Christopher Hawkhurst

     Christopher was born circa 1595 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. He was the son of Samson Hawkhurst and Miss ___ (?) Christopher, Richard Townsend and John Carpenter moved to Oyster Bay in early 1665. Later that year on 12 December, Christopher aquired land amounting to about 70 acres from Simon Searing at Matinecock. Title to this land was aquired from the Indians in 1667 by Henry Rudduck.¹