John Hotchkiss / Hodgkins

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Personal and Family Information

John was born about 1483 in Shropshire, England, the son of Nicholas Hotchkiss / Hodgkins but his mother is unknown.

He died in 1540. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

John Hotchkiss / Hodgkins
(c1483-1540)

  

Nicholas Hotchkiss / Hodgkins
(c1458-1492)

  

Richard Hotchkiss / Hodgkins
(c1436-1506)

  

William Hotchkiss
(c1408-c1503)

  
   

Elizabeth of Donwich
(c1410-1479)

  
     
 		   
 		 
     
 		 
     
 		   
 		   
 		 
     
 		 
     
 		   
 		 
     
 		 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
BirthABT 1483
Place: Shropshire, England
Death1540
Burial1540
Place: St Matthew, Langford, Oxfordshire, England

Notes

Note 1

!Stylename: Hotchkiss / Hodgkins, John, of Everdon [~1483-?]

!Note: Likely a grandson of Richard Hotchkiss the Acquirer , receiving or managing property in Farthingstone , Strixton , and Everdon . Records labeled as 'wills' likely reflect estate administration, land transfer, or probate filings—not John’s death.

!Note: 1539–1542 in England - Context:

This period saw major disruption from the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which shuttered not just religious houses but also church-run hospitals, schools, and poor relief. The fallout from the Pilgrimage of Grace led to executions and heightened tension in the north. Combined with land seizures, Cromwell’s fall, royal instability, and sporadic disease outbreaks, the result was widespread displacement, hardship, and family fragmentation. These conditions likely explain the high rate of early deaths, remarriages, and child relocations during this time.

!Source: Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395029979%2F1&tab=this

First name John

Folio or page 10

Last name Hopkyns

Microform 2

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1521

Number 32

Place Farthingstone

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box B

Note: Inheritance. Also seen by his uncle Richard.

!Source: Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395027625%2F1&tab=this

First name John

Folio or page 74

Last name Hawkyns

Microform 3

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1527

Number 197

Place Strixton

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box D

Note: Inheritance.

First name John

Folio or page 100

Last name Hawkins

Microform 3

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1528

Number 269

Place Everdon

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box D

Note: Inheritance.

!Source: Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395027594%2F1&tab=this

First name John

Folio or page 131

Last name Hawkins

Microform 3

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1528

Number 332

Place Everdon

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box D

Note: Inheritance.

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F012928&tab=this

First name Nichs

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name Huffkyn <<<< Likely misread of Hotchkin, a version of Hotchkiss.

Piece description Act books, v. 1-6

Year 1533

Piece surname range -

Probate year 1533

Piece year range 1532-1572

Parish Alveley

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Place Alveley, Shropshire, England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Shropshire

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

Image: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007620604%2F00048&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F012928

Testamentum Nich Hotchkin purgatos in Muchis Wenlock, Homer. †Johannes heredis, other juniors.

Translation:

Nich Hotchkin's testament was proved in Much Wenlock, Homer. †John the heir, other juniors.

Note: Since Nich’s borther John had died young, this infers a son John for Nich. <<<<

!Source: Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395029980%2F1&tab=this

First name John

Folio or page 107

Last name Hopkyns

Microform 6

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1538

Number 226

Place Farthingstone

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box F

Note: Inheritance.

!Source: Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395027626%2F1&tab=this

First name John

Folio or page 136

Last name Hawkyns

Microform 6

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1539

Number 285

Place Everdon

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box F

Note: Inheritance.

!Source: Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395028599%2F1&tab=this

First name John

Folio or page 87

Last name Hicks <<<< Likely mis-read of Hawkes.

Microform 6

Birth year -

Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts

Year 1538

Number 189

Place Blatherwycke

Record set Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Series 1ST

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Type Will

Collections from Great Britain, England

Book or box F

Note: This is John’s own will registration.

!Source: National Burial Index For England & Wales https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FNBI%2F08611994&tab=this

First name John

Place Langford

Last name Hawkines

County Oxfordshire

Death year 1540

Country England

Burial year 1540

Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales

Burial date ? ? 1540

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Denomination Anglican

Subcategory Parish Burials

Description St Matthew

Collections from Great Britain, England