If you know anything about Henry Hawkins, please drop a line directly to David Minor, as he does not subscribe to NYERIE. --- David Minor <dminor@eznet.net> wrote: > To: BuffaloHistory@yahoogroups.com > From: David Minor <dminor@eznet.net> > Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:27:01 -0500 > Subject: [BuffaloHistory] Henry Hawkins > > Hi, > > Roger Whitman's book on Benjamin Rathbun mentions an > African-American > rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church named Henry Hawkins, the > church's > first black communicant. Does anyone have any further > informtion on Hawkins > - year of confirmation (mid-1820s probably), birth and death > dates, etc.? > > I know St. Paul's archivists at will do reasonable searches of > their own > archives , but I thought I'd try the list first. Nothing > informative comes > up through Google searches. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > David > > David Minor > Eagles Byte Historical Research > Pittsford, New York > 585 264-0423 > 'dminor' 'at symbol' 'eznet.net' > > To be put on the mailing list for the weekly TimeMaster radio > scripts > (WXXI-FM 91.5), as well as a Quote of the Week and a URL of > the Week, > e-mail me at the address above. > > HOME PAGE > http://home.eznet.net/~dminor > > includes NYNY, a series of timelines covering New York City > and State, from > approximately 1,100,000,000 BC to 1991 AD. > http://home.eznet.net/~dminor/NYNY.html > > Visit the Canal Society of New York State page at > http://www.canalsnys.org/ > > > "I would undertake to supply your demands if your generosity > is equal to them." > -John Bartram, U. S. naturalist -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org Buffalo Roots: Genealogy & Family History in Buffalo, NY http://www.buffaloresearch.com/roots.html