Sir William Hawkins, II

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80478465/william_amadas_hawkins

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gwt1/genealogy/TrotterPed/260.htm

William Hawkins was born before 1530 in Plymouth, England and died 7 Oct 1589 in England. The name of his first wife, to whom he was married before 1565, is not known. His second marriage was to Mary "Marie" Halse, who was born before 1581 and was the daughter of John Halse of Kenedon and Efford, and Joan Tothill ,who was born in Kenedon. After his death she married Sir Warwick Hele of Wembary.

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He neither had nor used a middle name - the addition of "Amadas" is more officious meddling by lazy genealogists "the better to tell them apart".

Married twice. First wife unknown, son William (the elder), daughters Judith, Grace (died 1582) and Clare; second wife Mary Halse, sons Richard, Francis, Nicholas, and William (the younger), daughters Frances, Mary, and Elizabeth.

Sketch of career here: http://welbank.net/hawkins/pah/chap2.html

He definitely had two sons named William, one by unnamed first wife (eldest son), one by wife "Marie" (Mary Halse):

"Concerning my said wife & the children I have now living as well by her as by my former wife, & all my lands I dispose of them as follows -an annuity of £40 to William Hawkins my eldest son for life out of my lands in Plimouth

I give all my lands so charged & all my other lands whatsoever to my wife Marie for life, with remainder to Richard Hawkins my eldest son by the said Marie, & to his heirs male, with remainder respectively in tail mail to Francis my 2"d, Nicholas, my 3,d, William my 4th son &~my own right heirs for ever" http://welbank.net/hawkins/pah/chap2.html

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@R-1780689450@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5153986&pid=861

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Sir is a title

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Ship owner and sea captain m 2nd Joan To

Ship owner and sea captain m 2nd Joan Tothill. He laid the foundation of the Indian Empire and was Ambassador to the court of the great Mogul, 1608.

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Memorial in Deptford Church

Monument, now removed, in St Nicholas Church, Deptford: To the ever loving memory of William Hawkyns of Plymouth, esq; who was a worshipper of the true religion; a munificent benefactor to poor mariners; skilled in navigation; oft times undertaking long voyages; a just arbiter in difficult cases; and a man of singular faith, probity, & prudence. He had two wives, four children by one, and 7 by the other. John Hawkins, Knight, Treasurer of the Queen's Navy, his brother, most sorrowfully erected this. He died in the sure and certain hope of resurrection, on the 7th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1589

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!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

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He served as Governor of Plymouth; as M

He served as Governor of Plymouth; as Mayor and he commanded the ship "The Griffen" against the Spanish Armada.

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

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Life Sketch

Find will and other verfs in book Plymouth Armado Heroes p15 at https://archive.org/details/plymoutharmadahe00hawk/page/132/mode/2up. See sources for transcripts of will and monumental inscription.

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HAWKINS or HAWKYNS, WILLIAM (d. 1589), sea-captain and merchant, was son of William Hawkins (d. 1553) [q. v.], and elder brother of Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595) [q. v.] In 1553–4 he was admitted to the freedom of Plymouth. He took a prominent part in local affairs, and was three times mayor: in 1567–8, in 1578–9, and again in 1587–8. It was during his first mayoralty that the earliest bylaws for the regulation of the shipping in Sutton Pool were issued. In the following year, 1568–9, he built, it is said, the new conduit associated with the Market Cross in the Old Town. It is, however, as a shipowner that his name enters more prominently into history. From the beginning of the disturbances in the Low Countries his vessels cruised in the Channel; nominally privateers, they bore a close resemblance to pirates. In 1568 he held the commission of the Prince de Condé to act against the ships of the League. In December 1568 he was associated with Sir Arthur Champernowne in seizing the Spanish treasure at Plymouth. On 20 Jan. 1568–9 he sent to Cecil the news of the disastrous defeat of his brother John at San Juan de Lua, and requested that a share of the Spanish goods detained in Plymouth might be allotted to him in compensation. On 27 Jan. 1568–9 he sent word to Cecil of his brother's return home. Complaints innumerable of the depredations committed by his cruisers were made by the king of France and the Spanish ambassador. These ships were apparently owned jointly with his brother John; it is impossible to distinguish between the two, the more so as neither of them seems to have taken any personal part in the acts complained of; but the name of Hawkyns, in its French form Haquin, or in Spanish Achines, became a sound of terror in the narrow seas. In 1582 he commanded an expedition to the West Indies, of which, however, nothing is known beyond the mention of it by his nephew, Sir Richard Hawkyns (The Hawkins' Voyages, Hakluyt Society, p. 212). During his third mayoralty he helped to fit out from Plymouth seven ships against the Armada, was active in collecting reinforcements for the fleet, and in April 1589 contributed 25l. to the loan raised to defray the expenses of defence. He died on 7 Oct. 1589, and was buried in the church of St. Nicholas, Deptford, where a monument to his memory was erected by his brother, but no trace of it now remains. His will was proved in London on 20 Oct. 1589. By a first wife Marie Hawkyns* was father of William Hawkins or Hawkyns (fl. 1595) [q. v.] and of three daughters. His second wife was Mary Halse, daughter of John Halse, by whom he had four sons and three daughters. {Marie afterwards married Sir Warwick Hele and had eldest son. (will of John Hawkins shows this)] ~Excerpt from Froude's Historij of England, ix, p 363

• There's no evidence I can see that William's first wife was named Marie. His second wife was Mary/Marie Halse as proved by her will. I'm not aware of any record that gives a name for the first wife.

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BROTHER OF SIR JOHN HAWKINS HUGUENOT FL

BROTHER OF SIR JOHN HAWKINS HUGUENOT FLEET - PROTESTANT FAMILY BURIED DEPTFORD, KENT ENGLAND SAINT NICHOLAS CHURCH THE CITADEL NOW STANDS WHERE MEMORIAL GOVERNOR OF PLYMOUTH ENGLAND LARGE SHIPOWNER HAWKINS WERE VERY PROMINENT IN ENGLAND FOR 100 YEARS DURING REIGN OF KING HENRY VIII POSSIBLE OTHER CHILDREN BY ANOTHER WIFE 1. RICHARD 2. FRANCIS BAPTISED 1582 SAINT ANDREWS PLYMOUTH ENGLAND 3. NICHOLAS BAPTISED 1584 4. WILLIAM BAPTISED 1587 5. FRANCES 6. MARY 7. ELIZABETH

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"Will of William Hawkins"

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"Will of William Hawkins"

I WILLIAM HAWKINS of Plymouth Esq. 6th Oct. 1589 My body to be buried in place & sort as my brother Sr John Hawkins Knt. & my wife Marie Hawkins shall think most convenient. Concerning my said wife & the children I have now living as well by herasby my former wife , & all my lands I dispose of them as follows-an annuity of b 40 to William Hawkins my eldest son for life out of my lands in Plymouth.

I give all my lands so charged & all my other lands whatsoever to my wife Marie for life , with remainder to Richard Hawkins my eldest son by the said Marie, & to his heirs male, with remainder respectively intailmail to Francis my 2rd, Nicholas, my 3rd, William my 4th son & ~ my own right heirs for ever. To Judith Whitakers one of my daughters "all that my bargayne of Hindwell". To William Whitakers her eldest son, my grandchild b 10 & to every of her other children b 5.

To Clare Michaell my daughter b 40

[Several legacies to servants.]

All the rest of my goods to be divided into 3 equal parts, one 3rd part to be divided among all my Children by my wife Marie, another 3rd part to my wife Marie, & the remaining one to my brother Sir John Hawkins. I constitute my wife my sole Executrix, and my brother Sir John Hawkins & Anthony Halse gent. my brother-in-law, my Supervisors. Read, signed & sealed in the presence of Edward Combes, Robert Peterson, W~' Hales, Thos. Nun, James Finche, Ric. Wood, Ric.Hawkins, Ric.Collyns, Charles Fenton. Proved in London 20th Oct. 1589 by Marie the relict. [Leicester, 78.] 16"

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!William operated the Brothers shipping

!William operated the Brothers shipping business at Plymouth. He was Mayor of Plymouth several times, Governor, and a member of Parliament. Sir William made several trips to Brazil starting the settlement of Barbados for England. His shipping firm owned many ships, among them the ship, "James". He was commander of a ship in the Battle of the Armada in which Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake took part. !He married twice. The Name of his first wife is unknown. He married second Mary Halse by whom he had several daughters and four sons. After William's death, Mary remarried, ans she and the four boys emigrated to America.

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Brother of Sea Dog

William was the older brother of the famous Sea Dog of Queen Elizabeth, Sir John Hawkins (dob 1832)

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Children's birth years

Several children have birth dated which do not match marriage and mother's age.

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!data from Rachel Searcy, P.O. Box 149,

!data from Rachel Searcy, P.O. Box 149, Bridgewater, VA 22812; E-Mail <arsearcy@gte.net>. !death information submitted by Samuel Harris Hawkins and printed in IGI at !Family History Library, SLC Visitation of Devon 1620 FHL 942.35 D23v says "Mary, eldest dau and coh of William Hawkins of Plymouth, Esq., married ....1601 Thomas Risdon of Sandwell, Esq, at Modbury...she died before Thomas (1641)" Dr.R. Lanier Jones, 1244 Harrison Point Trail, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 RJones1244@aol.com, (904) 261-6048

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Plymouth, Devon, England

Plymouth, Devon, England

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d He was a sea Captain and merchant of Plymouth. He was thrice mayor= He helped fit out seven ships. He was the uncle of Sir Francis Dr= privateer ships. He commanded the "Griffin" against the Spanish Ar= him in my Hawkins file.

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Will

Mentions: Richard eldest son by wife Mary; sons Francis, Nicholas & William; daughters Judith Whitaker and Clare Michaell

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! Hawkins Family 929.273 H314 SR (#298)

! Hawkins Family 929.273 H314 SR (#298) by Reginald A and Lottie Smith Includes Hawkins of Plymouth England Operated the Grothers shipping business at Plymouth. Was Mayor several times and member of Parliament. Sir William made several trips to Brazil starting the settlement of Barbados for England. His shipping firm owned many ships. Among them the ship "James". md 1) ? - 3 boys: William, Thomas, Matthew 2) Mary Halse several daughters and 4 sons: Richard, Nicholas, Francis and William

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adult

adult

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He was a sea Captain and merchant of Ply

He was a sea Captain and merchant of Plymouth. He was thrice mayor= He helped fit out seven ships. He was the uncle of Sir Francis Dr= privateer ships. He commanded the "Griffin" against the Spanish Ar= him in my Hawkins file.