Historic and Natural Districts Inventory Form

Unless indicated below, this is a transcript of the original Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities/Town of Brookhaven survey form. Corrections to obvious typographical and spelling errors have been made. Corrections to factual errors, updates or comments on the information are either enclosed in [square brackets], or will be clearly indicated as updated material. Since most of the surveys were conducted in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, much of the information reflects that time period.

Sites with an Inventory Code suffix of “S” are supplemental sites not included in the original surveys.

Historic and Natural Districts Inventory Form

Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery

If checked, this is a Supplemental Form, not in the original surveys.

Inventory Code:		Br02
Prepared Date:		1982-07-26
Last Modified:		2007-07-05

Submitter

Submitter Name:	Town of Brookhaven/SPLIA
Submitter Address:	Town Hall 205 S. Ocean Ave. Patchogue, NY 11772
Organization:	Brookhaven Community Development Agency

Identification

1-Site Name:	Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery
2a-County:	Suffolk	2b-Town:	Brookhaven	2c-Village:	Hamlet of Brookhaven
Address:

3-Description

A small family cemetery in the midst of large oak trees, many members of the Hawkins family are buried here. However, it has been the target of much vandalism. It is now contained within the Wertheim Refuge (See SH03).

4-Significance

Members of the David Hawkins family who built the house c. 1801 which is directly south of this site, are buried here. See Br03.

5-Map

DOT Bellport Quad

6-Sources

Two gravestones remain standing in cemetery. "Cemetery Book," Brookhaven Town Historian's Office, Port Jefferson [now at Patchogue. NY]

7-Threats to Area

By Zoning	By Roads
By Developers	By Deterioration
Other	Vandalism

8-Local Attitudes Toward the Area

9-Photos

Prepared By:

Ellen Williams, Research Assistant

Supplemental Material

[The original 1982 Survey called this the "Alexander Hawkins Cemetery." It is now commonly referred to as the "Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery."]
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