For Carolyn Pace.... Carolyn I understand your frustration with the Hawkins name. This particular middle name simply pops up in a family with pretty repetetive naming patterns. There are no other Hawkins' to be found in this family. I do know that it was common to name children with a middle name that was from their county of birth. So maybe this is a possibility. Or maybe the Bentley/Martins were friends of the Hawkins'. Sometimes middle names were also given to boys to honor their father's military commanders. Most of these men fought in the revolutionary war, so that might be a possibility as well. I just sent a message to Barbara Samuels and RedfanJan that you might want to look at. It is really long, but in it, is a discussion of the Bently famly. This William Hawkins Martin was the son of Alice Bentley Martin. The Bentley's were in South Carolina at one time. So, who knows there might be a connection. I will certainly keep your information and let me know if anything else pops up. I will do the same. Good hunting! Maggie