Hawkins, Joseph

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Title: Hawkins, Joseph
Gender: Male
Biography: The 1810 census records Joseph holding two enslaved people. In 1820 he held five. By 1830 that total was up to nine enslaved, along with one free person of color (female, 36 thru 54) in his household.
Member: Hawkins family
Birth date: 1774
Place of birth: Spotsylvania County (Va.)
Father: Hawkins, Joseph Sr.
Mother: unknown, Margaret
Spouse(s): Hawkins, Nancy
Death date: 1836
Place of death: Boone County (Ky.)
Participant in: bef 1830--Manumission of Violet; 1833--Samuel Buys His Freedom; 1838--Manumission of Catherine Edrington; 1838--Manumission of Mariah; 1838--Manumission of Sandy Hawkins; 1848--Freedom for Arthur Barkshire; 1848--Freedom for Emily Barkshire; 1848--Freedom for Frances Newman; 1848--Freedom for Garrett Barkshire; 1848--Freedom for Matilda Barkshire; 1848--Freedom for Minerva Barkshire; 1848--Freedom for Woodford Barkshire
Relationship: Known enslaved: Barkshire, Arthur; Barkshire, Emily; Barkshire, Garrett; Barkshire, Matilda; Barkshire, Minerva; Barkshire, Samuel; Barkshire, Woodford; Hawkins, Catherine; Hawkins, Sandy; Hawkins, Violet; Newman, Frances Harriet; unknown, Mariah [3]; Barkshire, Arthur; Barkshire, Emily; Barkshire, Garrett [1]; Barkshire, Matilda; Barkshire, Minerva Ann; Barkshire, Samuel; Barkshire, Woodford; Hawkins, Catherine; Hawkins, Sandy; Hawkins, Violet; Newman, Frances Harriet; unknown, Mariah [3]
Description: Enslaved held in 1820: Males, 14 thru 25, one; Males 45 and over, two; Females, under 14, one; Females, 14 thru 25, one; Enslaved held in 1830: Males, under 10, four; Males, 10 thru 23, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Females, 24 thru 35, one
Source(s): Ancestry.com; Third Census of the United States, 1810; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Joseph Hawkins' Will; Joseph Hawkins Manumits Samuel Barkshire

Item sets: AA--Barkshire story--Slave Holder; AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--H

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