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Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins 1495 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

Death Date: 1553

Death Location: England

Father: John Hawkyns

Mother: Lady Towne

Spouse(s): Lady Trelawny

Children(s): Admiral Hawkins, Admiral Hawkins

The story of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil began in 1495 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England. Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil married Lady Joan Trelawny, and had children including Admiral John Hawkins, Admiral John James Hawkins. Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil passed away in 1553 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil began in 1495 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.
  • Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil married Lady Joan Trelawny, and had children including Admiral John Hawkins, Admiral John James Hawkins.
  • Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil passed away in 1553 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hawkyns
Birth Location: –
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Lady Towne
1500 – 1520
Birth Location: Launceston, Cornwall, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Lady Trelawny
1508 – 1580
Birth Location: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
LT

Children(s)

Admiral Hawkins
1532 – 1595
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
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Admiral Hawkins
1520 – 1603
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
AH

Capt. Hawkins's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Hawkins
1495 – 1553
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Parents
John Hawkyns
Lady (Joan Isobel) Towne
1500 – 1520
Launceston, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter) Trelawny
1476 – 1515
Cornwall, England
Johanna (Willemina) Combes
1454 – 1504
Tauton, . England, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
SirJohn Trelawny
Florence Courtenay
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Hawkins's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Sir William "Old William") Hawkins (1495 – 1553) m. Lady (Joan) Trelawny (10 Jul 1508 – 10 Jul 1580)
  1. 1. Admiral (John) Hawkins (30 Nov 1532 – 12 Nov 1595) m. Lady (Dame Katherine Elizabeth) Gondon (16 May 1534 – 23 June 1591)
    1. 1. Admiral (Sir Richard) Hawkins (16 Mar 1562 – 17 Apr 1622) m. Dame (Judith) Hawkins (7 November 1568 – 30 May 1629)
      1. 1. Johan (Wills) Hawkins (16 March 1604 – 20 January 1678) m. Sir (Henry) Grubb (18 February 1581 – 2 Feb 1677)
        1. 1. John (Henry) Grubb (1610 – 1667) m. Helen Vivian (1630 – September 1698)
  2. 2. Admiral (John James) Hawkins (30 Mar 1520 – Abt. 1603) m. Lady (Katherine) Gonson (1520 – 23 Jun 1591) m. Barbara (Anne) Mawer (1535 – Abt. 1607)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hawkins (1557 – 1632) m. William Malter (1 Jan 1553 – 1587)
      1. 1. Lady (Sarah Rice) Malter (1575 – 24 June 1643) m. Sir (John Henry) Graves (17 September 1581 – 4 September 1644)
        1. 1. Rear (Admiral Sir Thomas) Graves (6 Jun 1605 – About 1633) m. Katherine Gray (1604 – 21 Feb 1681)
        2. 2. Samuel (C.) Graves (1600-1609 – 1617) m. Sarah Moore (1598 – 26 Nov 1730)

Capt. Hawkins's Timeline

15 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1485
1485
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1485
1485
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1490
1 October 1490
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1490
1 October 1490
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1495
1495
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1502
1502
Age 7
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1506
about 1506
Age 11
Birth of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in England
England
1543
1543
Age 48
Death of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
1553
1553
Age 58
Death of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in England
England
1554
1 Feb 1554
Age 59
Death of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in At sea near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
At sea near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
1554
1 Feb 1554
Age 59
Death of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in at sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
at sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
1554
February 11, 1554
Age 59
Death of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1589
1589
Age 94
Death of Capt. Sir William "Old William" Hawkins , Captain of the Royal Navy the first Englishman to sail to Brazil in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1490
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 227

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1506
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1490
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1554
    Event Place: At sea near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 227
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1554
    Event Place: at sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 11, 1554
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: England
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