George Moses Hockins, Jr., was born on 22 April 1708 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He married
Hepzibah Janes II on 11 March 1729 in Coventry, Windham County (after 1786, Tolland County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
1,2 George Moses Hockins, Jr., died in December 1768 in Coventry, Windham County (after 1786, Tolland County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at age 60.
3 His estate was probated on 2 January 1769 in Coventry, Windham County (after 1786, Tolland County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America,
Coventry in Windham County January 2nd 1769
There personally appeared Mr. Joseph Huntington, Daniel Rust & Hannah Davenport and made Solom Oathe that They Saw ye afore named George Hawkins Deceased in his Lifetime Sign Seal Testament & Declare the afore going Testament to be his Last Will & Testament and ___ ____ they each one for _____ subscribed their Names thereto as Witnesses in ye Presence of Each other before me Ephraim Root Just of Peace
Att a Court of Probate held in Mansfield in Windham District 31st Jan of A.D. 1769 Present Shubael Conant Esq Judge
Then the Last Will & Testament of George Hawkins Deceased was exhibited unto this Court by the Executor therein named to be approved ye & the same is by this Court proven approved allowed & ordered to be Recorded & kept on file & the sd Executor accepted the Trust & took the Oath according to Law - Test Shubael Conant Clerk Probate
The Inventory of the Estate of George Hawkins deceased
Exhibited 31st January 1769, Recorded May 18th 1769
A True Inventory of the Reall and Personall Estate of Mr. George Halkings of Coventry Lately Deceased
The Home Lot With the Buildings Containing fifty acres 250 -- --
Six Acres of moring Land 15 -- --
Seventeen Acres of Woodland 42 10 --
Six Acres of Pasterr Land 7 10 --
A Roan Mair 7 -- --
A Black Mair 4 -- --
One yoak of Oxen 8 10 --
One yallow cow 2 15 --
one farrow Cow 2 0 --
one yoak of Two year Old Stears 4 -- --
One yearling Bull 1 5 --
Two Calfs 1 10 --
Nineten Sheep att 6 s per sheep 5 14 --
Seven Swine 2 16 --
Two Plows at Six Shilling a Peace --- 18 --
One Yoak and Iorns --- 4 --
One Stapell and Ring --- 2 6
One Iron Bar --- 2 6
One ax --- 3 --
One Ditto --- 1 6
A co__ and Pin --- 2 --
A chaine --- 3 6
Beatell and Wedges --- 1 6
A Pair of Hors Chains --- 2 6
Slise and tongs --- 2 0
a Large fi__ Slice --- 2 6
a Tramell --- 5 --
a frying Pan --- 3 --
a Large Iron Ketell --- 6 --
a Large Iron Pot --- 1 --
a Small Ditto --- 2 --
a Small Ditto holds six Quarts --- 2 --
a Brass Kittell --1 -- --
a Hammor --- -- 8
a foot Wheel --- 6 --
Four Puter Plates --- 8 --
Seven Puter Plates --- 6 --
Four Quart Basons and a Pint Bason --- 4 --
Three Puter Porringers --- 1 --
One Pound of Old Puter --- 1 --
One Quart Cup --- 2 --
One Pinte Ditto --- 1 --
a Tea Pot Block tin --- 2 --
a Funill --- -- 9
a Pair of Hand Irons --- 4 --
Boxe Iron and heators --- 3 --
Two Olde Tabells --- 4 --
A Round Ditto --- 4 --
Two Old sythes and tacklings --- 7 --
Three Water Pails --- 2 --
an olde gun --- 8 --
A case of Draws --- 10 --
A cow Hide --- 10 --
a Side Sadell 1 -- --
a Pileon --- 3 --
Two Baggs --- 2 --
a Warming Pan --- 1 --
one Sikell --- 1 --
Two fether Beads with Bolsters and Pilows 3 -- --
One Flowerd Coverlid --- 15 --
one Striped Blanket --- 2 --
One flowered Coverlid filled with Black and Red --- 8 --
one flowered coverlid --- 16 --
one Birdseye Ditto --- 6 --
a Pair of Woolen Sheets --- 4 --
three Lining Ditto --- 9 --
a Set of flowered curtings --- 15 --
Two Bed Steads and Cords --- 10 --
Half Iron Shod Cart 1 2 --
Two high Back chairs --- 7 --
Seven Plaine Ditto --- 6 --
four Baskets --- 3 --
a woolen Wheal --- 2 --
a Hetshell (?) &
a Pair of Stillgoards --- 5 --
two candell sticks --- 2 6
one Churn --- 1 --
three tubbs --- 1 8
Two Hogsets --- 3 0
Seven Sider Barrells two meat barells two _ barells --- 12 --
one grin stone --- 4 --
Case Knifes and forks --- 3 --
Two hoes --- 1 --
a Shovell --- 1 --
a Bridell --- 1 --
two Pitch forks --- 1 --
Six trays --- 3 --
Nine bushels of Fowl Wheat 3 7 --
Sixten Bushells of Corn 1 12 --
Twenty Bushells of Oats 1 3 4
Two Bushell of Rye -- 6 --
Three Pecks of flax seed --- 3 --
One Bushell Beans --- 4 --
Five Bushell of Barley --- 17 6
One Bushells of Salt --- 4 --
Twelve Barrells of Syder 2 8 --
a cheafe Press --- 3 --
Twelve Bushell of Potaters --- 9 --
five Bushell of Turnips --- 3 9
Part of a Barrell of Poark 1 16 --
Part of a Barrell of Beefe --- 18 --
A mane Sadell 1 10 --
an Olde Loome --- 1 --
A Slaye and Harnis --- 5 --
Seven Pound of Tallow --- 4 6
Sixty Pound of Flax 1 10 --
392 19 2
Coventry January 30th 1769
The above and Within writen Arteckells was aprised by us under Oath given us
Stephen Palmer
Joseph Parker
Joseph Talcott
The account of Debts as due from the Estate of George Hawkins deceased Exhibited by the Executor 13th Sept 1769
To -
Doct Neail McLean L30-4-4 Josiah Rose Jr 18s L31-2-4
Coct Kimball 40s Doct Arnold 28s6 3-8-6
Elijah Janes 54s Humphry Dow 30s rates 4-4- 0
Phebe Root 60s Joseph Carpenter 30s rates 4-10- 0
Richard Hales Rates 60s Ozias Hawkins L10-15-1 13-13-1
Mr. Huntington 38s Doct Ladd 10s 2-8-0
Ephraim Root 12s Andrew Crocker 15s 1-7-0
Mr. Gains 28s Joel White 40s 3-8-0
The Town & School & Society & Meeting house rates 3-12-0
Ichabod Phelps 2-0-0
Funeral Charges & Charges for Settling of Estate 10-0-0
Elkanah Sprague 6s 0-6-0
Ozias Hawkings(LS)
Mourning Allowed ye Widow L3-3-10
Necesary Provision for the Family 10-0-0
Legacies to be pd in Money 11-10-0
Abated on 3 Sheep Lost 0-28-0
Cost of Providing for & keeping of stock 3-5-0
[Total] 38-16-10
Allowed ye Widow Sundry
articles for house keeping 16-0-0
out of the Inventory
(transcribed by Janette Wilson Ramos 28 Dec 1999 preserving original spelling, punctuation, & syntax)
Distribution of the Estate of George Hawkins deceased - SUMMARY
Order of Court for distribution dated 1st Tuesday of January A.D. 1772
23rd day of April 1773 - land measured for division
Exhibited 1st Tuesday May 1773
Recorded 2nd Augt 1774
Document describes boundaries of the properties & names the recipients/legatees.
Legatees:
Ozias Hawkins, Eldest son to Sd Deceased
Hepzibah Dowe, Eldest Daughter to Sd Deceased
Phebe 2nd Daughter to Sd Deceased
Dorcas Gillett
Eunice Dorman
Deborah Root
Anna Janes Vioalate Taylor, Youngest Daughter to Sd Deceased
George Hawkins
Surveyors: Richard Hale, Jeremiah Ripley, Asa Strong****.
George Moses Hockins, Jr., was also known as George Halkins.
4 He was baptized on 11 June 1708 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. ].
4 He lived in Coventry, Windham County (after 1786, Tolland County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
1 COVENTRY CT DEED, BK 2 PG 93
George Hawkins to George Hawkins, Jr., 22 Dec 1729
To all Christion people To Whome these presents may com Know ye that I
Georg Hockins of Coventry In ye County of Windham & Colony of Conectticut in Newengland for & in Consideration of ye Parantall Love & efection that I have to my son
George Hockins Juner of ye same Town County & Conlony afore sd for his Portion & due Theirfore by these presents given granted alienated ensealed & confirmed unto him my
Son George Hockings & to his heirs & asigns for ever on Devition of Land Lying Within ye Township of Coventry being in Quantety One Hundred acres Laid out to ye heirs of Henery Howard Late of Wathersfeild Deceased and to ye Homlott Number 48 sd Hundred acres is Bounded as foloeth (viz) South on ye Country Road that Leads from Cap Bissels to Coventry and east on a Highway and North on a Hundred acres Layd out to Calab Handley and West on a Nother Teare of Divitions or however other ways it may be found to be bounded and Lyeth in Length east & west Eaight School Rods and one Hundred Rods in Weadth north and South To Have and to Hold Sd Hundred acres of Land as a bove butted & bounded with all ye Privilidges & apurtenances their of to him my Son George Hockins his heirs & asigns for ever and that ye sd
George Hockins his heirs from time to time and at all times for ever hear after Lawfully Peaceablely hold use poses & injoy all of above granted Hundred acres of Land as a perfect estate of Inharetance in fee simple in confermation hearof I ye sd George Hockins Sener have Set two my hand and fixed my Seall this 22 Day of December 1729
George X Hockins his markSigned Sealled and Delivered in presents of us
Ephiam Brown
Thomas Porter
George Hockins personally appeared in Coventry December ye 22 A.D. 1729 and acknowlidged ye above written Instrument to be his free act and Deed before me
Joseph Strong Justice of ye peice
The above Written a True Copy out of ye originall entred December ye 22: 1729
Attest Thomas Porter Town Clerk
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George Hawkins, Jr. to George Holkins, 23 Mar 1733
To all People to whome these presents shall Come Greeting Know ye that I
George Holkins Juner of the Town of Coventry In ye County of Windham In his Majesties Colony of Conecticut In New England for ye Consideration of that my
Honored father George Holckins of ye Same Town County and Colony afore sd Did Convay and Make over to me his HomStad in ye Town wheare we bothe now dwell Do therefor give Grant sell and Confirm unto ye sd
George Holkins my Honoured father his Heirs & assins for ever one tract of Land being & Lying within the Township of Coventry being In Quantety one Hundred acres Laid out to ye Heirs of Henry Howard Late of Weathersfeld Deceased and to ye Homlott Number 48 and is ye same that
my Honoured father Convaid to me by a Deed of Gift under his hand and seall Bareing Date December ye 22 AD: 1729 and is butted and bounded as foloeth Lying on ye North side of ye Country Road that Leads from Cap Bissels to Coventry & buts east on a Highway and North on Hundred acres that was sarjant samuell Hearicks and West on a nother seat of divitions or however other ways it may be found to be bounded & Lyeth in Length east & west eight school Rods and North and south five school Rods To Have and to Hold ye sd Hundred acres of Land as above butted and bounded with all ye Privilidges and a purtenances thereof to him my Honoured father George Hoclkins his Heirs & assigns for ever and that ye sd
George Holkins his Heirs and assigns shall and may by force of these presents from time to time and at all times for ever hear after Lawfully peacably Hold use poses & Injoy all ye above granted Hundred acres of Land as a perfect estate of Inheratance in fee simple in Confirmation here of I ye sd
George Hockins Juner have set to my hand and fixed my seall this 23rd day of March AD: 1733
George Holkens Junersigned sealled and Delivered In presents of us
Joseph Strong
Benjamen Carpenter
George Holkins Juner personly apperd In Coventry March ye 23rd AD: 1733 and acknowlidged ye above Written Instrument to be his free act & Deed before me
Joseph Strong Justice of ye peice
The above Written a True Copy out of ye original entred March ye 23rd AD: 1733
Attest Thomas Porter Town Clerk
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George Hawkins to George Hawkins, Jr., 29 Dec 1742
last entry in the records for George Hawkins, Sr.
To all Christion people to whome these presents Shall Come Greeting Know ye that I
George Holckins of Coventry in ye County of Windham in ye Colony of Conecticut in New England yeoman For & in Consideration of a bond Given me for ye maintainance of my self & wife Dureing our Natrall Life before ye ensealing hereof by
my son George Holckins of sd Coventry whereby I am satisfied and Contented and payd do sell and Diliver unto
my son George Holckins above Named Three certain Tracts of Land Situate in sd Coventry ye first peice Lyes on ye west end of ye Long Streat that side next ye Great Pond and bounded as foloweth the first bounds is a walnut bush at ye Southeast Corner of sd Lott which is ye Southeast Corner of my son James Holckins Land from thence Run Northward 36 Rods to a black burch bush from thence Run 30 Rods Northwest to a walnut bush from thence North to ye Pond to a small white oack tree from thence by the Side of ye pond till it Coms to ye Land of my Son George Holckins from thence in ye Line betwen my one Land and ye sd George Holckins Land to ye Long Street from thence by ye Street to ye first mentioned bounds which Contains all ye Land betwen ye sd James Holckins and ye sd
George Holckins my son be the same more of Less another peice Lyes upon a Highway betwen sd Holckins & Silas Longs & is bounded as foloweth ye first bounds begins at a stake & stons at ye Southeast Corner of a twenty acre Divition Laid out to Lords assigns from thence run East 37 deg & 30 minits north 66 Rods to a stake & stons then run North 26 deg west 48 Rod to a stake and stons then west 25 deg South 44 Rod to a stake & stons then South 24 Deg East 63 rods to ye first mentioned bounds ye other peice Lyes North of ye fore mentioned Last peice ye first bounds begins at a Stake & Stons on ye North side of Highway then Run North 22 Deg West 33 Rods to a stake and Stons & West 8 Deg North 30 Rods to a Stake and Stons then South 22 Deg East 30 Rods to ye first mentioned Bounds the two Last peices was Laid out to ye 19 homlott and was Laid out for a Twenty Acre Divition and contains 23 Acres & an half be the same more or Less To Have and To Hold ye above bargined premises with all ye Privilidges and apurtenances thereunto belonging unto him ye sd George Holckins his Heirs & assigns for ever as a good & perfect estate of Enharetance in fee Simple and further more I ye said George Holckins do by these presents bind my Self my executors and Adminisrs to warrant Secure and Defend ye Sd
George Holckins and his Heirs and assigns for ever in ye quiat posestion of all ye three peices of Land against the Lawfull Claim of all persons whatso ever and in Testimony hereof I the sd George Holckins Juner have hereunto Set my hand and Seall this 29th Day of December AD 1742
George X Holckins his mark
Signed Sealled and Delivered in presents of
Joseph Strong
James Holckins
George Holckins personly appeared in Coventry December ye 29th AD 1742 and acknowlidged ye above written Instrument to be his free volentary act and Deed before me
Joseph Strong Justis of ye peice
The above written a true Copy out of ye originall Entred December ye 29 AD 1742
Attest Thomas Porter Town Clerk
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5 George Moses Hockins, Jr., left a will dated 5 July 1768 in Coventry, Windham County (after 1786, Tolland County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
WILL OF GEORGE HAWKENS [Jr.]
Town of Coventry, Date 1769, #1820, Windham Probate District
exhibited 31 Jan 1769, recorded 18 May 1769
(very poor microfilm; very poor copies from microfilm reader)
In the name of God Amen - I
George Hawkins of Coventry in the County of Windham being now in a weak & low estate, as to bodily Health, but of perfect mind & memory (Gods Name be praised) do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament -
_____ first ____I give & bequeath my Soul to God who gave it hoping for immortal happiness this _____ a glorious ____________________________________________________________
& as to those temporal good things with which God has blessed me my will is as follows -
Imprimis - I give & bequeath unto
Hepzibah my loving & Dearly beloved wife _______________
_______________ one third ____________ my estate both real & personal to Same sd during her natural Life _____________ my household goods _____________ I give her that one half to be hers forever - & this I do _______ of her Dower.
Item - I give & bequeathe to my Dutifull Son Ozias _____________ lawfull money to be paid within one year after my Death -
Item - I give & bequeathe to my Dutifull Son George Hawkins of all my real Estate to be his forever with the buildings & forest ____________________ -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Hepzibah __ shillings L.m. to be paid within one year after my Decease -___________________________________________________________________
Item - I give & bequeath unto my dutifull Daughter Phebe ten shillings, L.m. to be paid as aforesaid -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull daughter Dorcas ten shillings, L.m. to be paid as aforesaid.
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Eunice one pound & ten shillings to be paid as aforesaid
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull
Daughter Anne one pound & ten shillings to be paid as aforesaid -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Deborah ten shillings, L.m. to be paid as above mentioned -
Item - I give & bequeath to my dutifull Daughter Vileta ten pounds L.m. to be paid as above mentioned -
And Lastly as to that ____________________________ of which I have before given to my wife during her natural life, my will is that after the Decease of my Said wife ________________ shall be divided among my children as follows viz, my son Ozias shall have two equal shares thereof of cash but my other children ___________ one equal share thereof -
_____ I hereby Constitute & appoint my son Ozias Hawkins my ____ Executor & will that after all those Legal ___& debts ____ abovementioned shall be paid out of my personal Estate which I shall leave at my Decease -
_____________-- those Presents utterly revoked & annul all former wills or Testaments by me made & declare this to be my Last will & Testament made & ordained this fifth day of July A.D. 1768 - Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of
Daniel Rust
George Hawkins (LS)
Hannah Davenport
Joseph Huntington.