Genealogy Data Page 39 (Notes Pages)

Note: On September 26, 1782, there was born, somewhere in England, a
baby boy, a direct descendent, so it is claimed, of Sir John
Hawkins, the fearless English Admiral who fought against the
Spanish Armada, and of Sir John's son, Sir Richard, who with
his followers took part in Drake's raid and put to flight a
horde of pirates on the Spanish main.
Be this as it may this little boy grew to manhood and emigrated
perhaps for adventure's sake, perhaps on account of religious
persecutions, to America, the land of the free, where all
peoples were permitted to worship God according to the dictates
of their own conscience.
He first located in Connecticut and later in Cincinnati, Ohio.
One night in Cincinnati, he put up at a little house or tavern
in a part of the city known for years as 'Over the Rhine', or
what was really just across the canal from the rest of the
city. He was conducted to a bed in the loft, just one story
up, and during the night was awakened by low voices in the room
below. Being an inquisitive nature, he cautiously slipped out
of bed, placed his ear near a small opening in the floor and
overheard two men plotting to kill him, take what money he had
and throw him into the canal.
More cautious now than ever, he put on his clothing, carefully
raised the window and let himself to the ground, making a safe
get-away. Had he not done this there would be no reunion of
the Hawkins family today, as that little boy, now grown to
manhood, was our own Grandfather Zadock Hawkins.
The Hawkins homestead was east of Lake Maxinkuckee. Ezra
Hawkins locates it some distance south of the present Road 10,
and a bit north of the Vonnecut Orchards. It was on the dirt
road that extends east from the lake at the K. K. Culver
cottage, being on the south side of the road and somewhat east
of its junction with the Maxinkuckee village road. The land
later used to be the Barney Adamson place. Zadock Hawkins came
there the year President Buchanan took office, Mr. Hawkins
recalls. That was 1857. But more than likely it was sometime
before that, for Ezra is now 81. The homesite east of the lake
was the first place the family went to from Kentucky. 'As near
as I can tell, 'Ezra Hawkins says, 'I was born there. It was
the original Hawkins homestead. From there, we moved across
the lake to a location west of the Doctor Dorr farm, a little
southwest of Culver, on the 'Doll Road'.'
NOTE: Burial position in graveyard is in the southwest corner
of the cemetery, only a few paces from the road.

Birth: 26 SEP 1782 Connecticut

Event: Place: Cinncinati, Ohio
Note: Type: Moved to

Event: Place: Covington, Kentucky
Note: Type: Moved to

Event: Date: 26 OCT 1825
Place: 200 acres in Grant County, Kentucky
Note: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 581
Grantee: Hawkins, Zadock
Acres: 200
Book: T
Page: 213
Date Survey: 10-26-1825
County: Grant
Watercourse: Ragle Cr

Immigration: Place: Connecticut

Death: 26 FEB 1859 Lake Maxinkuckee, Union Twp, Marshall Co, Indiana

Burial: Lawson Graveyard (also known as the Washington Cemetery)

Reference: 779

Census: Date: 1830
Place: Bartholomew Co, Indiana
Note:
Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other
Info Record Type Database ID#
1830 HAWKINS ZADOCK Bartholomew County IN 205 No Township
Listed Federal Population Schedule IN 1830 Federal Census
Index IN560368718

Census: Date: 1840
Place: German Twp, Bartholomew Co, Indiana
Note:
Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other
Info Record Type Database ID#
1840 HAWKINS ZADOCK Bartholomew County IN 076 German
Township Federal Population Schedule IN 1840 Federal Census
Index INS4a1202970