Jone was the daughter of unknown parents. The date and place of her birth have not been found.
She died about 15 MAR 1561. The place is not known.
Her husband was Thomas Hotchkiss, who she married on 28 JUN 1560 in All Saints, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England. Their only known child was Johes (c1561-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | ABT 15 MAR 1561 |
Note 1
!Note: The family branch founded by William Hotchkiss, burgess and pannarius of Shrewsbury, became the family’s merchant-class engine—anchored in the urban economy, embedded in the London cloth guilds, and later contributing to the rise of the Hoskins gentry line in Surrey. William’s lineage played a vital logistical and social role within the broader Hotchkiss kin network.
As a cloth merchant, William operated trade routes between Shropshire, Wales, and London, establishing strategic waypoints in Worcester, Barford, and most importantly, Houghton Regis. These weren’t just stops—they were support hubs: places where goods could be staged, kin could rest, and family matters could be managed.
By the 1550s, William’s descendants had turned Houghton Regis into a family operations center, particularly for re-stabilizing households after maternal loss. It served not just their branch, but others—arranging rapid remarriages, supporting childbirth, and absorbing orphans when needed. This wasn’t incidental. It was the result of deliberate positioning, mercantile strength, and kinship coordination. William’s branch didn’t just move cloth—they moved people, stabilized succession, and quietly underwrote the continuity of the wider Hotchkiss line.
!Source: Bedfordshire Marriages https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_857638875&tab=this
First name Thomas
Spouse's first name Jone
Last name Hawkins
Spouse's last name Graye
Marriage year 1560
Record set Bedfordshire Marriages
Date 28 Jun 1560
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Place Houghton Regis
Subcategory Parish Marriages
County Bedfordshire
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England
!Source: Bedfordshire Marriages https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=XAUTO%2FFHS%2FBEDFORDSHIRE%2FMAR%2F00049414%2F1&tab=this
First name Thomas
Marriage county Bedfordshire
Last name Hawkins
Country England
Gender Male
Description All Saints
Marriage date 28 Jun 1560
Repository Bedfordshire Archives
Marriage year 1560
Document ref Parish Register
Marriage place Houghton Regis, All Saints
Entry number 34797
Spouse's first name Joan
Record set Bedfordshire Marriages
Spouse's last name Graye
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Spouse's sex Female
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Denomination Anglican
Collections from Great Britain, England