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Explore the genealogy of John Hawkins, an English naval commander, slave trader and administrator in the 16th century. See his ancestors, descendants, achievements and death at sea.
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John Hawkins was born to a prominent family in Plymouth in the county of Devon. He was the second son of William Hawkins (b. before 1490, d. 1554/5) and Joan Trelawney, daughter and sole heir of Roger Trelawney of Brighton, Cornwall. William Hawkins was a merchant, shipowner and sea captain who successfully avoided permanent entanglement with eithe...
b. 1552, 2nd s. of William Hawkins (ante 1490 - 1554/5) and Joan Trelawney (Father: Roger Trelawney of Brighton, Cornwall). m. (1) c.1559, Katharine (d.1591), da. of Benjamin Gonson, treasurer of the navy, 1s.; (2) Margaret (d.1619), da. of Charles Vaughan of Hergest Court, Herefs., s.p. Kntd. 1588.
According to the history of Parliament, he had one child by Katherine Gonson, a son. However, as Richard Hawkins was born five years before the marriage of Katherine Gonson and John Hawkins, she has been removed as his mother. As there is no possibility that John Hawkins fathered a daughter Elizabeth Hawkinsat age 8, she has been removed as his chi...
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Apr 27, 2022 · Updated from WikiTree Genealogy by SmartCopy: Nov 27 2014, 19:02:01 UTC. Sir Admiral John Hawkins was a sea captain , and pirate in service to Queen Elizabeth. He was rear admiral of the English fleet during the attack of the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was cousin to Sir Francis Drake. Drakes mother was a Hawkins.
This name has been assimilated to the patronymic surname in Devon from Sir John Hawkyns (1532–95), victor against the Spanish Armada (1588), who was a member of the Devon family of Hawkins, a branch of a Kentish family from the village of Hawkinge. They held land in Plymouth as long ago as 1480.
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When John Hawkins was born in 1445, in Tavistock, Devon, England, his father, Sir Andrew De Hawkins, was 24 and his mother, Joan de Nash, was 17. He married Joan Amados on 4 October 1481, in Tavistock, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 5 August 1510, in Plymouth, Devon, England, at the age of 65 ...
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Apr 24, 2020 · John Hawkins. Born 1450 in Tavistock, Devon, England. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Joan (Amados) Hawkins — married 4 Oct 1480 in Tavistock, Devon, England. Descendants. Father of Henry Hawkins, Agnes (Hawkins) Trelawny, Margery Hawkins and William Hawkins MP. Died about 1510 at about age 60 in ...
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Richard Hawkins (1562–1622) Signature. Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled Hawkyns) (1532 – 12 November 1595) was an English naval commander, naval administrator, privateer and slave trader. Hawkins pioneered, and was an early promoter of, English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade. He is considered to be the first English merchant ...
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