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Hawkins County Genealogy Records

Images of Wills 1797-1826

Will Book 1885-1910

Images of Wills 1885-1910 (listed separately from above

Images of Wills 1864-1878

Hawkins County, Tennessee Hawkins County was formed in 1787 when the State Legislature divided Sullivan County.

Genealogy Tips . . . Before Hawkins County was formed from Sullivan County, which was an original county for the State of Franklin. The border counties of North Carolina should be researched by genealogists searching for ancestors anywhere in the region. Also, the border counties of all of the original portion of the State of Franklin. Also, researchers should include the following counties of Tennessee: Caswell, Spencer, Wayne, Washington, Greene, Sevier, Blount and Sullivan.

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