Benjamin Hawkins

1754 - 1816  (61 years)

• Name	Benjamin Hawkins  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Aug 1754	Bute, North Carolina, Colonial America   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1816	Roberta, Crawford, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Death	6 Jun 1816	Indian Agency, Near Roberta, Georgia, USA   [1, 3]
  Indian Traditions	21 Apr 1837	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [4]
  		Indian Traditions
  Benjamin Hawkins Grave in Neglected Condition	29 Dec 1912	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA   [5]
  		Benjamin Hawkins Grave in Neglected Condition
  Benjamin Hawkins - DAR Profile	25 Aug 1929	Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA   [6]
  		Benjamin Hawkins - DAR Profile
  Reference Number	5630
  Person ID	I5630	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Philemon Hawkins, II,   b. 28 Sep 1717, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America d. 10 Sep 1801, Warren, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Delia Martin,   b. 1717, Brunswick, Virginia, Colonial America d. 20 Aug 1794, Warren, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1743	Warren, North Carolina, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F1912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lavinia Downs,   b. 10 May 1781, Virginia, USA d. 21 Mar 1828, Bibb, Georgia, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1812
  Children	1. James Madison Hawkins  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Georgia A Hawkins,   b. 4 May 1799, Georgia, USA d. 21 Feb 1818, Jones, Georgia, USA (Age 18 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Cherokee Hawkins,   b. 16 Mar 1805, USA d. 26 Feb 1849, Mississippi, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Virginia Hawkins,   b. 6 Mar 1811, Indian Agency, Jones, Georgia, USA d. 3 Oct 1851, Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 5. Jeffersonia E Hawkins,   b. 12 Jul 1813, Georgia, USA d. 15 Nov 1861 (Age 48 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F2072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Aug 1754 - Bute, North Carolina, Colonial America Burial - 1816 - Roberta, Crawford, Georgia, USA Death - 6 Jun 1816 - Indian Agency, Near Roberta, Georgia, USA Indian Traditions - 21 Apr 1837 - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Benjamin Hawkins Grave in Neglected Condition - 29 Dec 1912 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA Benjamin Hawkins - DAR Profile - 25 Aug 1929 - Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	5 Photos
  	Benjamin Hawkins E. G. Williams and Bro. "Engraving, Accession #: H.19XX.318.96." 1906. North Carolina Museum of History.
  	Benjamin Hawkins - DAR Profile
  	Benjamin Hawkins Grave in Neglected Condition
  	Indian Traditions
  	Col Benjamin Hawkins grave marker Find a Grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S997] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S1306] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0192. Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0192 [S1308] Newspapers.com - The Natchez Weekly Courier - 21 Apr 1837 - Page 2, (Name: The Natchez Weekly Courier; Location: Natchez, Mississippi; Date: 21 Apr 1837;), 21 Apr 1837. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40347126/the_natchez_weekly_courier/?xid=637 Indian Traditions [S1309] Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 29 Dec 1912 - Page 8, (Name: The Atlanta Constitution; Location: Atlanta, Georgia; Date: 29 Dec 1912;), 29 Dec 1912. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44352645/the_atlanta_constitution/?xid=637 Benjamin Hawkins Grave in Neglected Condition [S1307] Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 25 Aug 1929 - Page 35, (Name: The Atlanta Constitution; Location: Atlanta, Georgia; Date: 25 Aug 1929;), 25 Aug 1929. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35809023/the_atlanta_constitution/?xid=637 Benjamin Hawkins - DAR Profile [S582] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Marriages, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;). [S677] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 158 : 1920. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 158 : 1920