Joan was born on 10 JUL 1508 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, the daughter of Walter Trelawny and Joan Isobel Towse.
She died about 1546. The place is not known.
Her husband was William Hawkins, who she married in ABT 1530. The place has not been found. Their four known children were William Amadas (c1530-1589), John (c1532-1595), Thomas (1536-1566) and William (c1545-c1630).
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!Source: Joan Trelawny, Heiress of Brightorre https://www.geni.com/people/Joan-Trelawny-Heiress-of-Brightorre/6000000007604010144
Joan Hawkins MP
Gender: Female
Birth: July 10, 1508
Launceston, Cornwall, England
Death: July 10, 1589
Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Place of Burial: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Walter Trelawny and Joan Isobel Trelawny
Wife of Captain William Hawkins, MP, of Tavistock
Mother of Sir William Hawkins, II; Adm. Sir John Hawkins and William Hawkins
Added by: Sharon Ann Heldenbrand on September 15, 2007
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Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via son John Hawkins by SmartCopy: Nov 27 2014, 19:02:01 UTC
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Some sources show a middle name of Towne, leading to conclusions that her mother's surname was Towne. No mother is listed in The Visitations of Cornwall. Also, neither Betham nor Collins mention the name of her mother in their works on the baronetage of England.
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Given name has also been reported to be:
only Mary
Mary Towne
Joan Trelawny was the only child and sole heir of Roger Trelawny of Brightorre. She married, William Hawkyns of Tavestock, son of William Hawkyns and Joan Amados. William was a noted sea captain of the era. They had two sons, William and John.
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Children of Joan Trelawny and husband William Hawkyns:
William Amadas Hawkyns, died c.1589
Sir John Hawkyns, also a noted sea captain, died November 12, 1595, at sea off the coast of Puerto Rico
heiress of Brightorre
If she survived Captain William Hawkins, she may have married again - but she would have been past childbearing by then.
!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.
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Third Line: Captain William Hawkins, R.N., Lord of the manor of Sutton Valletort; Mayor of Plymouth, 1532; M.P. for Plymouth, 1553. He established trade with the South Seas. Made three famous voyages to Brazil, and brought a native king to see Henry VIII. at Whitehall.
and wife Joan, only child and heiress, by …. Towne, of Roger Trelawny, third son of Sir John Trelawny by Blanche Pownde. <<<
Fourth Line: Captain William Hawkins, Governor of Plymouth. Mayor, 1657-8, 1578-9, and 1587-8. Commanded the Griffin against teh Armada. ob. Oct. 7, 1589.
1st wife …. [Unknown]
2nd wife Mary, dau. of John Halse of Kendon and Efford. She married secondly Sir Warwick Hele, of Wembury.