Person:Jonathan Hawkins (2)

    Jonathan, son of Isaac & Margaret (?Kenworthy?) Hawkins. 

    Grave stone in the Hawkins Cemetery, Union Co., SC reads 1796 for the year of birth. The believed correct date is 25 Sep 1786, as stated in The Union County Heritage published 1981.

    1809, 6, 24. Isaac & ch, Jonathan & Phebe, of Cane Creek, S. C., rec in mbrp on minute from New Garden QM. The encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy 1750-1930, CD #192..New Garden MM p. 543.

    1816. 04.13 Jonathan Hawkins and Isaac Gregory were appointed Administrators of the deceased Isaac Hawkins on April 13th, 1816 by William Rice [or Rise], Ordinary.
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WILL OF JOHNATHAN HAWKINS
The State of South Carolina, Union District	

     In the name of God Amen! I, Jonathan Hawkins of the District and State aforesaid, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills and codicils by me at any time heretofore made.

     Item 1st. I have heretofore conveyed to my son Nathan Hawkins, by deed, the tract of land whereon he now resides and he paid to me the purchase money for the same except for one Hundred acres which I included in the deed by way of advancement to him for which I charge him Six Hundred dollars or six dollars per acre, for which he must account to my Estate.

     Item 2. To my son Joseph Hawkins I give and devise ninety acres of land, to include his present residence for which he is to account to my estate at six dollars per acre.

     Item 3. To my daughter Sarah Hawkins I give, devise and bequeath One Hundred acres of the tract of land where on I now live, for which she is to be charged six dollars per acre or six hundred dollars; also my negro girl Ann, now about ten years of age, together with any increase the said negro girl Ann may have at my death: also all the stack of hogs I may have at my death.

     Item 4. To my son Benjamin Hawkins I give, devise and bequeath One Hundred acres of the tract of land whereon I now reside for which he is to account to my estate at Six dollars per acre or Six hundred dollars; and my road wagon.

     Item 5. To my son Nathan Hawkins, I give and devise: one Hundred acres of the land where on I now reside, in trust nevertheless for the sole use of the family of my son John Hawkins for and during the life of my said son John Hawkins; and at the death of  the said John Hawkins, the same to go absolutely to such child or children of the said John Hawkins as may be living at the time of his death, free from all trust; the child or children of any deceased child of his to take the share that then deceased parent if living would have been entitled to receive under this my will- for which the said Nathan Hawkins as Trustee of John's family, is to be charged Six Hundred dollars or Six dollars per acre.

     Item 6. To my daughter Sarah and my Son Benjamin I give and devise the balance of the tract of land whereon I now reside, as tenants in common; upon then paying to my Son Joseph Hawkins a sum of money to make the devise to him contained in the second clause of this my will, equal to six hundred dollars.

Item 7. I give and devise to my son Nathan Hawkins the tract of land -whereon my son James Hawkins now resides, in trust nevertheless for the sole use of the family of my said son James during the life of the said James and at his death, the same to go absolutely to such child or children of the said James as may be living at the time of the death of the said James, free and discharged from all trusts; the child or children of any decease child of his to take the share to which his or their parent would have been entitled if living, under this my will; for which the said Nathan, as trustee of James Hawkins' family is to be charge, six dollars per acre.

     Item 8. All the balance of my Estate of whatsoever kind, I desire to be sold or so disposed of as first to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses; next to pay to Nathan Hawkins as trustee of the family of my son James, a sum of money to make the above devise (in the seventh clause of this my will) of land to him as such trustee equal to six hundred dollars, and then to equalize all my children; charging Nathan Hawkins as Trustee of the family of my son John, two hundred dollars and sixteen cents and whatever additional sum I may hereafter advance and charge to the said John during my life; and charging my son Isaac Hawkins One thousand dollars for property and cash heretofore advanced to him.

     Item 9. I hereby acknowledge that I am endebted to my son Benjamin Hawkins in the sum of fourteen hundred and twelve dollars and seventy four cents on the seventeenth day of September Eighteen hundred and fifty seven which is to be included in the debts provided for in the eighth clause of this my will.

     Item 10. To be more explicit: the whole of the charges in this my will for advancements heretofore made and for bequests and devises herein contained, stand as follows: To Nathan, Hawkins six hundred dollars: to Nathan Hawkins Trustee of John Hawkins' family, six hundred dollars for land and two hundred dollars and sixteen cents and whatever else I may hereafter charge to him: to Nathan Hawkins Trustee of James Hawkins' family, six dollars per acre for the land on which the said James resides and a sufficiency out of the residuary Clause of this my will to make the sum of six hundred dollars, to Joseph Hawkins, five hundred and forty dollars, and sixty dollars to be paid him by Benjamin and Sarah Hawkins; to Benjamin Hawkins Six hundred dollars; to Sarah Hawkins six Hundred dollars and to Isaac Hawkins One thousand Dollars. Now I desire that all my children may be made equal or as nearly so as may be practicable, out of the property not specifically devised and bequeathed in this my will: and that my Son Nathan Hawkins shall take charge of and act as trustee for the families of my Sons John and James, I hereby devising and bequeath in to the said Nathan Hawkins in trust the share of the said John and James-which said property is in no wise to vest in the said James and John but to be and remain in trust for the use and benefit of their families respectively.

     Item 11. I nominate, constitute and appoint my son Nathan Hawkins, executor of this my last will and testament.

Signed sealed

Published and declared as the last will of Jonathan Hawkins in our presence who sign our names as witnesses in his presence and at his request, and in the presence of each other. 

D.Goudelock   R. Macbeth   J. G. McKissick.

Recorded in Will Book • Pages 143-146, Box 41 Package 31, 
B. Johnson, P.Z., Recorded January 6, 1858.

[Will copy furnished by Ida McElhenney of Austin, TX, a descendant.]
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