheriff’s election.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Hawkins as road overseer.
- Court minutesMoses was discharged for lack of prosecution evidence, subject to costs and jail fees, after a called court heard notice testimony.
- Court minutesThe justices divided themselves into four classes for holding court.
- Court minutesElizabeth Dick gave bond for Mary Dick’s guardianship with James Patterson and Jno Hawkins as sureties.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Hardress Hawkins, John Long and Jno Wheeler to audit Dav’d Patterson’s guardianship accounts for Margaret Porter.
- Court minutesJustices John Walker, Wm McCauley, Wm Courtny and 26 others attended the sheriff and surveyor election.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Absalom Tatom, Wm Lytle, John Hogg and Hardy Hawkins present.
- Court minutesHardress Hawkins returned the current year’s taxable list.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Hardy Hawkins of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesJustices Wm Ray, Wm Rainey, Benj Lacy and 19 others attended the court.
- Court minutesDeed, Isham Hawkins to Jno Jenkins, proved by James Roan.
- Court minutesThe defendant confessed judgment with interest in Jno Hawkins’s action against Henry Cook and Daniel May.
- Court minutesHardress Hawkins submitted the district’s taxable-property list.
- Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in John Hawkins’s debt action against Peter Fogleman.
- Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in John Hawkins’s debt action against Peter Fogleman.
- Court minutesJohn Hawkins won principal, interest and costs against Peter Fogleman after jurors rejected payment and setoff.
- Court minutesIn another debt action, John Hawkins won the remaining balance against Peter Fogleman after credited payments and rejection of setoff.
- Court minutesJohn Lakey was nonsuited against Luke Peacock and received leave to appeal with approved securities.
- Court minutesPhilemon Hawkins was fined for missing subpoenaed testimony for Henry Hunter against John Stroud.
- Court minutesA conviction was entered against John Hawkins and Haughan; an unspecified defendant received twenty lashes and then took the insolvent-de…
- WillsWill of Archibald Lytle
