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William Amadas Hawkins 1495–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

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

Death Date: 1 February 1554

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

Father: Admiral Hawkins

Mother: Joan Amados

Spouse(s): Joanna Hackett, Margaret (Amadas)

Children(s): Elizabeth Hawkins

The story of William Amadas Hawkins began in 1495 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England. William Amadas Hawkins married Joanna Hackett, Margaret Hawkins Amadas, and had children including Elizabeth Hawkins. William Amadas Hawkins passed away in 1554 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Amadas Hawkins began in 1495 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.
  • William Amadas Hawkins married Joanna Hackett, Margaret Hawkins Amadas, and had children including Elizabeth Hawkins.
  • William Amadas Hawkins passed away in 1554 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Admiral Hawkins
1475–1550
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Joan Amados
1480–1550
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
JA

Spouses(s)

Joanna Hackett
1508–1589
Birth Location: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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Margaret (Amadas)
1505–1564
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hawkins
1539–1595
Birth Location: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
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William Hawkins's Ancestors

Self
William Hawkins
1495–1554
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Parents
Admiral John Hawkins
1475–1550
Plymouth, Devon, England
Joan Amados
1480–1550
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hawkins's Descendants

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William (Amadas) Hawkins (1495–1 February 1554) m. Joanna Hackett (10 Jul 1508–10 Jul 1589) m. Margaret (Hawkins) (Amadas) (abt 1505–abt 1564)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hawkins 1539–1595 m. John (Bourchier Sears 14th) Great-Grandfather 1528–1595
    1. 1. John (Bourchier Sayer Sears) II 1558–1629
    2. 2. John (Bouchier) Sayers 1562–1629
    3. 3. Joan (Gabb) Sayre 1552–1586
    4. 4. William Sears 1555–1629
    5. 5. Everilda Sayer 1554–1629 m. Laurence Lyster 1546–1604
      1. 1. Dorothy Lister 1590–1630
      2. 2. Ann Lister 1581–1630
      3. 3. Eleanor Lister 1586–1630
      4. 4. Jane Lister 1583–1585
      5. 5. Mary Lyster 1587–1630 m. Stephen Hamerton 1575–1651
        1. 1. John Hamerton 1610–1641
        2. 2. Richard Hammerton 1603–1641
        3. 3. Martin Hamerton 1629–
        4. 4. Eleanor Hamerton 1612–1612
        5. 5. William Hammerton 1610–1658
      6. 6. Will'm Lyster 1591–1650 m. Mary ((Lister)) Bellasys 1582–1653
        1. 1. William (Lister of) Thornton 1612–1642
        2. 2. Laurence Lister 1613–
        3. 3. Christopher Lister 1615–
        4. 4. Edward (Henry “Edwin”) Lister 1621–1642
        5. 5. Edmund Lister 1616–
        6. 6. Anne Lister 1632–1634
        7. 7. Henry Lister 1615–
        8. 8. Mathew Lister 1617–1628
        9. 9. Frances (Elizabeth (Lambert)) Lister 1622–1684
        10. 10. Matthew Lister 1628–
        11. 11. Anthony Lister 1632–1634
        12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) Lister 1624–1665
        13. 13. Sir (Martin) Lister 1623–1661
        14. 14. Susan Lister 1618–
        15. 15. David Lister 1633–1690
        16. 16. Barbara Lister 1620–
        17. 17. Ursula ((Staveley)) Lister 1611–1681
    6. 6. Robert Sears 1560–1602
    7. 7. MAGDALENE ("MADLYN" (LADY) SAYRE \) SEARS 1548–1613

William Hawkins's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Amadas Hawkins in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1554
1 February 1554
Age 59
Death of William Amadas Hawkins in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    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 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1554
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
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