Joan was born about 1455 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, the daughter of William Amadas and Margaret Hawkins.
She died about 1554 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England.
Her husband was John Hawkins. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their eight known children were Agnes (c1483-1539), William (c1485-<1559), Henry (c1486->1559), Alse (c1487-?), Amy (c1487-?), Joan (c1488-c1560), Nicholas (c1489-?) and Margery (c1490-1571).
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Note 1
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7458693
C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Division within C - Records of Equity Side: the Six Clerks
C 1 - Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Early Pleadings and Proceedings, Richard II to Philip and Mary
C 1/166 - Chancery pleadings addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury as Lord Chancellor [John Morton 1486-1493 or William Warham 1504-1515]. Detailed...
Catalogue description Short title: Soper v Rowter. Plaintiffs: John Soper and Margaret, his wife, daughter and...
Reference: C 1/166/7
Description:
Short title: Soper v Rowter.
Plaintiffs: John Soper and Margaret, his wife, daughter and heir and executrix of Johanne Dyer.
Defendants: John Rowter and Johanne Haukyns, servants of the said Johanne Dyer.
Subject: Detention of deeds relating to a messuage in Taunton. Somerset
Date: 1486-1493, or 1504-1515
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3978771
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C249
The National Archives' catalogue
STAC - Records of the Court of Star Chamber and of other courts
STAC 2 - Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, Henry VIII
Catalogue description Short title: Hawkyns v Warwyke. Plaintiffs: Joan Hawkyns and William her son....
Reference: STAC 2/33/3
Description:
Short title: Hawkyns v Warwyke.
Plaintiffs: Joan Hawkyns and William her son.
Defendants: Walter Warwyke.
Subject: Extortion occasioned by a dispute about a bullock in Tavistock market.
County: Devon.
Date: 1509 Apr 22-1547 Jan 28
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Source: Joan Hawkins https://www.geni.com/people/Joan-Amadas-Hawkins/6000000000128229193?through=6000000005965592523
Joan Hawkins
Gender: Female
Birth: 1465
Launceston, Cornwall, England
Death: 1554
Tavistock, Devonshire, England
Place of Burial: England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of William Amadas, Esq. and Margaret Amadas
Wife of John Hawkins
Mother of Agnes Trelawney; Captain William Hawkins, MP, of Tavistock; Joan Hawkins and Henry Hawkins
Added by: Sharon Ann Heldenbrand on September 23, 2007
Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke and 50 others
!Source: Plymouth Armada heroes: The Hawkins Family with Original Portraits, Coats of Arms, and other Illustrations by Mary W.S. Hawkins, WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, GEORGE STREET., MDCCCLXXXVIII. https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G003259.pdf
A Genealogical Table of the Family of Hawkins of Devon.
First Line: William Amadas, Sergeant-at-Arms to Henry VIII married to Margaret, dau. of …. Hawkins. [Harl. 3288, Vis. Davon, 1564]
Second Line: John Hawkins, Esq., Living at Tavistock married Joan, dau. and heiress of William Amadas, Esquir, of Launceston.