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In Bob Cooke's mailing of 11/l4/2009, he states that Benjamin Hawkins, born abt. May 1747 and died on June 8, 1815,son of James and Martha (Hallowell) Hawkins, --- married 9/26;1799, Cane Creek MH, Union County, S. Carolina to Olive Smith, born Nov. 25, 1758 and died after Oct, 1811. Olive Smith was the daughter of William & Jean Smith, and the widow of John Cook. John Cook was born in 1751, son of Isaac and Mary (Houghton)Cook. Olive Smith and John Cook married 8/11/1793. (Cane Creek MM, SC records state that John Cook died 11-15-1797, age 46,)
It appears to me that the marriage of Benjamin Hawkins and Olive (Smith) Cook was the second marriage for both of them. The abstracted records of Bush River MM state that Benjamin Hawkins, son of James and Martha Hawkins, married Martha Hollingsworth, of Craven County, SC.--- on 10th mo. 10, 1771. In my recent mailing to the SC-BushRiverQuakers web site dated 11/04/2009, I outlined how Martha Hollingsworth appeared to have been the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Houghton) Hollingsworth. Martha (Houghton) Hollingsworth was the sister of Mary (Houghton) Cook, mother of John Cook..
Bush River MM Birth and Death Records list the children of Benjamin and Martha Hawkins as follows:
Thomas b. 9-20-1772 Isaac b. 3-2-1774 d.8-13-1774 William b. 3-22-1775 Eli b. 11-1877 Joseph b. 7-8-1780 Amos b. 10-26-1782 .
Bush River MM and Cane Creek MM, NC abstracted records do not seem to make farther mention of this family.
1793, 8, 1. John, s Isaac & Mary, dec, Union Co., S. C., m Olive Smith
1799, 9, 26. Olive, dt William & Jean Smith, Union Co., S.C., m Benjamin Hawkins.
John Cook, s. Isaac & Mary, d. 11-15-1797, age 46.
William Hollingsworth, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Wright) Hollingsworth, was born in Lawrence County, SC, on the 18th of Jan, 1785. He was a farmer by occupation, and he eventually emigrated to Butler county, Ohio, where, on the 10th day of the 10th month, 1811, at the Elk monthly meeting of the Friends' church, he was united in marriage to Mary Cook, who was born in Union district, SC, Nov 18, 1794, the daughter of John and Olive (Smith) Cook. The marriage certificate of this worthy couple is still preserved by their descendants. Olive Cook was a woman of heroic character, and passed through thrilling experiences in connection with the war of the Revolution, having been on the scene of action. Her horse having been stolen by British soldiers, she rescued the animal by waving her apron in such a way as to frighten the horse, which threw its rider and escaped. She died in Tippecanoe county, Indiana at the advanced age of 80 yrs, the Cooks having settled in Butler county, Ohio, on their removal to the west.
Sources
- Cane Creek MM, SC
Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I North Carolina, page 1060, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Union Co., South Carolina "Minutes and Marriage Records" under "Cook" William Wade Hinshaw 1936
Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I North Carolina, page 1056, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Union Co., South Carolina "Birth and Death Records" William Wade Hinshaw 1936
Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski Counties, Indiana. Vol. II, pages 741-745, 1899