Brief Life History of John
When John Hawes II was born on 14 May 1671, in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Capt John Hawes, was 34 and his mother, Desire Gorham, was 27. He married Mary Edmund on 14 May 1708, in Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- John Hawes, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- John Haws, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- John Haws, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1671– Male
1687–1723 Female
Children (2)
1702–1790 Male
1727–1817 Female
Parents and Siblings
1636–1701 Male
1644–1700 Female
Siblings (11)
1662–1733 Female
1664–1725 Female
1669– Male
1671– Male
1673–1752 Male
+6 More Children
Name Meaning
English (southern):
of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman French and Middle English Haueis, Hawis, from an Old French form of the ancient Germanic female personal name Hadewidis (from had- ‘war’ + wid- with a range of possible original meanings).
variant of Haw , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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