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Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone 1534–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1534\1541

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

Death Date: 23 Jun 1591

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Vice vmc

Mother: Elizabeth vmc

Spouse(s): Admiral Drake)

Children(s): John Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Lady Hawkins, Admiral Pirate, Elizabeth Hawkins, Thomas Hawckines, Anthony Hawkins

The story of Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone began in 1534 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England. Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone married Admiral John Ii Sir Knight Treasurer Of Royal Navy Slave Trader Hawkyns Hawkins Cousin Of Sir Francis Drake, and had children including Admiral Sir Richard Hawkins Hawkyns Queens Pirate, Anthony Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, John Hawkins, Lady Elizabeth Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Thomas Hawckines. Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone passed away in 1591 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone began in 1534 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.
  • Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone married Admiral John Ii Sir Knight Treasurer Of Royal Navy Slave Trader Hawkyns Hawkins Cousin Of Sir Francis Drake, and had children including Admiral Sir Richard Hawkins Hawkyns Queens Pirate, Anthony Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, John Hawkins, Lady Elizabeth Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Thomas Hawckines.
  • Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone passed away in 1591 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Vice vmc
1506–1577
Birth Location: Sebright Hall, Essex, England
Vv
Elizabeth vmc
1522–1586
Birth Location: Dorking, Surrey, England
Ev

Spouses(s)

Admiral Drake)
1520–1595
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
AD

Children(s)

John Hawkins
1560–1623
Birth Location: Ashill, ., Eng., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
JH
Richard Hawkins
1550–1609
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
RH
Lady Hawkins
1552–1595
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
LH
Admiral Pirate
1562–1622
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
AP
Elizabeth Hawkins
1581–1635
Birth Location: All Honeys Lane,London,,England
EH
Thomas Hawckines
1555–1650
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
TH
Anthony Hawkins
1572–1673
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AH

Lady Gondon\Gunson\Gastone's Ancestors

Self
Lady Gondon\Gunson\Gastone
1534–1591
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Parents
Vice Admiral Sir. Benjamin (Treasurer of Royal Navy) Gunson\Gonson, Esq. vmc
1506–1577
Sebright Hall, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Henninge) vmc
1522–1586
Dorking, Surrey, England
Grandparents
William (Guilluim de Gunson Xtophersson) Gonson
1482–1544
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Benedicta Bennett) Walter
1484–1586
Deptford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Gondon\Gunson\Gastone's Descendants

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Lady (Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth) Gondon\Gunson\Gastone (16 May 1534\1541–23 Jun 1591) m. Admiral (John II, Sir. Knight, Treasurer of Royal Navy (Slave Trader) Hawkyns\Hawkins (Cousin of Sir Francis) Drake) (30 Mar 1520\1530–12 Nov 1595)
  1. 1. John Hawkins 1560–1623 m. Mary Levitt 1576–1635 m. Judith (Helen) Hawkins 1568–1629 m. Mary (Beatrice) Levitt 1561–1635
    1. 1. Sarah Hawkins 1599–1654 m. Thomas (William) Hills 1595–1683
      1. 1. Hannah (Joannis) Hills 1616–1692 m. Gerard Spencer 1614–1685
        1. 1. William (Job) Spencer 1656–1730 m. Sarah (Margaret) Ackley 1661–1715
        2. 2. John Spencer 1636–1682
        3. 3. Mehitable Spencer 1638–1706
        4. 4. Hannah Spencer 1640–1691
        5. 5. Alice (Marah) Spencer 1642–1692
        6. 6. Sarah Spencer 1644–
        7. 7. Samuel (Gerrard) Spencer 1650–1705
        8. 8. Elizabeth Spencer 1646–1688
        9. 9. Thomas (Spencer) Sr. 1648–1698
        10. 10. Ruth Spencer 1654–1744
        11. 11. Nathaniel (Spencer ,) Sr. 1658–1722
        12. 12. Rebecca Spencer 1660–1706
        13. 13. Timothy Spencer 1652–1704
        14. 14. William Spencer 1656–1731
        15. 15. Grace Spencer 1654–1655
    2. 2. Anna (Hawkyns) Hawkins 1600–1643
    3. 3. Anne HAWKINS 1600–1643
  2. 2. Richard Hawkins 1550–1609
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Hawkins 1552–1595
  4. 4. Admiral (Sir Richard Hawkins\Hawkyns - Queens) Pirate 1562–1622
  5. 5. Elizabeth Hawkins 1581–1635
  6. 6. Thomas Hawckines 1555–1650
  7. 7. Anthony Hawkins 1572–1673

Lady Gondon\Gunson\Gastone's Timeline

6 Records

1534
16 May 1534\1541
Birth of Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1557
20 January 1557
Age 23
Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone was married
None
1561
18 Sep 1561
Age 27
Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone was baptized in Marshfield,Gloucester,England
Marshfield,Gloucester,England
1571
5 Aug 1571
Age 37
Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone was baptized in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
1580
20 Nov 1580
Age 46
Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone was married in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
1591
23 Jun 1591
Age 57
Death of Lady Dame Katherine\Catherine Elizabeth Gondon\Gunson\Gastone in Deptford, Kent, England
Deptford, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1534\1541
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 212
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1561
    Event Place: Marshfield,Gloucester,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P213 in 1/1
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1571
    Event Place: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 January 1557

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1580
    Event Place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogical notes on a branch of the family of Mayes and on the related families of Chappell, Bannister, Jones, Peterson, Locke, Hardaway, Thweatt and others
    [2] Hawkins of Virginia, the Carolinas and Kentucky
    [3] Plymouth Armada Heroes : the Hawkins Family : with Original Portraits, Coats of Arms, and Other Illustrations

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1591
    Event Place: Deptford, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 212
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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