FIRST GENERATION 1. Thankful HAWKS was born on 18 Nov 1701 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. John HAWKS was born in 1673. He died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Thankful SMEAD about 1695. 3. Thankful SMEAD was born on 13 May 1677. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. John HAWKS and Thankful SMEAD had the following children: i. John HAWKS was born on 6 Jun 1696 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 48. Buried in a common grave in the south-eastern corner of the ground were the victims of the massacre. On one side of the stone which crowns the mound is: THE DEAD OF 1704 On the reverse: THE GRAVE OF 48 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN RAID ON DEERFIELD, FEBRUARY 29, 1704 ii. Nathaniel HAWKS was born on 3 Aug 1698 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Aug 1698 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Martha HAWKS was born on 4 Oct 1699 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 48. Buried in a common grave in the south-eastern corner of the ground were the victims of the massacre. On one side of the stone which crowns the mound is: THE DEAD OF 1704 On the reverse: THE GRAVE OF 48 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN RAID ON DEERFIELD, FEBRUARY 29, 1704 1 iv. Thankful HAWKS. THIRD GENERATION 4. John HAWKS was born in 1643 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He Baptized on 13 Aug 1643. He died in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 188. Carpenter; was a sergt. and active in Philip's war; was in the Falls fight and on Hatfield meadows, 1676; came as a settler before Philip's war; on the breaking up he returned to Hadley but was of Branford, Ct. 1680; was back with the first permanent settlers and was a prominent man; was on the committee to build the meetinghouse in 1696, and took the contract ro finish it off; his last claim for the service was paid in 1714, by a draft on the town lands at Mill River for 24 acres; his family was broken up in 1704, and he retired to Waterbury, Ct. to live with his only surviving child, where he was living in 1721. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 356 Resided Hatfield, Mass. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 8 & 67 Settled in Hatfield, whence he removed to Deerfield and subsequently to Waterbury, Ct. were he died. He was married to Martha BALDWIN on 26 Dec 1667. 5. Martha BALDWIN Baptized in Mar 1645. She died on 7 Jan 1676. John HAWKS and Martha BALDWIN had the following children: i. John HAWKS was born on 26 Jun 1671. He died. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 189. Died in infancy. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 67. Died in infancy. 2 ii. John HAWKS. iii. Hannah HAWKS was born in 1675. She died on 7 Apr 1744. 6. William SMEAD died before 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 67. of Northampton History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. On the death of his mother he was put under the care of John Pope; Pope died April 12, 1646, leaving by will "vnto William Smead my Little oby my Loomes and such tacklings as do belong vnto them which is to vallew of 3 pounds provided he be willing to Learn my Trad, and that there be a comfortable Agreement mad between them afterwards." How much William was benefited by this conditional bequest does not appear, but his is found in Northampton and was made freeman in 1660; in 1671 he bought house lot No. 25; his name does not otherwise appear here before Philip's war, but he became one of the early permanent settlers; he died before 1704. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 531. of Northampton, 1660, also an early settler of Deerfield, Mass. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. . 474 of Northampton and Deerfield, Mass. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 23. of Hingham. He was married to Elizabeth LAWRENCE on 31 Dec 1658 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Elizabeth LAWRENCE was born on 15 Sep 1635 in Limpfield, Surry, England. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. William SMEAD and Elizabeth LAWRENCE had the following children: i. William SMEAD was born on 18 Jul 1660. He died. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. One of the teamsters killed with Lathrop. ii. Elizabeth SMEAD was born on 20 May 1662. iii. Judith SMEAD was born on 18 Feb 1664/65 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 27 Jan 1718 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 23. Hawks, 1727 Mrs. Judeth Hawks wife to Deacon Eleazer Hawks Dec'd Jany ye 27 1718 in Ye 54th year of her age iv. Mehitable SMEAD was born on 2 Jan 1667/68 in Northampton, Hamps hire, Massachusetts. She died on 4 Mar 1704. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. Captured, killed on the March to Canada, 1704. v. Ebenezer SMEAD was born in 1675. of Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He Baptized on 9 May 1675. He died on 19 Jul 1753 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 35 Smead, 1753 In Memory of Mr. Ebenezer Smeed Who Died July 19 1753. In the 79th Year of His Age. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 302. Was constable, selectman, moderator in town meeting; probably lived on old homestead. vi. Samuel SMEAD was born on 27 May 1669. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301 & 395 His house, valued at 50 pounds was burned Feb. 29, 1704; his mother, wife (Mary Price) and two children were smothered in the cellar; a house lot at Greenfield was granted in in 1719, but he probably lived and died in Wapping. Last heard of 1739. vii. John SMEAD was born on 27 Aug 1670. He died. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. Died in infancy. viii. John SMEAD was born on 27 Aug 1673. He died on 30 Apr 1720 in Wapping, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 302. Lived at Wapping; selectman, assessor, etc.; in the Meadow fight he received a bullet in his thigh which he carried to his grave; in 1743 his son John presented the Gen. Court a petition with the following certificate, and 200 acres of land were granted him for his father's service: "I was in the Deerfield Meadow fight & see the said Smead kill an Indian. Some of the soldiers too off the Indian's scalp & secured it & I see the said John Smead shoot at another Indian which he gave a mortal wound & the Indian died in a short time at the place where he received the wound or very near the place. Ebenezer Warner." In spite of his wound this brave fighter brought in his gun and all his equipments. 3 ix. Thankful SMEAD. x. Waitstill SMEAD was born on 5 Mar 1679. She died in 1704. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. Captured 1704, killed on the march. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 560 She was killed on the march to Canada.