Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
NameGUNN, Elizabeth , 10G Grandmother
Birth Date5 Apr 1672
Birth PlaceMilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Death Dateabt 1733 Age: 60
Death PlaceConnecticut
FatherGUNN, Jobamah (~1637-~1715)
MotherLANE, Sarah (1642-1696)
Spouses
Birth Date14 Feb 1669
Birth PlaceDerby, New Haven County, Connecticut
Death Date21 Apr 1732 Age: 63
Death PlaceDerby, New Haven County, Connecticut
FatherHAWKINS, Joseph Douglas Sr. (1642-1682)
MotherHOLBROOK, Abigail (1648-1681)
Misc. Notes
Joseph Hawkins, active in politics ,was a representative of Derby in the state legislature in 1712, and a Selectman for five years after 1705. He also served in the town militia or train band as it was then called, holding the rank of sergeant.

Joseph Hawkins was married on 9 August 1693, to Elizabeth Gunn, of Milford. She was the daughter of Jobamah and Sarah (Lane) Gunn. The couple lived at the homestead at Pegassett.

Hawkins operated a ferry over the Stratford and Naugatuck Rivers, which operation was granted in 1716. The price for passage:per man, with horse and load . . . . 8 pence
per man only . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 pence
Marr Date9 Aug 1693
Marr PlaceMilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
ChildrenElizabeth
 Sarah (~1695-1785)
 Eleazar (Died as Infant)
Last Modified 29 Oct 2021Created 3 Mar 2022 by Robert Avent