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Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy 1485–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1554

Death Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Father: Sir Hawkins

Mother: Joan Amadas

Spouse(s): Lady Trelawney

Children(s): Alice Sorrell, Sir Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Sir Hawkins, Thomas Hawkins, Drake Hawkins, William Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins

Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy was born in 1485 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Sir Admiral John Hawkins And Joan Amadas. Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy married Lady Joan Towne Trelawney, and had children including Agnes Hawkins, Alice Hawkyns Or Sorrell, Drake Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Michael Hawkins, Sir Admiral John Hawkins, Sir William Amadas Hawkins, Thomas Hawkins, William Hawkins. Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy passed away in 1554 in Plymouth, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy was born in 1485 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Sir Admiral John Hawkins And Joan Amadas.
  • Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy married Lady Joan Towne Trelawney, and had children including Agnes Hawkins, Alice Hawkyns Or Sorrell, Drake Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Michael Hawkins, Sir Admiral John Hawkins, Sir William Amadas Hawkins, Thomas Hawkins, William Hawkins.
  • Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy passed away in 1554 in Plymouth, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hawkins
1452–1495
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
SH
Joan Amadas
1465–1554
Birth Location: Launceston, Devon, England.
JA

Spouses(s)

Lady Trelawney
1508–1589
Birth Location: Launceton, Cornwall, England
LT

Children(s)

Alice Sorrell
1529–1553
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
AS
Sir Hawkins
1532–1595
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
SH
Elizabeth Hawkins
1529–1595
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
EH
Sir Hawkins
1530–1589
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
SH
Thomas Hawkins
1536–1566
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
TH
Drake Hawkins
1537–1587
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
DH
William Hawkins
1569–1589
Birth Location: Colne, Wiltshire, England
WH
Elizabeth Hawkins
1530–1595
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
EH

Captain Navy's Ancestors

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Captain Navy
1485–1554
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Admiral John Hawkins
1452–1495
Tavistock, Devon, England
Joan Amadas
1465–1554
Launceston, Devon, England.
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew) Hawkins
1421–1453
Faversham, Kent, England
Joan (de) Nash
1429–1454
Lanceton, Cornwall, England
William (Amadas Esquire of Launceton and) Cornwall
1400–
Joan (Amydas) Chudleigh
1400–
Great-Grandparents
Sir Manor
1393–1425
Lady Hawkins
1395–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Osbert Hawkings
1357–
John Hawkins
1375–1419
Margery Hamme
1380–

Captain Navy's Descendants

1.
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Captain (Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal) Navy (1485–1 Feb 1554) m. Lady (Joan Towne) Trelawney (10 Jul 1508–10 Jul 1589)
  1. 1. Alice (Hawkyns or) Sorrell 1529–1553 m. James (Olmstead) II 1520–1595
    1. 1. James Olmstead 1550–1595 m. Jane Bristow 1554–1595
      1. 1. James Olmstead 1580–1640 m. Joyce Cornish 1584–1621
        1. 1. Capt. (Nicholas) Olmstead 1612–1684 m. Sarah Loomis 1617–1689 m. Sarah LOOMIS 1617–1667
        2. 2. Nehemiah Olmstead 1618–1657
        3. 3. Faith Olmstead 1606–1627
        4. 4. Mary Olmstead 1621–1621
        5. 5. Mabel Olmstead 1610–1621
        6. 6. Frances Olmstead 1609–1609
        7. 7. James Olmstead 1615–1684
        8. 8. Rebecca Olmstead 1624–1697
        9. 9. Sarah Olmstead 1620–1638
      2. 2. Richard Olmstead 1579–1641
      3. 3. Thomas Olmstead 1577–1599
      4. 4. Elizabeth Olmstead 1582–1582
      5. 5. Nicholas Olmstead 1583–1679
      6. 6. Mabell Olmstead 1587–1628
      7. 7. Elizabeth Olmstead 1589–1634
      8. 8. John Olmstead 1592–
      9. 9. Thomas Olmstead 1593–1594
      10. 10. Mary Olmstead 1593–1594
      11. 11. Mary Olmstead 1582–1594
    2. 2. William Olmstead 1548–1579
    3. 3. Sir (John Olmstead of Stansted Hall "Master of the) Horse" 1540–1575
    4. 4. John Olmstead 1552–
    5. 5. John Olmstead 1554–
    6. 6. Thomas Olmstead 1546–
    7. 7. Nicholas Olmstead 1547–
    8. 8. Richard Olmstead 1549–
    9. 9. Richard Olmstead 1578–1689
  2. 2. Sir (Admiral John) Hawkins 1532–1595 m. Katherine Gonson 1541–1591
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) Hawkins 1562–1622 m. Dame (Judith) Hele 1568–1629
      1. 1. Joan Hawkins 1607–1698
      2. 2. Richard (Hawkins) Jr. 1605–1667 m. Grace Cutland 1615–1637
        1. 1. John ("Mariner") Hawkins 1637–1676 m. Mary Warner 1640–1685
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hawkins 1635–1717
  3. 3. Elizabeth Hawkins 1529–1595
  4. 4. Sir (William Amadas) Hawkins 1530–1589
  5. 5. Thomas Hawkins 1536–1566
  6. 6. Drake Hawkins 1537–1587
  7. 7. William Hawkins 1569–1589
  8. 8. Elizabeth Hawkins 1530–1595

Captain Navy's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1554
1 Feb 1554
Age 69
Death of Captain Sir William Amadas Hawkins Royal Navy in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1554
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
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