Benjamin Hawke^[1]

1781 - 1865  (84 years)

• Name	Benjamin Hawke
  Born	12 Mar 1781	, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136320143
  Interesting	military, pioneer, story
  Military	War of 1812 - contractor for hauling the cannons and supplies passing through Holland Landing
  Occupation	1851	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Quaker
  Occupation	1852	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lot 8 Con 11
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Quaker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-68263
  Died	14 May 1865	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I68263	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary "Polly" Lount,   b. 16 Mar 1787, , , Delaware ,   d. 9 Mar 1876, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. John Hawke,   b. 6 Nov 1804, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1882, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Gabriel Hawke, Esq D. D.,   b. 1810, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Arminta Hawke,   b. 1813, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Percifor "Pierce" "Percy" Hawke,   b. 1814, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   5. Benjamin Hawke,   b. Abt 1818,   d. 12 Nov 1847, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 29 years)   6. Sarah May Hawke,   b. 16 Mar 1822,   d. 19 Jun 1904, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   7. William Hawke,   b. 13 Jan 1826, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1889, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   8. Mary Hawke,   b. 1827, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1889  (Age < 61 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F17849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It is worthy of notice that the first distinct influx of settlers into this township, came in or about the year 1825, and most of those settled in this southeast quarter of the township. Among the names of settlers entering or taking up lands before this period, not already mentioned, we find that of John Connor (1822) who took up lot 19, con. I, and that of William Walker, (1821) on lot 15, con. I. The Hawke family were amongst the earliest settlers in this south- east corner of the township. Benjamin Hawke, the head of the family, came to Yonge Street from Pennsylvania about the year 1811, his wife being a sister of Samuel Lount, who was executed after the Rebellion. During the war of 1812-15, Mr. Hawke was the contractor for hauling the cannons and supplies passing through Holland Landing, and across the portage from the Head of Kempenfeldt Bay to the Nottawasaga River. His sons, along with himself, settled in King and Tecumseth Townships in the twenties, when the parts around Lloydtown and Schomberg were opening for settlement. He was one of the candidates to represent the County of Simcoe at the election for the Assembly in 1834, but was not successful. He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1843. He was lame, and in his day had a full share of the rugged experiences of frontier and pioneer life. Periphen Hawke was taken prisoner during the Rebellion disturbances of 1837, and, after five months' imprisonment, was pardoned, according to the list of persons arrested appearing in Lindsay's Life of W. L. Mackenzie. And it is said that Gabriel Hawke, of Tecumseth, was also taken prisoner during the Rebellion, although his name does not appear in that list. Gabriel was a large, powerful man, and well-known in the early days of the Township of Tecumseth. Some part of the Hawke family moved to the Township of Wellesley, County of Waterloo, where the village of Hawkesville is named after them. History of Simcoe County, Andrew F. Hunter 1909 _____________________ There are at least 2 children not mentioned as daughters of Benjamin Hawke and Mary Lount. They are: Ann Dunham Hawke who married John PETCH and later Philip CHAMBERS. Ann Chambers died in Caledon Twp. on October 14, 1887. Corrine Hawke married Dennis ROGERS. She died in South Norwich Twp. on June 6, 1874.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Mar 1876. Died 9 Mar 1876 In Hawksville, Mary, nee Lount, widow of Benjamin Hawk, died at 89 years of age. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div 2 pg 83. Benjamin HAWK Farmer Pennsylvania Quaker 71 1781 Mary HAWK Wife Delaware Quaker 65 1787 Mary WILLSON Daughter Canada Quaker 24 1828 Charles HAWK Grandson Canada Quaker 20 1832 Caroline HAWK Canada Quaker 18 1834 William HAWK Farmer Canada Quaker 26 1826 Jane HAWK Wife? Canada Quaker 19 1833 Arastus Norman HAWK Canada Quaker 1 1851 Nelson HAWK Nephew Canada Quaker 18 1834 Philadelphia HAWK Canada Methodist 12 1840 William HAWK Canada Methodist 9 1843 Araminta HAWK Canada Methodist 7 1845 Benjamin HAWK Canada Methodist 5 1847 [S120] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Hawkesville Union CC#4529 Waterloo Region Branch, OGS. Benjamin Hawk / died / May 14 1865 / aged 84 years / 2 mo 2 days [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 2 Page 11. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 97. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div 2 pg 83.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Mar 1781 - , Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Quaker - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 8 Con 11 - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Quaker - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 May 1865 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth