Captain Eleazer Hawkins, Senior

1688 - 1772  (84 years)

• Name	Eleazer Hawkins
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	Senior
  Born	7 Aug 1688	Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Christened	10 Oct 1691
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Sep 1772	, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Buried	Setauket Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I1939	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Zachariah Hawkins,   c. 25 Oct 1639, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 1699, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Biggs,   b. Abt 1643, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  Notes	sealed to second wife, Mary Biggs?
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Owen,   b. 20 Sep 1690, of Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Apr 1768, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1711
  Children	1. David Hawkins, Senior,   b. 26 Sep 1712, South Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 28 Feb 1796, Hamptonburgh, Orange, New York, United States  (Age 83 years)   2. Alexander Hawkins,   b. 11 Aug 1713, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 2 May 1787, Nassakeag, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 73 years)   3. Major Eleazer Hawkins,   b. 16 Apr 1716, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Apr 1791, , Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 75 years)   4. Isaac Hawkins,   b. 1718, South Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 20 Jun 1778  (Age 60 years)   5. Samuel Hawkins,   b. 7 Jun 1721, Stony Brook, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 15 Mar 1810, Nassakeag, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 88 years)   6. Benjamin Hawkins,   b. 9 Apr 1723, South Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 2 Jan 1776  (Age 52 years)   7. Mary Hawkins,   b. 1725, South Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States   8. George Hawkins,   b. 1 Sep 1728, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 7 Jul 1784  (Age 55 years)   9. Israel Hawkins,   b. 1730, Stony Brook, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 11 Jun 1797  (Age 67 years)   10. Simeon Hawkins,   b. Abt 1733, South Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 20 Oct 1779  (Age ~ 46 years)   11. Martha Hawkins,   b. 28 Jan 1735, South Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F1042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born 7 Aug 1688 or 19 Oct 1691? 27 Feb 1772 signed will Eleser Hawkengs He was both a farmer and a sea captain. On one voyage, he came upon an abandonded ship, which he boarded with his crew to see what could be salvaged. They found a large chest filled with so much gold and other valuables that, even after the crew were given their proper share, Capt. Eleazer had enough remaining to buy each of his sons large farms, including the one which came to be known as the Hawkins-Mount Homestead. He was also active in civic affairs, serving for many years as one of seven Trustees of the Town of Brookhaven.