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      The Society of the Hawley Family, Inc.  
      established 1923  
       
         
     
    Biographies of the Officers  
     
     
    PRESIDENT  
    Michael R. Hawley  
     
    Line of Descent:  
    Joseph-Samuel-Ephraim-Jehiel-Jeptha-Sheldon-Johnson-  
  Suivez Moi Sheldon Stoughton-Thomas Frederick-Wilmot Ray-Richard    
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    Michael was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in San Francisco, New York and    
    HOME Chicago.  A lifelong merchant, he is currently Vice President and General Manager of  
      Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago.  His passions include fashion, interior design, and   
    OUR HISTORY genealogy.  He also enjoys traveling and loves animals. He shares his home with a high  
      spirited Cornish Rex named Amarilla.  She was named for a daughter of Jeptha Hawley,  
    ABOUT US Amarilla Hawley McCay, Sheldon's sister, who was one of his fourth Great Grandmothers.  
       
    OFFICERS His interest in genealogy began early in life, having known two of his maternal Great  
      Grandmothers.  Listening to their stories of the family led to his interest in learning more.  
    MEMBERSHIP He finds it fascinating to learn history from the more personal perspective, of why they   
      did what they did, and to discover who they were.  
    BULLETINS  
      Grateful to the researchers who preceded him, including Elias Sill Hawley, whose work  
    GENEALOGY opens avenues for further research, he is committed to furthering the research for all  
      those in the future who will come after us.  
    DNA GENEALOGY  
      Michael was elected President of the Society of the Hawley Family in 2007.  He is a   
    HAWLEY SURNAME PROJECT member of Fashion Group International and was included in the 2007 edition of Who's  
      Who.  He has applied for membership in the United Empire Loyalists Association of  
    SOME OF OUR ANCESTORS Canada to honor his Loyalist ancestors, Jeptha, Sheldon, and Johnson Hawley.  
       
    JOSEPH HAWLEY (1603-1690)          
    SAMUEL HAWLEY, SR SECRETARY
 
    WILHELMINA D HAWLEY Paul V. Hawley  
       
      Line of Descent:  
      Joseph-Samuel-Capt. Joseph-Ebenezer-Ichabod-Salma-Salma B-Ward-Garth  
       
      One of six siblings, Paul grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, near Detroit. After  
      an unsuccessful year at Northern Michigan University, he volunteered for the  
      Army and served in Vietnam.  He retired from the Army due to injuries he  
    REUNIONS incurred in Vietnam.  Paul married Trudy in 1984, while enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-  
      River Falls.  He majored in history and minored in journalism.  Paul and Trudy love travel,  
    2008 REUNION-KANSAS CITY especially to explore their ancestral roots.  Joining The Hawley Society in 1999, they have  
      enjoyed the memorable annual reunions and met many new Hawley cousins and friends.  
    2007 Washington DC  
    2006 Brookfield, CT On one jaunt, Paul and Trudy reversed the path of his Hawley ancestors, from Kent County, MI, to Erie and Saratoga Counties, NY, in search of the grave of Paul’s Revolutionary Patriot forefather Ichabod Hawley at Reynolds Corners, NY, a four-way stop near Glens Falls. After several passes through the intersection, they spied a large grave marker among the trees. Hurrah! Unfortunately, tall brush and small trees hid the tombstones. With poison ivy and bugs everywhere, Trudy voted to abandon ship, but Paul plunged forward with his camera and stomped around until he found Ichabod’s grave amid other family markers, still in good condition. Since then, someone has performed a Random Act of Genealogical Kindness and cleaned up this cemetery.  
    2005 Arlington, VT  
       
    HERALDRY Paul enjoys research, especially when he learns how and where any Hawley fits in the context of American history. An old Carnegie Library is a treasury of knowledge. He likes books, and collects first editions of his favorite authors. But technology is a challenge. His trusty electric typewriter works just fine. On a computer, he can get the red queen on the black king. And if you see a microfilm roll unraveling across the floor at some historical society, think of Paul – that’s his trademark.  
     
    OUR PRODUCTS The Hawley Society elected Paul as secretary at the 2007 reunion, much to his surprise. Paul has also participated in the Hawley DNA project, which confirms his relationship to other descendants of Joseph listed in The Hawley Record.  
       
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