The Society of the Hawley Family, Inc.  
    established 1923  
     
       
     
    The Society of the Hawley Family, Inc. was founded August 3, 1923 in  
    Hawleyville, Connecticut by Emily Hawley, a descendant of   
    Joseph Hawley (1603-1690)  
    who is generally recognized by many as the progenitor of the family in America.  
    We were incorporated in 1927.  
     
    We more casually refer to ourselves as the Hawley Society.  We exist to honor our heritage,  
    promote credible genealogical reseach and extend fellowship and connection  
  Suivez Moi among our members.  
  (Follow Me)  
    Read more about our history  
     
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    What's In A Name?  
  OUR HISTORY  
    The name HAWLEY is fragrantly significant of blossoming and sweetly perfumed hedge rows   
  ABOUT US and rich verdant pastures, threaded with meandering brooks and dotted with clumps of   
    clustering oaks.  Its old Saxon derivation is expressive of the quiet and content of rural life.  
  OFFICERS Haw means a green plot in a valley or small field in a meadow; but is more commonly  
    construed as a fruit or berry, like the berries of the pink and white hawthorn which grows by  
  MEMBERSHIP the roadsides and laneways of the Old Country.  Ley or Lea is a pasture field,  
   
as is commonly used in England as a favorite word of poets. 
 
  BULLETINS © Pioneer Life, published by the Lennox & Addington Historical Society  
     
  GENEALOGY  
     
  DNA GENEALOGY  
     
  HAWLEY SURNAME PROJECT hawthorn berries  
     
  REUNIONS Reunions  
    We come together at our annual reunion in the fall, usually in October.  
  2008 REUNION-KANSAS CITY The location changes each year and is chosen by the membership for its  
    significance to the family history.  All are welcome to attend.  
  2007 Washington DC The reunions allow us to renew acquaintances and relations, a guest speaker  
  2006 Brookfield, CT with an interesting talk, display of Hawley memorabilia and family tree charts, and  
  2005 Arlington, VT the opportunity to find your line in the Hawley Record.  
    Special themes have included walking and bus tours of historic sites of  
  SOME OF OUR ANCESTORS interest to Hawleys. Cemetery visits, film and slide presentions, among others.  
     
  JOSEPH HAWLEY (1603-1690) Click on the reunion links at the left to see more!  
  SAMUEL HAWLEY, SR  
  WILHELMINA D HAWLEY Membership  
    Membership is open to all those with the surname Hawley as well  
    as those interested in learning more about our ancestors as well as  
    current members of our extended family.  We have members throughout the  
    United States and Canada, as well as, in England and the Netherlands.  
    We are truly a global network of cousins. How are you connected?  
     
    Hawleys have been in North America for nearly four centuries, and in   
    England probably since the Norman Conquest.  
     
  HERALDRY Whether you're a Hawley by birth, married to, or related to one,  
    you will enjoy our web site.   You will get even more by  
  OUR PRODUCTS becoming a member.  
     
  BY LAWS        
   
 
  LINKS Joseph Hawley was the first Town Clerk or  
    Recorder, the keeper of records, for the  
  MEMBER BUSINESSES town of Stratford, Connecticut.  He served   
    in this capacity from 1650-1666.  He kept  
    the minutes of town meetings, town acts  
    and recorded births, deaths, and marriages,  
    as well as all land transactions.  
     
  Tell Us What You Think The box pictured to the left was used   
  CONTACT US beginning in 1671 and can be seen in the   
    Historical Society of Stratford, CT.  
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updated November, 2007