per the deeds pat seaver posted re this richard harris, this is indicated to have been the same benjamin hawkins family, etc, associated with richard harris, per these flatt creek deeds, who was also associated with the gilliam/ hopkins families also there in amelia/ prince edward co, va.   Amelia Co. VA Deed Book 2 p. 220 Deed.  Richard Harris & Richard (X)  Wetherford to Samuel Martin d. 17 jan 1745 14£ wit:  George Currie &  Benjamin Hawkins.  200 a s/s Flatt Creek, bounded in part by Foster’s  cor. & line & a branch rec. 17 jan 1745 (McConnaughey) Amelia co, VA Deed Book 2 p. 238 Deed of lease.  Richard Harris of  Amelia Co. & Richard Wetherford of Goochland Co. to George Foster of  Raleigh Parish 16 jan 1745 5 shillings wit:  George Currie & Benjamin  Hawkins.  600a in two tracts:  (1) 400a bounded in part by n/s Flatt  Creek & the great fork; (2) 200a bounded in part by Edward Jones’ cor  & line & Flatt Creek rec 17 jan 1745 (McConnaughey)   i am very busy here today and for the next several days but in briefly checking the rootsweb posts re benjamin hawkins, i found this post.    again,  what is interesting about this is that we have harris descendants in our harris dna group 8, who also descend from this james gilliam/ frances hopkins, who were also involved with this benjamin hawkins/ robert hawkins in this amelia/ prince edward cos, va area.   as stated, this robert hawkins, said to be the son of benjamin hawkins, per the info, married 2nd sarah frances gilliam, daughter of james gilliam/ sarah hopkins.     as shown, per the following info, this was the same james gilliam/ sarah hopkins, who were also part of our harris dna group 8 harris family.   again, all of this is, indeed, involved and not easy to sort all of this out re our harrises in this southside va area either.   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910   again, those who descend from this gideon harris/ martha taylor gilliam, per this info to follow,  are a group 8 harris dna match.   Here is my Farris lineage from the beginning up to the present: 1) Sarah Farris/Ferris/Faries, d. 1807 Goochland Co., VA; md. John Gilliam, d. 15 Sept. 1794 Goochland Co., VA 2) James Gilliam, b. ca. 1750 Prince Edward Co., VA, d. 15 June 1821 Sumner Co., TN; md. 16 Dec. 1772 Goochland Co., VA to Frances Hopkins, b. ca. 1750 Goochland Co., VA, d. 19 July 1823 Sumner Co., TN 3) Martha Taylor Gilliam, b. 3 Feb. 1786 Goochland Co., VA, d. 14 May 1860 Marshall Co., TN; md. 25 Dec. 1805 Prince Edward Co., VA to Gideon Harris, b. 30 July 1772 Prince Edward Co., VA, d. 26 Oct. 1860 Marshall Co., TN (both buried in Harris Family Cemetery in Marshall Co., TN) 4) Gideon Lindsey Harris, b. 12 Dec. 1813 Wilson Co., TN, d. 11 March 1896 McNairy Co., TN (buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, McNairy Co., TN); md. 22 Nov. 1831 Maury Co., TN to Lucy Elizabeth Ledbetter, b. 14 Dec. 1814 Chatham Co., NC, d. 11 April 1856 McNairy Co., TN (buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Hardin Co., TN) 5) William Ashley Harris, b. 19 May 1849 Hardin Co., TN, d. 12 Mar. 1916 McNairy Co., TN; md. 18 Oct. 1868 McNairy Co., TN to Sarah Agatha Littlefield, b. 28 Oct. 1849 Jonesboro, MS, d. 7 Feb. 1940 Leapwood, McNairy Co., TN (both buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, McNairy Co., TN) 6) James David Harris, b. 9 Jan. 1871 McNairy Co., TN, d. 22 Sept. 1938 Marlow, OK (buried at Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, OK); md. 28 Oct. 1894 McNairy Co., TN to Docia Bell Pyron, b. 5 Oct. 1872 McNairy Co., TN, d. 1 Sept. 1944 Lyford, TX (buried at Combes, TX) 7) William Earl Harris, b. 8 Aug. 1895 McNairy Co., TN, d. 5 Jan. 1967 Cortez, CO; md. 12 Dec. 1915 Parker Co., TX to Orpha Antonia Hazel Garvin, b. 11 Nov. 1895 Jack Co., TX, d. 21 Dec. 1979 Cortez, CO (both buried at Dove Creek Cemetery, Dove Creek, CO)       HAWKINS-L Archives Archiver > HAWKINS > 1998-09 > 0906472697 From: Freddy Brown < [email protected]> Subject: [HAWKINS-L] Benjamin of Prince Edw. Co., Va. and Robert Hawkins of Amelia Co. , Va. Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:58:17 -0500 I am searching for information on a Benjamin Hawkins who in the Prince Edward Co., VA deed book #10, page 38 transfered land to his son Robert Hawkins in 1791. Robert is thought to be born in Amelia Co., Va. in 1770 and died in Sumner Co., TN Jan 19, 1840. He was married twice - 1st to Eliz. Smith 2nd to Sarah Frances Gilliam, dau. of James Gilliam and Frances Hopkins of Prince Edw. Co., VA. 1-- Robert HAWKINS (1770-1840) ,Amelia Co,Virginia 1st sp-Elizabeth SMITH ( -1806) 2-- John HAWKINS ( - ) 2-- Samuel HAWKINS ( - ) 2-- Benjamin HAWKINS ( - ) 2-- Abner Burke HAWKINS (1795-1828) sp-Julia Hoggart DOBBS (1800-1878) 2-- Allen Woodson HAWKINS (1797-1855) ,Prince Edward Co sp-Elizabeth BURCH ( - ) 2-- Nancy HAWKINS (1799- ) sp-John SADLER ( - ) 2-- Rebecca HAWKINS (1803-1851) Va. sp-William W. DUFFER (1796-1872) Va. 2-- Robert HAWKINS [Jr.] (1805- ) Va sp-Rosetta INYARD (1814- ) Tn 2-- Joshua HAWKINS ( - ) 2nd sp-Sarah Frances GILLIAM (1778-1867) ,Prince Edward Co,Virginia 2-- Frances HAWKINS (1809-1860) ,Prince Edward Co,Virginia sp-James HUNT [Jr.] (1805-1866) ,Tennessee 2-- Elizabeth S. HAWKINS (1810-1849) sp-Henry L. JONES (1808- ) ,Tn. 2-- James R. HAWKINS (1811-1881) sp-Jane "Jensy" DAVIS (1817-1853) sp-Martha Susan BUNDY (1829-1892) Tn 2-- Amy D. HAWKINS (1813-1840) sp-James Gilliam WEBB (1808-1895) Va 2-- William B. HAWKINS (1815- ) sp-Elizabeth A. (1824- ) 2-- Charles Taylor HAWKINS (1817-1886) Prince Edw. Co,Va sp-Matilda TURNER (1825-1898) Sumner Co,Tn 2-- Joseph Gilliam HAWKINS (1818-1891) ,Virginia sp-Ann Caroline DAVIS (1825-1851) sp-Eliza Jane TALLEY (1829-1888) ,Smith Co.,Tn. 2-- Sarah H. HAWKINS (1821-1847) sp-Giles Claiborne HARRIS (1815-1889) Wilson Co,Tn 2-- Richard Gilliam HAWKINS (1821-1886) sp-Eleanor Armstrong DAVIS (1827-1884) 2-- Stephen Rice Gilliam HAWKINS (1827-1913) Sumner Co,Tn sp-Mary Amanda ROBERTSON (1830-1885) sp-Rebecca LAMB (1835-1915) Any information on these families is appreciated Freddy Brown