Thomas HAWKINS and Mary ROBERTS (General)

by jimashton , Friday, May 01, 2009, 06:34 (5739 days ago) @ isherwop

Thank you

From this I can determine that I have the right marriage, but the wrong children. The parents of "My" Mary Ann Roberts who married Thomas Hawkins were William Roberts baptised 4 Aug 1768 & Hannah Williams, married 20 October 1790 Newland.

1841 Census
William Roberts 73 Limeburner
Hannah 74
John Roberts 6

I do not know who John is, he does not appear to be the son of their two surviving males Aaron & Theophilus.

Further proof is William's Will :

WILL OF WILLIAM ROBERTS 1846

This is the Last Will and Testament of me William Roberts of the Hawthorns in the Township of East Dean in the County of Gloucester Collier as Followeth ………… (that is to say) ………………..
I give devise and bequeath all my Messuage Houses, Lands, and Stone quarries, and Lime=Kiln, unto my Wife Hannah Roberts – for and during her natural Life, and at her decease I give devise and bequeath the same unto my Son Theophilus Roberts all Except what is herein after expressed to him his Heirs and assigns that is to say I give devise and bequeath my Garden on the North side of the House my son Theophilus Roberts now occupy unto my daughter Sarah Phillips to her and her Heirs and Assigns at my Wife’s decease subjected to the following Legacies = that is I give devise and bequeath the sum of Five pounds unto John Roberts Perkins at my =Wife’s decease, Also I give devise and bequeath the sum of Fifteen Pounds in one year after my Wife’s decease to be Paid out of my Messuage Houses Lands and the Stone quarries, unto my three daughters in the following Installments that is Five Pound the first year unto my daughter Betty Hamlinton, Five Pounds Five pounds in two years unto my daughter Mary Ann Hawkins, and the remain sum of Five pounds unto my daughter Jemmima Martin in three years after my Wife’s decease Also I give and bequeath unto my son Aaron Roberts the sum of one shilling of good and Lawful Money to be paid to him at my decease Lastly I nominate and apppoint my Wife = Hannah Roberts and my son Theophilus Roberts to be my sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament In Witness hereof I have set my hand this the Eight day of December one Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Six

The mark X of William Roberts

I note from the 1841 Census from slowhands, the actual children for my Hawkins/Roberts family.

Jim