John Hodgkinson

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John was born about 1485 in London, London, England, the son of John Hodgkinson and Joan.

He died in APR 1540. The place is not known.

His wife was UNKNOWN, who he married in ABT 1504. The place has not been found. Their two known children were John (c1505-?) and Leonard (c1515-?).

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!StyleName: Hotchkiss, John the Brewer I [~1485 - ~Apr 1540]

!Note: Likely the son of John the Baker of Southwark, this John appears in a property-related Chancery suit in Chelsham dated 1529–1532. The dispute involves land called “Hopkins Helde” purchased from Henry Wadden and his son and heir, John Wadden. The timing and context suggest unresolved legal or financial matters inherited from his father’s estate, including possible title transfers left incomplete at the time of the elder John's death in 1518.

!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: Surrey Court Cases 1391-1835 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FSURREY-COURT%2F007476&tab=this

First name John

Source Surrey Chancery Deponents, 1391-1758

Last name Hopkyns

Archive reference C 1/635/8

Year 1529-32

Archive The National Archives

Court Court of Chancery

Record set Surrey Court Cases 1391-1835

County Surrey

Category Institutes & Organizations

Country England

Subcategory Courts & Legal

Full text Chelsham 1529-32: John Gresham, citizen & mercer v John Hopkyns re detention of deeds of land called Hopkins Helde bought of Henry Wadden & John Wadden his son & heir

!Source: London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=ORIGINS%2FLONDONAPPRENTICE%2F82486%2F201332&tab=this

First name John

Birth country England

Last name Hopkynson

Record set London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850

Apprenticeship year 1532

Category Education & work

Livery company Brewer

Subcategory Apprentices

Details Hopkynson, John, to Martin Wyvell, 1532-3, Brewers' Company

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Birth county -

!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

Note: Our John acting as clerk.

!Source: National Burial Index For England & Wales https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FNBI%2F13100651&tab=this

First name John

Place Boyton

Last name Heykylstone <<<< probably written as Hotchkysson.

County Suffolk

Death year 1540

Country England

Burial year 1540

Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales

Burial date 16 Apr 1540 <<<< Actual first original hasty burial date as merchant on the road.

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Denomination Anglican

Subcategory Parish Burials

Description St Andrew

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Note: Boyton is approx. 100 miles from London, but given John’s status as a Brewer and merchant, this would have been well within his travel range. Suffolk was involved in grain and hop production during the early 1500s, and it's plausible that John died while on a trading run or property inspection. Local burial would have been both practical and necessary. His memorial at St Michael Bassishaw likely reflects his home guild and family connections, and was not uncommon for prosperous tradesmen of the period. The thought is that if he died on the road, he may have been buried hastily, perhaps in a paupers grave, and the family later paid to have him moved to a more normal burial site.

!Source: National Burial Index For England & Wales https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FNBI%2F13100650&tab=this

First name John

Place Boyton

Last name Heykylston <<<< probably written as Hotchkysson.

County Suffolk

Death year 1540

Country England

Burial year 1540

Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales

Burial date 19 May 1540 <<<< family later paid to .move to proper burial site by family.

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Denomination Anglican

Subcategory Parish Burials

Description St Andrew

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Note: Boyton is approx. 100 miles from London, but given John’s status as a Brewer and merchant, this would have been well within his travel range. Suffolk was involved in grain and hop production during the early 1500s, and it's plausible that John died while on a trading run or property inspection. Local burial would have been both practical and necessary. His memorial at St Michael Bassishaw likely reflects his home guild and family connections, and was not uncommon for prosperous tradesmen of the period. The thought is that if he died on the road, he may have been buried hastily, perhaps in a paupers grave, and the family later paid to have him moved to a more normal burial site.

!Source: Greater London Burial Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FLONDONBURIAL%2F944484&tab=this

First name John

County London

Last name Hatkynson <<< Slight mis-scribe of Hotchkinson.

Country England

Burial year 1540

Record set Greater London Burial Index

Burial date 27 Dec 1540 <<<< London memorial in John’s home parish and the seat of his guild.

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Place St Michael Bassishaw

Subcategory Parish Burials

City London

Collections from England, Great Britain

Note: If he was buried while on business in Suffolk, the family likely would have had a formal memorial in London.