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Nathan Hawkes (b. 1774, d. October 10, 1810)
Notes for Nathan Hawkes:
Adam Hawkes of Saugus, Mass. p. 291 states the following:
Nathan left Massachusetts as a young adult removing to Richfield in Otsego County, New York where several of his cousins had gone earlier, perhaps because of the medicinal properties of the famous mineral springs there.In "Richfield, New York" by Ward 1898, p. 17 he appears along with his relatives Abijah Hawkes, Abijah, jr., and Moses Frizzel as living in Ward 2 of that town. In the 1800 census of Richfield he and his wife are listed as male 26-45 and female 16-26. He died a young man aged about 36 in 1810. It is probable that his young family is that listed in the census for Richfield 1810 under V. Hawkes and including 3 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 2 females under 10 and a female 26-45. In the 1820 census for Richfield there is a Betsey Hawkes age 26-45 with one sone and 2 daughters. It seems likely this is the widow of Nathan and that the given name of Miss Cunningham was Elizabeth. In the 1830 census there is listed Elizabeth with 2 sons and 1 dauthter. She is between 50-60, 1 son 20-30 and a daughter 20-30. There is no Elizabeth or Betsey in the census for Richfield, New York in 1840. In the administration book for the Otsego County Probate Records there is a record of the death of Nathan Hawkes, no date given, and notice that letters of administration were granted to Thomas Hawkes of Herkimer County on 29 March 1811.
More About Nathan Hawkes and Wife Cunningham:
Marriage: Bef. 18002529