Daniel Hawes

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was one of the original settlers of Wrentham, Massachusetts.
• Military: 14 Sep 1675; For Garrison duty at Woodcock's he received 10/4.
• Military: Dec 1675; Daniel was part of bloody slaughter known as "The Great Swamp Fight," December 1675, when the hostile Indians were almost exterminated. Daniel Hawes was in the thick of the fight, and served in the Company of Capt. Samuel Appleton.
• Petition: say 1680; During King Phillip's the few houses in that portion of Dedham known as Wrentham had been burned by the Indians. Daniel Hawes, who seems to have been the leading spirit, gathered around him seventeen other brave souls, and the following paper was drawn up and subscribed by all of them: "We whose names are beneath subscribed having formerly had our recidance in Wollomonopouge, but by those sad and sollame dispensations of God's providences were Removed, yet desire a Work for the Honnour of God and the Good and comfort of ourselves and ours might be again Ingaged and Promotted att that place: Therefore our purpose is to returne thither God willing— But knowing our owne Inability for so Great and Waytie a work, both in Respecte of our Insufficiency for the carrying cm of new plantation worke. and the dangers that may yett be reanewed upon us bv the heathen breaking out on us; thinke it not safe for us to returne alone except other of the proprietors joyne to Go up along with us or Send Inhabitants to ingatge in that worke with us." A sufficient number of the other proprietors joining, Wrentham was again settled.
• Land/House: 1685, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In 1685, Daniel rebuilt his home which had been burnt by the Indians.
• Land/House: 28 Mar 1709, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Wrentham, March y^e 28, 1709. Granted unto Daniel Haws sen^r , and to his heirs and assigns for ever. On Samuel Patrdg rights in the hve acre devident account five acres of land with the choyce in said devident lying at the south end of Ragged Plain, bounded by Dorchester line South, and Joshua Fairbank North, and common west and east shall have ye refusal I of and 1 make no dotibl but that we shall agree about said tract of land which I shall sell ye for ye use of your town of Dedham. I pray fail not to send me a good holland shirt by the bearer hereof for I intend to be next week at plimoth Court and I want a good shirt to goe in. I shall not further trouble you at present but subscribe myself your friend, Philip Sachem's (P) mark. Mount Hop, Y^e 19 May, 1669. Another grant of land occurred on 3 October 1716.
• Last Full Review: 6 Aug 2021

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Birth: His birth was recorded as 10 (12) 1651.

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Daniel married Abiel Gay on 23 Jan 1677/78 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abiel (daughter of John Gay and Joanna Hooker) was born on 23 Apr 1649 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 29 Apr 1649 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jun 1718 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]