Adam [Hotchkiss], de Hawkesgarth, de Hawkesworth

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De was born about 1310 in Shropshire, England, the son of Edmund [Hotchkiss], de Northwood, de Hawkesgarth, de Hokeswod, de Hawkesworth but his mother is unknown.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their three known children were Ricardus (c1330-?), Hugo (c1332-?) and Robert (c1352-1402).

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!Stylename: Hotchkiss, Adam de Haukesgarth [~1310 - ?]

!Note: Arrived in York around 1335. Still emphasized de Hawkswood in name.

!Note: Edmond starts the York “de Haukesgarth” or "Hawkesworth" surname line with its many variations.

When Hugh le Mon de Hokeswod's grandson, Adam Hotchkiss de Haukesgarth made his way to York, he hadn’t yet adopted the Hotchkiss name. Instead, he used "de Hawkeswood" —

which the scribes of York stylized into a variety of poetic woodland names:

Haukesgarth – "hawk’s protected grove"

Haukeswell – "hawk’s woodland spring"

Hawkesworth – "hawk’s wooded farmstead"

Hawkeswold – "hawk’s windy wood": open, highland woodland — chilly, windswept, and exactly where you’d expect a hawk to rule the skies.

The use of the estate-based surname and the generational fit both support the theory that Edmond was the brother of Roger, the first actual bearer of the Hotchkiss

surname. Both came from Hawkeswood. The earliest freeman entries in York date to 1335–1347. His probate represents one of the earliest confirmed uses of the

Hawksworth name in Yorkshire, marking a key point in the scribal evolution from Hawkeswood to Hawksworth as a distinct surname.

!Source: City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FYORKS%2FFREEMEN%2F0077233&tab=this

First name Adam

Document type Admission Register of Freemen of the City of York

Last name De Haukesgarth

Year range 1335-1337

Occupation Cutler

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Event year 1335-37

Record set City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930

Place York

Category Education & work

County Yorkshire

Subcategory Apprentices

Country England

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