John was born about 1460 in Yorkshire, England, the son of John Hotchkiss / Hodgkinson but his mother is unknown.
He died about 1518. The place is not known.
His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was John (c1485->1533).
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| Birth | ABT 1460 |
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| Death | ABT 1518 | ||||||
| Residence | 1497 |
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| Occupation | London baker |
Note 1
!StyleName: Hotchkiss, John the Baker [~1460 - ~1518]
!Note: John the Baker’s family originating in Shropshire, he likely traveled from York to London with his father and brothers as a young man after his grandfather’s death.
Documented in Southwark as a baker from at least 1497 to 1516, acting as both witness and executor in wills—suggesting long-term residence and trusted community status.
Died in Leicestershire while likely traveling, possibly for trade or family business. Son of John Hotchkiss, merchant and coastal trader of York , he most likely learned much about the merchant trade from his father.
Sources:
Surrey & South London Wills : Witnessed will of Richard Brown in Southwark as a baker.
Surrey & South London Wills : Named as executor in the will of Richard Brandon, hosier of Bermondsey.
Leicestershire Wills & Probate : Will proved at Ratclyffe, Leicestershire — likely his place of death while traveling.
Leicestershire Wills & Probate : Probate process extending into 1521.
!Source: Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=OR%2FSSL%2FWILLS%2F00168918&tab=this
First name John
Source Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856
Last name Hopkyns
Volume title Volume 2 Register 'Mathewe' 1490-1524
Year 1497
File volume 2
Testator first name Richard
Abstract reference SW/2_167
Testator last name Brown
Record set Surrey & South London Wills & Probate Index, 1470-1856
Court Surrey Archdeaconry Court
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Contents SW/2_167
Richard Brown of St Mary Overy Southwark, barber 22 Jun 1497 [English]
to my brother John Botham of Coventry, Warwickshire, milliner my russet gown lined with black cotton; to Geoffrey Vaughan of Southwark, tailor my hawberd; to William Abell, hosier my French tawny gown furred with fox; to Richard Hayward, canon of the poor my fox fur; to Thomas Derker of London, weaver a jacket of green damask; to John Dalby my silver sp weighing an ounce and more; to my apprentice Robert Thomlynson my pouch with knives and scissors, and all my other knives and scissors with one of my best basins and one of my best chafers; if he cannot willingly serve my wife Thomas Deykes to help him find another master of my company paying my wife for the years of his apprenticeship; wife Agnes Brown, Thomas Deykes and Hugh Newton, parish priest of St Mary Overy , execs.; residue to my wife Agnes Brown
Witnesses: John Breteyn, tailor; Geoffrey Vaughan, tailor; John Hopkyns, baker of Southwark
Proved: 29 Jun 1497 to execs. [DW/PA/7/2 ff.53r-v]
Subcategory Wills & Probate
County Surrey, London
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England
!Source: Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=OR%2FSSL%2FWILLS%2F00169695&tab=this
First name John
Source Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856
Last name Hopkyns
Volume title Volume 2 Register 'Mathewe' 1490-1524
Year 1516
File volume 2
Testator first name Richard
Abstract reference SW/2_282
Testator last name Brandon
Record set Surrey & South London Wills & Probate Index, 1470-1856
Court Surrey Archdeaconry Court
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Contents SW/2_282
Richard Brandon of Bermondsey, hosier 19 Apr 1516
lesser part of residue to my sister Cicely Hassell and better part to my sister's daughter Margery Rotherford; Richard Ryall, brewer and John Hopkyns, baker, execs.
Witnesses: John Dromonde, priest and curate; Isbrand Jonson, shoemaker; James Smyth
Proved: 7 May 1516 [DW/PA/7/2 f.106v]
Subcategory Wills & Probate
County Surrey, London
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England
Source: Leicestershire Wills And Probate Records, 1500-1939 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FLEICS%2FWILLS%2F00030912&tab=this
First name Johannis
Year range 1515-1526
Last name Hopkyns
Archive reference PR/I/251
Year 1518
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Residence Ratclyffe
Record set Leicestershire Wills And Probate Records, 1500-1939
Death year -
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
County Leicestershire
Subcategory Wills & Probate
Country England
Collections from England, Great Britain
Description Wills and inventories
!Source: Leicestershire Wills And Probate Records, 1500-1939 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FLEICS%2FWILLS%2F00030759&tab=this
First name Johannis
Year range 1515-1526
Last name Hopkyns
Archive reference PR/I/251
Year 1521
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Residence Ratclyffe
Record set Leicestershire Wills And Probate Records, 1500-1939
Death year -
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
County Leicestershire
Subcategory Wills & Probate
Country England
Collections from England, Great Britain
Description Wills and inventories
!Source: Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=OR%2FSSL%2FWILLS%2F00237292&tab=this
First name John
Source Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856
Last name Huskyns
Volume title Volume 4 Register 'Heats' 1532-1538
Year 1536
File volume 4
Testator first name Christopher
Abstract reference SW/4_322
Testator last name Dawe
Record set Surrey & South London Wills & Probate Index, 1470-1856
Court Surrey Archdeaconry Court
Category Birth, Marriage & Death
Contents SW/4_322
Christopher Dawe of Ewell 3 Mar 1535/36
to John son of Robert Whytfield £1 & cow or 13s 2d in keeping of William Richebell of Cranleigh, branded cow & silver & gilt brooch ; to Joan Dawe a qu. of malt; rest to wife Agnes, exec. with Thomas Charlewood ; re lands: Thomas Hoke, Reginald Wilkynes; Bartholomew Osyvere & Richard Parker enfeoffed of cottage & garden on south side of Ewell town called 'Bachelers' & 6 acres of arable land which were late Richard Playstowe's to use of Margaret Bray, late wife of RP, for life & then to wife for life then to brother William Dawe & his heirs
Witnesses: John Steward, vicar of Ewell; >>> John Huskyns, clerk <<<; William Sawnder, gent.;
Richard Bray, gent.; Thomas Charlewod; George Downe
Proved: 4 Apr 1536 [DW/PA/7/4 ff.146-147r]
Subcategory Wills & Probate
County Surrey, London
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England