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Joan Towse Hawkins 1508–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1508

Birth Location: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 10 Jul 1589

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

Father: Sir Trelawney

Mother: Lady Towne

Spouse(s): William Tavistock

Children(s): Adm Americas, Captain America’s, Lady Hawkynshawkins

The story of Joan Towse Hawkins began in 1508 in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England. Joan Towse Hawkins married William Hawkins Captain Mp Of Tavistock, and had children including Adm Sir John James Hawkins 1St Cousin Sir Francis Drake Founder Slave Trade From Africa To Americas, Captain William Amadas Hawkyns Hawkins Capt Of War Ship Griffin Cousin Of Sir Frances Drake Iihauled Slaves To The Americas, Lady Elizabeth Hawkynshawkins. Joan Towse Hawkins passed away in 1589 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Towse Hawkins began in 1508 in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.
  • Joan Towse Hawkins married William Hawkins Captain Mp Of Tavistock, and had children including Adm Sir John James Hawkins 1St Cousin Sir Francis Drake Founder Slave Trade From Africa To Americas, Captain William Amadas Hawkyns Hawkins Capt Of War Ship Griffin Cousin Of Sir Frances Drake Iihauled Slaves To The Americas, Lady Elizabeth Hawkynshawkins.
  • Joan Towse Hawkins passed away in 1589 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Trelawney
1476–1513
Birth Location: Tournay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Towne
1478–1520
Birth Location: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
LT

Spouses(s)

William Tavistock
1495–1554
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
WT

Children(s)

Adm Americas
1532–1595
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
AA
Captain America’s
1530–1589
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
CA
Lady Hawkynshawkins
1530–1595
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
LH

Joan Hawkins's Ancestors

Self
Joan Hawkins
1508–1589
Birth Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Parents
Sir Walter Trelawney
1476–1513
Tournay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Joan Isobel) Towne
1478–1520
Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Hawkins's Descendants

1.
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Joan (Towse) Hawkins (10 Jul 1508–10 Jul 1589) m. William (Hawkins Captain MP of) Tavistock (1495–1 February 1554)
  1. 1. Adm (Sir John James Hawkins (1st cousin Sir Francis Drake) Founder slave trade from Africa to) Americas 1532–1595 m. Lady (Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth) Gondon\Gunson\Gastone 1541–1591
    1. 1. Vice (Admiral Sir Richard) Hawkins 1561–1622 m. Mary (Beatrice Levitt Leavitt) Levett 1570–1635 m. Elizabeth Gosse 1578– m. Lady (Dame Judith Hele, heiress of Pool) Manor 1568–1629
      1. 1. Richard Hawkins –1669
  2. 2. Captain (William Amadas Hawkyns (Hawkins) , Capt Of War Ship Griffin, Cousin of Sir Frances Drake, IIhauled Slaves To The) America’s 1530–1589 m. Mary (Marie Halse Maternal 10x) GGM 1528–1591 m. Lady (Joan) Tothill 1534–1583 m. Mary ((Hawkins)) Halse 1550–1629
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Hawkins 1584–1621 m. Sir (Dr. Richard Anderson Sr. OUR (Jamestown Ship "Merchants') Hope" 1585–1656
      1. 1. Anderson 1606–
    2. 2. John (Hawkins) 2nd 1560–1619
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Hawkins) (Hawkyns) 1584–1635
    4. 4. Francis (Hawkins) Hawkyns 1584–
    5. 5. Richard Hawkins 1576–1656
    6. 6. William (Thomas) Hawkins 1587–1655 m. Sarah Hawkins 1552–1625 m. Sarah (Lady of Branxton Northumberland) Kahn 1588–1665 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Lucas 1600–1658
      1. 1. Thomas Hawkins 1625–1675 m. Ann Hawkins 1635–1666 m. Frances Hawkins –1676
        1. 1. Hannah Hawkins 1651–1700
        2. 2. Mary Hawkins
      2. 2. Sarah Hawkins 1617–1728
    7. 7. William (George) Hawkins 1565–1665 m. Agnes ((Hawkins)) Edgecombe 1568–1625
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Hawkynshawkins 1530–1595 m. John (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1595
    1. 1. Joan Sayer 1557–1610 m. Thomas Browne 1556–1599 m. Richard Browne 1555–1594
      1. 1. William Brown 1590–1627 m. Lydia (Barker) Ward 1596–1621
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Browne Hawkes Hinsdale) Dibble 1621–1685 m. John Hawkes 1617–1662 m. Robert Hinsdall 1617–1675 m. Thomas Dibble 1613–1700
    2. 2. Dorothy Beauchampbrowne 1562–1610

Joan Hawkins's Timeline

9 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Joan Towse Hawkins in Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1508
10 Jul 1508
Birth of Joan Towse Hawkins in Launceston, Cornwall, England
Launceston, Cornwall, England
1508
1508
Birth of Joan Towse Hawkins in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1508
10 Jul 1508
Birth of Joan Towse Hawkins in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1520
1520
Age 12
Death of Joan Towse Hawkins in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1523
1523
Age 15
Joan Towse Hawkins was married in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1589
10 July 1589
Age 81
Death of Joan Towse Hawkins in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1589
10 July 1589
Age 81
Death of Joan Towse Hawkins in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1589
10 Jul 1589
Age 81
Death of Joan Towse Hawkins in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1508
    Event Place: Launceston, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Taunton, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1508
    Event Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hatfield Peverel, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Memoranda concerning some branches of the Hawkins family and connections

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1589
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1589
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1589
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
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