Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

William Dawkins

Male 1706 - 1746  (39 years)


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  • Name William Dawkins 
    Birth 13 Sep 1706  Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Jan 1746  Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I34083  Tree1
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2024 

    Father William Dawkins,   b. Abt 1675, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1726, Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne Smith,   b. Abt 1679, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1742, Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1695  Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorcas Mackall,   b. Abt 1710, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1746, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1726  Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Dawkins,   b. 1728, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     2. Dorcas Dawkins,   b. Abt 1730, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Anne Dawkins,   b. Abt 1734, Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1773, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Rebecca Dawkins,   b. 20 Jul 1741, Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1812, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Barbara Dawkins,   b. 11 May 1742, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F21658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      DAWKINS, WILLIAM, Calvert Co. 19 Sep, 1740; 20 Jan, 1746
      To my dau. ELIZABETH,
      To my 2 daus., Anne and DORCAS, all the 2 tracts I bought of Col. Gale, called 'Ashten Chance' and "Ashten's Addition," to be divided equally.
      To 2 young. daus., REBECCA and BARBARA, the plantation whereon I live, by Island Creek, called 'Smith's Purchase," equally.
      To 4 daus., ANN, DORCAS, REBECCA and BARBARA, my land on Eastern Shore, called "Blinkhorne's Desire,' which I purchased of my bro. JAMES DAWKINS.
      To wife DORCAS DAWKINS, the whole plantation whereon I live called Smith's Purchase," during her life, if she remain single; otherwise, to take her 1/3.
      Wife, extx.
      Wit: Robert Sellers, James Mackall, Wm. Allistra. 25. 11-12
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      William Dawkins, Jr. 35.72 CA £1312.17.7 May 2 1747 Jun 12 1747
      Appraisers: James Duke, Thomas Johnson.
      Creditors: Ja. Somervell, --- Sutton.
      Executrix: Dorcas Dawkins.
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      William Dawkins, Jr. 37.85 CA £19.1.6 Aug 1748
      Appraisers: James Duke; Thomas Johnson.
      Executrix: Dorcas Dawkins.
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      William Dawkins, Jr. 25.174 A CA £1312.17.7 £217.14.6 Aug 17 1748
      A second inventory is cited in the amount of £19.1.6.
      Received from: Mrs. Brome, Samuel Harrison.
      Payments to: Charles Clagett, James Duke, Luke Burdworth, James Dawkins, William Travers, James Mackall, Thomas Reynolds, Benjamin Leach, William Hickman, Joh: Gray, Suttain Isaacke, Constance Young, William Dawkins, Sr., orphans (unnamed) of Benjamin Tucker, Isaac Clare who married a daughter (unnamed). Executrix: Dorcas Dawkins.
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      William Dawkins, Jr. 32.368 A CA £133.7.0 Jun 17 1752
      Payments to: John Pollard, Dr. James Somervel, Dr. John Bond, Mary Parker, David Arnold, Elisabeth Clear, MM Tasker & Young, William Ireland, Charles Clagett.
      Executrix: Dorcas Dawkins.

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      Dawkins (Dawkings, Dakins), William, Calvert County, 30th May, 1726; 30th Sept., 1726.
      To son James and hrs., 299 A. "Chelton" and "Smith," bou. of Robert Gilley.
      To wife Ann, extx., pt. of dwell, plan. --- during life in lieu of her dower.
      To son Bennet and hrs., eastern pt. of dwell, plan., and after his mother's decease her portion; and personalty.
      To son William and hrs., n. pt. of afsd. tract; and personalty.
      To dau. Mary Pattason and hrs., pt. of "Dorrington," adj. John Hues, and 47 A. of "Inlargement of Dorrington"; and personalty.
      To dau. Penelope and hrs., residue of "Dorrington" and 28 A. of "Inlargement of Dorrington"; shd. she die before age of 21 and without issue, to pass to child., viz. Bennet, William, Mary Pattason and Elizabeth; and personalty.
      To dau. Elizabeth and hrs., 200 A. "Joseph his Place"; shd. she die without issue or before age of 21, to pass to child., viz. Bennet, William, Mary Pattason and Penelope; and personalty.
      To dau. Anne Hellen and hrs., personalty.
      To 4 child., viz. Bennet, William, Elizabeth and Penelope, residue of estate, after wife's thirds are deducted,
      Test: William Blackburn, William Walker, William Gray. 19,7.
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      Dawkins, Bennet(Benet), Calvert Co., will entered 3/10/1727 probated 6/29/1728:
      To SISTERS ELIZABETH and PENELOPE, personalty.
      To BRO. WILLIAM, ex., and hrs., rights in "Smith's Purchase" where mother - now lives, and residue of personal estate.
      Test: THOMAS BRICKENDEN, WM DAWKINS, JOSEPH DAWKINS
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      Benjamin Tucker 13.259 A CA £99.3.6 £38.7.11 Aug 12 1735
      Payments to: William Holloway, Prisilla Pattison, Dr. James Somervell, Anne Dawkins guardian for Penelope & Mary Pattison, Gabriel Parker, Everard Taylor, Walter Smith, James Dawkins, Jr., Robert Heights, Mary Spelman, Anne Powell, John Maners, Benjamin Tucker (carpenter), Benjamin Tasker & Daniel Dulany, Esq.
      Executor: William Dawkins, Jr.
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      Joseph Dawkins 20.205 CA £63.15.7 Mar 25 1734 Dec 21 1734
      Appraisers: John Dorrumple, Richard Hellin.
      Creditors: Everard Taylor, Ja. Somervell.
      Next of kin: William Dawkins, Jr., James Dawkins.
      Executors: William Dawkins, James Dawkins.
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      Brome, John, Calvert Co., 20th Sept., 1736; 26th Jan., 1738.
      To son John and hrs., lower pt. of "Island Neck," and "Stonsby," provided he nor any of his hrs., lay claim to upper pt. of "Island Neck," which is bequeathed to grandson Henry and hrs.; and personalty.
      To son Thomas and hrs., lands bou. of Darby Hernly, also land bou. of Edmond Hernly, a gore of land belonging to "Island Neck," a tract in Dorchester County, on world's End Ck.; tract on Nanticoke, same Co.; and personalty.
      To grandson Henry, son of Henry Brome, and hrs., the upper pt. of "Island Neck;" sd. grandson dying without issue, or before age of 21, sd. lands to son Thomas and hrs.
      To dau. Anne Travers, certain personalty during life; to pass to her son Matthew Travers, Jr.
      To dau. Margarett Rawlings, personalty.
      To daus. Elizabeth and Sarah, personalty to be delivered. them when their mother shall see fit. Shd. either die before receiving legacies to be divided bet. Grandsons John, Henry, son of Henry, and John Hooper Brome or the survivors of them.
      To wife Ann, extx., dwelling house with 1/3 of land during life; residue of personal estate.
      Test: James Duke, William Dawkins, Jr., Matthew Howard. 22. 9.
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      Mrs. Anne Dawkins 27.252 CA £241.7.8 Jul 8 1742 Jan 24 1742
      Appraisers: John Brome, Gideon Dare.
      Creditors: Robert Sollars, William Dawkins, Jr.
      Next of kin: William Dawkins, Jr., Robert Sollars.
      Executrix: Penelope Pattison.
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      Daniel Frazer 31.346 CA £65,10.0 May 2 1745 Oct 26 1745
      Appraisers: William Dawkins, Richard Hellen.
      Creditors: William Dawkins Jr., James Mackall.
      Next of kin: D. Fraizer, Alexander Fraizer.
      Executor: James Fraizer.
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      GARDNER, JOHN, Calvert Co. 14 Nov, 1748; 17, Dec, 1748
      To son JAMES GARDNER, and REBECCAH SPELLMAN and SARAH AVISS, and son WILLIAM GARDNER, for estate is fully settled.
      To son WILLLIAM GARDNER, my land where on I live called "Johnson's Lot,' and 1 other tract called Haphazard, containing 25 A., being pt. of tract formerly held and purchased of one James Dawkins Juner.
      Son WILLIAM GARDNER, ex.
      Wit: Richard Everett, Henry Cullingbur, James Kirshan. 25. 493

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